Waterloo refight

 After coming back from a short trip to Brussels and visiting the battlefield we've played the wargame with me taking command of the french for a change. Victory points for this game were awarded thus: one for each unit killed and another for each village/farm held at the end of the battle

 The french launch a decisive attack before Blücher's prussians can come to the aid of the beleguarded anglodutch forces

 The right flank remains quiet, waiting for the incoming foe

 "We'll begin our attack there, at la Haye Sainte"

 Jerome's forces probe the defences of Hugoumont

 While the cavalry clashes in the Haye-Hugoumont gap

 Both sides would be mauled in this bitter combat

 Volleys of musket an grapeshot fly in the orchad

Old Guard and line infantry march to the farm

 Cuirassiers reform in line to meet the scots greys and screen the infantry advance

 Altough the Gardes fail spectacularly

 The ligne carries the day (as always)

 The scots rout the cuirassiers

 While the Prince of  Orange is killed at la Haye (a figure in green armed with a baker rifle was seen leaving hastily the scene of the battle)

 The heavy cavalry then runs over the great battery

 Wellington is wounded at the head of such glorious charge

 The french are repulsed from Hugoumont

The Old Guard marches under heavy fire

 Jerome forms his men in a gunline to keep the brits corralled

  Aftert their lackluster performance the Garde redeems themselves by routing the british guards

 It's now 16.30 and the prussians come into the field

 "Rise high our black flags my children, no pity"

 The garrison of Hugoumont retreats back to the ridge

 The scots charge a french column

 That smoothly forms into square

 After recovering from their wounds the chasseurs charge the guns

 The Garde falls back to la Haye to regroup

 Brits milling around in the left

 The allies from massive columns heading to la Haye Sainte

 The scots are caught in a deadly crossfire and routed

 Chasseurs cut down Mercer's troop

 In Plancenoit the Jeune Garde make a sortie to charge the nearby guns

 More allied cavalry crashes into the square

 D'Erlon is killed inside the square

 After sustaining repeated volleys of grape the Guard finally breaks

  The young guard meanwhile destroys the prussian artillery

 The french dragoons rout the british hussars

 Jerome has moved his men to Hugoumont under artillery cover

 Threatened by the prussian hussars the young guard forms a square

 At this point we ran out of time, and the imperials have achieved a decisive victory

 Overview a the end: the allies are confined to a lone outpost at Hugoumont with most of their forces concentrated right of  la Haye sainte

 Hugoumont remains in allied hands

 But la Haye Sainte belongs to the french

As does la Belle Alliance.

After a brief recount Napoleon wins the battle 8-4

The allies begin their weary retreat along the Chausée de Bruxelles

While l'Empereur and his troops rejoice at the unexpected victory!