Waterloo anniversary

 

Today is the commemoration of Waterloo so we took the chance to replay it

The french begin the battle with a massed assault on Hugoumont

While their cavalry charges in the center

Scots greys counterattack the cuirassiers

As the light dragoons do likewise

Beset by twice as many foes, the british manage to rout the dragoons, but fall to the chasseurs

While battle rages on the right, both sides keep the distance on the left, waiting for the prussians 

Picton is wounded while leading the scots to victory over the cuirassiers

The chasseurs try to destroy the guns on the ridge but are intercepted and routed by the heavy cavalry, Scotland Forever indeed!

It's 17:00 and the prussians begin to stream into Plancenoit, charging into a lively fire

The german riders cut to pieces a division of ligne

And even behead marshal Ney

The swiss mercenaries turn tail

But are caught and anihilated by the royal guards

The Jeune Garde charges from Plancenoit and pushes back the germans

Caught in the open, the gardes are easy prey for the hussars

The allies steamroll the left flank and collapse the enemy morale

Sadly in these last fights a lucky shot strikes the Duke, killing him outright

With both flanks destroyed, the french flee from the battlefield amongst cries of trahison!

The Old Guard forms a square to cover the retreat of the Emperor and his defeated army