To round up the year we've played a game of the spanish succession war, in which the allies attack the bourbon forces of marshal Berwick in Murcia on the year 1707
The ball begins with the bourbon cannon, who open fire on the combined enemy army causing havoc
Confident on their numerical superiority, the francospanish advance forwards
The infantry keeping to the center while the cavalry takes care of both flanks
Keeping the enemy contained in the middle, Berwick reinforces his flanks hoping to envelop the allies
In the left flank a cavalry melee starts, with the allied hussars charging french line cavalry
British and Waloon guards meanwhile have started to trade volleys, an exchange that goes badly for the spanish, who are also fired upon by a battery of guns loaded with grapeshot
Fortunately for the cause of Philip V, the burbon cavalry routs its opponents and starts to close the noose around the allies
A division of frenchmen has also started to turn the flank, firing on some portuguese
On the other side of the battlefield meanwhile the brits are being charged by cavalry, choosing unwisely to fire instead of forming square
Paying dearly for such mistake
With both flanks annihilated the allied player can do little but form a semicircle and fire in all directions
But bit by bit all his divisions are charged and defeated by the endless waves of whitecoats
Even the guns are lost, the poor crew being run down by enraged burbon riders
With only one unit left, lord Galway orders the retreat, giving up the kingdoms of Aragon and Valencia to the fury of the bourbon forces
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