From my side of the table... The Battle of Peracamps 24th April 1840.

Greetings...


For the third of our battles last weekend Michael decided to host a First Carlist War game...


The Battle of Peracamps...


The object of the scenario was for the Isabelinos to take control of the town by the end of the game.
In addition each of the Isabelino commanders were encouraged to get to the town before the others.


Oliver took control of the Isabelino Royal Guard...
Frank Becker took the French Foreign Legion...
Alan took a smaller Isabelino infantry brigade and the cavalry...
And I took the British Auxiliary Legion...


The Carlists were...
Frank Bauer and Alessio Cavatore...


Michael umpired and used Blackpowder for the rules.

This image is used with the kind permission of Michael Perry

Beautiful pastoral scenes from northern Spain...
Although those Monks look a bit dodgy...

The wholesome forces of goodness...

The hamlets of Sant Pere and Barcons wait patiently to be liberated...

Booo!
Black flags and skulls and crossed bones... Not the good guys....(this time).

Alan's dashing cavalry...

The liberal forces move forwards...
As you can see I am already pulling ahead of the others... I was getting a sense of Deja Vu here...You know ...Out on my own... No back up to speak of... Machine guns... Foul language... Bad dice... Etc.Etc.

The Enemy... Skulls and crossed bones again... Giving off all the wrong messages here...

We continue our advance... Can you see me...Right out in front... All on my own... I don't know why I bother sometimes... Sigh!

Alessio's cavalry make a daring and impressive charge against Alan's brigade... He looses his Horse Artillery but manages to see them off...

A lot of skull and crossed bones waving Carlists start heading towards me...
I've got a bad feeling about this... Machine guns... Bombs... Inevitable slaughter...

In the background you can see the Royal Guard laying siege to Hougoumont... sorry Sant Pere...
While I have taken La Haye Sainte... I mean Barcons... I struggle to get my men in line and my artillery deployed... Doomed I tell you!... Doomed!

The Frank's men attempt to push me out of Barcons.... But I manage to hold on by the skin of my teeth... Gasp!

I am now one unit down... I am struggling to get into line and my gun won't deploy... Help!

Then... Something strange happens... I take what they give me... And make all the saves...
Me men deploy in line... My gun deploys... And they blow the crap out of everything in front of them... Well I never!

Alan's infantry are also successful and destroy another battalion...


Frank's Brigade is broken...
The Brigade that held the three hamlets is broken...
Alessio's cavalry Brigade is broken...


The Army is broken...


Victory!


And I haven't been stomped to pieces by everyone and their dog...


This is a weird sensation... I kind of like it...


Another fantastic game... With splendid friends...


We ended the day with beer and sushi...


A great weekend.. Here's to the next one...


You will find another version of this story here..
https://www.facebook.com/perryminiatures/


Frank Becker has also started posting his adventures here...
https://tabletopdeutschland.com/2019/09/28/imjin-krieg-mit-alan-perry/


Its about time I got back to painting toys...


All the best   Aly