Ambush 1857 pt 2
Under the Victorian Steel rules, soldiers march in companies and hidden movement is involved as the mutineers await in a ditch
The Mutineers and tribes decide to attack the long British trail column from the ditch, this with the Victorian Steel rules is classed as hidden movement
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The British line are well trained and try to form some sort of defence
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The flank attack into the column
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At the rear of the British column, artillery is pushed hard, but the orders from the Mutineer command just never got them into play.
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The battle, the flank attack and the British advance guard form a defence, weapon fire is close and casualties mount on both sides.
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The advance guard push all the artillery they have to break through and escape off the table.
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Lots more photos of the battle in the gallery at V.S., the outcome was a Mutineer win, the British suffered heavy because of the ambush but they still managed to hold the ground for a while.
Scenario historical battles vols will be coming out soon "The Rise and Fall of the Zulu" being the first.
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