Battle of New Glasgow

Well I see it has been quite sometime since I last posted. Summer is winding down and I know I will be gaming more soon. The last game I was involved in was our ACW campaign. I was to attack the town of New Glasgow. It was a large game and I was attacking from 2 different directions. Below is a report I made for our club:

With the East on the defense, the West attacked from 2 different directions based upon the strategic move. Ray began the night by moving his 4 brigades and 2 batteries from the Northwest corner of the table. For the first 4 turns, Ray managed to move his units up to face the East. However, with the east behind fortifications, it was tough going to say the least. Ray was shot up pretty bad, but managed to still have his 2 arty and 1 brigade still on the table by games end. Dave F. took some minor casualties from Ray's units, but Ray's orders were basically to pin Dave in place, while I with the larger force, made a move from the south end of the table. Ray paid a heavy toll for his actions.My forces came in from the south end of the table. I had to wheel my units towards the east end of the table, to make the attack once on board, but it proved to be just what the doctor ordered.I moved in with a 4 stand cav brigade and 4 infantry brigades and 3 arty batteries. Behind them were another 3 brigades and 2 arty and behind them, were another 3 brigades with 2 arty. Dave had some units down on my end, so it wasn't a cakewalk. As I moved on, my cav moved up to point blank range and began to hammer a green unit of Frank's from the flank. They managed to hold for a good number turns until being overwhelmed by infantry and finally were routed off. Another unit of Frank's was nearby and began to exchange fire with my units. After some exchanges, he too was routed away which opened up a gap for me to begin to maneuver. Frank did have a surprise for me when he launched a charge from the woods with an Elite cav brigade. However, his charge came up short. He was attempting to charge a battery of mine that was still limbered up. It came down to the initiative rolls and Frank did finally manage to initiate his charge again. But my guns stayed and I was able to pour in 2 batteries worth of canister, knocking the 6 stand cav. unit down to 1 fig. The cav. continued the attack on the battery but was defeated and wiped out! As I began to continue my assault, I had 2 larger units get routed after losing a stand each, while exchanging musket fire. This didn't have much effect on the Western juggernaut as they continued in wave after wave. The sight of the Western hoard seemed to have a demoralizing effect on the East as they decided to pull out. My large attack was on his flank which was crucial for me because most all of units were behind fortifications facing the west end of the table. I didn't have to face them dug in. However, if Dave F. had continued the battle, it would have been very bloody for me! He had 5 brigades with an Elite morale and I on the other hand, had 5 brigades that were Green. Losses were pretty even.West: 24 infantry stands, 1 cav stand and 1 battery 59pts total.East: 6 cav stands and 17 infantry 52 points total.For Dave F., a 1-1 kill ratio is good and for me as the West, just a victory over the East is a bonus. We have 1 more battle to fight for this last strategic turn.

I have some pics to add to this blog. I plan on doing that soon.