Those Prussians and Russians again..Seven Years War.

 Just about every SYW game we play involves a scenario which makes for some fascinating games. But this time we decided to line our armies up and 'have at' each other...how original??!!

Russians on the left and Prussians on the rght.

My Russians!

Two Grenadier Regiments

Russian Cuirassiers

Russian Dragoons

Frederick's Boys waiting to dish out some punishment.

Nice straight lines....just like their historical counter parts......Linear Warfare!

Game underway- the Prussians advance in the distance- and the Russian guns firing in response.

Marching into musket range.

The table stretches out....the three rows of cavalry at this end of the picture are my Brigade of Dragoons. All classed as inferior under the early definitions in the rules. Just to the left in front of them- two regiments of SUPERIOR Prussian CUIRASSIERS......yes you can guess what happened. Those f*ckng Cuirassiers smashed my Dragoons to bits, and got behind my left flank......it was not pretty.

The Russian right flank. My Cuirassier Brigade....turns 1-4 ......I rolled '1' each time. My Cuirassier brigade refused to move...for FOUR WHOLE TURNS.......of a six turn game. 

Turn 2....they're still there.

Turn 3....still not moving.

Turn 4....watching the enemy after another '1'.....!!!

Infantry clash in the middle.

Turn 5...my cuirassiers on the far right finally get move orders....but get hit by his dragoons.

The Russian infantry (left)...outmanoeuvred.....out-shot and out-fought by Frederick's boys. On the far edge of the table- my dragoons being massacred by his cuirassiers.

The Russian line getting thinner....

Needless to say....I lost 40% of my army....and Ross was grinning from ear to ear.

REMATCH!!