Another night of gaming beginning at 1340hrs, but I only took photos after the turn of 1400hrs (I really should stop drinking during the games... nah!).  On the left flank, Ferguson continued to try and cut Delaborde off, pushing the Portuguese left of the village and his own brigade around the right and up Rolica Hill.  As in past turns, the French held on and even managed to rout the 2/95th who drew a battalion of the Portuguese with them before they were rallied.



To the north, the cavalry of Kellerman that had just arrived threatened the far right flank of the British army but, with half of its infantry support retreating out of fire, was left impotent in front of the "Rosbifs'" squares.

The French are starting to run out of infantry, but trhe British are running out of time with only three hours left in which to attain their victory conditions.  Can either side turn events to their favour before both sides run out of ammunition?

Everybody was back at it again this week.  We got three turns in this last week, but I forgot to take pictures after the first turn (1220 hrs).  So we go to 1240 hrs.  Loisin and Hill remain stalemated across the stream bed, while Margaron in the previous turn had annihilated the remaining British cavalry and was now manoeuvering to outflank the British line that had partially gone into square.

 

Meanwhile, the Portuguese under Fraser tried to push around the left of Rolica, but were stymied by the 3/4e Legere who even managed to wipe out the crew of the Reserve Artillery 9lber.  Their casualties continued to mount, though, raising the question of just how long they can hold on under such pressure. 

 

It's now 1300 hrs and bad news for the British as Kellerman arrives with, yet, more cavalry.

 The pressure continues to mount in front of Rolica and around the hill, but the French continue to hold on, even launching a couple of local counter-attacks.

With their extra cavalry, can the French beat back the British or will superior numbers prevail in time?