Assault on La Haye Sainte big black powder game

The Saturday before Christmas I planned my big holiday game of black powder . Me and a couple of friends met at one of our local hobby stores . The war store hobbies center in Riverhead NY . Great store with some good table space . They held two tables for us . I arrived and began to set up everything I owned in 28mm napoleonics . I set the la haye sainte farm house in the center of the board , along with it's defenders . loosely based on historical forces that occupied the farm . Everything else was orginized in to two brigades about the same in strength . The game kicked off with the French cavalry racing up the right flank bypassing the farm house . The other French brigade began to move up the left flank with two battalions trying to assault the farm . Which ended up being a fail . They got hung up in the farms orchad just out side the farms outer wall . As the kings german legion rifles fired into them . The command roll to order a British brigade was a failure . The British colonel was a complete Buffon . Barely ordering his men terrified of the French old guard marching on them . Of course this was my commander and brigade . The whole game I yelled and ridaculed him and threatened to never play a game with again . The French had the same problem with a whole brigade ignoring there orders as well .  Playing a big part in why the French couldn't put a full push on the farm house . The French heavy cavalry smashed into the brave British light cavalry . They  kept battling in a furious clash of sabers . Finally the the British succumbed . But with the rifle and musket fire from the kings german legion and the 95th rifles they'd were able to rout the remnants of the French heavy cavalry . The end of the of the battle showed the French army was unable to take the farm . The British were bloodied , but were able to hang on . Inflicting damaged to stop the French , for a British victory . great game with lots of fun moments . Can't wait to play again . Enjoy the pics . Till next time . Hope everyone has a great holiday season and a happy new year . So much more gaming ahead in 2015 !!