Daricau arrives at Pamplona... and not a moment too soon!
D'Erlon appears behind the British at San Sebastian; a small force is turned to contest the ground with the new arrivals.
British protocol being followed At San Sebastián table: Howard (Nate) sends a message to Wellington (Brandon) about the excellent Progress his wing commander Graham (also Brandan) is doing without specific orders. Of course Wellington is still back at Burgos & Graham is on same table with Howard!
Leval rallies and reorganizes his Division at Calahora; the first hit on each unit cannot be rallied off.
Vittoria itself is about to come under attack... or so it seems.
"I am not in the mooooooo-d for this BS!" The French Booty Train appear behind the British line at San Sebastian. Oops! [The train MUST move evryy 15 minutes, whether the French want it to or not!
More booty to follow!
New arrivals on the British side at Pamplona... General Dalhousie, I believe?
Villate adjusts his defenses.
Boyer's cavalry charges Leith at Vittoria!
Alten and Picton continue to advance on Vittoria.
Leval's Division arrives near Longrono!
Dalhousie move out of his Deployment Zone at Pamplona.
Charges of the Wurttenburg Chevaulegers and French Dragoons at San Sebastian
Another view of San Sebastian at the same time.
Leval takes on the Portuguese garrison Longrono; its only a matter of time and die rolls!
Longrono falls; which way will Leval go from here?
Leval crosses the Ebro to take on the garrison at LaGuardia next
French cavalry charges are repulsed! More wagons enter the table at San Sebastian!
Things are getting pretty crowded at Pamplona - Vilatte and Daricau in the center, opposed by Byng and Dalhousie to the West, and Packenham coming up right behind Daricau to the South. Ouch!
La Guardia has fallen to Leval as well;
his men hustle off to continue their march South of the Ebro.
Vilatte and Daricau pull back to defend Pamplona.
The Battle of San Sebastian rages on!
At Vittoria, it is General P. Soult's turn to launch a mass cavalry charge!
French and Brirtish forces in transit late in the campaign.
Leval's lead elements arrive on the Burgos table... as do the Portuguese survivors from Longrono.
Soult's charge largely repulsed, the British close in on Vittoria.
Things ain't lookin good for the French at Pamplona.
British press the attack at San Sebastian with vigor!
Battle on!
With one village controlled by the French, and one by the British, no one can trace supply through Pancorbo!
Byng and Packenham press the attack at Pamplona, whilst Dalhousie urges his men forwards to get into action!
D'Erlon leads a French infantry regiment in a bayonet charge!
Badeners from Darmagnac's Division hold the French right flank.
Leval's Division closes in on the shaken defenders at Gamonal... Burgos is seen in the distance.
The French position at Vittoria is crumbling...
Leval takes on the garrison at Gamonal; it is very late in the day and perhaps he should have masked it and sent the bulk of his troops on towards Burgos.
as it turns out, the weary men at Gamonal offer scant resistance anyway.
On to Burgos!
Leval attacks Burgos! As a city (+3 to defenders) and with Wellington himself present to inspire them (+3 to rally), it may not be such an easy nut to crack in a short period of time!
Desperate fighting at Vittoria...
and at San Sebastian,
and at Pamplona!
British garrisons from Santander are dispatched; perhaps they can reach Burgos?
Heavy fighting at Burgos, too!
Back to the transit tables!
The French cling to control of Vittoria.
The defenses of Burgos are breached!
BVrgos is about to fall, and with it, Wellington is captured! Mon Dieu!\
French are overmatched at Pamplona, yet still hanging on, barely!
British are making headway at San Sebastian
Fresh beef tonight for the Brits!
the French are hard pressed in Vittoria but still hold onto the city!
French solidify their lines at San Sebastian
The French retain control of Pamplona, as word spreads of the capture of Burgos, and of Sir Arthur!
This Campaign is over!
GM Mike Seibert reveals the "secret sauce" - the relationship between the tables, the transit tables, and the campaign map.
The final results of the campaign are revealed, as the combatants swap war stories.
Campaign Objective Scoring
Control the following
Burgos +2 FRENCH
Vittoria +2 FRENCH
Pamplona +2 FRENCH
San Sebastian +1 FRENCH
Santander +1 BRITISH
Division Exhaustion
casualties exceed 75% = -1 FRENCH (for Conroux)
Enormous Train of Booty.
French earn if wagons gets to Bayonne +1 Nope!
Control of main road from Burgos to Bayonne
British earn if they can control 3 of the 5 tables +1 Nope!
British Capture Bayonne +10 Nope!
Final Score: French 6, British 1
It was closer than it seems, with the British having the upper hand at the battles of Vittoria, Pamplona, and San Sebastian. We got started a bit late, and played until nearly 5 PM.
Close up of the Master Map.
Thanks so much to all the players, GM Mike and the Assistant GM's, to Russ for the Snappy Nappy rules and doing the terrain for one of the tables, and to James for his usual excellent rules summary and doing another table's terrain. It is truly a team effort. Finally, a huge thanks to The Portal and the staff there, without which these events would not be possible. We plan to return again next Fall!
Individual reports by the various participants will be in a subsequent post, followed by the GM's report, and finally the message logs.
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