The French try to escape, an AOE game

We played another game of AOE on Saturday. It was an unhistorical game where the French had to make their way of of the opposite table edge. The Austrians and British (Lee really needs to get some Russians) came in from the flanks and had to stop them. Victory points would be awarded to the French for each brigade removed from the table depending on its current state and if the road was open or not. The allies would receive points for each unit left on the table and closing the road. My Austrians performed great for a change. I was able to pressure the French along the whole left flank up until the last few turns when my cavalry was repelled by the infantry. It was a bad day all around for cavalry though. The one British brigade of cavalry that closed the road ended up getting slaughtered by a flank charge which left the road open again. Here are some pictures of the action on the Austrian side of the fight.



The French start their move along the road out of the trap.





The French form line in the face of the Austrian advance.





French cavalry charges the 13 Wallachisch-Illyrier Grenzer and IR47.





The Austrians put a serious hurting on the French cavalry and drove them off.



Grenadier Battalion Georgy, supported by IR2, pressures the French flank.

The gamed ended due to time constraints with the road being open, but the French unable to get anything off the road. So, my Austrians have their first victory. Unfortunately it required the help of the bloody Brits. Maybe next time I can do it on my own. I look forward to the opportunity.



Regards, Bill