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Phil and I met for another 15mm bash of Soldiers of Napoleon on Wednesday, with 750 points and 4 brigades each, one off table but plenty on. My forces, not the elite heavy British force but my mixed allied division: Could they do better than last weeks debacle when I lost twice with my Austrians vs Neil (no battle report for that one, sorry, it was all over in a flash)? British Infantry Brigade KSLI - 5x Line infantry, attached rifles. Saff Essex - 5 x Line infantry, attached rifles Highlanders - 5 x Vet infantry 2 stand 9lber battery with full caissons Nassau Brigade 1st Nassau - 5 x Vet light infantry 2nd Nassau 5 x light infantry 4 x Belgian militia infantry 2 stand 9lber battery with full caissons Brunswick Brigade Leib light infantry - 5 x light infantry 1st foot - 5 x militia 2nd foot - 4 x militia Brunswick Uhlans - 3 lancers 2 stand 6lber horse artillery battery Off table in reserve, due to arrive after turn 2. Dutch Light Cavalry Brigade 4 x 8em Belgian light dragoons 4 x ...

Deep in the cellar of The Garrison, the Squeaky Blinders regrouped after their first outing in the area. Most nursed cuts and grazes, a few deeper injuries the Jerimiah Cheeses had treated. "Oi thought yow said grabbing that paychest was an easy run Tommy?" Arthur the stoat complained, a mad glint in his eye. "'How was Oi to know there were three other gangs after it at the same time, and two of them were tooled up, brother," the gang leader munched on his habitual carrot while leaning back against a barrel of XXX, his hat tilted over his eyes. "Good thing we had the lay of the land before hand," Clarrise added from near the stairs, picking up a tray of goblets. "Yeah, we knew the chest was somewhere in the dumped supplies in the middle, just a matter of scrambling to get at it," John the adder slithered in through a hole, several sticking platers covering the length of his body, "why are we down here, the bar upstairs is nice and warm...

Phil asked for a game of Soldiers of Napoleon at Leighton Buzzard, who was I to refuse. It was only his second game, but his beautiful 15mm French were going to be a challenge. He asked for 750 but three brigades, a difficult build with my Anglo-Allied units, as all the allied are very cheap and means you have more than three brigades for the points, it results in three Anglos and no allied... 1st Brigade 5 x Veteran Infantry 5 x Light Infantry 2 units of 5 x Line Infantry with attached Rifles 2 x 9lbers with full Cassions 2nd Brigade 5 x Veteran Infantry 2 units of 5 x Line Infantry, 1 with attached Rifles 2 x 9lbers with full Cassions Cavalry Brigade 2 units of 4 x Hussars 4 x Light Dragoons 2 x 6lber horse Artillery Moral value total: 21 (+1 for pregame initiative) I was also guaranteed a loss as I had finally based up my troops after 12 years, and even expanded one of the units!  My Brits, with +5 on pre-battle scouting, (+1 for being British, +3 for the cavalry, +1 for the r...