Dipping my toes into Napoleonics
Battle report: The Battle of Derevushka, round 7
Overview at the start of round 7The chasseurs did another strafing run on the Russian cuirassiers, peppering them with carbine fire. While this did not cause any significant casualties, it did allow the Imperial Guard and 1st Line infantry to continue towards the Russian command positions behind enemy lines.
The voltigeurs took the opportunity to lay down fire on the flanks of the Russian 2nd Line infantry, who were clearly taken by surprise. They lost one base to fire and another to failing morale.
The French artillery, that made Europe tremble in its boots, rained down death on the Russian 3rd Line infantry, which took such heavy casualties that the remainder dispersed in utter panic.
With the French line infantry inching towards their supply lines, the Russians made a desperate attempt to stop them. Russian cannon fired a mighty volley of cannister into the French Grenadiers, almost wiping them off the map. The Grenadiers stood their ground, however!
The remnants of the Russian 2nd line infantry returned desperate fire to the voltigeurs, but were not able to hit any of the skirmishers. The cossacks loosed a strafing run of carbine on the Polish, who had reformed to attack columns, but for all their brouhaha, managed to hit nothing.
The cuirassiers charged into the chasseurs, hacking into them and chasing them into the line infantry behind them, causing the remainder of the light cavalry to disperse.
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