August 11, 2022

FK&P AAR: The Attack on Marlowe Again

August 11, 2022/ Robert Avery

New friend Rob came up for a couple of games of For King & Parliament, a system he was considering but hadn’t played before, so where better to start than the first game from my Marlowe to Maidenhythe scenario pack.

Without going into the detail of why and what for, the Royalists are attacking a Parliamentarian force “dug in” on the approaches to Marlowe. Rob would play the Royalist, I took the Parliamentarians.

Royalists on the left, Roundheads on the right

Here’s a pictorial account of the game:

Royalist lines just before the battle began

Roundhead Dutch horse ready for action

Big Cavalry clash on the Royalist right wing

Royalist horse driving forward

The Parliamentarians await the Royalist assault

Royalist horse break through

Royalist infantry move to clear a Forlorn Hope

Overview of the right wing

Parliamentarian left wing getting outflanked

Parliamentarian horse retreat!

The centre of the battlefield

Roundheads form hedgehog (note the "hedgehog" marker)

Roundhead Forlorn Hope holding on (top of the picture)

Roundhead horse still retreating!

Forlorn Hope still standing!

The Royalists are determined to break through on the left

Royalist Cuirassiers see off that retreating Roundhead cavalry unit

Overview

Staying behind the hedge!

Roundheads still waiting for the Royalists

Forlorn Hope finally overcome, the Royalists move forward

The Roundhead left wing is crumbling

Another hedgehog!

The end of the battle

So a win for the Royalists, and for Rob in his first game.