Having written the scenario and got the table all set up, it seemed a shame not to play the Attack on Marlowe battle again, but this time swapping sides.

A full background to the game can be found in my original battle report (where I played the attacking Royalists), so here’s a summary and photographic report of the second run through (where I played the defending Parliamentarians).

The Royalist horse open the battle by advancing on the right flank

Grey's Cavalerie await them: Dutch Horse & Dragoons

In the centre: my pike-heavy infantry

The Cavalry Clash!

An inconclusive first round, but Royalist foot may intervene

The Royalists Battalia on the road advance towards the Forlorn Hope

Unbelievably, the Forlorn Hope almost defeat them!

The Helicopter View

More Royalist Horse threaten my exposed right flank

Caught in the flank!

But still victorious...but then my Horse disappear off table in Pursuit!

Dragoons get ridden down

On the right, my pike prepare to repel the Royalist cavalry

But more cavaliers interfere

One of my Commanded Shot units is obliterated by the enemy cuirassiers

Another helicopter view

The cuirassiers have their blood up!

And they aren't stopping any time soon!

My right flank is looking weak...and it's just about all I have left!

A moment of hope: my cavalry catch an enemy battalia unaware

Cuirassiers have single handed-ly rolled up my line

The end of the battle

This was a very different affair to our last game, as we both had a better idea of how things worked.

It was a grinding clash which, once my horse had returned from their pursuit off table, really came down to a whoever loses the next unit loses the game situation.

As it happened, that was me!

A great game, and I’m really looking forward to writing and playing the next scenario in the series.