FK&P AAR: Stour Road

As the Parliamentarians begin to surround Royalist-held Norchester with a ring of trenches, the Cavaliers send out Sir Edmund Dexter and his cavalry to disrupt their work…

Overview of the battlefield

Norchester is top left (by the multi-coloured towels that are drying!) and the Parliamentarian works, only part completed, are top right.

The Cavaliers Sweep In

View from behind the Royalist horse. They also have infantry coming through the hedgerows to the left.

The Roundheads must fight in two directions at once!

Another Angle

Same situation from the other angle.

That's Not A Hedgehog!

One poor battalia of Borders foot becomes the cornerstone of the Parliamentarian position: hit by Royalist horse and foot from two directions.

They form hedgehog: here represented by the horse Meeple as my little model hedgehogs hadn’t arrived yet!

Royalist Horse Sent Packing

But there’s still the enemy infantry to do deal with.

Roundhead Cornerstone Defeated!

The double assault proves too much and the 1st Borders Foot flee the field.

All is not lost, however, as Puritan Horse reinforcements (bottom right) have arrived.

Royalist Horse Charge In

The left flank of the Parliamentarian position is attacked.

Roundheads Hold!

But the Royalist horse is fairly easily repelled.

Now The Royalists Attack From The South Again

The Puritan Horse meet the charge, but things are not looking good!

At this point I forgot to take any more picture as the action reached its climax.

Somewhat unexpectedly, the Puritan Horse gave way, leaving the flanks of my infantry battalia facing the Royalist horse utterly exposed. These were overwhelmed one by one, and the chaps digging the trenches who had come to help (counting as Rabble) were shot down by the rest of the Royalist infantry.

A major defeat for the Parliamentarians!