Battle of Hoffmanns Farmstead

Harzburg cavalry enter on the road heading for the Hoffmann Farmstead, with Jay Stribling looking on.

Schwabian cavalry enter to stop Harzburg, with Ed Sansing on left and Jim Pitts on right

Flatsburg Dragoons lead the way

Picture by Ed Sansing

A view of the battlefield with Hoffmanns farmstead in the center with ed in the background

Flatsburg Dragoons deploy with the Furstins Horse on the road

Picture by Ed Sansing

Adlerzwillinge follows the deployed cavalry with Fuchs Jaegfers beside them

Picture by Ed Sansing

                                           

Harzburg infantry enters the battlefield behind the 2 dragoon squadrons

Adlerzwillinge deploys with Fuchs Jaegfers beside them Muhlehaus deploys behind them

Picture by Ed Sansing

Schwabian cavalry fan out and make room for the infantry behind with Jim in the forground and Ed in back

On the left of Hoffmanns Farmstead the Flatsburg Dragoons charge the Aubach Dragoons

 

Closeup of the Flatsburg Dragoons impact with the countercharging Aubach Dragoons

Picture by Ed Sansing

                                    

On the right of Hoffmanns Farmstead the Kleinberg Dragoons oppose the Furstins Horse as Ed ponders his next move

The Harzburg Infantry begin to depoly behind the cavalry as Jay take a picture

The cavalry melee will continue anouther turn

Harzburg infantry continue to depoly from the road

The Adlerzwillinge battalion deploys into line behind the cav. The Muhlehaus battalion and battalion gun enter the board. Fuchs Jagers swing around to the flank.
                                                           Picture by Ed Sansing

The battery's 2 12lb deploy as 2 Harzburg line battalions and a Grenadier battalion deploy off the road while the Aubach Dragoons have lost anouthder melee round and routed off the table losing their flag to the Flatsburg Dragoons and the the Kleinberg Dragoons charge the Furstins Horse on the right of Hoffmanns Farmstead

Kleinberg Dragoons melee with Furstins Horse on the right of Hoffmanns Farmstead and in front of Muhlehaus infantry battalion on the road

von Harzbach directs his brigades advance

The Flatsburg Dragoons withdraw with the Aubach Dragoons flag after routing them

Fuchs Jaegers deploy on the flank of  Harzburgs Fenstermacher battalion while the Adlerzwillinge battalion engages them frontaly

 

Harzbach's brigade advances to engage the Schwabian infantrywhile the Kleinberg Dragoons reform after their routing of the Furstins Horse taking their flag with Jim in the background

Harzburg sorts out the congested battalions

View from the Harzburg 12lb battery

Thalber blast the Muhlehaus battalion

Harzburgs Fenstermacher battalion fires on the Adlerzwillinge battalion

The Adlerzwillinge battalion and Fuchs Jaegers pour the fire into Fenstermacher

Thalber is blasted by the Muhlehaus battalion and 3lb gun

The Adlerzwillinge battalion and Fuchs Jaegers pour the fire into Fenstermacher

The Thalber / Muhlehaus firefight continues and reinforcement arrive for both sides

Harzbach's Grenadiers storm the farmstead and take possesion before the Flatsburg grenadiers,

the Adlerzwillinge / Fenstermacher firefight continues

The looming fight for the farmstead and the charge of the Muhlehaus battalion

The Muhlehaus battalion charges Thalbers

Fuchs Jaegers flanked the guns

At the top Thalber has routed and taken Muhlehaus and Harzbachs grenadiers have won their fight and keep possesion of the farmstead

At the top, Thalber in pursuit of Muhlehaus has charged into the disordered Flatsburg battalion with the disordered Furstins battalion on the road

Harzburg troops advance and form on the road to pour fire into Fuchs Jaegers

With 1Dragoon routed and the other at one third streangh, two infantry battalions routed and one below half streangth the Schwabians quit the field to preserve their forces forthe next battl

Happy days are here again

I have found my lost box of  molds and castings.  I now am back on track to have my armies ready for the battle  30 October with the Jackson Gamers.

Addie is so tired from all her hard work getting the troops painted.

This Brigade is nearing completion.

The second brigade is catching up fast.

Capitania General de Florida Battle 3 Pictures

View of the battlefield looking East

The 3 Asturian gunboats looking East

Side view of the Asturian gunboats

The objective of the battle, a beached Britannian supply ship

Britannian gunboat and ship

View of battlefield looking East

The Asturian green gunboat

The Asturian black gunboat

The Asturian blue gunboat

Closeup of the beached Britannian supply ship

The Asturian infantry march onto the battlefield

The Asturian infantry are encouraged by the crew of the Green gunboat

The Asturian infantry march quickly for their objective along the beach

The Asturian infantry  and Indian allies engage Britannian infantry to keep them out of the battle for the objective

Britannian infantry skirt the beach for a strait shot at the beached ship

Britannian infantry north of the swamp heading to the center of the battlefield

Asturian infantry  continue ther march South of the swamp toward the beached Britannian ship

Britannian troops near the beached ship

The combatants near the beacheed Britannian supply ship neck and neck

The green gunboat eyes potential targets as Britannian infantry near open ground

Britannian commander noting the gunboat and reacts

All Britannian infantry would avoid the open ground rather than face the gunboats 12lb gun

Britannian ship sails toward the prize

The Britannian ship is short of the range to deliver a broadside

on the Asturian infantry

The Asturian infantry rush foreward to gain the prize

The Britannian ship prepares to deliver a broadside on the Asturian infantry

After Britannian broadside,

whats left of the Asturian infantry scamper for the Prize

The black gunboat lines up a shot on the Britannian ship and miss

The Asturian gunboats view potential targets

The Asturians climb aboard the stranded ship

The Britannians fire on the Asturians on the ship

Closeup of the Britannians

Asturians await the fate of their comrads on the ship

Asturians before the Britannian ship fires their broadside

The Asturians huave fled from the ship and scurry past their comrads

Last view of the Asturian unit that routed off the ship

View from the Asturian blue gunboat as it lines up targets

Asturian gunboats view as they take shots at the Britannian ship

and infantry near the beached ship

Britannian infantry near the beached ship after taking fire from an Asturian gunboat

Asturian gunboats view of the Britannian infantry and ship

Asturian gunboats view of the Britannian infantry and ship

Asturian gunboats view of the Britannian infantry and ship

Asturian gunboat view of the Britannian infantry trying to flank the Asturians