Gerolsteiner Victory

Gerolsteiner cavalry press forward into previously Bluesian held territory. The Bluesians have withdrawn across the wide but shallow Blinx River.

Above: On the other side of the river Grande Fenwickian Grenadiers have been depleted by Bluesian artillery fire.

Bluesian infantry fire across  Burnley Inlet at Herman infantry.

Gerolsteiners prepare the land around the castle for an attack which never comes.

                              Above: Herman cavalry emerge from the tunnel complex beneath their bastion.

                             Bluesian artillery and machine gun lay down some devastating firing from the fort.

                                Above: Gerolsteiner Voltigeurs advance towards the Bluesians.                                   

Above: Army Black advances towards the Bluesians.

Bluesians advance on the Hermans.

                        Grand Fenwick archers valiantly hold up the Herman advance. The Bluesians refrain   from shooting at the archers as they prevent the Hermans crossing in to Bluesian held land!

                                           Bluesians on the outskirts of Sourkroot.

                          Below and above: Gerolsteiner dragoons are stalled by a refugee column.

                    Below: The remains of the Grand Fenwickian archer unit take cover behind the hill.

                                            The Bluesian zouaves skirt around the refugees.

                                           Below: Herman cavalry, infantry and machine guns.

                               Below: Bluesians move to out flank the Hermans on the central battlefield.

Above: Bluesian cavalry arrive from the other side of the Blinx River and threaten the Herman flank.

Below: a depleted Herman regiment flees the Bluesians and is soon to be captured.

Below: Herman grenadiers do a temporary deal with the Bluesian cavalry not to fight for two moves and instead try to target the Gerolsteiner voltiguers. However, effective shooting is impossible with the arrival of refugees on the road. Both sides display remarkable restraint in order to save the civilians.
The Bluesian cavalry target a different Herman regiment which they capture!

On the other side of the battleground Bluesian zouaves move to the side to enable a free field of fire for the Bluesian artillery. The Bluesian guns soon devastate the Gerolsteiner and grand Fenwickian grenadier ranks.

Below: Ruritanian lancers, allied to the Hermans, advance.

Below, Von Fleet's Herman lancers, decimated by Bluesian artillery fire, retreat.

                                                  Below: View of the central battlefield.

                                                                  Below: Gerolsteiners

                                  Below: Hermans attempt to cross a bridge into Bluesian held land.

                                             The Bluesian defence against the Hermans is strong.

The Bluesians have killed or captured most of the Hermans on the central battlefield and advance into Sourkroot. After machine gunning, from the Bluesian fort, the building held by Herman grenadiers, the Bluesian infantry charge towards it to attempt capture.