I start with a small apology. While I did take plenty of pictures I do not remember bouncing along on a pogo stick at the same time. The results on my camera show I clearly was.
I played the French side, consisting of 1 unit of Chassurs a Pied, 3 units of Line Infantry, a single artillery piece, a Mitrailleuse and of course, Corporal Tousan and his engineers, The Prussians were roughly double the size. The mission, to destroy the bridge over the River Pissoire at the village of Pot de Chambre.
The rules were an adaptation of Osprey's The Men Who Would Be Kings.
The furthest forward units, the Chasseurs took the brunt of the casualties and started to collect pinned markers from the first move.
Once Tousan gave the nod the French quickly advanced to the rear over the bridge.
This time there was no misunderstanding, the bridge blew in the faces of the enraged Prussians,
Having suffered less than 40% casualties (which would have resulted in a draw) Tousan had saved the day. His daring photograph standing by the destroyed bridge while under fire shows his steely determination to wipe the slate clean.
So impressed am I that I will actually paint his stripes on his right sleeve too!
