JR03 Cromdale - 1 May 1690

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2 years 8 months ago #627 by Mark-McG
JR03 Cromdale - 1 May 1690
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JR03 Cromdale - 1 May 1690

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1 year 3 weeks ago #741 by Clan Rattray
Cromdale – May 1st, 1690
Oh what a bloody mess Cromdale is for the Jacobites… Played this one twice solitaire with some WoFun miniatures and both games resulted in quick defeats for the Highlanders. The first one the English won 4 to 1 after three turns. The second game’s AAR follows…
Turn 1: Livingston orders a Cavalry Charge. The Dragoons level their swords, storm, and capture the western Jacobite camp along the River Spey. On the right flank, English cavalry wipe out a Highlander unit. English up 2 to 0 just minutes into the contest. Jacobite Commander Thomas Buchan moves up and orders his men to engage the Government usurpers with musket fire. The sporadic firing cause the English cavalry on the Jacobite right to retreat back across the shallow Spey. On the left, the English horsemen suffer only a few casualties from the scattered shots.
Turn 2: Livingston’s Dragoons continue to press on the right. The Highlanders near the Spay give way against another cavalry attack and avoid damage. Surprisingly, they instead inflict some wounds on the English equestrians. But this is a minor setback. A second Dragoon regiment assaults the eastern Jacobite encampment with vim and vigor! As they attack the camp they cause the Highlanders to rout off the field. With the camp ransacked and another highlander unit running for the Hill of Cromdale, the Government wins the day 4 to 0. Brutal scenario for Thomas Buchan and his clansmen.

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