Well the third game of our Texas Revolution Campaign is done and dusted! This game used the Reinforcements Scenario from the More Song of Drums & Shakos Rule Book. I took control of the Texians and George and Rolf controlled the Mexicans!
The height of the action at the Cementario!
The Forces…
Texians
New Orleans Greys
Nathaniel R. Brister Regimental Adjutant; Q 4 C2 Sword, Pistol Leader
Nathaniel R. Brister Regimental Adjutant; Q 4 C2 Sword, Pistol Leader
Pvt David N. Burke; Q 4 C2 Musket Steadfast
Pvt Herman Ehrenberg; Q 4 C2 Musket Steadfast
Pvt Joseph H. Spohn; Q 4 C2 Musket Steadfast
Pvt John Rees; Q 4 C2 Musket Steadfast
Pvt Horatio Cunningham; Q 4 C2 Musket Steadfast
Pvt Abney Holmes; Q 4 C2 Musket Steadfast
Tejano Manuel Q 4 C2 Pistol, Sword NCO
4 x Tejano Juan Q 4 C2 Musket
1 x Tejano Juan Q 4 C2 Pistol
Mexicans
Soldados and Cazadores from the San Luis Battalion with Light Cavalry Support
Initial Cemetery Defenders
Sergeant Banderas Q 4 C2 Light with Rifle NCO
5 x Privates; Q 4 C2 Light with Muskets
Reinforcement
Captain Del Toro; Q 4 C2 Sword, Pistol Leader
6 x Infantry Privates; Q 4 C2 Musket Wavering
3 x Light Cavalry; Q4 C2 Carbine, Sword, Lance May Dismount
* the Cavalry can dismount and discard their horse losing the option to remount or two may act on foot while a third holds the horse
The AAR…
After successfully defeating the Mexican Patrol that had carried off vital Texians supplies Brister reinforced with local Tejanos divided his force to locate the defeated Mexicans and finish them off. He lead his New Orleans Greys southwards while the Alabamians moved off westward.
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After retreating from the Hacienda Sergeant Banderas was ordered to hold a strongpoint at a remote cemetery while his Officer Captain Del Toro sourced ammunition and reinforcements so they could resumed their Patrols Task.
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Banderas and his Cazadores had just settled down when musket shots disturbed the peace. Banderas looked about and saw Revolutionaries, he cursed these Devilish Texians how had they caught up with him so quickly, he ordered his Cazadores to stand too and open fire!
Under the covering fire of the Greys Tejano Leader Manuel led his men forward within minutes he was wounded along with several others and his remaining men fled to join the Greys!
With his attempt at at Coup de Main in taters Brister led his Greys forward but not toward the cemetery but toward another group of Soldados who had arrived and who were approaching the cemetery to reinforce it's defenders. Privates Horatio Cunningham and Abney Holmes led this advanced and opened up hot and accurate fire on the Mexicans. They quickly scored hits which resulted in one Soldado surrendering to them and most of the rest scarpering! Little did they know but their first shot had wounded Captain Del Toro who dropped to the ground writhing in pain and on seeing this most of his men fled in terror!
With the Mexicans reinforcements defeated Brister turned his men onto the cemetery and what followed was a heated closeup exchange of fire. The firefight looked to be favouring the Texians until some Mexican Cavalry arrived and decisively turned the tide!
With the odds now against them Brister ordered his men to retire. His Texians had pushed the Mexicans to their breaking point but once his enemy received Cavalry support he knew he had shot his bolt, he decided he needed to locate the boys from Alabama and combine with them before taking on these Mexicans again!
A Mexican Victory! Viva Santa Anna! With the Revolutionaries falling back Sergeant Banderas gathered the remaining Mexicans together and rewarded them with shots! Being short of his favourite Tequila he 'watered' the shots down with other items in his pack some Curacao and Lime Juice he was surprised the troops really enjoyed the mix and asked for more!
Meanwhile a frustrated Captain Del Toro his forehead wound dressed prepared himself to enter the fray again, he swore he would wipe out these Texians!
Pictures…
I didn't take many on the night so I hope you enjoy what there is!
Sergeant Banderas and his Cazadores prepare to meet the Revolutionaries!
Nathaniel R. Brister's New Orleans Greys give the Tejanos covering fire as the advance on the Mexicans.
'El Avancxe!, ElAvance! forward rush the Tejanos right into a blistering barrage of defensive fire!
Much later after the Tejanos attack had failed and the Mexican Soldado reinforcements had been defeated Brister leads the Greys into action once the reinforcing Mexican Soldados had been repelled!
The New Orleans Greys on the brink of victory as they clear a section of the defenders walls!
But the Dismounted Mexican Cavalry restore the defences...
...while Mounted Mexicans clear all before them!
The High Water Mark of the Texians attack saw Pvt Herman Ehrenberg actually breach the defences and enter the Cemetery, he was quickly pushed back out and Brister's men retired beaten but not defeated!
Battlefield at the end of play...
Summary...
The Mexicans were handled well and scored a solid victory over the Texians, well done to George and Rolf. we played SDS as written again and with balanced Quality Forces it worked well. Two things of interest, when Captain Del Toro hit the dirt wounded and his Soldados took their morale checks we forgot the Wavering modifier that may have been significant and secondly the Texians casualties totalled six killed and wounded ALL of whom were Tejanos not one New Orleans Grey was hit that's very strange. The fourth game in this campaign is set to go and we're all eager to revisit the Texas Revolution of 1936 again!
