tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639268127559455739.post3556190881399824871..comments2023-03-28T04:56:36.619-07:00Comments on Campaigns in Iberia: Chapter 4: Battle of AveiroDer Alte Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639268127559455739.post-77703133362178993902013-08-06T11:59:39.342-07:002013-08-06T11:59:39.342-07:00Michael: look at the rosters again: only 99 cavalr...Michael: look at the rosters again: only 99 cavalry figures per side or 10% of the French army and 12% of the British; or less than 1,000 horses per side.<br /><br />While the British had more cannon, the six gun RHA battery did not show up until the battle was nearly over, and by that time the outcome of the game was not in doubt.<br /><br />The battle was won/lost in the ferocious fighting around the town where neither side had any artillery.<br /><br />That said, feel free to paint some figures for the campaign and add to our French forces.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639268127559455739.post-58703902171152320582013-08-05T18:03:36.117-07:002013-08-05T18:03:36.117-07:00Zut alors! Maudit Anglais. Lot of cavalry for th...Zut alors! Maudit Anglais. Lot of cavalry for the Peninsula, especially as fielded by the British. An advantage in guns as well. Hopefully the Duke of Damnation will put things right in the next encounter.Michael Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944993820634306675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639268127559455739.post-41339769518438011312013-08-05T14:46:43.688-07:002013-08-05T14:46:43.688-07:00Phew! That was a nail biter I must admit. I was v...Phew! That was a nail biter I must admit. I was very worried that great great great grand poppa was about to leave an irrevocable blot of the familial escutcheon. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com