Battle of Waterloo - Move 9

Table at the start of move 9

Top left – French cavalry under fire from Hougoumont garden

Top right – d’Erlon approaches British held ridge

Bottom left –Vandamme regroups his corps in Hougoumont woods

Bottom right – Guard infantry in position to protect d’Erlon’s flank

French Left

French light cavalry withdraw

Reille occupies La Haye Saint

Napoleon joins Vandamme in the woods

French Right

The guard infantry hold their ground despite more artillery casualties

D’Erlon winning skirmish fight at the ridge

British Left

Picton rallies his shaken highlanders on the ridge

Wellington joins Uxbridge as one hussar brigade threaten French massed battery

British Right

Hougoumont is secure

Cole rallies his corps behind La Haye Sainte

Clinton moves his corps to the right to make space for Cole

 

Opportunity Charge

Cavalry may attempt an opportunity charge on limbered artillery that come within charge range.    The British hussars attempt to charge the guard artillery.   They passed the morale test to do so, but when they then checked the distance they were just out of range.  They must however move forward a quarter move before they can halt.

Rule 6 covers opportunity charges

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