Battle of Dreux 1562 - DDBA Catholic vs Huguenot

Here's our make of the Battle of Dreux, fought in 1562 between the French Catholics & Huguenots. Basically a French Huguenot force on the way to Le Havre was met & defeated by a Catholic Army. This was inspired by a cracking article at the Wargames Journal on the battle..

http://www.rebelpublishing.net/pdfs/The_Battle_of_Dreux.pdf

http://www.wargamesjournal.com/#

General Jack played the Catholics, he would hold the ground between the villages of Epinay & Blainville. I played the Huguenots & would be the attacker. From the articles OOB we went for 28 bases on each side. We had to add more Gendarmes to the Catholic force. The Huguenots had no Artillery but had the advantage in horsemen, Pistols/Light Horse & Knights. Plus we set up the troops according to the articles map. Shown on our battlefield map below.

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Direction of Attacks

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The Catholic Army set-up

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View of the Battlefield from the Catholic lines.

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The Huguenot Army lines up.

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'Can I play?' No you Crazy Weimaraner.

Incidentally the mad hound trashed our old Fuji camera. We now have a Fuji FinePix 8100, which I must say is 'superb' so good boy Harvey!!!

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The Huguenots advance to destroy the Catholics...

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First contact is made across the battlefield..

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'Charge!' in go the Huguenot horse. On the left flank the Light Horse are straight in.

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First blood to the Huguenots!

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The Battle takes shape.

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'Go on!' More casualties for the horrible Catholic force!!!

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The only response from Jack is to Recoil the Landsknect Pike from Artillery fire....

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'Pheeeww!!' Though the Catholic Gendarmes nearly force the Pistols into trouble..!

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'HA! HA!' The Catholic Peasants 'leg it' back to defend the town.

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Overview at this point, 3-0 to the Huguenots!!!!!

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More nice scenes of the Battle, it's a tough fight.

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'Oh no!' Jacks Catholics 'sneakily' cut off the route of the heroic Huguenot Knights.

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That 'pesky' Catholic Knight stand was a pain throughout the battle, it stood defiantly!

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Disaster! The Catholics fight back & make it 3 -3............. 'GGGGrrrrrr!'

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Another overview, the black dotted lines show the struggle.

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Close up at this point.

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Mercenary Landsknect Pikes versus a mixed Catholic force.

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The struggle on the Huguenot left.

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'NO!' The Landsknechts let down the side, 5 - 3 to the Catholics.

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'Do what!!!' down goes another Landsknect Pike, 6 -3 to Jack.....

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View from the Huguenot lines.

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Nice close up on Super Macro mode.

Catholic Gendarmes take down another Huguenot... 7-3!

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Oh, the end is nigh!!!!!

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A consolation though, Huguenot Millers strike, 7 -4...

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Jack's Catholics take the day, 8 -4!!!!

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Game Over - Final overview.

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Final Overview - close up.

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Oh well, it started fine, but the loss of so many Landsknects??? It was a conspiracy!!!

Jacks raises the arms in the 'mocking of the father routine', all together now......

EASY! EASY! EASY!