More Fire and Fury Regimental

Just after Christmas Steve, Terry and I were invited to take part in a game of  Fire and Fury put on by Rafael using his impressive figures and terrain.

               The game was based on the action at Henry House Hill in the First Battle of Bull Run

                   I took command of the Union forces and Steve and Terry took over the Rebels

                                                     Henry House from the Union lines

                         The Fire and Fury Regimental Scenario book full of excellent detail

The Rebel commanders look confident.

Union reinforcements hurry towards the sound of the guns

                               Lots of Rebels appear through the woods in front of the hill

                                       Rafael sorts out the confusion in the centre of the table

                                           Union forces prepare to throw back the Rebels

General Jackson is deciding how best to send his forces into the attack

                                           More Rebels push forward on the Union left

                                  The Union reinforcements are still moving up to the front line.

                                                            Yet more Rebels advancing

The Union Artillery are taking a toll on the Rebels

                                            Serious faces all round on the Rebel side

   Rebel cavalry have come round the back of the Union artillery but the veteran gunners see them off

                                   The Rebel cavalry retire to think through their next attack

Overview of the game showing the Union Front line running from the Henry House to the main road.

                                      Hand to hand fighting to save the hill from the Rebels

Reinforcements still on the way

                                           Union guns charged again by the Rebel cavalry

                                       The Rebels feed more and more troops into the centre

Union line forms on the road

                                                Henry House about to fall to the Rebels

                                  Serious thought going into the next stage of the Rebel attack

                              Steve Dix leaps into action. Too fast for the camera of the news reporter

Climax of the battle on the hill as the union forces are surrounded on three sides and heavily outnumbered. Given the odds stacked against the Union troops the only way for them to survive would be if they threw a 10 (which they did) and the Rebels threw a 1 (which they did!)

The problem however was that the Union army had lost too many units and the Rebels had a lot of their forces still in good shape. Lots of Union individual successes but not enough concentration of forces to win the game. Worth playing again! Well done to all involved and especially to Rafael for hosting the game and providing lunch!