Today's game was set in the Vendée in 1793, where the locals have rebelled against the Republican Government. To bring the rebels back into line, three demi-brigades have been sent with specific instructions to hunt down the leaders, in particular François de Charette.
In the quiet countryside the locals were going about their usual business, working in the fields, the woodlots and the dairy.
One of the Republican demi-brigades was already in the town, while others will approach on converging roads. The Vendéeans, however, could ambush them from any house, wood or hedge and then vanish again when they moved out of line of sight.
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| The first ambush! |
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| The republicans react |
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| Another ambush |
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| The Republicans bring up the guns |
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| The "Infernal Columns" - the Republican infantry - pour down the roads and through the peaceful fields |
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| The Republicans are sweeping the fields |
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| The cavalry made a brief appearance, before being shot to pieces... |
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| The Republicans filled the lanes |
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| And the guns came forward into the front lines... |
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| Yet another ambush! |
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| More Republicans! |
Finally the Republicans wore down the Vendéeans resolve. Two of their units had been scattered and two of their leaders were captured and sent to the guillotine. Two units remained, but they were in a poor way. The rebels, along with Charette, dispersed into the countryside to fight another day.
The Republicans could claim some success, but the failure to capture Charette allowed the revolt yo continue.
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