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[Pwnzerfaust]

Mmkay, put me over toward the west flank and have me fire on targets of opprtunity, particularly exposed infantry that is engaging our own infantry. Or counter battery fire, that works too.

[Deadmeat1471]

Will do, I'll do the turn now.

Zrk can head west towards the action.

[Deadmeat1471]

10:00 AM

Union commanders Burnside and Porter lead their troops up Mathew's hill in a charge. They are repulsed by close cannon and rifle fire from Evan's brigade/Latham art and Bees brigade.
The Union Franklin's brigade are being harassed by the TX cavalry.

In the East Longstreet's infantry marching forward take artillery fire.
Kemper's and Squires artillery are being hauled westwards.

End of turn map

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*I realised earlier I was calling everything a divison. I believe in Rifles each unit is approximately a Brigade(in this scenario). Problem is some commanders of brigades command the division(Longstreet for example).

[Deadmeat1471]

As first turns go, this is going well.

*Latham arty after the battle

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**Evans

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[Deadmeat1471]

Bee's Brigade advanced on the fleeing yankies, and by bayonet Porters brigade surrendered.
Bartow marched forward to continue the attack and took a Union artillery battery.
Jackson's Brigade moved forward to the left of Evans and with the combination of bullets and cannon shells, from Lantham's artillery, the Franklin brigade was routed.

End of turn

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[Deadmeat1471]

Game map left flank action.

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[adwarf]

Why aint I moving to flank that dude

[Deadmeat1471]

Oh thats not you, you are trotting up the road southwards at a snales pace  You should get there just intime to chase down and hack up a brigade or two though!

[adwarf]

How can calvary be that slow ?

[Deadmeat1471]

How can calvary be that slow ?

I marched you in assault column formation instead of marching column. woops.

Youre just below the screen though this turn so slaughtertime.

[Deadmeat1471]

Jackson's brigade comes underfire from artillery in the open, they fall back.
The Union forces east of Stones bridge begin to advance, as their cannons open fire.
Stuarts Cavalry charge across Bullrun creek at Keys brigade whom is threatening the flank of Mathews Hill, both sides suffer extremely heavy casualties but neither breaks.
Burnsides Brigade turns to fight, but is blown away by Bee's brigade as they fire down from the crest of Mathews Hill.

In the far east, Ewell sends cavalry out to raid Centreville, they manage to capture some Union arty. Before spiking the guns they took heavy casualties.
Longstreets Corps are attacking north up the road, only one Brigade is there to resist.

[Deadmeat1471]

Confederate forces at stones bridge flanked through woods and captured the Union artillery. Leaving the east side of the west flank clear of Federal arty.
Jackson advances with Lathams artillery supporting, causing Willcox's brigade to route off the field. A second attack by Burnside is repulsed.
Union general Hunter has been killed in a volley fired by Bees brigade.
Latham's arty is providing counter battery fire, the Union artillery is causing many casualties.


In the east Longstreet captures a single Union brigade opposing them. Ewells forces and Longstreets meet up and make a combined attack on the town of Centreville. It is bloody and not taken yet, the Union artillery there has been breaking the attacking forces cohesion up.

*Squires and Kemper set up their batterys east of HHH, to provide support for Confed forces around stones bridge.

[Deadmeat1471]

Longstreet and Ewell Capture Centreville after a bloody fight trapped Union forces down by a creek.

Hampton and Smith's brigades are fighting bloody battles at stones bridge against Keyes and Sherman.
Squires and Kemper's arty constantly fire as the Union forces crosses the bridge.

[Deadmeat1471]

1:20 PM

Hampton was wounded as his brigade retreats from a Union charge.
Accurate fire from Latham's arty causes a Union battery to fall back.
Union Howard's brigade surrenders to Bee at the foot of Mathews Hill.
Confederate cavalry are capturing Union arty guns all over the field.

Union general Sherman resists at stones bridge, but his brigade is under fire from 3 artillery batterys and Smith's brigade is moving in to assault the yankies.

In the East Union brigade under Blenker surrenders as it walks into a Confederate cavalry brigade.
*Another one in the east surrenders as cavalry charge into them.


2:40 PM

Shermans brigade charges up Henry House Hill and forces squires arty to retreat and reform.
Kemper's arty fires at point blank range and killes over 200 Union infantry.

Shermans brigade was advanced on by Confederate infantry and after a quick skirmish surrendered.

The field belongs to the Confederacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V95iu5rTDIs&feature=related


Stuarts charge that won the day by delaying the Union flank movement

[Deadmeat1471]

7:30 pm we win a Brilliant victory taking all the ground.

Casualty list:
611 captured
3508 missing, wounded or dead.