Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

General Bussing Indian Brig enters the fight on the Allied right pushing the French backI say Uxbridge I think we are doing a jolly good show if the Prussians hold them on the left!I will shot any men I see giving the French quarterForward lads they pulling up their guns FIREDon't hurry your self Pack, on you

Sire, Major General Domberg is moving the 3rd Cav Brig into the French. "Carry on carry on". "Here we go Lads" "Sire the Prussians are on our left also moving forward "!"Thank you Harry you may return to your post"

"Sire the center is falling back on it self"! "What are the orders Sire"?Take this to General Morand !Ways forwardSire the guns have arrived

Mean while at the village of Thines General div Roguet Old Guard are pushing the Prussian backMajor General Krafft to his ADC "if we can hold them another hour ? French Garde General Brig Colbert keep up the attack Prussian General Major Bose "I have never seen so many French lancers they everywhere form squares"

On the French right near Les Quatre -Bras combine arms are attacking the Prussians The Prussians are fighting in the woods to keep their units out of harms way know as the French Heavy Cav! French Battle cav are attacking on a wide front west of Les Quatre -Bras

We have new orders to pull the guns back behind the Infantry at Houtain -le-Montmeanwhile the Prussian high command wants the Prussian Korps to form a line of battle Till the troops to fall back behind Houtain -le-Mont

The Prussian High command moves it Hq towards ThinesWith most of the Prussian Kav destroyed or surrounded the orders are carried out

Turn 49 out of 400 the French right " Sire my Chasseurs shall find the way"!
"Can we depend on a officer so young Sire""Tack your Dragoons and follow close behind them""General tack what's left of your Infantry and support of them hurry man "Ya Herman we done all we could

The French III Cav Corps is still trying to brake though on the road to Houtain -le- Mont
The Prussian Infantry without Artillery or Kav support are dog hard to remove from the surrounding woods and at Houtain- le- Mont led by General Lt. Zieten II I Armee Korps Many Prussian units are surrounded out side of Houtain -Le - Mont south of the village

Meanwhile at the village of Thines the Prussian I Korps and II Korps are pushing the French south out of their strong whole
The French defenders are aided by the Grenadier's dieux
The Prussian II Korps are attacking the French Guard Light Cav west of Thines trying to get to their comrades and commander down the Road at Houtain-le-Val

While the French Guard light Cav has their hands full of Prussians the rest of the Grand Armee are retreating south of Nivelles Take this to the Emperor at oncefearsome fighting is reported from the road to Nivelles! "Sire the Prussians are braking though our battle lines" send your Dragoons here that will hold them up!

The battle for the village of Thines turn 49 of 400 1600 hours; 4900 French Infantry with 8guns and 500 Old Guard Cav in support are up against 3700 Prussian without Artillery or Kav support
Major Quadt of the Prussian I Korps wholes the north side of the village and the French Grenadiers dieux holds the southern
The Imperial Guard Grenadiers and the 1st e Leger skirmisher's are attacking the east side of the village held by Prussian skirmisher's

Prussian Major Quadt is attacking the French under General de Brig Bellair although he himself is surrounded
French General Jamin of the Vieille garde Grenadiers holds all the cards in his hand this hour of the battle for Thines
Oberst Lt Seyditz is moving close to the village of Thines with 1000 light skimmers

Meanwhile the th Hussars one Squadron was working with the Imperial Guard light cav west of Thines, another squadron of the th hussars was engaged with Prussian Infantry
That was all that was left of the two regiments of Hussars at 1600hours

The battle for the village of Thines 1615 hours; Prussian Major Quadt still holds the east part of the village by beating off Imperial Guard skirmishersThe French have put a wall of infantry around the villageThe French Imperial Guard Artillery Cheval are moving north into the village supported by the Grenadier dieuxOberst Lt. Schutter is trying to move some elements of the I Korps down the to Thines from the north of the village