First Bull Run, Virginia, July 21, 1861 - Battle Cry Game

 

Initial deployment from the Confederate side

Confederates play a Forced March card in the centre

Union counterattack

Confederate casualties mount

Confederate advance on the left flank

Confederates attack on the left flank

Union forces retreat

Last Tuesday afternoon I went over to Rick's place and we played an ACW game of Battle Cry. The scenario was the First Bull Run, Virginia, July 21, 1861. We diced for sides and I was the Confederates. Rick bought these very nice painted armies from a guy in the US, they're all Sash and Saber figures. I think the postage on these cost and an arm and a leg, no doubt the armies were expensive too! 

We used the 150th Civil War Anniversary Edition of the Battle Cry rules and while very simple it gave a surprisingly satisfying game with plenty of ebb and flow in fortunes. Rick didn't have any painted Confederate cavalry so we just used two units of Union cavalry for these on the left flank. The Union forces staged a come back late in the game but in the end it was a 6-4 result for the Confederates.

Slogging it out in the centre

Confederate right flank advances

Centre is undecided

Confederate right flank advances

Confederate forces retreat on the left flank

Union forces come back on the Confederate left flank

Their right flank is gone, 6-4 Confederate victory