24 April 2009 Scenario 19: Clearing a Trench (or not)

This game was played Solo using 15mm ACW figures and Hearts of Tin.

This scenario initially brought WWI trench warfare to mind but there is no mention of MG's and barbed wire so I thought perhaps an earlier example of siege trenches might serve. The easiest thing to hand was 15mm ACW and a few bits of earthworks that I had. This makes only the 2nd time in about 10 years that the lads have been out.

The rebs deployed with 2 regiments and 2 guns in the front line and a regiment split in two manning the place d'armes in the 2nd parallel. The Yankees deployed 2 regiments of Zouaves in the front line backed by 2 other regiments in a second line and supported by 2 batteries of off table artillery.

The 1st assault came close to breaking in but reinforcements were rushed forward and the attack thrown back. The Zouaves rallied but then failed an order to advance and suffered heavily in the ensuing firefight. The 2nd line passed through and charged but were also thrown back and the whole brigade being spent fell back. An engineer was over heard suggesting that a mine be dug under the rebel lines.