Pajar Vegara Redoubt, Battle of Talavera, 28th July, 1809

[Peter]

We played out the fourth of the five Talavera scenarios the other day, the attack by Leval's 2nd (German) Division on the Pajar Vegara Redoubt. This meant that I finally got to field my German Division troops which I have been busting away at for the past few months. So as the Anglo/Spanish commander I had both the pleasure of seeing them all on the field and also sending them packing.

Here is the full battle report, if you are interested:
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And here are a few pictures from the action...










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[C M Dodson]

Nice work as always Bill with a lot of different units in action.

I have always wondered how anyone with a brain would slowly walk towards entrenched cannon frontally.

I suppose the troops were not given a choice.

Your troops and the scenery always radiate the ‘feel’ of the place and the time.

Excellent stuff.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Konrad]

And again you take us on a journey into the past.
As always, very nice work from you.
My respect.

[PatrickJ71]

What an impressive table with all those different and well painted units!
I'm not into wargaming but this is a joy to look at.
Thanks for sharing,
Patrick

[Bill Slavin]

Thanks, all. Yes, Chris, I can't imagine marching into a hail of canister. I'm grateful that they are only toy soldiers.

[Minuteman]

Fine and heroic views across a Napoleonic battlefield in those glorious and far-off days, Bravo !!

[Kekso]

Nice scene.

[Rich W]

Great stuff Bill. Nice to see all those figures in action.

[Bessiere]

Bravo Mr Slavin. The perfect excuse to deploy the Spanish muleteers which in my humble opinion is one of the finest examples of 1/72 soldier modeling. So full of character and color. As Mr D said your games really do a wonderful job of capturing the feel of the land and time. All that painstaking work really pays off in your big battles. You give us a level of gaming to aspire to and hopefully recreate some historical period with the flavor and flair that you manage to create.
Cheers,
Bessiere

[Bill Slavin]

Thanks, Bessiere. Yes, any chance to get my Spanish muleteers on the table, for sure. I love that model!
The game got me nostalgic about returning to painting some more Spanish and getting them on the table again.

[MABO]

Bravo! A lot of action and cool painted figures.

[Peter]

Wonderfull! Thanks for sharing!