Appreciate the historical tactics alongside what’s best for the game.

I object most strenuously to your claim that at the Great Game the French centre "absolutely smashed through the allied centre between Hougoumont and La Haye Saint". I commanded the 1st Hanoverian Brigade and in the absence of the "veteran" Division commander, I took on that roll too. At the beginning of the game we destroyed 1 French Bde for no great loss. I can also confirm with photos that the French Old Guard were held in check by my Brigade and the KGL Bde which defended the farm. The timely intervention of the 1st Household Cavalry Bde, a Dutch Heavy cavaly Bde and at least one othe Light cavalry Bde saved the day by keeping the entire Imperal Guard Division in square while my artillery potted at it (to no effect ;o) ) with howitzers (which I suspect is in keep with the theme of this vid). In the entire 2 days of the game I think I lost 3 casualties over 12 batalions. Indignant of Hanover!! My factor will call upon your factor at his earliest convenience

Thanks! Good advice for any type of war gaming!

Dear friend, really enjoyed todays videos, its going straight into the saved folder labeled tactics. Wanted to brag about my conversion of British Light Dragoons into Dragoons of Olivencia. Then you gave me a glance at your Portuguese Dragoons and I realized you'd already figured out the 2 for 1 ability in the Perry box sets. It's incredible really, one of the Bros. actually talks about how to do it on their website ! Nevertheless, I was able to double up using green stuff to sculpt Tarlitons onto the "Tropical" helmet with a fin down the middle, allowing me to have my cake & 2 units of Dragoons too. I also wanted to give you a heads up on a couple of books (even though you've over purchased lately) One I think you'd really enjoy is "Die Hard" dramatic actions of the Napoleonic era by P.J. Hawthornthwaite, which is written in much the same style as "French Cavalry Cavalry !792 - 1815" by David Johnson. It's got loads of skirmish inspiring stories and a description of Elau that choked me up a bit. What a horror. Another is a hard fact read about the Peninsula "Charging Against Wellington" a deep dive into the French cavalry 1807 - 1814. This is full to the brim with battle orders and numbers of effective troopers, sick & wounded and orders of battle. Very dry & a hard slog but great for creating scenarios for the tabletop. Looking forward to tomorrow's video. Stay well.

Superb as always this is so useful info for wargamers or like me how artillery was used in history , I really enjoy these lessons many thanks

Really enjoyed this video nice one, love the use of! cavalry, all the best, Garry

Useful and informative. Enjoy these !! for what its worth I tend to shoot at what I can see, I very really get a choice because I have a unit in the way or terrain etc. Oh to have a option LOL ! still horse artillery gives a better chance !

Love these as always👍

Another great video. We say you must have a limber if you want to move your guns but use one limber per battery.

My fav channel YEP SIR .

Actually, during Napoleonic battles, artillery was made safe by skirmishers placed out in front of the battery. This is not to say that cavalry was not used, but that it wasn't used exclusively to protect artillery.

Thanks for the video. Years ago I used to have a small man carried mortar for my British, I think it was by Mini-Figs. Do you use howitzers or other oddballs like rockets for some flavor to your games?

At 9:22 you talk about calvary’s ability to complete a charge against artillery based on stamina remaining. Is the decreasing ability to complete a charge due to the artillery’s charge response “closing fire” and the increasing chance the cavalry will end up “Shaken”? Or does reduced stamina somehow affect a command check that I’m missing? Reading the rules for the first time now. Seems artillery doesn’t get much use before the enemy closes. Do people use it much?

When the attacker, is horse artillery preferable to foot? Seems better to be able to continually move and fire alongside your advancing infantry.

Duel with the opposition artillery. If you can take them out then it's like having air superiority in modern terms - you've won the battlefield.

Got school tomorrow so can’t be at the stream

Do you think that you could use french guard horse artillery for 1805 regular horse artillery?

What about Siege Artillery?

Sometimes the historical choice wasn’t the most effective at the time either...

Let's power game in black powder. A set of rules in which infantry in line can face down a cavalry charge eh. Two dice needing fours is better than one die needing fives... Mind blow who knew. In other breaking news, twenty pound note worth more than five pound note.