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Re: A French Victory! (was Re: The game's afoot!)
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Sat, 29 Jan 2005 07:59:36 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richie Dulin wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons wrote:
Ok my Pugnacious Potentates, Bellicose Brigands and Confused Combatants,

This Sunday in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, the battlefield stands
ready for a festival the like of which few combatants will see the end:


It has been written that history is written by the victors, so it is fitting
that I post (or is that boast?) about the French victory in the Southern
Highlands. Pics to come, but for the moment, this brief report.

The combined might of the Prussians, the Redcoats and the Northerners, despite a
healthy margin in brikwars points was no match for the glorious First and Second
Brigades of the Grand Armie of the South Pacifique who were able to safely inter
their fallen General in the grounds of the castle.

Marshall Legeaux's First Brigade emerged from the desert in the south, and
immediately dispatched the cuiraisser squadron to engage the Prussians to the
west, while the artillery took the high ground to the east, and the Pacifique
Guard marched resolutely forward.

The cuirassers fell, but all but destroyed the Prussian cavalry, and severely
depleted the infantry.

Marshall Lachlan's second brigade, entered at double time from the east,
engaging the northerners and the redcoats on two fronts, the Hussar's tearing
throught the northerners, and the Voltigeurs hitting the redcoats.

The Redcoats in the castle were eliminated by the Pacifique Guard in a display
of expert musketry.

The Prussian infantry made a valiant stand against the Pacifique Guard (who had
mastered the art of tactical 'reverse marching'), before the French Capitaine
offered them favourable terms (throw down your weapons and go home).

Lessons will be learned from this battle. Fortune does favour the bold. And also
the well armoured. And those with lots of muskets.

Adieu

Richie Dulin
aka Marshall Legeaux

Thanks Richard and family for your hospitality last weekend and hosting a LEGO
day and Brikwars game.  My son Lachlan and I enjoyed the company and "playing"
very much - probably because we were on the winning side - the French!  It was
great to see patience and acceptance of young people and newbies like myself by
more experienced Legophiles.

The address for olive or khaki bricks from Hong Kong for those who were
interested is http://hklink.no-ip.com/lego/  Ricky was very helpful.  Just the
thing for a WWII Brickwars game.  As if there aren't enough colours already.

I will post a date for a LEGO get-together/Brikwars day at Maraylya soon.  It
will be nice to return the hospitality and (hopefully) win a battle on
"homeground".

Robb McGowen and Marshall Lachlan



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  Re: A French Victory! (was Re: The game's afoot!)
 
Hi all, have been away since the fest but am back in possession of my online (...) (snip worthy if heinously French telling of the terrible battle :-) I think next time we Allied forces might better appreciate the very Napoleonic principle of (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, FTX)

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  A French Victory! (was Re: The game's afoot!)
 
(...) It has been written that history is written by the victors, so it is fitting that I post (or is that boast?) about the French victory in the Southern Highlands. Pics to come, but for the moment, this brief report. The combined might of the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)

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