Continuing with my refight of the Battle of Entzheim (or Enzheim) from 1674. The French plan - which was me, playing solo - was to attack the wood with their dragoons and pin down the Allied troops therein while their own infantry assaulted the Allied centre at Entzheim, with their left wing cavalry countering any move by the Allies on that side of the field and seizing the wood there with dragoons if possible. The Allies intended to hold the wood and Entzheim, move against the French left with their right wing, and keep their left wing as a reserve to use as and where needed. However, some of the Allied actions were controlled by dice rolls.

Here are some photographs of the action:

The French move forward all along the line; the Allies rolled well and got their right wing moving - Croats advancing at the bottom of the picture.

The artillery on both sides open fire. Artillery played quite a role in the real battle, especially towards the end when both sides had fought themselves to a standstill.

French dragoon horseholders on their right eing.

Allied dragoons dismount and deploy their horseholders, ready to move into the wood on their right wing.

The villagers going about their business.

Turenne Foot Regiment advancing; casualty marker from artillery fire.

The mass of Allied kürassier squadrons turn to move off on their right.

Croats and French dragoons opened the fighting on the Allied right wing.

French foot moving forward.

French dragoons begin their attack on the Allied left wing wood. The French cavalry regiments manoeuvred for better positions as they advanced.

A mass of Allied horse on their left wing awaiting orders.

The Allied right wing cavalry gradually deploying for action.

The Croats have retired, leaving the way open for the first kürassier regiment.

The French foot still advancing under artillery fire.

French dragoons and light gun support engaging the Allied dragoons and their light gun in the wood.

Turenne Foot Regiment takes on an Allied battery; the gunners broke and ran from

the deadly musketry fire.

Fighting in the wood on the Allied left; the action here lasted the entire game as the Allied defenders put up a stiff resistance.

Navarre and Turenne Foot Regiments take on Seville Foot Regiment.

The Allied right wing cavalry getting into action with the French left wing.

The French right wing cavalry waiting in reserve.

The Allied dragoons firing on the French cavalry left wing from the safety of the wood. The French dragoons on this wing have dismounted, which turned out to be a mistake that close to Allied kürassier squadrons!

Still lots of musketry in the centre of the field.

The French dragoons slowly working their way forward in the wood on the Allied left wing.

Navarre Foot Regiment charge to close quarters, but are repulsed and broken by Seville Foot Regiment.

Douglas Foot Regiment take their turn and musketry fire is exchanged once more.

The Allied right wing cavalry push their way forward, along with cavalry sent across from their left wing to help - another good die roll for the Allies!

The cavalry from the Allied left wing move forward to support the kürassier squadrons.

Turenne Foot Regiment crosses the first hedgerow as Douglas and Seville Foot Regiments continue to shoot it out.

French right wing cavalry being detached to support their left wing fellows, the latter now under heavy pressure from the Allied right wing horse.

Kürassier, horse and dragoons in action.

Turenne Foot Regiment closes with Schwartzenberg Foot Regiment.

The Allied left wing cavalry and infantry still waiting patiently; in the distance the French dragoons have almost cleared the wood of defenders.

The Allied cavalry push through between the wood and the hedgerows.

The French left wing is falling back to regroup under heavy pressure from the Allied cavalry.

Cavalry units use their pistols before engaging in sword-play, hence the smoke!

Help is coming from their right as the French left wing cavalry try to hold on.

Turenne Foot Regiment has broken and fled, Seville Foot Regiment has fallen back before Douglas Foot Regiment as the French throw in their last infantry unit, Champagne Foot Regiment.

The Allied left wing cavalry begin to move across the stream.

Desperate charges by the French left wing cavalry to hold on against the Allied right wing horse.

Champagne Foot Regiment fighting with Schwartzenberg Foot Regiment.

Allied dragoons still holding on  in the wood!

The left wing Allied cavalry get into action with the French left wing horse.

End of the game - twelve turns - the advantage with the Allies.

The French left wing cavalry have held on.

In the centre, Schwartzenberg Foot Regiment has retired, but Seville Foot Regiment is still holding on, and the Allies have fresh infantry units ready to intervene, whereas the French have none.

The Allied left wing cavalry have little opposition left as the French dragoons finally secure the wood.

It was a hard fought battle for the French and the Allies had help from early successes with their dice rolls, which allowed them to get their right wing cavalry going quickly, as well as bring extra horse regiments across from their left wing to help. The French foot tried their best in the centre, but the Allied infantry and artillery put up a stout defence of the hedges which undermined my hopes of carrying the position quickly.

As for scenario rules, all French units were Veterans, which reflect their behaviour in the real battle, while the Allied kürassier squadrons and two reserve regiments only were Veterans.

Two Allied reserve cavalry regiments were allowed to transfer to their right wing (taking three moves to do so) from Turn 3 onwards if the Allied right wing cavalry advanced to attack, but they had to roll a 4,5,6 to do so. This happened in the real battle.

The Allied right wing cavalry would attack if they rolled the same from Turn 1 onwards. This happened in the real battle.

The rest of the Allied left wing cavalry had to stay behind the stream until the French got within 12" or they captured the wood or they rolled 6 after Turn 6.

The Allied dragoons and artillery in the wood in front of their left wing had to defend it until driven out our destroyed, they were not allowed to withdraw voluntarily. This reflects the stubborn defence that they put up in the real battle.

The French command had an extra general who could command any unit. This reflected Turenne's use of his staff officers to lead units into action during the battle. Otherwise, generals only commanded units in their brigades.