English civil war campaign. Battle 4, Royalist attack Yorkshire.

 Game 4, Royalist move on Yorkshire

The Royalist forces under the command of Sir Hymas moved on Yorkshire but found their way blocked by a combined parliamentary and Scots force lead by Sir Morgan. The out numbered Royalist went on the tactical defence and had some say on the terrain to be fought over. 

Breaking from the usual deployment the Royalist massed their cavalry on their left while the Parliamentarians had a more conventional deployment with the Scots  in the center.

The armies deployed 

The massed Royalist cavalry

The battle commenced with cavalry charges on both flanks. On the Royalist left the massed cavalry boldly charge across the field into the parliamentary foot who hedgehoged in response. The cavalry badly mauled the infantry but the line held and with the cavalrys' stamina waining they with drew back behind their infantry.

The Royalist horse charge!

 

The Parliamentarians reorganise their line as the Royalst cavalry retire.

On the Parliamentarian left wing their cavalry charged the Royalist infantry in the enclosures, while a dashing move it was rash and exposed too many units in the cavalry battalia, the battalia broke and fell back behind their infantry.

A forlorn hope at the enclosure. 

With the excitement of the cavalry actions subsiding the battle settled into a musketry duel across the field. The Parliamentarians in a defencive mindset miss the opportunity to exploit the failed Royalist cavalry action on their right and did not move forward to overwhelm the outnumbered infantry.

The armies face off and let the lead fly.

On the Parliamentarians left the infantry had been ordered to attack the weaker Royalist forces oposit them but due to poor order roles were very slow to move.

The parliamentary infantry on their left flank.

It been winter the day was short and the battle peatered out with neither side sure of victory. 

The Scots.

A blunder by the Scots commander sent one of their musketeer unit charging head long into the Royalist opposite. While brave it was futile and another nail in the Parliamentarian coffin.

The final tally saw the Royalist just ahead and a victory for them. It was an interesting battle in that the Royalist general did not belive that victory was possible due to the larger force he faced and the Parliamentarian general missed out on opportunities to win the battle due to a defencive mindset.

Yorkshire is in the hands of the Royalist. Parliamentarians need to have a better campaigning season in 1644.