BATTLE OF ROLLING MEDOWS - Fall Campaign Battle 4

With three victories under their belts, the Union of Pacts Commonwealth was well in the lead in the Fall Campaign. This was a do or die battle for the Empire. They needed this win, or the campaign would be over. 

The setting was as follows:

United Packs Commonwealth forces had been scouting a large Empire force advancing from the west, when something unusual for the UPC occurred. They lost track of them. The UPC Senate ordered the army to take up suitable blocking positions along all major avenues into the heart of their territory, with orders for each force to be prepared to send immediate aid to the other dispersed groups as soon as the enemy was located.

A surprised fight on both sides commenced when the UPC’s Advanced Cavalry force accidently bumped into a major Empire infantry group. As more and more Empire forces arrived throughout the day the UPC found itself forced to give ground, but still managing to hold a strong defensive position as night fell. Even as the sun was falling additional UPC forces began to arrive and fortify themselves on the nearby hills. In the morning the Empire realized that they substantially outnumbered their opponents, and by mid-morning began a general assault across the entire line.

Lines are drawn and battle is about to commence. Will this massive Empire army defeat the UPC, or will the Union find the skill to hold here and keep the Empire out of their Heartlands?

 Victory Conditions: The Empire needs to break the Union of Pacts Commonwealth forces by days end, while maintaining a strong force of their own.

The battle was fought on two separate tables, an all-cavalry battle where the victor could move onto the main table to lend their weight, and a larger conflict between both sides' infantry. 

The Cavalry Battle Table.

The Empire's Cavalry. 

The Smaller UPC Cavalry Force. 

The Start of the Infantry Battle. The Empire Forces on the Left and at the Top. UPC Forces on the Right. 

The Angle. Empire Forces on the Bottom and Right. UPC at the Top Left. The Slot in Front (behind the lone command figure) is Where the Victorious Cavalry will Arrive From.

Swarming the Hills and Valley both sides Forces Immediately Charge into Their Foes. Casualties are About Even, but the Empires Numbers are Beginning to Tip the Scales. 

Both Cavalry Forces Battered, but the Empire is Close to Finishing Off the UPC cavalry.

Last Desperate Stand of the UPC Cavalry. The Empire Cavalry Ready to Move Off and Join the Main Battle. 

Empire Forces Begin Their General Assault Along the Entire Ridge. 

The UPC Defenders Concentrate Their Artillery at the Angle, While Sending Their Infantry Reserves to Reinforce the Ridge.   

Dewdrop Hill Looking Very Vulnerable to the Masses of Empire Infantry Advaning on it. 

At Dewdrop Hill Concentrated Fire from UPC Artillery and Infantry See Off the First Line of Empire Troops. 

The UPC Shows Their Aggressive Nature that has Won Them so Many Battles by Launching Their Light Infantry on a Flanking Assault of the Empire's Second Line at Dewdrop Hill. 

By Continuous Fire and Advance the UPC Light Infantry Stall the Dew Drop Hill Assault. It Cost Them Dearly, as the Full Force of the Empire Infantry and Artillery Finally Finished Them Off Shortly After This. 

Empire weight of numbers proved nearly unstoppable. All across the ridge UPC infantry was thrown into flight, and after their light infantry was lost the full force of the Empire broke the angle. 

But what of the cavalry?...

It seemed the UPC cavalry had done its job. It had delayed the Empire's cavalry from joining the battle, but at a horrific cost. Only the UPC light cavalry remained after the encounter. 

With victory in their grasp the Empire forces began to race into the gap behind the UPC defenders on the Ridge. However, it was not to be. The cost to both armies had been too high and armies broke simultaneously. Without this victory the Empire had lost the campaign and both sides limped back to their respective winter quarter. Many howls of lamentation would be heard all winter long throughout all the lands after the bloody battle of Rolling Meadows.