Well that was quick

Finally, I got around to playing Camposanto. I played the game without any special scenario tweaks to Twilight of the Soldier Kings, other than to treat the armies as single 'wings' with army/wing morale being necessary at 50% of units lost. The game took about 45 minutes.

After 2 turns, the Austro-Piedmontese are advancing slowly to contact. The cavalry are keeping pace with the infantry to have the extra support when contact is made. An Austrian foot unit on their right is taking hits from Spanish gunfire. The second line of Spanish infantry are marching to their right flank to prevent them being outflanked.

A couple more turns in, the cavalry has clashed and after resisting manfully, the Spanish are routed, a brigade of Piedmontese infantry having swung into the combat to led more support. The main infantry lines are engaged in firefights. The allies artillery battery on that flank has been beaten by counter-battery fire, suffering a loss in two successive turns it has been removed from play. In the infantry battle on the allied right wing, the Austrian brigade has been destroyed. First blood to the Spanish!

Two brigades of Austrians bear down on the Spanish Guards. Off to the right (just out of shot) the Swiss (in Piedmontese) have routed the Spanish Castilian brigade.

After 9 turns the allied cavalry is in contact with the Spanish 2nd line infantry on the far right of the picture. The Austrian Pandours are engaging the left wing of the Spanish line to stop them from helping the right wing. An allied has turned to their right and is bearing down on the Walloon Guards. The Swiss and main Austrian infantry force are closing in on the Spanish in the centre.

Next turn both the Spanish and the Walloon Guards have been defeated, as have the infantry on the Spanish far right.

Another view of the same turn. It's all over for the Spanish. A comprehensive defeat.

Reflections:

10 turns is a brief game for me with TOTSK, but the size of forces was small. The sides were fairly balanced, with the Spanish having more infantry but fewer cavalry and artillery. I think the mistake I made with the Spanish was to move the second line to the right so there was effectively only one line of infantry in the middle. There was little support for the first line who were therefore more likely to lose morale tests. Of course there were two units on the Spanish left who were pinned by the Austrian light troops, and not able to help much. The allied units in the main area of action were all supported. A benefit of their 'oblique attack' (the Austrian FM Traun's plan).

I've packed the game away now as the Kriegskabine will be used by the offspring for a last gathering before one goes to study Colouring-In. Will I run it again? Hmmmm! Maybe, but I'm not feeling it at the moment.