Saxon Campaign 1745 - The Action at Leube, 25th November

I fought out the small scale action midday today. It didn't last even as long as I expected.

First, the Saxon cuirassiers acting as a rearguard are charged from two directions by the Prussian hussars. The Saxons stand for the first charge and do not buckle with the initial impact, but as the ranks break down into a series of individual combats, the superior numbers of hussars overwhelm the Saxons. The Saxon cavalry break. 

The Saxon infantry manage to get across the Steinbach and are marching through the village of Feld Leübe when they are caught in column. After a brave resistance the Saxon infantry crumble under pressure from Prussian hussars in the north and cuirassiers in the west. 

The victorious Prussians swarming round Feld-Leübe.

Ziethen leads the Prussian cavalry regiments from the west.

An unsurprising result, but more of a walkover than I expected.

After the tabletop game I made several campaign moves and stopped at the next major combat. Of that, more anon.