Refighting Fontenoy (part six)

TURN SIX

The situation at the start of turn six

De Saxe won the initiative, decided to go first and rolled 2 (right) and 5+1 (left) action points.
The Normandie regiment in Fontenoy fired at the Aylva Foot, scoring a hit, although the Dutch battalion's morale held firm. The Champagne regiment to the right of Fontenoy fired at the Smissaert Foot, registering three hits on a battalion that had already been reduced to 50% effectiveness - Smissaert therefore became the first unit eliminated.
On the French right the Grenadiers de France poured a devastating volley into the flank of the Royal-Buffs Grenadiers, eliminating the latter. A third Pragmatic unit was eliminated when the Chasseurs de Fischer finished off the Royal Foot, making it a truly dreadful half-turn for the allied cause.
I rolled 6 (right) and 4 (left) action points.
Both my right-flank batteries fired at the same French regiment, the Picardie Foot, but without effect. Among other moves, I turned the Queen's Own Dragoons around so they would be ready to charge if the Chasseurs de Fischer were foolhardy enough to leave the Bois de Barry.
My left-flank battery scored a hit on the Champagne Foot, but it passed a morale test, as did the Normandie Foot in Fontenoy after suffering a hit from the Aylva Foot.
Army points at the end of turn six: the French still have all 36 of their points; the allies have lost 6pts out of their 34.

The Pragmatic right under pressure

TURN SEVEN
De Saxe won the initiative, chose to go first and rolled 8 (right) and 10+1 (left) action points.
Last turn I ordered the Liechtenstein Dragoons to advance with a view to charging the Champagne Foot in the flank. Unfortunately this manoeuvre placed them in range of both of de Saxe's right-flank batteries, which now fired at them, scoring two hits. The Navarre Foot, who started the battle between Antoing and the right-flank redoubt, then advanced and also fired at the dragoons, eliminating the squadron from the battle. The Champagne Foot to the right of Fontenoy did something similar to the Hessen-Homburg Horse, and the Normandie Foot in Fontenoy reduced the Aylva Foot to 25% effectiveness, although the Dutch infantry's morale held.
On the French right de Saxe, with his guns out of range of allied units, ordered a general advance of foot and horse, with the Picardie regiment boldly advancing between the Pragmatic batteries to fire a volley at The Buffs, reducing the Englishmen to 50% effectiveness.
I rolled 10 (right) and 9 (left) action points.
One of my batteries was able to fire canister at the Picardie Foot but, disappointingly from my point of view, only registered one hit. The other right-flank battery matched this by scoring a roundshot hit on the Touraine Foot, who had advanced passed the Barry redoubt and were beside the wood. Rather surprisingly, both units were to fail their morale tests, so losing a further 25% effectiveness and having to flee.

The remains of two French battalions can be seen retreating

My left-flank battery scored a hit on the Normandie Foot, but their fortified position enabled them to negate it with a saving throw. But there was no such luck for the Chanpagne Foot, who suffered two hits from the Dutch Oranjie-Groningen regiment, although the French unit's morale proved good. And the Normandie Foot suffered a hit from the Aylva Foot which they were unable to negate, although they too passed their morale test.
Army points at the end of turn six: the French still have all 36 of their points; the allies have lost 8pts of their 34.

The battlefield at the end of turn seven