Battle at the Canal - Burscough Bridge, 1912

The play testing of the new Campaign rules continues, and a fine Autumn day allowed

us to keep the momentum going.

The campaign is based on a game played by HG in which a mounted infantry army (Red) took on a dismounted army.  This was very much based on the experience of the Boer War.  

The campaign is set in my native west Lancahire, and Army Red is rertiring from Springpool Wood towards the sea at Southport.  Both sides have been replensihed and reinforced, and Red is holding a line behind the canal, and vital rail junction of Burscough Bridge.  

As the game is being played as a Kriegspeil on the map, only certain portions of the armies camie into contact.  

The Battle at Burscough Bridge

Red

 

Army Red deployed on the line Ormskirk – Burscough – Rufford

 

At Burscough Bridge elements of the 2^nd Volunteer (West Lancs) Cyclist Bde were in position holding the L&YR station, goods yard and canal :

 

At the railway

 

2^nd West Lancs Cyclist volunteers – Formby Flyers

1 x HMG

 

At the Canal

 

3^rd West Lancs Cyclist Volunteers

1 x HMG - forward 

RE Coy

Signals Plt

 

 

 Blue

 

2nd TF Brigade (South Lancs)

Bde HQ

1st South Lancs 

3rd Liverpool Scots - A Coy 

                                            1 x Artillery - supplied with 10 rounds

                        Supply –  Wigan and District ASC -- 3 x Motor Bus+ motor cycle  

 The campaign will now be conducted under the watchful eye of Lord K - and who will come out the winner, Bacsight Forethought (hero of Kakdorp) or  Leisurely Trundle ...