Go Tell the Small-Platers that, obedient to their command, we are here!

     As was discussed earlier the Small Plate faction was decidedly short of troops in the western half of Gluttonia, what they weren't short of was money. Having decided that they could spare the money easier than they could surrender their freedoms the Small-Platers hired  the pirates to hold the pass along the south coast against the advance of the Freedonian army. This is what the position looked like on the map;

 

       In reality it looked like this;

       As you can see the pirates chose the narrowest part of the pass, this was enhanced by a gentle ridge that ran from the cliffs to the sea. On this ridge they dug in two redoubts to house their four heavy cannon. They were also had time to prepare additional light works that would provide cover to their Foot Companies. Not daring to challenge the will of Louis The Ravenous the Freedonians duly made plans to assault this defense.

 

the pirates decided to cover the gap between the end of the ridge and the sea with 

one section of light works, they covered the from of one of the redoubts with the other section

 

the Freedonians deployed with the most experienced unit to their left and the fresh recruits to the far right, a woods covered the draftees from fire for most of the approach march

 

needing to close the range as quickly as possible

 the Freedonians issued "Run" orders to the entire command

 

during the approach the pirates concentrated all their fire on the closest Freedonian unit, it shook off several morale tests but eventually failed and left the field, the attached melee company kept creeping along in the woods along the foot of the cliff

 

bursting forth from their cover the Melee company assaulted the pirates and,

 in an eruption of mighty die-rolling, drove them back 

 

unfortunately for they were not supported by the rest of the Freedonian army who were moving forward rather slowly in the face of ferocious fire

 

the pirate reserves moved rapidly to repair the break in the line 

and destroyed the lone Freedonian unit

 

even the rapid deployment of the other Freedonian Melee Company

 from the center wasn't enough to redress this onslaught 

the pirate cannon were also pounding the center of the Freedonian line, 

pushing it very near to morale failure

 

both melee units fought like tigers but the pirates were he ones that passed their break test

       In the next turn another Freedonian Pike & Shot unit failed morale and fled the field. With this the Freedonian commander called for a retreat before the rest of his army was put to flight as well. The pirates demurred on the opportunity to pursue the retiring enemy on the idea that they had been hired to hold the pass and that the cannon had been a crucial part of their victory.