El Molino del Rey, Sept 9, 1847

[MengJiao]

  Kind of an odd battle.  Each side had made elaborate plans to fool the other, but it came down to this assault on entrenched Mexicans with Baker Rifles:


 

[MengJiao]

  Kind of an odd battle.  Each side had made elaborate plans to fool the other, but it came down to this assault on entrenched Mexicans with Baker Rifles:

  The Mexican Plan unfolds like clock work (the US troops are mostly out of command and the Mexican cavalry arrives right on time):

[bayonetbrant]

Doesn't look like a lot of room for maneuver

[BanzaiCat]

That looks like Gringo...

[MengJiao]

Doesn't look like a lot of room for maneuver

It's Gringo!  Yep.  The two of the causeways into Mexico city are at the top of the map.  Lots of marsh all around.

[MengJiao]

Doesn't look like a lot of room for maneuver

It's Gringo!  Yep.  The two of the causeways into Mexico city are at the top of the map.  Lots of marsh all around.

  Two Hours into the battle, the Mexican cavalry pulled off an okay charge, routing about a third of McClintock's brigade (here as his repl Abercromby since I flip brigade leaders to show the brigade has moved).  Wright's assault battalion has reached the molino.  Looks like a fight!