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150 brave Videttes charged two Regts of French Line in the rear on the road from Nivelles giving their lives to hold up reinforcements from reaching the skirmish before Le Jafs.
General Lt. Thielemann III Armee-Korps Advances on the French before the road to Maison du Roi.
1815 At this time reports come in that 1100 Heavy Cavalerie of the III Cavalerie Corps are sighted northwest of Melolery.
General Major of Kavalerie Sydow along with General Major Jurgass Kavalerie commander of the Northern sector is hot on the heels of the French III Cavalerie Corps.

With the Carabineers surrounded and their General Blancard dead it won’t be long before the 300 super Heavy Carabineers will meet the same fait.
The Jagers of the IR25th 15 of them are holding up 600 Legers at Bousval.
General Major Jurgass Videttes are keeping a close watch on 1000 Mounted Chasseurs of General Pire Light Cav Div.
General Lt. Thielemann III Armee-Korps Advances on the French before the road to Maison du Roi.

General Major Hobe command is retreating in good order towards Le Jafs.
1830 At this time reports come in that 1100 Heavy Cavalerie of the III Cavalerie Corps are sighted northwest of Melolery.
General Major of Kavalerie Sydow along with General Major Jurgass Kavalerie commander of the Northern sector is hot on the heels of the French III Cavalerie Corps.

300 super Heavy Carabineers broke out of the ring of death that was around them only to meet a more determine Troops of Prussian Kavalerie.
1000 Legers pushed the Jagers of the IR25th 15 of them out of their position in total route south of Bousval.
General Lt. Thielemann III Armee-Korps Advances on the French before the road to Maison du Roi, as the number of French regts swell.

General Major Hobe command is retreating with a lost of nine of their guns as the French pressure increases.
18:00 hrs: The fantassins are advancing in full fury upon their objective of Neuvecourt!
18:15 hrs: The fantassins enjoy success at Neuvecourt!
And the battle is joined at Maison du Roi! 1815

1845 After killing 100 super Heavy Carabineers, the Pomm LW-Kav chased them into the Bois de L’ Euchere.
The 2nd Ulanen were chasing the second super Heavy Carabineers Southwest of Mellery.
After spotting Regts of Heavy French Cavalerie heading for the town of Tilly, General Major Jurgass Kavalerie are in hot pursuit.
French Legers are moving though Bousval at this time.
General Major Jurgass Videttes are keeping a close watch on 1000 Mounted Chasseurs of General Pire Light Cav Div.

General Lt. Thielemann III Armee-Korps are still Advancing on the French before the road to Maison du Roi.
General Major Hobe command is retreating in good order towards Le Jafs.
1700 The French Cavalerie that is the 1e carabineers under Col Roge are blocking the road to Tilly, in support is 400 Heavy Cavalerie Cuirassier’s and 300 Cuirassier’s more headed his way.

The 2e Carabiniers are still running though the Bois de L’ Euchere, trying to reach the rest of Kellermanns Cavalerie Corps.
French legers are headed south as well at the top of the hour.
The fighting before the road to Maison du Roi is growing to a full battle. The French guns are killing many of our men stopping our advance.

General Major Hobe command is retreating in good order towards Le Jafs.
A new skirmish is opening up before Ophaim.
1800 After the 1st e Carabiniers left from blocking the side road to Tilley giving the rest of the III Cavalerie Corps a chance to run for the road to Les Quatre-Bras and the Main French Forces… General Major Jurgass was determining to catch the French before they could join the Main French Armee!
The IR25th Jagers we wiped out at Bousval by overwhelming French Forces lead by 2regts of Legers.

General Lt. Thielemann III Armee-Korps before the road to Maison du Roi had no choice but to fall back from overwhelming French forces lead on his right by the French Dragoons and on his left the Line Infantry of the II Corps and maybe IV Corps and in the center by French Artillery and Line Infantry skimmers.
Col Laurain of the French IV Corps attacked the flank of General Lt. Thielemann III Armee-Korps with two battalions of the 59th e Line and was met by Oberst Luck, Fus /IR32nd and 1/I32 line, the 59th e pushed the Prussian 1/I32 line off their position and disordering them but the Fus /IR32nd were able to form a firing line putting fire down on the two battalions of the 59th e Line …
Both of the two battalions of the 59th e Line were also disordered.

1815 on the left of General Major Hobe command the French were sending in their Heavy Cavalerie supported by the Imperial Guard Light Cavalerie. Units of Hussars were also seen moving in on Hobe command and the right flank of Thielemann III Armee-Korps.
Hobe command was dug in around Le Jafs. French Infantry of the I or III Corps where pushing towards Ophaim. There is very Heavy movement on the road from Nivelles.

The French Legers Cavalerie of General Pier are still being watched ever so closely with fear that they will be moving on Thielemann III Armee-Korps far left flank.
19:30 hrs: The Left Wing of L' Armee du Nord continues to press its advance against the withdrawing Prussian forces north of Neuvecourt.
At Maison du Roi, the opposing forces are taking the time to re-organize themselves after the shock of deadly contact.

In the eastern reaches of the campaign map, the various cavalry formations continue their games of cat'n'mouse.

1930 As the battle heats up, on the eastern front 200 Super heavy 2e Carabiniers has been sighted, and attacked by Fus /IR26, 400 1st e Carabiniers withdrew from their position and took up a defiance mood blocking General Major Jurgass Kavalerie, there by giving General de Div Kellermanns French III Cavalerie Corps room to retreat and opportunity for maneuvering...
General Major Jurgass fears that General de Div Kellermanns will turn and give battle or continue to run towards reinforcements some where on the Road to Les Quatre-Bras.
The French occupied the town of Bousval with Legers Regts number of Regts unknown…

General Lt. Thielemann III Armee-Korps before the road to Maison du Roi had no choice but to fall back from overwhelming French forces lead on his right by the French Dragoons and on his left the Line Infantry of the II Corps and maybe IV Corps and in the center by French Artillery and Line Infantry skimmers…
The French are attacking Hobe command that is dug in at Mon Flaisir farm. French Infantry of the I or III Corps where pushing towards Ophaim. There is very Heavy movement on the road from Nivelles.

19:45 hrs: The opposing armies are maneuvering in the final phase of operations for this waning day.
The thoughts of men turn from seeking glory to living until the blanket of night descends and affords some brief spell of protection.

2000 General Major Jurgass seeing the French III Cavalerie Corps, 300 Cuirassier’s ready for battle. He could only think that the rest of the Corps was behind them in support. Meanwhile the 2e Carabiniers are being attacked by Fus /IR26 and are down to 200 Troopers and disordered.