Artillery fires through the forest at the defenders' front while infantry moves around the position to approach from behind. The bombardment serves as a diversion, and the defenders remain focused on the frontal threat. They fail to answer the rear movement, allowing the flanking force to seize ground quickly. As a game sequence, the action shows how terrain, attention, and timing can combine in an artillery-supported envelopment, while the artificial intelligence remains a poor model of real eighteenth-century command.
Notable Point · 6:12-10:56
Artillery diversion and a rear assault
An early fort attack uses artillery through woodland to hold the defenders' attention while infantry works around their rear.