Historical Background:
On the 25th of August, the 43rd Wessex Division reached the Seine River at Vernon. The mission now was to cross the river to get a bridgehead to allowed the XXXth Army Corps of Gal Horrocks to cross as well and to continue the British advance to Belgium. A 19 PM, after an artillery fire ans smoke, the 5th Wiltshire and 4th Somerset cross the river on collapsible rafts. On the right , the first boats of the Wiltshire were stopped in the middle of the river by underwater trees and were under German machine-guns heavy fire. On the left, the Somerset reached the opposite bank but discovered that they were on an island with another stream to cross. In the center, infantrymen of the Worcester Regiment tried to cross the river by climbing on the broken road bridge, which was possible. After a long night of chaotic fightings, the Brits succeeded to make a solid bridgehead et to allow the arrivel of reinforcement and the building of a pontoon bridge.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.

Briefing:
Axis player [Germany] : 5 command cards.
Allied player [United Kingdom] : 6 command cards, you move first.

Conditions of Victory:
6 medals.
Vernonnet is a Temporary Medal Objective for the Allied player.

Special Rules:
- Use "BCF Command" rules (Nations 5) to all Allied units.
- Special Weapon Asset rules (SWAs 4) are in effect for units equipped with mortars and machine-guns (SWAs 6 & 7).
- Use "Collapsibles rafts & boats" rules (Actions 5) for the eight Allied infantry units with battle star.
- Use "Smoke Screen" (Actions 21), the Allied player can use it two times in the game.
- The broken bridge could be cross by infantry only, use "Fords and Fordable Rivers" (Terrains 41) for this hexagon.

Scenario Bibliography:
- Militaria Magazine hors-série n°55 - Les Alliés franchissent la Seine.
- 'Montgomery franchit la Seine" - Eddy Florentin.

Warning:
Please note that this scenario was not approved by Richard Borg or Days of Wonder, so you have to check yourself about playability, potential gaming issues, etc.