Q for Doug - Fleeing Units & River Crossings

[vince hughes]

Trouble is, I'm thinking that fleeing demoralised troops trying to get away from the enemy would simply run back across the pontoons and to hell what the engineers think or want to do ? (lots of historical precedents for this very occurrence).

Yes the river is impassable terrain, but is it so when the pontoons (ENG unit) have been laid out ?

That's why I would like Doug's opinion as there is nothing in the rules that I can see to prevent them high-tailing it across the river (with crossing rolls) BUT I do thoroughly understand the contradicing viewpoint.

In fact, I am quite happy for either version, but I'd simply like Doug to be able to clarify if possible and therefore play the right version. Still can't believe this has not yet happened in a game I've played before !