tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33526858245476176322024-03-26T08:35:55.476+00:00Jabba's WargamingA place to collate my wargaming stuff, as I continue in this hobby.Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-27186554252464079142023-05-04T15:32:00.001+01:002023-05-04T15:33:45.465+01:00Diceni Gaming Show 2023, Norwich.<p> Sunday 30th of April saw the 10th <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=562514389248588&set=a.562514392581921" target="_blank">Diceni</a> Gaming Show in Norwich UK</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FgDHljUK1L23iUST_mEBmJ4jEp-pCXb86-pB0sF__81eiqG_6O-Bxy5Tr7OZwnECKRNjyot5fF8-pIFCnYUrt8qbjYvKhcRy1lAqbi0HqLUqAHn42aiBGpxqRQslOFVZHVEMXM1B15VNbxtI7Fhs1iyLX8cPnkkNcgtzFmCvhKqX9TrZ70r39ayZ2g/s960/Diceni23.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="960" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FgDHljUK1L23iUST_mEBmJ4jEp-pCXb86-pB0sF__81eiqG_6O-Bxy5Tr7OZwnECKRNjyot5fF8-pIFCnYUrt8qbjYvKhcRy1lAqbi0HqLUqAHn42aiBGpxqRQslOFVZHVEMXM1B15VNbxtI7Fhs1iyLX8cPnkkNcgtzFmCvhKqX9TrZ70r39ayZ2g/s320/Diceni23.jpg.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This show is organised by the <a href="https://www.aftermath-club.co.uk/" target="_blank">Aftermath Gaming Club</a> in Norwich, held in the atrium of <a href="https://theforumnorwich.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Forum</a>, home of the city library and BBC East and is free to enter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As New Buckenham Historical Wargamers is a local Norfolk club we have supported this venture since it's inception and have hosted a demo or participation game each year the show has been held. The show features a mix of miniature games, board games, RPGs and card games as well as a selection of local and national gaming traders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year was the largest show so far, extending into the Gallery as well as the usual Atrium space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyrqZZB--axQzZDluxRiUsoidAuPmNKcp1ufPguFHoAklZ0bACApw5hM2wO1vjniz2LXjX8MWmRAP3nGtQv3hB64PnGBxmBI-ak_qY_fCqIQsZOjfRDw2I79sU_GUvvAN3d7E8eSwy5Yi4-6JfiJIw0nDmBpWjiWWQrWM4355k-_-ZsA-ZOrItZEGbQ/s3968/IMG_20230430_112215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyrqZZB--axQzZDluxRiUsoidAuPmNKcp1ufPguFHoAklZ0bACApw5hM2wO1vjniz2LXjX8MWmRAP3nGtQv3hB64PnGBxmBI-ak_qY_fCqIQsZOjfRDw2I79sU_GUvvAN3d7E8eSwy5Yi4-6JfiJIw0nDmBpWjiWWQrWM4355k-_-ZsA-ZOrItZEGbQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230430_112215.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diceni 2023, Forum Atrium</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUlZnqv84fwV26fhyJIzH2CsNuC9fRtoKPC40gI04x38KQqgKb_lc8r2qanpkc534mu6VPEaARCRFRg7XRQBacbmgiVKFZfvm_h0JJISqB_mTJEgUCSamRRfGSanE4Ld-9H8kd76JT-EQQDTwcvRk2Fl7TUGxcWeEZ3psqsygIQj9pGUZst69mJUILQ/s3968/IMG_20230430_112233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUlZnqv84fwV26fhyJIzH2CsNuC9fRtoKPC40gI04x38KQqgKb_lc8r2qanpkc534mu6VPEaARCRFRg7XRQBacbmgiVKFZfvm_h0JJISqB_mTJEgUCSamRRfGSanE4Ld-9H8kd76JT-EQQDTwcvRk2Fl7TUGxcWeEZ3psqsygIQj9pGUZst69mJUILQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230430_112233.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diceni 2023, Forum Atrium</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After chatting last year with one of the regular traders, <a href="https://theassaultgroup.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Assault Group</a>, the club decided that this year we would put on a participation game based around the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kett%27s_Rebellion" target="_blank">Kett's Rebellion</a> in Norfolk in 1549. Having in his range a selection of Tudor miniatures the Assault Group very kindly offered to supply all the figures we would need for this venture, even going so far as to have some new miniatures sculpted and cast to supply characters or troop types needed. All we needed to do as a club was get them all painted, based and come up with terrain and scenarios.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately within the club and members collections we had all the buildings we needed for inside the city walls that left our basing maestro to scratch build some city wall and a couple of the old city gates, he did volunteer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for the figures, various club members took on batches of either rebels or royalists to paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYQtrjPS525YaAws_f5RhUcCl-EGtA-YyKT7u523NSBF9qlU-D7U3LxYtvKHga2iiI1eD7rQrbg1yKEFOF2nBRtISDE_rvvUu8iASP1iMaV_K0pls1nLMO5YVGeWNzaKnpep3DCNgmLH6x28X65vlIB_5yHqUTzxMhzjrNEsaZxuv5beVWwTq2-Dw8g/s3097/IMG_20230330_210146_edit_340281906320470.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="3097" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYQtrjPS525YaAws_f5RhUcCl-EGtA-YyKT7u523NSBF9qlU-D7U3LxYtvKHga2iiI1eD7rQrbg1yKEFOF2nBRtISDE_rvvUu8iASP1iMaV_K0pls1nLMO5YVGeWNzaKnpep3DCNgmLH6x28X65vlIB_5yHqUTzxMhzjrNEsaZxuv5beVWwTq2-Dw8g/w640-h254/IMG_20230330_210146_edit_340281906320470.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two units of rebellious bill men I painted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I painted up two units of twelve bill men with command for the rebels as well as some of his newly produced Tudor rabble figures. The flags were homemade and featured an oak tree design, a symbol of the rebellion.<div><br /></div><div><div>I also 3d printed some random civilian figures to populate the streets as well as a selection of barricades for the rebels to use.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3RyqZU_wl23nT_kwBp4HNElrs3siahDWNXXfvJEdpgjxfPyLQLTyCuosRkYsyItHzj-X6VDe4Mn_XMGppiCZfGsKYon3mpvB19xhapIdZ5-NhqEWQr9srUYygkWyD303c0pCl1-2_myGe20tLN6eAci5Hfwxk1pMHHyAOtO1T1P3nRYBLrfELBvRGQ/s2048/343274208_612617650494513_7710641178216699735_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3RyqZU_wl23nT_kwBp4HNElrs3siahDWNXXfvJEdpgjxfPyLQLTyCuosRkYsyItHzj-X6VDe4Mn_XMGppiCZfGsKYon3mpvB19xhapIdZ5-NhqEWQr9srUYygkWyD303c0pCl1-2_myGe20tLN6eAci5Hfwxk1pMHHyAOtO1T1P3nRYBLrfELBvRGQ/w640-h308/343274208_612617650494513_7710641178216699735_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the barricades I provided.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Four scenarios were worked up based on historical events using a very simplified version of the Impetvs rule set and amazingly everything was ready on the day.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqnP10aYbbSVs4GL851jFEdyuE4svyEByXvLq9kgLNkHnp0Rte6W8lmfsGIb0aomneuih86KtaYkhqNCFQvAs3XppGH7Y0OZOK2t86kF-zbG1AWuZPlFMA-GitDien0B_LX2RlzXvRJRqfoyb1ojADwcZ2skCzFqJ6pyP7eRu4QRG4gGEIU3LUHyb3A/s2976/IMG_20230430_101315_edit_48153328555672.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="2976" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqnP10aYbbSVs4GL851jFEdyuE4svyEByXvLq9kgLNkHnp0Rte6W8lmfsGIb0aomneuih86KtaYkhqNCFQvAs3XppGH7Y0OZOK2t86kF-zbG1AWuZPlFMA-GitDien0B_LX2RlzXvRJRqfoyb1ojADwcZ2skCzFqJ6pyP7eRu4QRG4gGEIU3LUHyb3A/w640-h626/IMG_20230430_101315_edit_48153328555672.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Table layout with the scratch built city walls and gates.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7PvI2FNNUNT5n99M_f_0gRYxfCHFFc-tca370PQm4EWFWXYjU-RclmY1YCaBy5DWLx3A_amRkFvyoxMuZkHp3g0y8Zb9H0EC0IKhyHokW3YAFQujHxstEtgycuCrk-d1Kkkf0QWljoOE1Vx0WlSuRakmZY-E353UBziThn-4b3BkmNrq6WtaHgNIlA/s3332/IMG_20230430_101604_edit_48163979103066.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3332" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7PvI2FNNUNT5n99M_f_0gRYxfCHFFc-tca370PQm4EWFWXYjU-RclmY1YCaBy5DWLx3A_amRkFvyoxMuZkHp3g0y8Zb9H0EC0IKhyHokW3YAFQujHxstEtgycuCrk-d1Kkkf0QWljoOE1Vx0WlSuRakmZY-E353UBziThn-4b3BkmNrq6WtaHgNIlA/w572-h640/IMG_20230430_101604_edit_48163979103066.jpg" width="572" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From inside the city</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Some of the club members brought along period weapons and armour to display, as well as our usual small cabinet with figures from other periods and scales we game. Information on the Kett's Rebellion was also laid out for viewing.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QpiDjUWT1iwK2Jd5MF2JusAWODVrq1uJJ-vX0vhzb1T1O9FHQw_Hy0SsP8yIVSIDMRAQpuX7Nlw0URvcj9MZBxezVUgL3vKU4xXSIsZ3FR9X9n7OakFuOPJ_hQ1mm5Q06YmLIBspZIuZ_h8J6Mr4e8iOgkly1UdOiJockksNelKhlnKClTxf-l_Chw/s3968/IMG_20230430_101550.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QpiDjUWT1iwK2Jd5MF2JusAWODVrq1uJJ-vX0vhzb1T1O9FHQw_Hy0SsP8yIVSIDMRAQpuX7Nlw0URvcj9MZBxezVUgL3vKU4xXSIsZ3FR9X9n7OakFuOPJ_hQ1mm5Q06YmLIBspZIuZ_h8J6Mr4e8iOgkly1UdOiJockksNelKhlnKClTxf-l_Chw/w640-h480/IMG_20230430_101550.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our whole set up on the day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Next are a few more pictures of the scenarios we ran.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4983zzTbIS_0WNUgfM6FtgpkXIE3paHQITrAiLhSHzXYclMWudPzP6XEavWlr6_wL0CDCBX8fmF3WEyttH7VXysDLcNtpY1chAGNVTukpQmVettDbcBZRORgnN5x19gEm2vswruiq2PlS8pgSlwNOty76R9mTC7CNAQmJYDQPDkbV1yWVmPK8ZUMXWQ/s3397/IMG_20230430_141939_edit_48407542358238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3397" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4983zzTbIS_0WNUgfM6FtgpkXIE3paHQITrAiLhSHzXYclMWudPzP6XEavWlr6_wL0CDCBX8fmF3WEyttH7VXysDLcNtpY1chAGNVTukpQmVettDbcBZRORgnN5x19gEm2vswruiq2PlS8pgSlwNOty76R9mTC7CNAQmJYDQPDkbV1yWVmPK8ZUMXWQ/w560-h640/IMG_20230430_141939_edit_48407542358238.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1e7ERLiG4zxO12o9WZKrsUN2spCo7W_OsCvI2wP038nvp-3U5FObg8WPIe4Hh_4YjfRGUShNreXeXJVI7mWF-Zsj3uAefwK-OCnF1u0b1R2UkZpR5zqjM6YawuhKm5hhnAY9aiSZb7xkLqlfK0oWDkkik_RvMsfCi7J94EZ5YzLn94SwoEVlkuNSvQ/s3968/IMG_20230430_143727.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1e7ERLiG4zxO12o9WZKrsUN2spCo7W_OsCvI2wP038nvp-3U5FObg8WPIe4Hh_4YjfRGUShNreXeXJVI7mWF-Zsj3uAefwK-OCnF1u0b1R2UkZpR5zqjM6YawuhKm5hhnAY9aiSZb7xkLqlfK0oWDkkik_RvMsfCi7J94EZ5YzLn94SwoEVlkuNSvQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230430_143727.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ye olde Inn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEj6v6twFP2ka-_F1lWecs9x5itA8z4D0QhjxWusoU117ESJmwobdruQyyv3X_DOlN7lym1j7BigKOBRuzYZjETZNwA5Bq_ocAx-UrMBjha4Yaa0OUX_RDDB-zPG4JnwI-6Z0_nF_L_vH3x7HjQCcviYmbshCO3k1b-W0ovP5TsWJFpH0HmFp543gliw/s3968/IMG_20230430_143733.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEj6v6twFP2ka-_F1lWecs9x5itA8z4D0QhjxWusoU117ESJmwobdruQyyv3X_DOlN7lym1j7BigKOBRuzYZjETZNwA5Bq_ocAx-UrMBjha4Yaa0OUX_RDDB-zPG4JnwI-6Z0_nF_L_vH3x7HjQCcviYmbshCO3k1b-W0ovP5TsWJFpH0HmFp543gliw/w640-h480/IMG_20230430_143733.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What do you mean wrong way!"</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We had a very busy table with lots of interest and, apart from the last game of the day, many players from the viewing public. At the end of it all the rebels and royalists shared the honours with two scenarios won each. A great club effort and games we will need to revisit.<div><br /></div><div>Following are a few more pictures from the show. Somehow I didn't photograph the WWII desert tanks game using Bolt Action or the Lord of the Rings battle.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNq1Yse4D0idnoWO8sHy25fkL7X01PtktMHHLYOLRAXCjn0IoG5Zo7nvXTbn01vErYF9d9n_Qu5tffS0iiMkpo4taXyzKm0C6VqyF10zjZlFtyT6OBHz9vLSklmTRijDJU2tK2fQ67wWq3AT1xgPFZgWO8zF9kDEHv-OXsYldhCfQzHG2KkSY8AVK4g/s3530/IMG_20230430_102135_edit_48178987423377.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="3530" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNq1Yse4D0idnoWO8sHy25fkL7X01PtktMHHLYOLRAXCjn0IoG5Zo7nvXTbn01vErYF9d9n_Qu5tffS0iiMkpo4taXyzKm0C6VqyF10zjZlFtyT6OBHz9vLSklmTRijDJU2tK2fQ67wWq3AT1xgPFZgWO8zF9kDEHv-OXsYldhCfQzHG2KkSY8AVK4g/w640-h366/IMG_20230430_102135_edit_48178987423377.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Games and stalls in the Gallery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfvroOcw7Zvf_aZWQbR1VkM57ZVGm8GyPvplph1kYd2vIu54jwLn_iCMnuhuWQOS9evYFHu9wuJKFwB1-h5_O_OsYUApPx_uDHreECYb9AiW8TSNeEvmGX91FOZRjF0WzaZo7j8boKfxqq_-3v9qSP4uG8AXxYwBztdZ826QX6p6jr7axqjiXs7BGIw/s3725/IMG_20230430_102143_edit_48197851085353.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="3725" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfvroOcw7Zvf_aZWQbR1VkM57ZVGm8GyPvplph1kYd2vIu54jwLn_iCMnuhuWQOS9evYFHu9wuJKFwB1-h5_O_OsYUApPx_uDHreECYb9AiW8TSNeEvmGX91FOZRjF0WzaZo7j8boKfxqq_-3v9qSP4uG8AXxYwBztdZ826QX6p6jr7axqjiXs7BGIw/w640-h390/IMG_20230430_102143_edit_48197851085353.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Games and stalls in the Gallery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireIrg9YCkrFAqTYSC7t33PzwgfaNTCmR9aG0D-bJkGks2Q3q9xGww4tXRJFn1Z-fOQnYaeR19S28_A-grEpDrLerviSMpafA8rlrRJj0msvV2qHZJ3eAMm55etn77FyUKhylgKGoWGrAIGC-2eidpUy_RFeYFxMWnywTt30Rqb2X5tLpwkiKstayUfA/s3968/IMG_20230430_135130_edit_48224874135870.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2628" data-original-width="3968" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireIrg9YCkrFAqTYSC7t33PzwgfaNTCmR9aG0D-bJkGks2Q3q9xGww4tXRJFn1Z-fOQnYaeR19S28_A-grEpDrLerviSMpafA8rlrRJj0msvV2qHZJ3eAMm55etn77FyUKhylgKGoWGrAIGC-2eidpUy_RFeYFxMWnywTt30Rqb2X5tLpwkiKstayUfA/w640-h424/IMG_20230430_135130_edit_48224874135870.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grimdark Future game.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVWIJu0J7iWTeBN34fjcwiOo9YuOg2rSFITXBKcp93F-ca4MmVpFTbc6vFlIGJcZRY0pBbeVc99npQOrHUz5png2w7QbDLNW5rEgMHzlo6AHeez9s9VxiKBl0ku-mbJMd0zmhgTe0PGmHFkI1zk_RrgQm2kd-2Vypwx0JFMTagulEWUvBDWRdgg_YDw/s3313/IMG_20230430_135157_edit_48257829497844.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="1977" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVWIJu0J7iWTeBN34fjcwiOo9YuOg2rSFITXBKcp93F-ca4MmVpFTbc6vFlIGJcZRY0pBbeVc99npQOrHUz5png2w7QbDLNW5rEgMHzlo6AHeez9s9VxiKBl0ku-mbJMd0zmhgTe0PGmHFkI1zk_RrgQm2kd-2Vypwx0JFMTagulEWUvBDWRdgg_YDw/w382-h640/IMG_20230430_135157_edit_48257829497844.jpg" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WWI trench skirmish game.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcu-g4qouS2vHfZthHBXQlzl8bhxLOeEPTmU01Wd1rEli3yuEam0YnXXJuFmvDtmy9hwJnHj0EieT9C91-COlv1S0A_dVbuDVkspKxJIcRQeKBW1j35joOTlmtTAkjKP0uzVrwQ4VJUNUzD5HwvjChLyiYdYSSpmEPMPtE6Rn3vNinQKZhVQwkC9jzA/s3562/IMG_20230430_135240_edit_48271785517633.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3562" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcu-g4qouS2vHfZthHBXQlzl8bhxLOeEPTmU01Wd1rEli3yuEam0YnXXJuFmvDtmy9hwJnHj0EieT9C91-COlv1S0A_dVbuDVkspKxJIcRQeKBW1j35joOTlmtTAkjKP0uzVrwQ4VJUNUzD5HwvjChLyiYdYSSpmEPMPtE6Rn3vNinQKZhVQwkC9jzA/w640-h478/IMG_20230430_135240_edit_48271785517633.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sci-Fi ish, not totally sure.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrysl3mRXbR-4vup8bNkAo5CMDkDdBepoC5CIfO2973b25q1FbL2csL69uQ17rCQDYZ42hdlTsIlfPjrzd3WMLjzmiMlvFJPwcx78qCgDhOMMDVTa2no1xV5C_tIX5mlrASTrYrB4RRKvu7Sv8oVqdvMe90SxOO4CCFTyCJ3PA3HBxx18OAVijEocVw/s3459/IMG_20230430_135458_edit_48299970375962.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3459" data-original-width="2915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrysl3mRXbR-4vup8bNkAo5CMDkDdBepoC5CIfO2973b25q1FbL2csL69uQ17rCQDYZ42hdlTsIlfPjrzd3WMLjzmiMlvFJPwcx78qCgDhOMMDVTa2no1xV5C_tIX5mlrASTrYrB4RRKvu7Sv8oVqdvMe90SxOO4CCFTyCJ3PA3HBxx18OAVijEocVw/w540-h640/IMG_20230430_135458_edit_48299970375962.jpg" width="540" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looked like 6mm Kings of War massed battle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KQPCbRl6-JCd2uHRAmQbP1iksDv8mwEFY_Pzgr-_LK30nOzWNvB19pu-HCyv6jTWqFYILPMw5M3E8kS87oVoIg_yPrdyU-dVNfgleydmFGMUJWIXbFzEHvdN3Ow0aOtFt-sdqRvzcOPTw-kmzbCEn-5JGDGPtEnKBwcK3uru-nCIocb_9rY3sIRlXg/s3324/IMG_20230430_135728_edit_48397914980635.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3324" data-original-width="2900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KQPCbRl6-JCd2uHRAmQbP1iksDv8mwEFY_Pzgr-_LK30nOzWNvB19pu-HCyv6jTWqFYILPMw5M3E8kS87oVoIg_yPrdyU-dVNfgleydmFGMUJWIXbFzEHvdN3Ow0aOtFt-sdqRvzcOPTw-kmzbCEn-5JGDGPtEnKBwcK3uru-nCIocb_9rY3sIRlXg/w558-h640/IMG_20230430_135728_edit_48397914980635.jpg" width="558" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shiver RPG</td></tr></tbody></table><br />All in all a great and rewarding day. Four fun scenarios played, many people talked to, hopefully some new players for local clubs and a very happy supplier of tudor figures for our game who also seemed to have a good day.<div><br /></div><div>Now what to do for next year?</div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.</div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-18803350509960294442023-04-13T11:03:00.004+01:002023-04-13T11:03:46.153+01:00Dettingen 1743, Game at NBHW.<p>Over a Friday evening and Saturday in early March the club put on a game based on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dettingen" target="_blank">Battle of Dettingen</a> in 1743 during the War of Austrian Succession. This battle is notable as being the last time a British monarch lead troops in person. This was the second time the club had gamed this battle , <a href="https://jabbaswargaming.blogspot.com/2019/08/dettingen-1743-game-at-nbhw.html" target="_blank">see here</a>, this time it was on a slightly larger scale though.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwF-oKoJ8rpKox578nt0GJaem5o4mwgNQr2nNhulADr6t29RIv2FKVJ0_haBafen3Pr70qzl89-VHEUsSY6W4Rw8e1P4j_t60MLM7QqiTa_A2OP9cZyoybkIHZepN_GLd93f9D0EBQmv3XkQJxE3pXu27Bzvd6YrWgh6TsBZFCVpoBgARFdjc_MPv6w/s3670/IMG_20230310_190807.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3670" data-original-width="2878" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwF-oKoJ8rpKox578nt0GJaem5o4mwgNQr2nNhulADr6t29RIv2FKVJ0_haBafen3Pr70qzl89-VHEUsSY6W4Rw8e1P4j_t60MLM7QqiTa_A2OP9cZyoybkIHZepN_GLd93f9D0EBQmv3XkQJxE3pXu27Bzvd6YrWgh6TsBZFCVpoBgARFdjc_MPv6w/w502-h640/IMG_20230310_190807.jpg" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View looking east from the River Main</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyNRbFUaVF2tlMaRkrv8aTYDPvqSGMLzlKiM04NTgdK_5VG6Q9GH89WOsZZEvIVDo28Rrg_3BAfX-_iQEXBNfl7KfoClAZlx0txUhi0RThCG24heEEt2KR5q2mi2fALAC4jnbHUCsZsK1wEjsvxbliAwbB05U-ptsvAeS09YJdbX3eXuFFD0l8-QusA/s3089/IMG_20230310_191354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3089" data-original-width="2960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyNRbFUaVF2tlMaRkrv8aTYDPvqSGMLzlKiM04NTgdK_5VG6Q9GH89WOsZZEvIVDo28Rrg_3BAfX-_iQEXBNfl7KfoClAZlx0txUhi0RThCG24heEEt2KR5q2mi2fALAC4jnbHUCsZsK1wEjsvxbliAwbB05U-ptsvAeS09YJdbX3eXuFFD0l8-QusA/w614-h640/IMG_20230310_191354.jpg" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View looking West towards the River Main and Dettingen</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The rules this time were <a href="http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2022/04/19/tricorn-my-seven-years-war-variant-of-shako-rules/" target="_blank">Tricorn</a> which is a variant on the SYW section from Shako I with some Shako II bits also thrown in.</p><p>I had command of a mixed British and Austrian division forming the second rank of infantry in the allied centre. A division of Austrians were to my front.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD_RWj41Jia9sP3G4V1ITNoWHhwcMKsIHQajde0aZuXfCSwyIAQFIi1DsEWpH9dV8A5vGjO79gQakQt1H-gHqy2ttBBYwV8s3GM25coaPgFSFyHajA5rwu9kQRWU-tnXeiIpP7yflEwIHmusipd9xKKFw7YdDQLR3q-qow44nZ3BVfGIMPrjR_Fm48A/s3968/IMG_20230310_190843.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD_RWj41Jia9sP3G4V1ITNoWHhwcMKsIHQajde0aZuXfCSwyIAQFIi1DsEWpH9dV8A5vGjO79gQakQt1H-gHqy2ttBBYwV8s3GM25coaPgFSFyHajA5rwu9kQRWU-tnXeiIpP7yflEwIHmusipd9xKKFw7YdDQLR3q-qow44nZ3BVfGIMPrjR_Fm48A/w640-h480/IMG_20230310_190843.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied Centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>On the allied left were the majority of the allied horse with some Hanoverian infantry.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDkdZMTEqHyCADbpwhO5C7o9XPLS_Tg_YfGhLxHO3h2As_JSAZlGXs9wBR1tKPkLj_pj5Qtm5drOMlR-G3o9KT6StcZqtziqEzRrXhDwml8PL_wO66IxSE3VCAeDN9rCZaGzOLL1Q5c1JWH6bxLeYThiOUQ7CufJ1xDgNJxaNNU4SPXU_xp-jxwpeew/s3968/IMG_20230310_190824.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDkdZMTEqHyCADbpwhO5C7o9XPLS_Tg_YfGhLxHO3h2As_JSAZlGXs9wBR1tKPkLj_pj5Qtm5drOMlR-G3o9KT6StcZqtziqEzRrXhDwml8PL_wO66IxSE3VCAeDN9rCZaGzOLL1Q5c1JWH6bxLeYThiOUQ7CufJ1xDgNJxaNNU4SPXU_xp-jxwpeew/w640-h480/IMG_20230310_190824.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left Wing</td></tr></tbody></table><p>On the right a division of British infantry with King George II and some more allied cavalry. To our rear the rearguard of British guards, Hanoverian infantry and Scots Greys,watching the main French army closing from the South.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuy5_RjhAJcLzNJrv4ohhvLtSM8w-AAnxUjff74C0xuGi1s8JbhfpjmbUHuv1nkB62szPUpiNoTA23n35KMf6Hzt6v-15Y-S7X1OgXAKMn9nUfAA2UFg55MfvvqVVzCU3lOM6xjKqrdDn6noI4pFCWeMzEZLl4SEBsU7t9tAh2KJfZR4DLkk1NDFmIlA/s3968/IMG_20230310_190858.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuy5_RjhAJcLzNJrv4ohhvLtSM8w-AAnxUjff74C0xuGi1s8JbhfpjmbUHuv1nkB62szPUpiNoTA23n35KMf6Hzt6v-15Y-S7X1OgXAKMn9nUfAA2UFg55MfvvqVVzCU3lOM6xjKqrdDn6noI4pFCWeMzEZLl4SEBsU7t9tAh2KJfZR4DLkk1NDFmIlA/w640-h480/IMG_20230310_190858.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right Wing and Rearguard</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The allied task was to punch through the French and escape off the northern edge of the table either via the bridge over the River Main behind Dettingen or across the causeway behind the French centre.</p><p>The French were forced to start in their historical positions having crossed over the stream to advance on the allies against the orders of the Duc de Noailles.</p><p>The battle started on the allied left flank where a mass cavalry melee was soon underway with the allies also under artillery fire from the french cannon emplaced across the Main river.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3g8vHJXBZ9q1zFsmC_E0huI6HPXuAmqJvbVbP3fAlBuRlrSaaGxcJVTQRcyFHLaECb8PllaMoH2ZpHtd3ECWebpzHqtM8ovV2Ii5Cp313eGSndtKH6zqSmJva8TLOMicjhCrFZ3TKEJ6HxpQK301KxPSB24esEAAUfO1q1Qp_xnJmJmFpTZPzJqWXA/s3968/IMG_20230310_215207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3g8vHJXBZ9q1zFsmC_E0huI6HPXuAmqJvbVbP3fAlBuRlrSaaGxcJVTQRcyFHLaECb8PllaMoH2ZpHtd3ECWebpzHqtM8ovV2Ii5Cp313eGSndtKH6zqSmJva8TLOMicjhCrFZ3TKEJ6HxpQK301KxPSB24esEAAUfO1q1Qp_xnJmJmFpTZPzJqWXA/w640-h480/IMG_20230310_215207.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cavalry melee continues while British horse reforms</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This did not go well for the allies with much of the British horse either forced back behind the Hanoverians to reform or destroyed by superior French cavalry. Fortunately the french horsemen were soon to be brought up short by the concentrated fire of the Hanoverian infantry.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the centre the leading Austrian brigades moved off at a slight oblique to try and force back the French infantry just east of Dettingen while my Austrian and British brigades moved off behind them with a right oblique to head for the causeway, which French troops were still arriving over, and link up with King George on my right.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79nmCr9JCFMLRonncgDAopN-RZKy43ezPJxSqG8emmQaARbr07AcB4wUOoZhBe-srvc3oaQvD1y_wbj53WxaidXTrfA9xPaQ10_cqV56TocCwwYNezlsIvw3BV6HWsGdF_lEU7U6POhRAiq8WWdQehYy5LuYrwdPacu2I797_EfeV_xGwum2r-gk-Cg/s3968/IMG_20230310_205714.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79nmCr9JCFMLRonncgDAopN-RZKy43ezPJxSqG8emmQaARbr07AcB4wUOoZhBe-srvc3oaQvD1y_wbj53WxaidXTrfA9xPaQ10_cqV56TocCwwYNezlsIvw3BV6HWsGdF_lEU7U6POhRAiq8WWdQehYy5LuYrwdPacu2I797_EfeV_xGwum2r-gk-Cg/w640-h480/IMG_20230310_205714.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied centre moves off, my brigades to the rear.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KAAVObK5nKVwZQR2N24AQC1YK5LUbmZdvFZ_L_-y1-cKawv0Y7EwAD9sQ5gpkiT6Q9Yx4hmC1xvRvp8_o-3U6b7ObwTFfDYMvruxsIuIAFruaW74vZ2-32pAISE-FuKcnOUXcPFLvgKmjDFfe5Sy0QLEPQai68mvT6DtHkoLQ0qfMQ9dbdlzzwvRzg/s3968/IMG_20230310_215055.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KAAVObK5nKVwZQR2N24AQC1YK5LUbmZdvFZ_L_-y1-cKawv0Y7EwAD9sQ5gpkiT6Q9Yx4hmC1xvRvp8_o-3U6b7ObwTFfDYMvruxsIuIAFruaW74vZ2-32pAISE-FuKcnOUXcPFLvgKmjDFfe5Sy0QLEPQai68mvT6DtHkoLQ0qfMQ9dbdlzzwvRzg/w640-h480/IMG_20230310_215055.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrians start to close with the French.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />On the right wing the British infantry advanced under the watchful eye of King George while allied cavalry moved to the extreme right flank to counter French horse seen moving in that direction.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxeuFCfbem5-eSK7MhyG62druPaQdXq5Ud8V6isY3tZkmiauEo2CN3mCI8tfCRAsFBfseKImPRMkPtWcTM1_PwQFFvfwgANj4Oqck7MxbZFBwYbJbPEexdBLSwqRzXVnDrDoEyAObXV4pEzCsQ7FLKOf1mM82lDX8FhSPNvJUIy1ROcnCgqYvv5JYhA/s3968/IMG_20230310_215041.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxeuFCfbem5-eSK7MhyG62druPaQdXq5Ud8V6isY3tZkmiauEo2CN3mCI8tfCRAsFBfseKImPRMkPtWcTM1_PwQFFvfwgANj4Oqck7MxbZFBwYbJbPEexdBLSwqRzXVnDrDoEyAObXV4pEzCsQ7FLKOf1mM82lDX8FhSPNvJUIy1ROcnCgqYvv5JYhA/w640-h480/IMG_20230310_215041.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right wing advances</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xuGo9wTiCxLLuSyH8EzxFW9sZMfxygeu_VQTzw2PhxSB6UPQkoZgT5eXbtR7_AEo8TZcifyYOqJftlhVh-w2Pb_P7M6kmpWffKdCsn5EpOMe78D1o_eeDwiQFcwZmL9JftAawE5dBSfgu-NYlYsjRSc9BOQUs1XfB2zLZXNKFqJTX3HMW1E3Ug-Iiw/s3968/IMG_20230310_215659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xuGo9wTiCxLLuSyH8EzxFW9sZMfxygeu_VQTzw2PhxSB6UPQkoZgT5eXbtR7_AEo8TZcifyYOqJftlhVh-w2Pb_P7M6kmpWffKdCsn5EpOMe78D1o_eeDwiQFcwZmL9JftAawE5dBSfgu-NYlYsjRSc9BOQUs1XfB2zLZXNKFqJTX3HMW1E3Ug-Iiw/w640-h480/IMG_20230310_215659.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cavalry face off on the extreme right, seen from allied baggage train.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The infantry advance in the centre and on the right was delayed by standing crops and boggy terrain which meant the early action was to the left where the swirling cavalry action saw the allied horse repeatedly beaten back by the French horsemen only for them in turn to be forced back by Hanoverian muskets. To try and break this stalemate the French commanders started to bring up their own infantry in support.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwV8clcihbOk4FmyLhUPE_WsyhhlSqIBkOnoKG8FX2jfW0Kq5YdT2oUDByCLR79pxTaRvPUZis6wSiD2_iFkOCAvPQtEWLq3SA1YIGtuwDKDDLN0SXjfgY0cWleTuR0VcgkddII0rLamuaMTwvgVDe5d34PV7s0ockgf3Pu7SZ9lEqNi7xRpLOjVDB7g/s3968/IMG_20230311_105510.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwV8clcihbOk4FmyLhUPE_WsyhhlSqIBkOnoKG8FX2jfW0Kq5YdT2oUDByCLR79pxTaRvPUZis6wSiD2_iFkOCAvPQtEWLq3SA1YIGtuwDKDDLN0SXjfgY0cWleTuR0VcgkddII0rLamuaMTwvgVDe5d34PV7s0ockgf3Pu7SZ9lEqNi7xRpLOjVDB7g/w640-h480/IMG_20230311_105510.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left flank melee</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeqf6zGFXnOTUWi1NR9C6d6wtTG-tKGFiq9bbIM8RvuQXKg9lbWAxQf03SofaLh7db9AVigzPfEWg465G2UFO4veEfVXgegDclQJrCnsb2x6uxMgW_QoyCdvZ6mlT6R_LiKmzYX2bxgNxUflFHKGVKgp_PZE8cSLQcGG2bxcwPNooIy5KNDQnLup_Tg/s3968/IMG_20230311_105458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeqf6zGFXnOTUWi1NR9C6d6wtTG-tKGFiq9bbIM8RvuQXKg9lbWAxQf03SofaLh7db9AVigzPfEWg465G2UFO4veEfVXgegDclQJrCnsb2x6uxMgW_QoyCdvZ6mlT6R_LiKmzYX2bxgNxUflFHKGVKgp_PZE8cSLQcGG2bxcwPNooIy5KNDQnLup_Tg/w640-h480/IMG_20230311_105458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Centres engaged.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>On the right the French cuirassiers, dragoons, and hussars made short work of the Hanoverian cavalry they faced, forcing King George to redeploy the right flank of his infantry to counter this threat. Fortunately to our rear the allied rear guard now about faced and started to move off to support this flank.</div><div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkBoGBgRzdAh5Q_jn_9Q1V-xQG4gMEC5WYeB-bxD9lNtOz5MDwcz_E6F7GF4Bi_qhaLLsbdMiywUVKXBseI3twqxBE7C07QKMW0EzqLT2fCnfRWqtq9hxUpC94xbkODaGnOQ8mvX-pbiPDijhZ4p66mylg96OLHcESUhJlpsEkTD9vB2pGSHYc8SHdA/s3968/IMG_20230311_105546.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkBoGBgRzdAh5Q_jn_9Q1V-xQG4gMEC5WYeB-bxD9lNtOz5MDwcz_E6F7GF4Bi_qhaLLsbdMiywUVKXBseI3twqxBE7C07QKMW0EzqLT2fCnfRWqtq9hxUpC94xbkODaGnOQ8mvX-pbiPDijhZ4p66mylg96OLHcESUhJlpsEkTD9vB2pGSHYc8SHdA/w480-h640/IMG_20230311_105546.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right wing cavalry charges.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>With the Austrians to my front engaged in a furious musketry duel with their French counterparts and unable to advance it became increasing difficult to get my brigades into action and some time was lost changing deployments to fit into the narrow gap between the Austrians and British to my right.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPHyPa6TRUaGFylBXkr_xJfhIDKX8AunabfqUl-YBHA2u7hxeOowvN7YZE9GqwLh-AXcTOJR_fn5mwEAlOh4YsNmKs7iPLfOtidL7nTlAY4ZooHuDeOjBbZyb42L1PHYJQLyuUnreZfPQMbdEzmN7gHF6bknvbARypqRNr0IMpV6hlsziKyT7nwPh6g/s3968/IMG_20230311_124826.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPHyPa6TRUaGFylBXkr_xJfhIDKX8AunabfqUl-YBHA2u7hxeOowvN7YZE9GqwLh-AXcTOJR_fn5mwEAlOh4YsNmKs7iPLfOtidL7nTlAY4ZooHuDeOjBbZyb42L1PHYJQLyuUnreZfPQMbdEzmN7gHF6bknvbARypqRNr0IMpV6hlsziKyT7nwPh6g/w640-h480/IMG_20230311_124826.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brigades get into action crossing the stream and heading for the causeway.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The British to my right initially got the upper hand over the French they faced but re-enforcement's steadied the French line for a while and started to inflict serious casualties amongst King George's men.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbCLnGHjryX54_nqOtLv74nPx5zL8Pag0DRBgI-9roPzmvHJRCVmmpmiuE7BVDZoH54qG18kD1XZVZa6ivk5A39pEOpDxQXsamkdikagnIsRxIuUYLjbkwObrfOQVjouR55mSizaoI7k30aPV8mCTYSlpEsLIySbPvCgI4d1xmTX3_IesstxUOWBEeg/s3968/IMG_20230311_141059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbCLnGHjryX54_nqOtLv74nPx5zL8Pag0DRBgI-9roPzmvHJRCVmmpmiuE7BVDZoH54qG18kD1XZVZa6ivk5A39pEOpDxQXsamkdikagnIsRxIuUYLjbkwObrfOQVjouR55mSizaoI7k30aPV8mCTYSlpEsLIySbPvCgI4d1xmTX3_IesstxUOWBEeg/w480-h640/IMG_20230311_141059.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The causeway tantalisingly close</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To my left several battalions of Austrians were repulsed and fled the field, allowing the French to turn onto my flank, while on the far left the continued cavalry and infantry melee in front of Dettingen now saw the French finally getting the upper hand with the arrival of fresh French horse under Noailles.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotP0B85cEAS_Aew8BQGf8w33CebJWansE3qnsQpn6Nzs_aeWVmkLxq3Qo-INmN3nLfc8K5PWtj2cUDrN1a4V7gJkfXp64NLk9_9pmNkghEa8fUjrzAynm1QVQE3sVshfgkek3MRwIkvZeFIpWkCE3j7U_e07WFyxJKhXbUyiRMtFoL2EvjdJdqfYUxg/s3968/IMG_20230311_143836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotP0B85cEAS_Aew8BQGf8w33CebJWansE3qnsQpn6Nzs_aeWVmkLxq3Qo-INmN3nLfc8K5PWtj2cUDrN1a4V7gJkfXp64NLk9_9pmNkghEa8fUjrzAynm1QVQE3sVshfgkek3MRwIkvZeFIpWkCE3j7U_e07WFyxJKhXbUyiRMtFoL2EvjdJdqfYUxg/w640-h480/IMG_20230311_143836.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French turn to flank my advance in the centre.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br />With my command, almost at the point of a break through and the rearguard being the only allied commands still in fighting order and with fresh French troops arriving, King George was forced to concede the field and hope to attempt terms with the French, who were also badly mauled on the day.<div><br /><div>Basically the Allies failed an army morale test with a "broken" result while the French failed one with a "demoralised" result.</div><div><br /></div><div>So that was the end of a hard fought game. Victory, just, to the French.<br /><div><p>More pics and fuller AAR on the club's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.587697873404552&type=3" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></p></div></div><br /></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-68402761426478339892023-03-13T10:39:00.000+00:002023-03-13T10:39:04.569+00:00Another hobby update.<p> So I've been slacking on the blogging front again, resulting in the need for another update post. I'll start the post off with a few pictures from games I have been involved in at the club. </p><p><b><u>TYW Mingolsheim 1622</u></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhaBriXimvRoTMX1McCa-bDcyDVCsrpFOsPfzxO_0a33PPAg4x3zyFKQ9hhDKr4mC1-p_uRapugNgNyuhR6In_KUAjEcxJO1n0f4ehWqvEQis61XLLOtw7_SB0WbKxwcKwB5BhOQpx-f2VKWax9DIycbd5N3flfkYLmPf1JZR28afkz15TNZt8CZTxg/s3968/IMG_20221104_194047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhaBriXimvRoTMX1McCa-bDcyDVCsrpFOsPfzxO_0a33PPAg4x3zyFKQ9hhDKr4mC1-p_uRapugNgNyuhR6In_KUAjEcxJO1n0f4ehWqvEQis61XLLOtw7_SB0WbKxwcKwB5BhOQpx-f2VKWax9DIycbd5N3flfkYLmPf1JZR28afkz15TNZt8CZTxg/w640-h480/IMG_20221104_194047.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thirty Years War</td></tr></tbody></table><br />First up a Thirty Years War game based on an encounter at Mingolsheim in 1622. A new period to me but one I'd be interested in playing again. This game fell into the "continuing the search for a set of rules the majority like" realm as apparently many sets have been tried and fallen by the wayside.<div><br /></div><div>Club pics and AAR <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5960688527317307&type=3" target="_blank">click</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Genappe 17th June 1815</u></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zR2PS2qzqKvCNsODfQI8wdDhNwM4ipnokT42dBvM2AviNdX50uU8TDlFNSkO4jMOAf1MflYVKwHQreH1zqAWhptMwy4ojYZra8NMDPU8Qpz0drxL9FkIDDQJ2n4V7tUZ90diVCbu8f_01q3TjNQNwBISsW6bm8V2mUlGE5GfTIZjxLlweVe8JGGyaA/s3968/IMG_20221111_192913.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="3968" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zR2PS2qzqKvCNsODfQI8wdDhNwM4ipnokT42dBvM2AviNdX50uU8TDlFNSkO4jMOAf1MflYVKwHQreH1zqAWhptMwy4ojYZra8NMDPU8Qpz0drxL9FkIDDQJ2n4V7tUZ90diVCbu8f_01q3TjNQNwBISsW6bm8V2mUlGE5GfTIZjxLlweVe8JGGyaA/w640-h432/IMG_20221111_192913.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near Genappe 17th June 1815</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next up a purely cavalry action from the day before the Battle of Waterloo as Vivian's Hussar brigade and Vandeleur's Light Dragoon brigade withdraw northwards towards Mont St Jean, via the bridge over the river Dyle at Thy, whilst being pursued by the advancing French. I actually played as one of the French commanders in this game, shocking I know, and was just unable to stop the British withdrawal before the heavens opened drenching both sides and ending the pursuit.</div><div><br /></div><div>Club pics and AAR <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5980607318658761&type=3" target="_blank">click</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Great Northern War 1710</u></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBPazHrT9nyYgRaix7YMOksuUPKCWADnRpSkBJg1hSKcYJZKnu4SPBcMx5L-ERMdS1nw-SE7Emkc_CTvtg6yCXeBR7JBEny2BCfN8kPP2Pig0yFX5S_iAlvK9o7ycDLLqKlz3Eq8Cb_tk8KJGvtLYCYBB55ee7-VjZ4vkO8WdEgMdtnyFjRwNitb5fg/s3968/IMG_20221209_204644.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBPazHrT9nyYgRaix7YMOksuUPKCWADnRpSkBJg1hSKcYJZKnu4SPBcMx5L-ERMdS1nw-SE7Emkc_CTvtg6yCXeBR7JBEny2BCfN8kPP2Pig0yFX5S_iAlvK9o7ycDLLqKlz3Eq8Cb_tk8KJGvtLYCYBB55ee7-VjZ4vkO8WdEgMdtnyFjRwNitb5fg/w640-h480/IMG_20221209_204644.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Northern War 1710</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH6Sf-gYMuxHkeAtd_8p5eihiut1qPW_7QFSm5KJTrgkgm0YLgHq6la14IxV1v0Op3s36GkhJRUBBxXs5gd2w2dPi7ECzlp7Eu2n31A18vdVbnPEs3T98EiqflQvX4MSpWxqUvTLCVX-hM-QlfBS5szsR_KkfMEkEgB4l4Lbn3uOdR5r3RnLC4wiWCQ/s3968/IMG_20221210_122520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH6Sf-gYMuxHkeAtd_8p5eihiut1qPW_7QFSm5KJTrgkgm0YLgHq6la14IxV1v0Op3s36GkhJRUBBxXs5gd2w2dPi7ECzlp7Eu2n31A18vdVbnPEs3T98EiqflQvX4MSpWxqUvTLCVX-hM-QlfBS5szsR_KkfMEkEgB4l4Lbn3uOdR5r3RnLC4wiWCQ/w640-h480/IMG_20221210_122520.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Northern War 1710</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWDLdbcuFvYnTp2Fae4xFyPMO_tmMLUrFDfqkq-WQsHaHDjBRZi7Uic0VaVnY7IePEzdusoOOTUdINoZrfUFlakyNmF8qDYTV-k1LDk43XGKGG_o5XjqacvwcIJN9RqB7sI2XtZqMc_N5CPIOkTGbLqjAq_4dzjfH-ioZkTAuFOveQtdVyB-aKBi4Sw/s3968/IMG_20221210_122540.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWDLdbcuFvYnTp2Fae4xFyPMO_tmMLUrFDfqkq-WQsHaHDjBRZi7Uic0VaVnY7IePEzdusoOOTUdINoZrfUFlakyNmF8qDYTV-k1LDk43XGKGG_o5XjqacvwcIJN9RqB7sI2XtZqMc_N5CPIOkTGbLqjAq_4dzjfH-ioZkTAuFOveQtdVyB-aKBi4Sw/w480-h640/IMG_20221210_122540.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Northern War 1710</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now for the Great Northern War, again a new conflict to game, and a fictitious game that continued the Swedish advance upon Smolensk had the Battle of Poltava not taken place. The game saw Swedes and Ottomans attacking Danish and Saxon defenses while a Russian support force, me, moved to support them. A fun game where the Saxon horse spent the game moving away from the advancing Ottomans while their infantry and that of the Danes held off the attacking Swedes and rampaging ottoman horsemen. My Russians advanced but were unable to do much more than prevent the Swedish horse from concentrating solely on the Danes before game end. We gamed a continuation of this scenario a few weeks later with the Saxons, Danes and Russians attempting to cut off the Swedish withdrawal, alas I took no photographs.</div><div><br /></div><div>Club pics and AAR <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.6069871533065672&type=3" target="_blank">click</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u><span style="text-align: center;">FPW </span><span style="text-align: center;">Gravelotte St Prival 1870</span><br /></u></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhxe4Ob8HrUMl7AjKr2Tapg_cMTJoMXMMchsUzXUVgY52lfBXvTKEikBln44YmPWk3MF9YDm276J3TLYXIUCHeNHdZ0WOXO-6djfYU2reVREVQnAbr-e9QJMT7ps8yJB651VYukKh-NVKNyht3pbwNIm03tBkI9OPVfP-JOBlTsiL5o3LUbcMMMx9fQ/s3968/IMG_20230203_205251.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhxe4Ob8HrUMl7AjKr2Tapg_cMTJoMXMMchsUzXUVgY52lfBXvTKEikBln44YmPWk3MF9YDm276J3TLYXIUCHeNHdZ0WOXO-6djfYU2reVREVQnAbr-e9QJMT7ps8yJB651VYukKh-NVKNyht3pbwNIm03tBkI9OPVfP-JOBlTsiL5o3LUbcMMMx9fQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230203_205251.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gravelotte St Prival 1870 FPW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHiYneXZ8SwjGht9d3MS_ylFH44e3w3fj_my8zoD0LuzyhfvqxAKvwjPVUyK3XEvrIc0XDF76VOhvoVsa02G3E1gTQxOn6Zw6pQtGrVQemYe7UFZ6ykfT6xywPpdtgyPRg9NMuoPyXVUtm3RShLz4T4BK-sphJf5gGktoJ0NMN_KFprPq8VvinKA9HQ/s3968/IMG_20230203_214510.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHiYneXZ8SwjGht9d3MS_ylFH44e3w3fj_my8zoD0LuzyhfvqxAKvwjPVUyK3XEvrIc0XDF76VOhvoVsa02G3E1gTQxOn6Zw6pQtGrVQemYe7UFZ6ykfT6xywPpdtgyPRg9NMuoPyXVUtm3RShLz4T4BK-sphJf5gGktoJ0NMN_KFprPq8VvinKA9HQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230203_214510.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gravelotte St Prival 1870 FPW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbb3CfR5rehCedqKOkggiY2TrHoF-9sjV1rx_JDN_9-jydaan_jIHSy_oAJKlPWdGCxxTttRT9VLvmp9E8W-TGmWnQLmoV7a3_i5M9nnsA52mAC7jjSGq_bNKzF6WiOu3CzSqQtUWgWTstcFvc3h0w7mwvXSqxuJDSk8KepaNuS0fhJAAgbT73PAdoA/s3968/IMG_20230204_093000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbb3CfR5rehCedqKOkggiY2TrHoF-9sjV1rx_JDN_9-jydaan_jIHSy_oAJKlPWdGCxxTttRT9VLvmp9E8W-TGmWnQLmoV7a3_i5M9nnsA52mAC7jjSGq_bNKzF6WiOu3CzSqQtUWgWTstcFvc3h0w7mwvXSqxuJDSk8KepaNuS0fhJAAgbT73PAdoA/w640-h480/IMG_20230204_093000.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gravelotte St Prival 1870 FPW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu90icpvCcbks4_mmThxro67rwnXjvfytNUB5ja26g4QTv-WG7ChZP3xIcqGpNLLl2H3e-3zqUQNTh2c_i0cqes-yjoNgA8O8obdqsKwgTuvCRlLtNLgPPmXNNfFOaE0bZVllT6H8WsxAeQ6S25SuxJKZXxPcMxSORnSpiXSQD4MJ8jdP31ZzA661txg/s3968/IMG_20230204_134106.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu90icpvCcbks4_mmThxro67rwnXjvfytNUB5ja26g4QTv-WG7ChZP3xIcqGpNLLl2H3e-3zqUQNTh2c_i0cqes-yjoNgA8O8obdqsKwgTuvCRlLtNLgPPmXNNfFOaE0bZVllT6H8WsxAeQ6S25SuxJKZXxPcMxSORnSpiXSQD4MJ8jdP31ZzA661txg/w640-h480/IMG_20230204_134106.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gravelotte St Prival 1870 FPW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IrMpAZvA8r-by1whjkneRbNN6q2ZTPIiZvtloXBugPaiIZu2WgKzI9mLQBpLidBVr4RqkJCVe4VlBnqsbyKqhr62C_Xx4m37nH8zuyBw4sc64YBcgTqkscxLAMoPVilNuPVW1sEbvadvOV0JIMFpjKj6AuUaNq2Wb6vAZ79l_kBz4yE9AKctp0OVZA/s3968/IMG_20230204_134208.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IrMpAZvA8r-by1whjkneRbNN6q2ZTPIiZvtloXBugPaiIZu2WgKzI9mLQBpLidBVr4RqkJCVe4VlBnqsbyKqhr62C_Xx4m37nH8zuyBw4sc64YBcgTqkscxLAMoPVilNuPVW1sEbvadvOV0JIMFpjKj6AuUaNq2Wb6vAZ79l_kBz4yE9AKctp0OVZA/w640-h480/IMG_20230204_134208.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gravelotte St Prival 1870 FPW</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next up Franco Prussian war in 10mm. For one reason or another we were down a few players for this Friday night / Saturday game so it was decided to ignore the southern third of the battle and concentrate on the center and northern sectors where the majority of the historical action occurred. <div>I had command of what would have been the Prussian center but was now the right. It's a strange period to play as the French rifles outrange the Prussian's but the Prussian artillery is superior to the French. The Prussians are also better in melee. So the choice I had was advance to melee as fast as possible while coming under rifle fire for longer or sit behind artillery out of rifle range and try and pound the French. As my task was to tie up the French center and left to prevent them supporting their right where our main assault was to go in, I decided on the latter. I moved the infantry up to just outside French rifle range and set up massed batteries of artillery to pound the French.</div><div>This didn't entirely work as the French moved down the slope until they were in range for their rifles and shot away at my infantry and artillery crews. By the time I sent my infantry in to attack they were weakened by the constant small arms fire and most failed to make contact. However I had done my job in occupying the French to my front and despite the French right putting up stiff resistance the numbers deployed against them finally told giving a tactical victory to the Prussians despite severe casualties.</div><div><br /></div><div>Club pics and AAR <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.564786372362369&type=3" target="_blank">click</a></div><div><br /></div><div>So that's the gaming taken care of so what else Have I been up to?</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Hobby Stuff</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div>On the Napoleonic front with my British army being based around Talavera I found myself not having any Light Infantry battalions for pick up games so I have decided to remedy this by painting up a battalion of the 43rd Light Infantry. Command are by <a href="https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/BNRPK24_Mixed_British_Light_Infantry_Command_In_Stovepipe_Shako_Standing_6_Figures--product--14321.html" target="_blank">Front Rank</a>, from the reinforcements range, rest are <a href="https://www.victrixlimited.com/collections/british-napoleonics" target="_blank">Victrix</a> flank company figures with Light infantry heads from <a href="https://www.brigadegames.com/BG-NBR312-British-Light-Battalion-Heads-30-and-Arms-4_p_3318.html" target="_blank">Brigade Games</a>. In the back you may see three sappers which I 3d printed as needed for Shako games.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBimroJS4FgEl-gPiOfTwL-9mEUBHL0OGFl2o-sKAHllaWY0ZLVcoEzxAV4AzUHIFr5OZu9iBW1kv3oAI7LALEzvqSib5vKqprDzMsKaTVZkaNF9vyHNpA8a-4CdNA7WruQIPpe0785bQtBiMXMUOYBqIaldQ3HDLmJvS1PN9r47xvpHzbG1C38SB10w/s3968/IMG_20230128_225451.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBimroJS4FgEl-gPiOfTwL-9mEUBHL0OGFl2o-sKAHllaWY0ZLVcoEzxAV4AzUHIFr5OZu9iBW1kv3oAI7LALEzvqSib5vKqprDzMsKaTVZkaNF9vyHNpA8a-4CdNA7WruQIPpe0785bQtBiMXMUOYBqIaldQ3HDLmJvS1PN9r47xvpHzbG1C38SB10w/w480-h640/IMG_20230128_225451.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">43rd Light Infantry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nUKjvxu7b_lHg9exySxVOILRJelZnmCCSdNP3Hbr8xi7BrZQHIIuCxAIOAHaWBgzgDGwORDtxi78s-DOaZwuOHIH42vT6DarhrpdiZf-aTqxEgR-hLOVeKcxx5NYgpOrCHVp9LWqHnks1uwVmy2wWl-HrlXDQLBrA3ySW2H1TjDh4FQ6-e-gzOmUVA/s3968/IMG_20230128_225418.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nUKjvxu7b_lHg9exySxVOILRJelZnmCCSdNP3Hbr8xi7BrZQHIIuCxAIOAHaWBgzgDGwORDtxi78s-DOaZwuOHIH42vT6DarhrpdiZf-aTqxEgR-hLOVeKcxx5NYgpOrCHVp9LWqHnks1uwVmy2wWl-HrlXDQLBrA3ySW2H1TjDh4FQ6-e-gzOmUVA/w480-h640/IMG_20230128_225418.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">43rd Light Infantry</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So plans for after the 43rd are finished?</div><div><br /></div><div>Having roughly two and a half divisions of British and Portuguese infantry plus five regiments of cavalry and supporting artillery I have no problems putting on games at the club where I can utilise other members' hordes of French. However should I wish to play elsewhere I'm stumped, so with the opportunity presented by Christmas I decided "Oh the horror!" to get some French. So between then and a gaming show last weekend I have enough French for three line battalions, three infantry casualty markers, Mounted infantry command, one regiment of Chasseurs à Cheval and one cavalry casualty marker. I have still to get the two artillery models I want as they were out of stock at the show. The majority are <a href="https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product-category/metal-ranges/napoleonic/french/" target="_blank">Perry</a> plastics with a few donated Victrix bodies to make up the numbers in the third battalion, a second Perry command sprue was bought separately.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have assembled all of the infantry and am in the process of doing the cavalry so I can do one mass priming session for the whole project.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0bWFQ3bUj77jjYP8jDtgTKr50T28wOSAdiqUEA5yrBv14_Ku3D9xloM1IO-nrGmB_guNUUmC7S1DpDPtZH8GYezkigIIG-Jy8yfDF1tuf0QemxfM4mUl9qihOKFbzbnEa66QTXfx8wHn2hcnPV4Zv8x2FQUjk169K6YVcNCRwdsEs8UiwZ0uDDiFOg/s3968/IMG_20221229_221554.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0bWFQ3bUj77jjYP8jDtgTKr50T28wOSAdiqUEA5yrBv14_Ku3D9xloM1IO-nrGmB_guNUUmC7S1DpDPtZH8GYezkigIIG-Jy8yfDF1tuf0QemxfM4mUl9qihOKFbzbnEa66QTXfx8wHn2hcnPV4Zv8x2FQUjk169K6YVcNCRwdsEs8UiwZ0uDDiFOg/w640-h480/IMG_20221229_221554.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AHH! French, what am I doing?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8QJRJyzAfmCF4H4DGrJx2Hy5gRi9cxANDHPuFk_TTFL-y9r90BMD6XmHpVf3rMdEURCj1H-t8dgsreuguOPnLdsiLMB6J6YXAjxQHJbAioncq5cQxl-ymIhCCJ5WcAemHXlmPZKxz8ZlcUTNj9H_FI3ddRMHW8KdqSJhhTsVKQ7xBbooVN3EPZvwwQ/s3968/IMG_20230205_163423.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8QJRJyzAfmCF4H4DGrJx2Hy5gRi9cxANDHPuFk_TTFL-y9r90BMD6XmHpVf3rMdEURCj1H-t8dgsreuguOPnLdsiLMB6J6YXAjxQHJbAioncq5cQxl-ymIhCCJ5WcAemHXlmPZKxz8ZlcUTNj9H_FI3ddRMHW8KdqSJhhTsVKQ7xBbooVN3EPZvwwQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230205_163423.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French regiment in the paint queue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBvmqYdhDEgq3X4J9nonGonqC1Kx3Tl0H_q6cPv4c4lgekxSqh7Ts5vVaRiZlfkbrbqegkOmby6V7OOdYBFyxovS4GA7vV5_L2Suy63wyt5RHaeEuBBdA25ZrXbetfNQwOBkNWo_mUWWghD4qS4acWMVZXt1XUawCVXHpcZsm54N7k3z1k9zxbdsbPA/s3968/IMG_20230205_163148.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBvmqYdhDEgq3X4J9nonGonqC1Kx3Tl0H_q6cPv4c4lgekxSqh7Ts5vVaRiZlfkbrbqegkOmby6V7OOdYBFyxovS4GA7vV5_L2Suy63wyt5RHaeEuBBdA25ZrXbetfNQwOBkNWo_mUWWghD4qS4acWMVZXt1XUawCVXHpcZsm54N7k3z1k9zxbdsbPA/w640-h480/IMG_20230205_163148.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Ligne awaiting prime and paint</td></tr></tbody></table><br />More pressing however is a participation game that the club is running at <a href="https://facebook.com/100064700951933/" target="_blank">Diceni</a> in May in collaboration with <a href="https://theassaultgroup.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Assault Group</a> manufacturer (TAG). As Diceni is based in Norwich and we are a Norfolk based gaming club we have decided to game scenarios based on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kett%27s_Rebellion" target="_blank">Ketts' Rebellion</a> of 1549.</div><div>TAG having a range of Tudor miniatures and being a show regular, have provided us with "quite a few" including some new and custom sculpts to put on these games. Now all we have to do as a club is get them all painted in time.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KA4OBEGHO0dyEqDQYEEPyzPkUyOC85IjIsmCBgFzKoe2v0llgi9p4praSOc30br1gvhef6nJm9hfLo7figH-IAzQbfOUXTAHSIG_TTUcQW_2c23mOVSZg_eH4ia54SWP2FFkBjqIIXT7SlwATrmjS7a_LUbZGI0v2L_nLC61-SdaV_tqCsErywRsrw/s3968/IMG_20230305_151233_edit_70684797246505.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KA4OBEGHO0dyEqDQYEEPyzPkUyOC85IjIsmCBgFzKoe2v0llgi9p4praSOc30br1gvhef6nJm9hfLo7figH-IAzQbfOUXTAHSIG_TTUcQW_2c23mOVSZg_eH4ia54SWP2FFkBjqIIXT7SlwATrmjS7a_LUbZGI0v2L_nLC61-SdaV_tqCsErywRsrw/w640-h480/IMG_20230305_151233_edit_70684797246505.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TAG, Tudor forces for Kett's Rebellion game. I'm painting command and billmen.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Alongside these as an owner of a 3D printer and having access to <a href="https://wargamesatlantic.com/pages/atlantic-digital" target="_blank">Wargames Atlantic's</a> STL files on My Mini Factory I have produced a couple of barricades and some belligerent citizens of Norwich to flesh out the terrain</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHvPjsq8jyD5Bg_hceDM8klS87hdCkKTDxbI3JNbJlBbiLM4P4PiVllW1-_tMMUeAXuP25ziJda33vu3HJPtg0ZMR0HLApG1aTS4dO0q4R7fGYa-y196RNG7yu3Pqo70wP3HIRd6hyKJzwUkulQJXwNS2EOgooHMKukmrWp_NUmNCinJtrEao2aJlLQ/s3968/IMG_20230114_214349.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHvPjsq8jyD5Bg_hceDM8klS87hdCkKTDxbI3JNbJlBbiLM4P4PiVllW1-_tMMUeAXuP25ziJda33vu3HJPtg0ZMR0HLApG1aTS4dO0q4R7fGYa-y196RNG7yu3Pqo70wP3HIRd6hyKJzwUkulQJXwNS2EOgooHMKukmrWp_NUmNCinJtrEao2aJlLQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230114_214349.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medieval peasants from Wargames Atlantic STLs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr66RkhA90AVyT6jmsT3UqfgQ0tvwKefVwN3XtY9eo6Q-6BwLlI6eE-6GE_Oj4u0uBeZgI0xJ_5N8oHELW924CtddhIJ-wcD1glY2Bw9KVxrZOAmzAuoG0fM3pim-yi3t_bCcUxEV6bJB6eAhZ29lS16O-4tvo7PYVqFOMVog6-WFzBfGO_vAv1EIMLw/s3968/IMG_20230225_175332_edit_499688186105002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="3968" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr66RkhA90AVyT6jmsT3UqfgQ0tvwKefVwN3XtY9eo6Q-6BwLlI6eE-6GE_Oj4u0uBeZgI0xJ_5N8oHELW924CtddhIJ-wcD1glY2Bw9KVxrZOAmzAuoG0fM3pim-yi3t_bCcUxEV6bJB6eAhZ29lS16O-4tvo7PYVqFOMVog6-WFzBfGO_vAv1EIMLw/w640-h226/IMG_20230225_175332_edit_499688186105002.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peasants and barricades printed from Wargames Atlantis STLs</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So lots to do and many more games on the horizon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers </div><div>Tony.<p></p></div></div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-56875477782952782822022-11-22T16:35:00.001+00:002022-11-22T22:30:38.293+00:00Talavera 1809, Game at NBHW.On Friday 28th and Saturday 29th of October I helped run a game at New Buckingham. It was based on the final French attack at Talavera in Spain, 1809.<div><br /><div>This was the third time I have run this game at the club but the first time using Shako II as the rule set, the previous two games were played using Black Powder.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>The area we covered for this game was from the Spanish 5th infantry division in the northern valley, south to the join between the Spanish 3rd and 4th divisions.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQYmIWR_ga9vu0VXCvtYsSYJRbOebab__LqrJX_fhCIvtW9DmwRDQ0_Ym6sx1WjNza7fQ52B3S1OuvwgC9jHu3jAhKUj7c8MsqYRbQFxPQBw2k6-xbdTDyNUrPICdu0fyNmrAew028R5bNYalhir78E53XAeE6wyfqDXtgtWJP1r9W40r66REY-unCA/s1280/Talavera.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQYmIWR_ga9vu0VXCvtYsSYJRbOebab__LqrJX_fhCIvtW9DmwRDQ0_Ym6sx1WjNza7fQ52B3S1OuvwgC9jHu3jAhKUj7c8MsqYRbQFxPQBw2k6-xbdTDyNUrPICdu0fyNmrAew028R5bNYalhir78E53XAeE6wyfqDXtgtWJP1r9W40r66REY-unCA/w640-h360/Talavera.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layout of the Battlefield</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_ow4cSBVlNB15HeMFDSFKL4jBKwSkSYFqpJq24TXXFC-9SboK0IBYaKdnz0NzqQnxrEcB6NnInfdA6Nmq6KjUDPv8lMq5jwrHkNHqXk6NzDs26SZJdUoRHSociblAocHNqONZWD4md9R1cDG_LbIclJmGSSOQktbe00uNtNprzxe1Q_89P1yYkgasg/s3108/IMG_20221029_092128.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3108" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_ow4cSBVlNB15HeMFDSFKL4jBKwSkSYFqpJq24TXXFC-9SboK0IBYaKdnz0NzqQnxrEcB6NnInfdA6Nmq6KjUDPv8lMq5jwrHkNHqXk6NzDs26SZJdUoRHSociblAocHNqONZWD4md9R1cDG_LbIclJmGSSOQktbe00uNtNprzxe1Q_89P1yYkgasg/w612-h640/IMG_20221029_092128.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Translated to the table (about turn four looking North)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As we were short of Spanish cavalry, and the available OOBs vary on who was actually present, we used what figures we had with some Dutch Belgian carabineers to stand in for other units our research showed were present. Some really small units we decided to ignore.</div><div> </div><div>We also decided to use two gun models to represent a battery, which significantly increased the width of not only artillery fire corridors but also the space required on the table. The British and Spanish also split a few batteries in half to cover more of their frontage so we decided to try and incorporate this into our game too, using a single gun model to represent a half battery. To represent this rule wise a half battery had it's MR reduced by 1 and suffered a -1 Fire Modifier. (This seemed to work quite well during the game. It was also applied to an under strength battery in Leval's division)</div><div><br /></div><div>Converting the OOBs to Shako took some time with the requirement to create playable divisions, the command and morale units in Shako, out of the historical divisions present.</div><div><br /></div><div>The British Cavalry was one issue there being three brigades split across the battlefield. I decided that the two, Anson's and Fane's, that operated to the north would be grouped into one "division" for morale purposes but would operate as separate brigades for command.</div><div><br /></div><div>The third brigade, that of Cotton, operated as a reserve in the centre so I attached it to the 3rd Infantry Division under MacKenzie who formed the infantry reserve. His two brigades were widely deployed as well, so like the cavalry, to the north, this was a division for morale purposes only, command was by brigade.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the French side the only decision was again to do with cavalry, this time the attached Corps' cavalry from I and IV Corps. Both these formations ended up operating at the northern end of the battlefield so in the end I combined both of IV Corps' brigades into one under Merlin and put that into a Cavalry division with I Corps' brigade under Beaumont. Like the British cavalry this "Division" was for morale purposes only and each brigade could operate separately for command.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have attached the command sheets that I came up with.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0zcp_3VXZl_6rOo6RCyhUD5Dc5IVhW166ry04MLrk2dwDNYtJStQ_LBfMQlWGQ9RBGR5b-XIaP0_L5VLkHBJvkHEY4f8eLPj6fmthr4MGzbhfs1l0fe46LjFlsOl_wF1vSU91ZEUnmSaDGrQdZOxUmbUigCNsuo1emy1UUxH4tbiUn2aYCNZy1U7nw/s1754/Talavera%20French%20Commands_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0zcp_3VXZl_6rOo6RCyhUD5Dc5IVhW166ry04MLrk2dwDNYtJStQ_LBfMQlWGQ9RBGR5b-XIaP0_L5VLkHBJvkHEY4f8eLPj6fmthr4MGzbhfs1l0fe46LjFlsOl_wF1vSU91ZEUnmSaDGrQdZOxUmbUigCNsuo1emy1UUxH4tbiUn2aYCNZy1U7nw/s320/Talavera%20French%20Commands_1.jpg" width="226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNQnLHM76w13iC5pOS8R0bpRyW9Be4Q8uKcx6hf-R8eBdJ42q3ubjXBdnpW_FfgdPbYsb7M398bHHe6nG8js6YD1onHiDxpcEC2YQLKiv97fmiAXw1teTa9jLI00tvRjUSlXqVuY15vaKX58TaCgu-DV2EPYpjtFcYPLNaEYFq6NMBG3a_Xl3DGx68A/s1754/Talavera%20French%20Commands_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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To this end we made it a "linear obstacle" as per the rules only in this area.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The valley between the Cerro de Medellin and Cerro de Cascajal itself is quite steep and consists of very broken ground. So we reduced movement to 2/3 for infantry, 1/2 for cavalry and 1/3 for artillery. In hindsight and for future games it will be impassable for heavy foot artillery. The limits of this area were marked using flock.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now to the south, the Spanish troops here were apparently deployed behind a wall and sunken lane, so -3" to cross for infantry and cavalry, impassable to artillery. To their front were olive groves with shallow boundary ditches reducing movement to 2/3 for infantry and 1/3 for cavalry and artillery.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Pajar redoubt that anchored the join between the British and Spanish positions was on a slight rise in the ground and as per the rules for field fortifications was -3" to cross for infantry and impassable to cavalry and artillery, unless from the open rear.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div><b>Combat effects of featured terrain:</b></div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>Artillery fire between the Cerro de Medellin and Cerro de Cascajal would have no bounce through due to the steepness of the slopes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Units defending the tops of the hills received a +1 melee modifier.</div><div><br /></div><div>Units defending the stream banks, between the hills only, received a +1 melee modifier.</div><div><br /></div><div>The redoubt gave modifiers as per the rules for Field Fortifications in the rule book.</div><div><br /></div><div>Units defending the walls and sunken lane received a -1 To Hit modifier and a +1 Melee modifier.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>The next thing to consider was anything scenario specific we wanted to implement.</div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>Historically the afternoon part of the battle commenced at 2:00pm with a french artillery barrage for forty odd minutes and was over by around 5pm when the French withdrew. Doing a bit of research on the internet revealed that sunset near Madrid on that day would have been around 7:30pm, so the battle could have gone on until then if thing had gone differently. So with a time frame of 2:00pm to around 7:30pm and knowing roughly how many turns of Shako we can play in the time we had available we decided to set the game turns to represent twenty minutes giving a maximum of sixteen turns between 2:00pm and 7:20pm.</div><div><br /></div><div>To represent the artillery barrage the first two turns would be artillery only with no advancing movement allowed, other manoeuvring was allowed. The british would not be allowed to return fire until turn two.</div><div><br /></div><div>Historically the british infantry under this barrage went prone so we allowed the british commanders this option on turn two, making them -1 To Hit. It would take a full move for these prone units to stand up and prepare to fire, a warning that could have been better heeded by one commander.</div><div>Normal game turns commenced on turn three.</div><div><br /></div><div>We decided to use the optional Divisional Commander Bonus from the rulebook that allows options when a natural six is rolled during the initiative phase. We also gave the C-in-C's two dice in the initiative phase which they could allocate to replace that of any of their divisional commanders. Prone units could only remove a Stagger with one of these bonus options.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qYgJ-O0tGRksiZ4OBQD7x1Xgx2zhpSGhGfdWaOL9_xqEaD1JB9-rKkE1LQAuckyipgvcBBumjrvMSbjncYlfu1U4Vte3Rjw0gzU1s1xbFRqE3FbrUZiJyFshUKET4gN7-uki25BhglCg93ULsfDdbozP16yUxN9nHNsyqoyGNHEF8ChGFnzsnMutzA/s1754/Talavera%20Rules_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qYgJ-O0tGRksiZ4OBQD7x1Xgx2zhpSGhGfdWaOL9_xqEaD1JB9-rKkE1LQAuckyipgvcBBumjrvMSbjncYlfu1U4Vte3Rjw0gzU1s1xbFRqE3FbrUZiJyFshUKET4gN7-uki25BhglCg93ULsfDdbozP16yUxN9nHNsyqoyGNHEF8ChGFnzsnMutzA/w452-h640/Talavera%20Rules_1.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenario Specific rules etc.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A few more photographs. I actually took fewer photographs than normal as I was concentrating so much on umpiring, as this was the first time I had umpired a Shako II game.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2WMVTzaVHlQNZ9mL20CEom1syS-_QGmvqxorZRrw93WYkIzlUUtxDdr3RHzRsSG2gcGeM2eUTd5G3TvlbagTNYIXWEwb_qX6jBxcGLtbtPDsB89sMiNG-KhPWsdF6NWhB6wcGTa7V52utXWoP-FE4b6U0DLfAXNcR-rGgqA8TV43Gu9ByFGuvW5vvQ/s3311/IMG_20221029_092254.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3311" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2WMVTzaVHlQNZ9mL20CEom1syS-_QGmvqxorZRrw93WYkIzlUUtxDdr3RHzRsSG2gcGeM2eUTd5G3TvlbagTNYIXWEwb_qX6jBxcGLtbtPDsB89sMiNG-KhPWsdF6NWhB6wcGTa7V52utXWoP-FE4b6U0DLfAXNcR-rGgqA8TV43Gu9ByFGuvW5vvQ/w576-h640/IMG_20221029_092254.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking North around turn four or five.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hwHwXqdqVkD5OzYtWmK10cwWbSY2ywYne_TKhYw1fBIxgl9ohTiXuE85tlfZkyYjS_IQsYio4ySj5qx1Ei7aHQj50BsTDCFhYIZh9NWD7bjoBL6gJMqqg-6iYijJvXs3ngOus_hyNinOzsHtEIwWyuUlbdEukK-MBTXQU-mPASGs-qBV5Awju8dQrA/s3964/IMG_20221029_092312.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="3964" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hwHwXqdqVkD5OzYtWmK10cwWbSY2ywYne_TKhYw1fBIxgl9ohTiXuE85tlfZkyYjS_IQsYio4ySj5qx1Ei7aHQj50BsTDCFhYIZh9NWD7bjoBL6gJMqqg-6iYijJvXs3ngOus_hyNinOzsHtEIwWyuUlbdEukK-MBTXQU-mPASGs-qBV5Awju8dQrA/w640-h420/IMG_20221029_092312.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied cavalry move into the northern valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA8fg7GkCwfMEtf4Ls6wrqXQYVFi4OA-kFadkulY5RgpHK57xlrM-Pusj-YkQTU6tfJO2E9taABz0NjmWDToyvm2CNsISv35J9DeHJEocMdJtG0Vjk2Pn48a-SmsRuqlmsbioTGCUICViFqJ7o9L9T2Zi-U5Y6txCkNfv1v6yJlOcsPdxc9MKpi3MVg/s3968/IMG_20221029_092326.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA8fg7GkCwfMEtf4Ls6wrqXQYVFi4OA-kFadkulY5RgpHK57xlrM-Pusj-YkQTU6tfJO2E9taABz0NjmWDToyvm2CNsISv35J9DeHJEocMdJtG0Vjk2Pn48a-SmsRuqlmsbioTGCUICViFqJ7o9L9T2Zi-U5Y6txCkNfv1v6yJlOcsPdxc9MKpi3MVg/w640-h480/IMG_20221029_092326.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruffin's French advance on Bassecourt's Spanish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia2TUgl1AQ1UzCcQNyl6ZgCDk6UeDjjCcoy1yo0DpX_P4ylIl2qv_7GJf01hNKIByO3vHEutjN5FJUBl0mu6DBNth-evEJ3ofQIG_Mm-nlHdA56GV5eIyYIJgLjqPOpWxVZz38AGlShl6wgMZrtx5WKf52DlHFhwvZz3QeKzAdu_9pUtFfczZZOnoDw/s3968/IMG_20221029_120511.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia2TUgl1AQ1UzCcQNyl6ZgCDk6UeDjjCcoy1yo0DpX_P4ylIl2qv_7GJf01hNKIByO3vHEutjN5FJUBl0mu6DBNth-evEJ3ofQIG_Mm-nlHdA56GV5eIyYIJgLjqPOpWxVZz38AGlShl6wgMZrtx5WKf52DlHFhwvZz3QeKzAdu_9pUtFfczZZOnoDw/w480-h640/IMG_20221029_120511.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cavalry melees in the valley while pressure mounts on the British centre.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6BZBe_aIsl55sBVJ5h8zN-lx7sCeeUdgvYnhFPyow2OxmCbfFjfWBy-H36P3h3ESwrXqouMn7Oa7ot4KXRKIXRNabOnAiG2o1OvvtW3xKLqHUWUogdE3z7DNyILMEDiUkKpzrlBhBCzl0aPaAMXta58kqsYf9OXxOPBC3XYIzvnTHgiPf6s7YdWUyA/s3968/IMG_20221029_120535.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6BZBe_aIsl55sBVJ5h8zN-lx7sCeeUdgvYnhFPyow2OxmCbfFjfWBy-H36P3h3ESwrXqouMn7Oa7ot4KXRKIXRNabOnAiG2o1OvvtW3xKLqHUWUogdE3z7DNyILMEDiUkKpzrlBhBCzl0aPaAMXta58kqsYf9OXxOPBC3XYIzvnTHgiPf6s7YdWUyA/w640-h480/IMG_20221029_120535.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now about standing up in time! Hole to KGL's brigade right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlul_z2BN5cXeZH45W1AgYJVmk8Th7DRKSz2RDtJ8BJJlhUyNbic5zO8YQlAbtmqjGTk4z28hHYtnPs2Y6Y9L1PjQgzbHWnKSdLg-ea3WprfDNoT2O-m1Z_nL4cTUnxHOyiKXTv18HdsMaNdnWBVF1v02wHXPzrAepaHDFrWqTwUFwGr8u2b4N_QdhJw/s3968/IMG_20221029_120542.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlul_z2BN5cXeZH45W1AgYJVmk8Th7DRKSz2RDtJ8BJJlhUyNbic5zO8YQlAbtmqjGTk4z28hHYtnPs2Y6Y9L1PjQgzbHWnKSdLg-ea3WprfDNoT2O-m1Z_nL4cTUnxHOyiKXTv18HdsMaNdnWBVF1v02wHXPzrAepaHDFrWqTwUFwGr8u2b4N_QdhJw/w640-h480/IMG_20221029_120542.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French dragoons exploit the hole in the centre of 1st Division</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53R4soIxM3D7vVu0H5EajwGYsmSIRJn0hOuIY4Q5bPa787zHnNVusZ-6awa_iHquHO7FmpEEbahVLRdD0xv96n6D4LvApcnGQ1rcHD9bT0GSnRJO6eTLHJ3AAX7uwFoNquRyI2hu_OW6Nl_olAJFXPNhFAv2utUxlfOzgBrYE9mf33ud0jW0Kbt8fug/s3968/IMG_20221029_132503.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53R4soIxM3D7vVu0H5EajwGYsmSIRJn0hOuIY4Q5bPa787zHnNVusZ-6awa_iHquHO7FmpEEbahVLRdD0xv96n6D4LvApcnGQ1rcHD9bT0GSnRJO6eTLHJ3AAX7uwFoNquRyI2hu_OW6Nl_olAJFXPNhFAv2utUxlfOzgBrYE9mf33ud0jW0Kbt8fug/w640-h480/IMG_20221029_132503.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British centre collapses as french punch through.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So how did the game go? not too well for the British. The centre brigade of 1st Division failed to stand up from prone in time, despite warnings, and were run down by French dragoons while the Guards brigade to their right suffered from attacks from multiple French columns and supporting artillery.<div><br /><div>To the south after some staunch defending the Spanish were forced from the wall line by Leval's division, the French having ignored the Pajar redoubt.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the north Bassecourt's Spanish held, repelling several assaults from Ruffin's division, while in the valley the British and Spanish cavalry got the better of their French adversaries and even destroyed some artillery.</div><div><br /></div><div>But with the British centre gone Wellesley would have had no option but to withdraw so we called the game at this point as a french victory and prime example of combined arms usage.</div><div><br /></div><div>A great game enjoyed by all in attendance but perhaps I should have picked something smaller for my first time umpiring these rules? na :)<br /><br /><div>For loads more photographs and a full AAR see the clubs <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5951996691519824&type=3" target="_blank">Facebook album</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>PDFs of the OOBs, Scenario rules and layout can be found from the link in the sidebar.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.</div></div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-7991856987718279412022-11-01T11:24:00.000+00:002022-11-01T11:24:41.914+00:00Round up of my last three months gaming.<p>August and September were quiet on the gaming front with a selection of real-life stuff combining to reduce the opportunities for games. Not least of these was the loss of my father in-law at the age of ninety-six in mid-August. A week's family holiday and the unavailability of our club facility due to other bookings also added to this.</p><p>The end of September and October however have made up for this with two Friday night games, one Saturday game and last weekend a Friday/Saturday game which I ran, which will be the subject of a further post.</p><p>The first game was a fictional Napoleonic Peninsular war encounter using Shako II rules, the second a Seven Years War game based on the Battle of Krefeld in 1758 using the Shako I SYW supplement and the third the Battle of Culloden in 1746 using Black Powder.</p><p>I'll just post my selection of photographs for these games with links to the club's Facebook page for full AARs and lots more photos.</p><p><u><b>Peninsular War: Shako II</b></u></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Um8_kDegCFUYYYbTNCMygV2OoZz7p9G_pe2ukpaFy9f3lown1_cQrjKDOSEcvtixcf5xmMtRhi0VrrAB500Bc4o0o5OBgfGIfJrwih91WUqHuvmvOQHS2kDZxNg_RGr2H8wYR7IBBw3bpKE_2YYUo3VFUWRCceyIxzAv1gRLMqk6jpcyV6IYPUVCbw/s3968/IMG_20220930_200735_edit_307739532083249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="3968" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Um8_kDegCFUYYYbTNCMygV2OoZz7p9G_pe2ukpaFy9f3lown1_cQrjKDOSEcvtixcf5xmMtRhi0VrrAB500Bc4o0o5OBgfGIfJrwih91WUqHuvmvOQHS2kDZxNg_RGr2H8wYR7IBBw3bpKE_2YYUo3VFUWRCceyIxzAv1gRLMqk6jpcyV6IYPUVCbw/w640-h464/IMG_20220930_200735_edit_307739532083249.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting positions. British defending a ridge line with a picket forward in a village.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoTlsMhPLpe4gWbbDhdqIkPtspbd6Vv7CmvEPaiAoDoypK3wJoq4TXefEgnHeHuMTFXsHc_Y0-oJJSDupsBjjDj46qmR9TSZ-NV-CLA0kjo8TSwW8jmmFKKhwbV8nL8NLtq6vftwq-43SwaKW09olR35jyly8Im8M2ky5c62-NXHWXQCc-ePaPTakCw/s3378/IMG_20220930_200938_edit_307719903924398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3378" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoTlsMhPLpe4gWbbDhdqIkPtspbd6Vv7CmvEPaiAoDoypK3wJoq4TXefEgnHeHuMTFXsHc_Y0-oJJSDupsBjjDj46qmR9TSZ-NV-CLA0kjo8TSwW8jmmFKKhwbV8nL8NLtq6vftwq-43SwaKW09olR35jyly8Im8M2ky5c62-NXHWXQCc-ePaPTakCw/w564-h640/IMG_20220930_200938_edit_307719903924398.jpg" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British and Portuguese lights defend the village.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTZVu9zwhrcxBjgzapSb6FGNJrvlDCRAjFFv3afiUqO_hYSHdKfjZH7blBobeJPhrPfy3m9FH4oC2IpYjAvQI3QXYjadnmejFu9cObc3uLr9Jr_gnL0oj5VElf9_ZWLLjbTI1VJ4FlwxxrqAt-46SBNWM_YZJJpUyBFFGPcsOtotcXiIMcTdaNxHwgQ/s3968/IMG_20220930_204807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTZVu9zwhrcxBjgzapSb6FGNJrvlDCRAjFFv3afiUqO_hYSHdKfjZH7blBobeJPhrPfy3m9FH4oC2IpYjAvQI3QXYjadnmejFu9cObc3uLr9Jr_gnL0oj5VElf9_ZWLLjbTI1VJ4FlwxxrqAt-46SBNWM_YZJJpUyBFFGPcsOtotcXiIMcTdaNxHwgQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220930_204807.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British artillery and skirmishers try to delay the French advance.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkp3OpKXWuehWdxuHJjUq1inB3jb8KRi6eSAGcyEkYjZFcs-JORauB5VN03q9M-FUAycaNitz76jjkvSasnQ9xjSOgHQF-g2A3b2nW-lMC_wfZCfoA54Pq-86ZyKRb-Y2xz-XLB6KgAzpLx_22gqR353SA_Wi0Y_cXXlXqmyP_8dn0TYGH4Jce2tFHtQ/s3968/IMG_20220930_211757_edit_307696570579089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="3968" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkp3OpKXWuehWdxuHJjUq1inB3jb8KRi6eSAGcyEkYjZFcs-JORauB5VN03q9M-FUAycaNitz76jjkvSasnQ9xjSOgHQF-g2A3b2nW-lMC_wfZCfoA54Pq-86ZyKRb-Y2xz-XLB6KgAzpLx_22gqR353SA_Wi0Y_cXXlXqmyP_8dn0TYGH4Jce2tFHtQ/w640-h428/IMG_20220930_211757_edit_307696570579089.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British line steps up to the ridgeline and pours volleys into the French.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfzpagpc5gFG0432VtfYdqoO4bnaWHzvnfIwWantlI4jdC4CbhKtVkChUZ7WQTwuDQvQf7Om9pUxfqTcqrxe83P43kVbU6EJvD0eQAC0RG-N92iFRfn7KvDhr39UPt_75Hp0IBUA-kI-I0ooEXl1--Iw9_135PB4qNsviBR1JnSSjyD6eApY40ANcLQ/s3968/IMG_20220930_211816_edit_307681665716591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="3968" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfzpagpc5gFG0432VtfYdqoO4bnaWHzvnfIwWantlI4jdC4CbhKtVkChUZ7WQTwuDQvQf7Om9pUxfqTcqrxe83P43kVbU6EJvD0eQAC0RG-N92iFRfn7KvDhr39UPt_75Hp0IBUA-kI-I0ooEXl1--Iw9_135PB4qNsviBR1JnSSjyD6eApY40ANcLQ/w640-h448/IMG_20220930_211816_edit_307681665716591.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French capture the village and continue their advance.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpitRXJ51Xd6zq4h5JUixqOf7DZ_nvkmy84aWMlWqUh0hP-vtIsMIDygPxECMcGF2YslvrLQvyIOjLIQKT3RIRwJ7UHkUMF_1SWrn1wQMlSKANyPFjFXf9qCjPjlA04uFfFt_F5Rfd-px5zLJ6ro9os_TwzyqIszRLjESeHH1_BIpYnjhvFmGeOsQSVg/s3894/IMG_20220930_220959_edit_307653216343679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="3894" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpitRXJ51Xd6zq4h5JUixqOf7DZ_nvkmy84aWMlWqUh0hP-vtIsMIDygPxECMcGF2YslvrLQvyIOjLIQKT3RIRwJ7UHkUMF_1SWrn1wQMlSKANyPFjFXf9qCjPjlA04uFfFt_F5Rfd-px5zLJ6ro9os_TwzyqIszRLjESeHH1_BIpYnjhvFmGeOsQSVg/w640-h378/IMG_20220930_220959_edit_307653216343679.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More devastating British volleys.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Full AAR on Facebook <a href="https://facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&tab=album&album_id=5854749984577829" target="_blank">Here</a><div><br /></div><div><br /><u><b>Battle of Krefeld,1758: Shako I</b></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKQR7TgYSvVaXUMBw8z4hI41fRzdCeyOC91ZZVd2jQ6FzoKH3n1QMVGnD1DJiNAGIqsPqOJtLZHryMo0JGSUewjEJafURxPzl2tcycltvZRsC9SzmJ1Lpejj0__RPj2vlloY_G9al2-ZbUuum59RABUDHVUmV56zDQSL1xZp8ZvhVLoXERvwfOz5LUA/s3968/IMG_20221007_195257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKQR7TgYSvVaXUMBw8z4hI41fRzdCeyOC91ZZVd2jQ6FzoKH3n1QMVGnD1DJiNAGIqsPqOJtLZHryMo0JGSUewjEJafURxPzl2tcycltvZRsC9SzmJ1Lpejj0__RPj2vlloY_G9al2-ZbUuum59RABUDHVUmV56zDQSL1xZp8ZvhVLoXERvwfOz5LUA/w640-h480/IMG_20221007_195257.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting positions, my Hanoverian command nearest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILGj3QOcQuRNCd4vZZBYuqgDYJakUku83dpAnQLfNXYeABL-5kxotd012sLzdA_Aym9ulBaQrLEBfXh4hvZ60YDWPVzBuUUYuVjbQUczNLPqfvs936Ku3eobIOYwlT25EDLIBUyvO124MNDloDQ8aobb3sfHpE24SZWVUNkQln0pZjuoBFO8UN9KQvA/s3968/IMG_20221007_195721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILGj3QOcQuRNCd4vZZBYuqgDYJakUku83dpAnQLfNXYeABL-5kxotd012sLzdA_Aym9ulBaQrLEBfXh4hvZ60YDWPVzBuUUYuVjbQUczNLPqfvs936Ku3eobIOYwlT25EDLIBUyvO124MNDloDQ8aobb3sfHpE24SZWVUNkQln0pZjuoBFO8UN9KQvA/w480-h640/IMG_20221007_195721.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to advance.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbnFE9IN_mzjRp9QpgJvd39pSJ3kTeNry7p9hFPTdU5UqWEu3APhLh_DEsq8XYTON0XVjulsbAVVqPRQGH76h7fB-ESY16zhSQdnMAvfsBIR1GUtFM0EAOu9q-X0eXIgQXpNmYCSN4NmXdArfCZ5J6ajn87QQie2NEUWvqzsg_t-mpC9C8gFEo_5Sqg/s3968/IMG_20221007_203205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbnFE9IN_mzjRp9QpgJvd39pSJ3kTeNry7p9hFPTdU5UqWEu3APhLh_DEsq8XYTON0XVjulsbAVVqPRQGH76h7fB-ESY16zhSQdnMAvfsBIR1GUtFM0EAOu9q-X0eXIgQXpNmYCSN4NmXdArfCZ5J6ajn87QQie2NEUWvqzsg_t-mpC9C8gFEo_5Sqg/w640-h480/IMG_20221007_203205.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brunswick troops arrive to the rear of the French flank.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUnlhhdrXdq-rsYtOuwLN8NMgZX2DwF6X4oUWMBDTyRAOCND-B9ALb-s_lDnjl321jKxD7X8Nk4vDM3ugIsyrdn-59DTPp1W0f0bfDzpQCiwQH-IOWU5VdUPJ9aR-dC-exXrQw_36oBv54lwcgBEAN3GR3tRCuFRahHJCnYbm-XdTsB39I2F8Alx0NA/s3968/IMG_20221007_222255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUnlhhdrXdq-rsYtOuwLN8NMgZX2DwF6X4oUWMBDTyRAOCND-B9ALb-s_lDnjl321jKxD7X8Nk4vDM3ugIsyrdn-59DTPp1W0f0bfDzpQCiwQH-IOWU5VdUPJ9aR-dC-exXrQw_36oBv54lwcgBEAN3GR3tRCuFRahHJCnYbm-XdTsB39I2F8Alx0NA/w480-h640/IMG_20221007_222255.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French left flank being rolled up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Full AAR on Facebook <a href="https://facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&tab=album&album_id=5930822390303921" target="_blank">Here</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u><b>Battle of Culloden,1746: Black Powder.</b></u></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaNAaAgd3yak_NmD_pfVQjtPqImMyS9qiTLn8qqvNcHv5zpbOqckhIODnkSnvmHePhlu2eb5kW13uH73jel0XS4oj4N-M_HSzZQa6L_cUr0OXEDYX53iQ1wt_SAJ8VKa8P4M6BVkGp7Dg1UsBF4nbfcMDD9W3KH_8CjmoLo5wV1zZafMB60sdsuej_Q/s3932/IMG_20221015_105622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="3932" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaNAaAgd3yak_NmD_pfVQjtPqImMyS9qiTLn8qqvNcHv5zpbOqckhIODnkSnvmHePhlu2eb5kW13uH73jel0XS4oj4N-M_HSzZQa6L_cUr0OXEDYX53iQ1wt_SAJ8VKa8P4M6BVkGp7Dg1UsBF4nbfcMDD9W3KH_8CjmoLo5wV1zZafMB60sdsuej_Q/w640-h448/IMG_20221015_105622.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Government troops starting position with Jacobite hoard opposite.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKj9X1IXzUoEnGVp8NRVSd9w11KJ-MYcn1D5oVpyyPpktppgprZ6M_YTnc3m9yaUGUN5pJxHzSpGUAwRjMVk_Xy01JnWo3VHbmj9YCS-6Cg2egQYoCqWy2mnusZ7gUFBssstvLEfx4GoLdUefT53Z5Y0hvxR1PLWWFNq0DNfGDZHSFDpGlS5kZtxJ9A/s3538/IMG_20221015_105642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3538" data-original-width="2381" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKj9X1IXzUoEnGVp8NRVSd9w11KJ-MYcn1D5oVpyyPpktppgprZ6M_YTnc3m9yaUGUN5pJxHzSpGUAwRjMVk_Xy01JnWo3VHbmj9YCS-6Cg2egQYoCqWy2mnusZ7gUFBssstvLEfx4GoLdUefT53Z5Y0hvxR1PLWWFNq0DNfGDZHSFDpGlS5kZtxJ9A/w430-h640/IMG_20221015_105642.jpg" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Government force need to extend their line.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5L6y69Oy7YPpnUJEOLtNGKpumINuoJtYfIQvnBYWOadN5VAy5tZeyKft3dBnkKE2FMnWrR-N0KMuyeYn7FiEDNp7xzXPDnBD8cdT1RjduoU3Y4g9Eco-7IoqXmMj8GLkM7wGqaeWouSDfpqczpjDxddLuQOj3O17Z3aO4bsb5gL6PIb4j_Xw5g7FHQ/s3968/IMG_20221015_124657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5L6y69Oy7YPpnUJEOLtNGKpumINuoJtYfIQvnBYWOadN5VAy5tZeyKft3dBnkKE2FMnWrR-N0KMuyeYn7FiEDNp7xzXPDnBD8cdT1RjduoU3Y4g9Eco-7IoqXmMj8GLkM7wGqaeWouSDfpqczpjDxddLuQOj3O17Z3aO4bsb5gL6PIb4j_Xw5g7FHQ/w640-h480/IMG_20221015_124657.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Highlanders face close range volley fire.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst5C2mw5Z-Js4DWBmLxjsmd-USV_4jq2IlKMYpQzyr_tBDpp0QEO5cloDAelxB_pjWkLtlUjBKa_WboASDDRR2nSV0iUHP_FN9U5BkJbms5RwXERcYcvjI_WGuXgfFEkBOivdoPIpqcHFALPQ0cVh_2oUEQLXQ75iIOZtcNLIb0eLIQB0wfC_QtPbPA/s3968/IMG_20221015_131442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst5C2mw5Z-Js4DWBmLxjsmd-USV_4jq2IlKMYpQzyr_tBDpp0QEO5cloDAelxB_pjWkLtlUjBKa_WboASDDRR2nSV0iUHP_FN9U5BkJbms5RwXERcYcvjI_WGuXgfFEkBOivdoPIpqcHFALPQ0cVh_2oUEQLXQ75iIOZtcNLIb0eLIQB0wfC_QtPbPA/w640-h480/IMG_20221015_131442.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Government horse try to redeploy as the Jacobites start to make inroads.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOFcMthpBlJZx28rboWkzFyKeqMEfVrt5A_gsuA3a_oEbtGvKZSJbeYILjc8cLElYLCogoMqlS8arK9h1oYHa6_MCZASWT8hxeIrIPQKxfCsRwMhzuTD8RpFi-avzcgb7hDRdJpVUFCQJFNuW6uPhniaPAjo7FeTJYvf0QcDKbPKcmOIZDNlkllmxmg/s3968/IMG_20221015_153745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOFcMthpBlJZx28rboWkzFyKeqMEfVrt5A_gsuA3a_oEbtGvKZSJbeYILjc8cLElYLCogoMqlS8arK9h1oYHa6_MCZASWT8hxeIrIPQKxfCsRwMhzuTD8RpFi-avzcgb7hDRdJpVUFCQJFNuW6uPhniaPAjo7FeTJYvf0QcDKbPKcmOIZDNlkllmxmg/w640-h480/IMG_20221015_153745.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayonets vs claymores as things get up close and personal.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Full AAR on Facebook <a href="https://facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&tab=album&album_id=5935289899857170" target="_blank">Here</a><div><br /></div><div>Three great games to get the gaming vibe going again.</div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-32674997817256285202022-11-01T09:00:00.001+00:002022-11-01T11:27:45.721+00:00Sickles' salient, Gettysburg day 2. Rematch<p> Our rematch of this game was played out at one of the player's homes, with him leaving his co command of the confederate forces to umpire. The previous umpire joined me in commanding the union troops.</p><p>We extended the table slightly to include the Round Tops and added troops accordingly.</p><p>The confederate commander on this occasion decided to completely ignore the peach orchard and instead swung his whole force on a wide sweeping advance to his right to fall upon the Devils Den and then the Round Tops. His left flank turned to form a holding line along the Plum Run stream to hold back my troops now having to reorientate to apply pressure out of the left flanks of the Peach Orchard and Wheat Field.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O8H1yyFg3hMNw5UtWunLGy7uS5H4ycB35CjfYLN9_qLUPm0dTJVTETsUC7ZHduph0sJLx4J98aOuu2Xc2i206ZH1N8T6xIOl31i6n-trnJeODwRhg0MXYZqbiiJ4fFEsQmXaMsLw7Jhm1-G0sV3iKLPwfesUx9fr8vAf6MR6RrB0lcg3jvVKN1Ud4g/s3968/IMG_20220806_101247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O8H1yyFg3hMNw5UtWunLGy7uS5H4ycB35CjfYLN9_qLUPm0dTJVTETsUC7ZHduph0sJLx4J98aOuu2Xc2i206ZH1N8T6xIOl31i6n-trnJeODwRhg0MXYZqbiiJ4fFEsQmXaMsLw7Jhm1-G0sV3iKLPwfesUx9fr8vAf6MR6RrB0lcg3jvVKN1Ud4g/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_101247.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opening positions</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mmNNAmsvHkTh4jYzhMgd66qIXQEe59jxW8gAyWwviIgtOFDPestBcVaAZCWeL7txM3yfO4KLF4zmS9-03AoAZGzeC4MD1zoOnNuOcefbBgE2mNVlCIRf6NYDI74k3EzpmdFWN5u1ShgkSHgqgWDMZv3FKPLLYyHBIuljFdwUXA-31l0lRNORs4SaxQ/s3968/IMG_20220806_101257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mmNNAmsvHkTh4jYzhMgd66qIXQEe59jxW8gAyWwviIgtOFDPestBcVaAZCWeL7txM3yfO4KLF4zmS9-03AoAZGzeC4MD1zoOnNuOcefbBgE2mNVlCIRf6NYDI74k3EzpmdFWN5u1ShgkSHgqgWDMZv3FKPLLYyHBIuljFdwUXA-31l0lRNORs4SaxQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_101257.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left flank of my command in the Peach Orchard and Wheat field</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbI_GQNyzJSRwCc08Pdju6U4p4q9obRIoiM-xOC4vy76exCwYhsJQe4Iiu7qhvYI_qts2s2L4M3NggPU0-xjm9Mb58tSx9aJR37Npe5urEyfCYcEFrXHbYY83PfWkzYUdIECiIsT28Mnc5YFwuX0inbevZOTQSWw-jPg3mXAiv1hy9-OHKK-acjuz_Q/s3968/IMG_20220806_101301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbI_GQNyzJSRwCc08Pdju6U4p4q9obRIoiM-xOC4vy76exCwYhsJQe4Iiu7qhvYI_qts2s2L4M3NggPU0-xjm9Mb58tSx9aJR37Npe5urEyfCYcEFrXHbYY83PfWkzYUdIECiIsT28Mnc5YFwuX0inbevZOTQSWw-jPg3mXAiv1hy9-OHKK-acjuz_Q/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_101301.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My command area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPdEBqOPwOgJ734Uv3tvBoP5RYYPDihps7KxLMKKBQxZw5mCwuAFXnNECCwk5bhyWCx79ym0q5ori8-cAPBV3huTX7jSqH0kELzQECEdpkqxVKGEEEAJvK4xxTKqUMJBD1F6KHxlot9p8zHKKcr_s4oURmgJObeK_eZKvutMNj2PQ6wSrI4Jkw6KLxA/s3968/IMG_20220806_101405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPdEBqOPwOgJ734Uv3tvBoP5RYYPDihps7KxLMKKBQxZw5mCwuAFXnNECCwk5bhyWCx79ym0q5ori8-cAPBV3huTX7jSqH0kELzQECEdpkqxVKGEEEAJvK4xxTKqUMJBD1F6KHxlot9p8zHKKcr_s4oURmgJObeK_eZKvutMNj2PQ6wSrI4Jkw6KLxA/w480-h640/IMG_20220806_101405.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My right flank along the Emmitsburg road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuWlbal5d1ezSXWqnliNmMLM6fWASImuOBsGrT7Gjs0KWtrUGhT1lZ3OnAWdZN46ed-GnegXI6dXqxTEIHDYCoTBiQ2yoHzC-kFO41EFXWv7MsWfeduOX-0iFClr05A7nkXJ_WR3FOkK51RAhaX4jN8pNW-qzD5lxywgofiMkFAWqV--mOojD0zHQ0A/s3968/IMG_20220806_114613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuWlbal5d1ezSXWqnliNmMLM6fWASImuOBsGrT7Gjs0KWtrUGhT1lZ3OnAWdZN46ed-GnegXI6dXqxTEIHDYCoTBiQ2yoHzC-kFO41EFXWv7MsWfeduOX-0iFClr05A7nkXJ_WR3FOkK51RAhaX4jN8pNW-qzD5lxywgofiMkFAWqV--mOojD0zHQ0A/w480-h640/IMG_20220806_114613.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm forced to redeploy as the confederates swing right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RjNFn5toSaAECrGuPboEAXxJ73etFVP9OMqrmNi3oFT4cYsTLG7e8jr3rZO30KnquUDTXsiR1wA-GDykaMeggA54GDgUnRg08A2H_uMg17Q7abRBfkWrBCKewv4mIpakm_0PxmPWuWe3VichNVuCKbeAKPzyzWOOOmq9iTo48yHDygRoqYdcnvRAsw/s3968/IMG_20220806_114625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RjNFn5toSaAECrGuPboEAXxJ73etFVP9OMqrmNi3oFT4cYsTLG7e8jr3rZO30KnquUDTXsiR1wA-GDykaMeggA54GDgUnRg08A2H_uMg17Q7abRBfkWrBCKewv4mIpakm_0PxmPWuWe3VichNVuCKbeAKPzyzWOOOmq9iTo48yHDygRoqYdcnvRAsw/w480-h640/IMG_20220806_114625.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confederates rear turn to block me whilst their main attack goes in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprf9d_SLsjQVb88cngvuCAhUncZZwl0R6ULR3XhocED7kvuMTMuCZd1dTvBfQ_7i4Y3W6EKV6p6yHgaJVG52bzTThUHkt16JZIOX6UA37Bve00SeJnNWr33ctrUZxV0DIW5TpV4-SEOVto2Xu-K_apJGQa1w8po52GBW4RSujPZ2jku0qGerAioKGsg/s3968/IMG_20220806_114634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprf9d_SLsjQVb88cngvuCAhUncZZwl0R6ULR3XhocED7kvuMTMuCZd1dTvBfQ_7i4Y3W6EKV6p6yHgaJVG52bzTThUHkt16JZIOX6UA37Bve00SeJnNWr33ctrUZxV0DIW5TpV4-SEOVto2Xu-K_apJGQa1w8po52GBW4RSujPZ2jku0qGerAioKGsg/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_114634.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More redeployment of my troops.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Fmw2FSIvkHbV8mlWN9SnQ0zmEoyddxSUuKw4aDqjKmV8lSuaiXTKAAyb2iE-9x1myfQGPjozJQ0zjzk4B_uMtpQF32d0sHps8_B0ILzfn8Ky3JvoDpJg5WL9Go_ceL-n6TZuK_yKQYSPwLy5LyckLzm1POO4qRn2qCEAdsJUvUjj-HatqycSY1lxA/s3968/IMG_20220806_114648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Fmw2FSIvkHbV8mlWN9SnQ0zmEoyddxSUuKw4aDqjKmV8lSuaiXTKAAyb2iE-9x1myfQGPjozJQ0zjzk4B_uMtpQF32d0sHps8_B0ILzfn8Ky3JvoDpJg5WL9Go_ceL-n6TZuK_yKQYSPwLy5LyckLzm1POO4qRn2qCEAdsJUvUjj-HatqycSY1lxA/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_114648.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confederate attack on the Union left begins.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uFXSpf_T49XOyYf8fKEvgp4w88yrk4ap8DB9rbcDFzNSYglEbIowz8EvmlCmGSGW-T2ojRDdHtxzFR1dUFkZdmhnAL5C1r0nrESzgulqPLVZGaMui78-zJyfVwdJJXRdKaYQSD1N4Qx7yZsVwlxHd7NZQsNnFwYvW_QZAa8VVqccNc-LF_FpkGOYPA/s3844/IMG_20220826_095231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="3844" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uFXSpf_T49XOyYf8fKEvgp4w88yrk4ap8DB9rbcDFzNSYglEbIowz8EvmlCmGSGW-T2ojRDdHtxzFR1dUFkZdmhnAL5C1r0nrESzgulqPLVZGaMui78-zJyfVwdJJXRdKaYQSD1N4Qx7yZsVwlxHd7NZQsNnFwYvW_QZAa8VVqccNc-LF_FpkGOYPA/w640-h454/IMG_20220826_095231.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from behind Devils Den.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzNGKmu170Cg5XikR48GjbCjh9jaDtIxL0_x_MoeQWOWx5oU9mhNtbS10BQmDbcz6DS62cnXb9rraEOazFREi4F-lNlAFoJ3IwZXVL5N5P6lQaYZyELKcMKMTCqjBvOxQO1qxgU_5pwYywGZx0ahZGXVEbM7zjqds2JZDxgrlZP82TemtJk32oZS44g/s3968/IMG_20220806_115138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzNGKmu170Cg5XikR48GjbCjh9jaDtIxL0_x_MoeQWOWx5oU9mhNtbS10BQmDbcz6DS62cnXb9rraEOazFREi4F-lNlAFoJ3IwZXVL5N5P6lQaYZyELKcMKMTCqjBvOxQO1qxgU_5pwYywGZx0ahZGXVEbM7zjqds2JZDxgrlZP82TemtJk32oZS44g/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_115138.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rebels close in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9Zf-xD9VQdyyVmmCtxj9yUnIhelV3US-OfBSinWhllPq_mNSHQg2-5bMBjLKUYmUNGJIW3eg3BNGUlpzr5AIm2io4t8POOb3X4nTmsAadCH2mF2CmXVBP19fFoQBHJgk_9KbE1rGu72x9_iodeo0AYJn-xEZXfSYzkwuGFiHvL0PFlejcVhANsho5w/s3968/IMG_20220806_131023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9Zf-xD9VQdyyVmmCtxj9yUnIhelV3US-OfBSinWhllPq_mNSHQg2-5bMBjLKUYmUNGJIW3eg3BNGUlpzr5AIm2io4t8POOb3X4nTmsAadCH2mF2CmXVBP19fFoQBHJgk_9KbE1rGu72x9_iodeo0AYJn-xEZXfSYzkwuGFiHvL0PFlejcVhANsho5w/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_131023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Union centre turns to form a new defensive front.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchx9CB9NOzwlWwpKnbUeM9B_1vsfmqfYwf7ugqcW9-qfSxM0b8H5dB3wYe3tvRzizkOJaAw-wFPuZDwLhUoinSdECXbEzkGXX6Mm-1Kf60neIg7cSzf14qZXC1krQRUMjYvdpzwH7dfAnwxXfvULj3nvOA1B7ganWfaLFvvn2Yn2zHfxWcxbWsqIR6g/s3968/IMG_20220806_131048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchx9CB9NOzwlWwpKnbUeM9B_1vsfmqfYwf7ugqcW9-qfSxM0b8H5dB3wYe3tvRzizkOJaAw-wFPuZDwLhUoinSdECXbEzkGXX6Mm-1Kf60neIg7cSzf14qZXC1krQRUMjYvdpzwH7dfAnwxXfvULj3nvOA1B7ganWfaLFvvn2Yn2zHfxWcxbWsqIR6g/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_131048.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Union left under intense pressure.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4KY7ywpxECM1H3__dwbeJH8FPlBOfxhUMdn3Th_GwnrzKl3XSzBdCs5JsS6yuX-_uHXC_xl1v08cr2bDT6rxWkSyw5sjluw5ePHCckAUkrGB74YjxIk4JnWYMrTIAS6gvWKapucD21O6XUHOl_FoqOPMfJeTnP8N-H_VUfIaRlyEvvoHO34PKrZHRg/s3968/IMG_20220806_142820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4KY7ywpxECM1H3__dwbeJH8FPlBOfxhUMdn3Th_GwnrzKl3XSzBdCs5JsS6yuX-_uHXC_xl1v08cr2bDT6rxWkSyw5sjluw5ePHCckAUkrGB74YjxIk4JnWYMrTIAS6gvWKapucD21O6XUHOl_FoqOPMfJeTnP8N-H_VUfIaRlyEvvoHO34PKrZHRg/w480-h640/IMG_20220806_142820.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Union troops on Little Round Top</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgGn4fGvnkWvo6AD8ofvuRk6oAdTeRCLw-PmR9hKADl7d_j666lyNYIxznn_VL6y5WQeT2fZsWut0uVkqIZTkMd-MLObPvnMB20XPnC53Zwho2W6bwEC-b3AlWUrmJAUyvLIfRfHx2coXo79W3Xk7-8EXFtbdaBnSlJoYB4Tt6cJixGOfhIvEHA1SaA/s3968/IMG_20220806_142831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgGn4fGvnkWvo6AD8ofvuRk6oAdTeRCLw-PmR9hKADl7d_j666lyNYIxznn_VL6y5WQeT2fZsWut0uVkqIZTkMd-MLObPvnMB20XPnC53Zwho2W6bwEC-b3AlWUrmJAUyvLIfRfHx2coXo79W3Xk7-8EXFtbdaBnSlJoYB4Tt6cJixGOfhIvEHA1SaA/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_142831.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stand-off across Plum Run stream.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfcawlm3jgVZlfaV8xtG9Z2tKW2iedaZPpBCM4f3LTtLxN7yjZgBAWTmswkw-8hyg9DqmwHec55lGPXJpz9jscbFSwU0cgV8ogy2t58vIo-gqAQugRtfDXJ7rSsqNs0mdGhvpRrqMxtUuNrh6Je8wzMIgzzJsVCyvVVctaUpKKJHRXdUav7315NlMrg/s3968/IMG_20220806_155646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfcawlm3jgVZlfaV8xtG9Z2tKW2iedaZPpBCM4f3LTtLxN7yjZgBAWTmswkw-8hyg9DqmwHec55lGPXJpz9jscbFSwU0cgV8ogy2t58vIo-gqAQugRtfDXJ7rSsqNs0mdGhvpRrqMxtUuNrh6Je8wzMIgzzJsVCyvVVctaUpKKJHRXdUav7315NlMrg/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_155646.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confederates push on to Little Round Top</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-ZEQzyG5AkvSynnGXmD3pkDhu49gfITlTjdd4_9Wk9UOg8NQWwPq41ZceKxG13umbR5-J-rf7AkLJPDmOh0tzzTEmsS3oVsieLS3nslpdoRZtzilcJDFnu52jy50bZxmsy470ZebmLVL-2zq9cKLIml0Dz0FtPntJ4uZSYAbxj3IzAPdAizrUw7fTg/s3968/IMG_20220806_165337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-ZEQzyG5AkvSynnGXmD3pkDhu49gfITlTjdd4_9Wk9UOg8NQWwPq41ZceKxG13umbR5-J-rf7AkLJPDmOh0tzzTEmsS3oVsieLS3nslpdoRZtzilcJDFnu52jy50bZxmsy470ZebmLVL-2zq9cKLIml0Dz0FtPntJ4uZSYAbxj3IzAPdAizrUw7fTg/w640-h480/IMG_20220806_165337.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Round Top in rebel hands Little Round Top comes under intense pressure.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />What can I say about this game? The confederate player did something we weren't expecting and then had such a run with his dice rolls that both sides checked them for "issues". No matter what my co commander on our left flank, and to a slightly lesser extent myself, tried to do he always got the better of us and rolled up the union flank with seeming ease.<div><br /></div><div>Despite this it was a great day's gaming with a very nice lunch thrown in by our host's very understanding wife.<br /><br /><p><br /></p></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-64588215298793098432022-07-26T21:19:00.004+01:002022-07-26T21:19:46.750+01:00Not wargaming but.....RPGing!<p> Back last year in the town where I live a new FLGS opened up, not much in the way of wargaming stock, unless you are a Games Workshop fan but some good card and board games and collectable toys etc.</p><p>What did spin out of this though was a new role playing group, mostly intending to play Dungeons and Dragons but other systems were also talked about. This was more of my wife's sort of thing as she had been a very active role player at university and in the years after, whereas I dabbled a bit at high school but not to any serious extent.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm4AwHuMFKMurPdqq4AzO2OUXXL7oRWMkct0t5N-5HcU72vxmk195444ow7nJLDMsrgjAINXaMH4KcigAj5jTK3AjB2Ws0IFQPL89oe7pQNdfrGAZdDynsfRqk74sVRW-f-waT5YLMfAOppLF6YMl-uS5nedkau7bx9qgzVV054voTGalHR66iDNZxA/s1000/D-D-Logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm4AwHuMFKMurPdqq4AzO2OUXXL7oRWMkct0t5N-5HcU72vxmk195444ow7nJLDMsrgjAINXaMH4KcigAj5jTK3AjB2Ws0IFQPL89oe7pQNdfrGAZdDynsfRqk74sVRW-f-waT5YLMfAOppLF6YMl-uS5nedkau7bx9qgzVV054voTGalHR66iDNZxA/s320/D-D-Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>So she became involved very early and was soon gaming fairly regularly. After a while she got me involved as the group grew in size and a couple of games ran in parallel with occasional one off games slotted in when time and players permitted.</p><p>With this new hobby came the need for miniatures to represent our characters. Now there are several ways to go about this:</p><p>Buy pre made miniatures from the internet or FLGS,</p><p>Design custom miniatures on one of the varied online websites then either pay for it to be 3d printed or pay for the STL file and get it printed yourself.</p><p>Buy a pre designed STL file from one of the many online artists that produce models and get it printed yourself.</p><p>We basically went with the second option for our character figures and I had a mate from the wargaming club, who had a 3d resin printer, print them for us.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkbv-mfZwQfam6SJb-7Y-jNEc4lfKFZq7ED_KDowcxMxMEQ9y6JOC8aL8U7l4yLx_TRFV9Sfov2_Rco7OzP8pvnfUgabr_W2DK2dRjm9AFzjUp3-xubiXvoERtOojjM-Tz7YyuikKCRh-zin0VdYA9rkRjS08v-bN5zdYSnXCb9GplmKmQYLmTj_o7Q/s2706/IMG_20220722_161550.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2082" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkbv-mfZwQfam6SJb-7Y-jNEc4lfKFZq7ED_KDowcxMxMEQ9y6JOC8aL8U7l4yLx_TRFV9Sfov2_Rco7OzP8pvnfUgabr_W2DK2dRjm9AFzjUp3-xubiXvoERtOojjM-Tz7YyuikKCRh-zin0VdYA9rkRjS08v-bN5zdYSnXCb9GplmKmQYLmTj_o7Q/s320/IMG_20220722_161550.jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed by friend painted by me.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUweTnxsJvtWKNSwE9EAfjkUTBo0Y4uFEBaEdBVlJLBcqzdlA5eBojs8qYk8Z7585szD32vZUvOaczoyYEe6jrP_riXQQ-Wd4QT73OveeUMOklCvALyDzGMBcZ1jz8f0BqkDZu8quNQb5R5qqJpJknVOjMglBWEngl8zfCBTH4Alg-htdtnsLQ2fuGtA/s2976/IMG_20220722_160358.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="2483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUweTnxsJvtWKNSwE9EAfjkUTBo0Y4uFEBaEdBVlJLBcqzdlA5eBojs8qYk8Z7585szD32vZUvOaczoyYEe6jrP_riXQQ-Wd4QT73OveeUMOklCvALyDzGMBcZ1jz8f0BqkDZu8quNQb5R5qqJpJknVOjMglBWEngl8zfCBTH4Alg-htdtnsLQ2fuGtA/s320/IMG_20220722_160358.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed by friend painted by me.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>After a while we talked about the possibility of running a starter adventure at home to try and interest our son and my wife started planning to run an adventure for the group. This meant we would need monster and non player characters as well. For these we went with all three of the above options and soon realised that having our own 3d printer might prove useful, <a href="https://jabbaswargaming.blogspot.com/2022/05/new-toy.html" target="_blank">see post here</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktA8gfpDXQAD4hYQ9Q6NrZvCAcBYrHMA-Nai6YFfNlSSseSIApt20KI27yALlo5hFv6w-NpLYhpoR4EZyb9YUG5vOHDxCiU4Mv4l9CyAJvS-n1zE3gw3ZK6taSvQwlbgGFIw9wg2gPH2grdZ7LHrbQIhduEtO18tAH7wrMHaPix_3JKVkE5BJGxs81w/s2976/IMG_20220722_161404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="2075" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktA8gfpDXQAD4hYQ9Q6NrZvCAcBYrHMA-Nai6YFfNlSSseSIApt20KI27yALlo5hFv6w-NpLYhpoR4EZyb9YUG5vOHDxCiU4Mv4l9CyAJvS-n1zE3gw3ZK6taSvQwlbgGFIw9wg2gPH2grdZ7LHrbQIhduEtO18tAH7wrMHaPix_3JKVkE5BJGxs81w/s320/IMG_20220722_161404.jpg" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed and painted by me.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaUiDD0Gk53kiLKYvWmy04rCbJaHN525-tJ_9JoQHN-B4iRTN3zdsB5sW0p5iDf0LSbv3GZcScVerNqpHVi0XCi8xdmmZ5S0JM196WuWCxwjen5ymM9ZJmUw1bQhGp-z-3xpZzRuj7SvpV-0dba-quj4WtSRPruxNGmhqcMDBOU84ImjkqvaCXjlXcw/s2976/IMG_20220722_160943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="2076" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaUiDD0Gk53kiLKYvWmy04rCbJaHN525-tJ_9JoQHN-B4iRTN3zdsB5sW0p5iDf0LSbv3GZcScVerNqpHVi0XCi8xdmmZ5S0JM196WuWCxwjen5ymM9ZJmUw1bQhGp-z-3xpZzRuj7SvpV-0dba-quj4WtSRPruxNGmhqcMDBOU84ImjkqvaCXjlXcw/s320/IMG_20220722_160943.jpg" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed and painted by me.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxFFra4MSKOOLP4UtD3Ev5JeWWiwiikdLS322V5lRnUt_SHhiw-PRbijeS3OVsGf_6NQ_8FblZh1x4eedBl1kl-Kb-tj1N7x0U0xEI79SJCJrxQzKdG-eMeEX4I04IbhwjBShDIN6ARWl-IjwifDNWg8aJgFxvgP80zxocl2LGd2f7xAILTqFsL0Nkg/s2976/IMG_20220722_160918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="2164" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxFFra4MSKOOLP4UtD3Ev5JeWWiwiikdLS322V5lRnUt_SHhiw-PRbijeS3OVsGf_6NQ_8FblZh1x4eedBl1kl-Kb-tj1N7x0U0xEI79SJCJrxQzKdG-eMeEX4I04IbhwjBShDIN6ARWl-IjwifDNWg8aJgFxvgP80zxocl2LGd2f7xAILTqFsL0Nkg/s320/IMG_20220722_160918.jpg" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed and painted by me.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TGyW2HutQoMRUZB4wk8CzjZT3A_qMMCKt2iVU2i2yEcZOoDSEPx3Q-ldCv_MsG5SUh5upw2nKL8CRoE9ZzA9JBoODYf1GWAgjc8hNoftLMTlSjyglQrRPe-9OpDp6waf6Vgx2cYAK5HGjvlxTE5tvfy2ujAeVLND7scPnYty4-fF83c-UXZev2RPIA/s2637/IMG_20220721_160320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="1875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TGyW2HutQoMRUZB4wk8CzjZT3A_qMMCKt2iVU2i2yEcZOoDSEPx3Q-ldCv_MsG5SUh5upw2nKL8CRoE9ZzA9JBoODYf1GWAgjc8hNoftLMTlSjyglQrRPe-9OpDp6waf6Vgx2cYAK5HGjvlxTE5tvfy2ujAeVLND7scPnYty4-fF83c-UXZev2RPIA/s320/IMG_20220721_160320.jpg" width="228" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed and painted by me.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So I now have another hobby that I'm getting really into, as well as another group of friends to game with. My wife and I even got to game together when our son was away on Cubs camp last weekend. We also get to sit down together in the evening to paint up the myriad of miniatures we seem to have 3d printed so far, she's much better at wet blending than me.<div><br /><div>A couple of the group, having seen my painted character miniatures, asked me to paint one for them too, which seem to have gone down well.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3fFBB8LpSDCju2gHOP1BPoG2YCrHrbN3WxIu4b6OAy16PtZE7e5akFy1QPu5jjLKK9o-4sjkMEOHk4Xdz0EOIDO_V2bgtNUpugPksBYBBnNmYp8dhMuCNEHHaWzcKPSpy2Q55oIVhRPG4RSVmsgLXEG2PRkCavHki8Xuz_8nB-E0ObDIoE-OVwxfug/s4032/20220601_184536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3fFBB8LpSDCju2gHOP1BPoG2YCrHrbN3WxIu4b6OAy16PtZE7e5akFy1QPu5jjLKK9o-4sjkMEOHk4Xdz0EOIDO_V2bgtNUpugPksBYBBnNmYp8dhMuCNEHHaWzcKPSpy2Q55oIVhRPG4RSVmsgLXEG2PRkCavHki8Xuz_8nB-E0ObDIoE-OVwxfug/s320/20220601_184536.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends figure I painted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSnYPYBYayRp5FYH41om6ROWufQzzre1CGoFKVLXkuPR0i-vAMcCikNtQXxW6kSetnDKXyty6zeOuEPluzvFtLMo7PW3gkdSgYLK440zLof0GqxngxcT9d0-fgWxDcKPXluJZwoXg7OvbqwaafNkwpMCWOIwfHuSECLQx2zOcZ10KKymMoRrt3XLmTw/s1528/IMG_0430.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1503" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSnYPYBYayRp5FYH41om6ROWufQzzre1CGoFKVLXkuPR0i-vAMcCikNtQXxW6kSetnDKXyty6zeOuEPluzvFtLMo7PW3gkdSgYLK440zLof0GqxngxcT9d0-fgWxDcKPXluJZwoXg7OvbqwaafNkwpMCWOIwfHuSECLQx2zOcZ10KKymMoRrt3XLmTw/s320/IMG_0430.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends figure I painted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Anyway better get back to painting more napoleonics soon :)<div><br /></div><div>Tony.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-48620480337482711422022-07-20T08:43:00.000+01:002022-07-20T08:43:04.154+01:00Sickles' salient, Gettysburg day 2. Game at NBHW<p>On Friday the 15th July after approximately a three year gap the 15/18mm ACW figures were out again at New Buckenham for a return to Fire & Fury gaming. The scenario was based on day two of Gettysburg when Union General Sickles decided unilaterally to advance his division into the peach orchard, wheat field and Devils Den just to the north of Little Round Top breaking the cohesiveness of the Union defensive line, resulting in Longstreet launching an assault in this area.</p><p>As mentioned earlier the figures were 15/18mm and the rules Fire & Fury, specifically a house amended version of the original rules, with some features of Brigade Fire & Fury added in. After the aforementioned three year break we were very rusty with the rules, but by the end of the night they had started coming back to us.</p><p>I was given Sickles' command with a colleague hopefully bringing up Sykes' and Barnes' reserves soon?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG71i4RtxYKETakSLe5NsGEI_GXz997EnyAsnut-W1Wm0Ec3iJlc2j8R0z09j262etn24FVNVlg9y_7P-81u1MwUHkQOfVfFZGFexOU-Ic5HOWwnW2VRca2U-AF7FNP8t5GwOxdzuie2hqAB81O0tHiHpISO2QbpS06v1nXeO7NVTj3Q1X8f6CjhV8BA/s3968/IMG_20220715_190227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG71i4RtxYKETakSLe5NsGEI_GXz997EnyAsnut-W1Wm0Ec3iJlc2j8R0z09j262etn24FVNVlg9y_7P-81u1MwUHkQOfVfFZGFexOU-Ic5HOWwnW2VRca2U-AF7FNP8t5GwOxdzuie2hqAB81O0tHiHpISO2QbpS06v1nXeO7NVTj3Q1X8f6CjhV8BA/w640-h480/IMG_20220715_190227.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting positions with Hood and McLaws' rebels advancing</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0geKUnLfPXQ4rfIgTfnLlcy05u3RtdeTzZv_jjKcw0UxrdftVjUy7wbmkcFydMOju7ORaJgJFpaN4s-bL_qeVVbhg7m7bxjK-7R1uAk_iiLiUUtXr4XOQ9Yl2B_Key3t18WNgvop6Hn4UCj_KDGWl8UdVmCq-2y31LhTmK49zWG6TZi0dla_ssNaow/s3968/IMG_20220715_190202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0geKUnLfPXQ4rfIgTfnLlcy05u3RtdeTzZv_jjKcw0UxrdftVjUy7wbmkcFydMOju7ORaJgJFpaN4s-bL_qeVVbhg7m7bxjK-7R1uAk_iiLiUUtXr4XOQ9Yl2B_Key3t18WNgvop6Hn4UCj_KDGWl8UdVmCq-2y31LhTmK49zWG6TZi0dla_ssNaow/w640-h480/IMG_20220715_190202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sykes awaiting his turn to "arrive" along with my new 3d printed fences.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Hood on my left flank advanced towards Devils Den before swinging two of his brigades with supporting artillery across the Plum Run stream towards the wheat field. McLaw's brigades charged out of the treeline to attack my troops lining the Emmitsburg road by the Peach Orchard.<div><br /></div><div>This initial assault was thrown back with the confederate brigade commander, Barksdale, killed. This would turn out to be one of my few successes of the night as my cursed dice rolling from Waterloo continued to haunt me.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nSRtzVfe63BSEYVE1Rewgr_ftHjFlTlMZgdlawdpApdOZoemmAKQEFh1tHjBVlR39JI13HKQ4rUJ3uyCRAd9j6EOqdgNJsoTpv3mXziSVKUgEFMfJNquMZIfbA98BuhtK61hZA0O2W3y6e2SOv3kLc9R84i47rGmy6ODJRfp1xISLB3Qi8Aqnpwzgg/s3968/IMG_20220715_211230.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nSRtzVfe63BSEYVE1Rewgr_ftHjFlTlMZgdlawdpApdOZoemmAKQEFh1tHjBVlR39JI13HKQ4rUJ3uyCRAd9j6EOqdgNJsoTpv3mXziSVKUgEFMfJNquMZIfbA98BuhtK61hZA0O2W3y6e2SOv3kLc9R84i47rGmy6ODJRfp1xISLB3Qi8Aqnpwzgg/w640-h480/IMG_20220715_211230.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zouaves turn to face Hoods approaching troops</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My zouaves turned to face the threat from Hood but were thrown back by the determined charge of the confederate troops. Undaunted they gathered themselves to counter attack and launched a charge of their own, with the obvious result given my dice rolling ability.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjobf8v2Vq5B3lmkZHuwTCrj0fUgsgaCd57fp3BHYH2r_HEH-cV_yykpztCXMdXybdRNIqqI7_5ESt5TH4Md0UEgpMm5UybfHO7uKJLdl8a-YfnOFgLTr9eDe_GLbJJ3kqZ-QH_NsEp9-NmqhLZvAdltgFm0oOtYSqwqVyoJoThnQwkAmcFzwuJ_CVQ/s3968/IMG_20220715_215711.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjobf8v2Vq5B3lmkZHuwTCrj0fUgsgaCd57fp3BHYH2r_HEH-cV_yykpztCXMdXybdRNIqqI7_5ESt5TH4Md0UEgpMm5UybfHO7uKJLdl8a-YfnOFgLTr9eDe_GLbJJ3kqZ-QH_NsEp9-NmqhLZvAdltgFm0oOtYSqwqVyoJoThnQwkAmcFzwuJ_CVQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220715_215711.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zouaves charge in to try and retake the wheat field.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The remaining zouaves fell back to the Wheatfield Road and commenced harassing musket fire.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6X115iZSjOjzJAmxO-xAZ1e8E4AtD-zyLkqzJ7LGI9NirLb4YQYLDTSmPFHfEl5A8KbREAsUZVUdhg7ie-3IYAyH58jslEWB2GvjuPrg9h9O-T8V1MlQPUe6CmoD4q-xt1rXjpxFrTzcOYlPcuRdXySUAep6POxluoyu-RxpC9A5xEeguw3HlveEDg/s3968/IMG_20220715_215721.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6X115iZSjOjzJAmxO-xAZ1e8E4AtD-zyLkqzJ7LGI9NirLb4YQYLDTSmPFHfEl5A8KbREAsUZVUdhg7ie-3IYAyH58jslEWB2GvjuPrg9h9O-T8V1MlQPUe6CmoD4q-xt1rXjpxFrTzcOYlPcuRdXySUAep6POxluoyu-RxpC9A5xEeguw3HlveEDg/w640-h480/IMG_20220715_215721.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing to defend the Peach Orchard from McLaws</td></tr></tbody></table><br />McLaws' southernmost brigades now pressed forward towards the Peach Orchard where my troops awaited, hoping for better dice rolls.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3sL5DMN3wis07ktfi6t9AT8RCxlm_ar7WxkA90y2e6R8KSppSpyWJs6haF2nklQQb05_cvP34I8__iCQGM9YCWGa6dK8gNHyrpPJD7wRXk2UXFX83SHuEv0WReq0xA9_C1KTLBcSelzYqG21WNYNAhbeCJ66pYqBVVH-vryCNGoyJZNd81UEArlKbw/s3968/IMG_20220715_215746.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3sL5DMN3wis07ktfi6t9AT8RCxlm_ar7WxkA90y2e6R8KSppSpyWJs6haF2nklQQb05_cvP34I8__iCQGM9YCWGa6dK8gNHyrpPJD7wRXk2UXFX83SHuEv0WReq0xA9_C1KTLBcSelzYqG21WNYNAhbeCJ66pYqBVVH-vryCNGoyJZNd81UEArlKbw/w640-h480/IMG_20220715_215746.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching Hood's troops across from Devils Den.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Over by Devils Den I pushed my brigade forward slightly but Hood's troops refrained from pushing forward too far and this area just saw some desultory artillery and long distance musketry fire for the rest of the encounter.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXdF0hCi6z-wyF7hBJ1Dre09ma0eHJJdsyRxEZp_XbbtaxcFoC3fh8bdFSEVNifnBnNf_eit4uG_X4qlnRTvKIwxzQvvyPVJ4QIk9xWie77Tk_Ic1iiA2wnEqfpiKa30faKhISCNs2_97iKgZV1Oqjl_VsCz4m3W8vwgS3hswf58KhQpcmZ4DGveR-A/s3968/IMG_20220715_224147.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXdF0hCi6z-wyF7hBJ1Dre09ma0eHJJdsyRxEZp_XbbtaxcFoC3fh8bdFSEVNifnBnNf_eit4uG_X4qlnRTvKIwxzQvvyPVJ4QIk9xWie77Tk_Ic1iiA2wnEqfpiKa30faKhISCNs2_97iKgZV1Oqjl_VsCz4m3W8vwgS3hswf58KhQpcmZ4DGveR-A/w480-h640/IMG_20220715_224147.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Syke's reserves begin to arrive...but too late.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To nobodies surprise McLaw's push on the Peach Orchard and then along the Wheatfield Road was swift with my troops defensive rolls failing miserably and Sykes' forces not able to get into position in time.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmMF5swA3G9ZD7kc96gLv2UC6V0MvORoGXfSD-UzIU7gKz7QgoauGNe1qVYk--suFboSIGIEyWBirPzMK4-BUQrkBLL3-SDTGNfIUGL2WsZ-UGfrTjA0JQdCrryX1NuhcX5JIz4g9fIxjWexs1Chek8w3EzLvGSvPC-1npDy7V7m_15NFuIbqWtH5Pw/s3968/IMG_20220715_231238.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmMF5swA3G9ZD7kc96gLv2UC6V0MvORoGXfSD-UzIU7gKz7QgoauGNe1qVYk--suFboSIGIEyWBirPzMK4-BUQrkBLL3-SDTGNfIUGL2WsZ-UGfrTjA0JQdCrryX1NuhcX5JIz4g9fIxjWexs1Chek8w3EzLvGSvPC-1npDy7V7m_15NFuIbqWtH5Pw/w480-h640/IMG_20220715_231238.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mclaw's forces push all before them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With time getting on the game was called here as a Confederate win, but the main objective of the evening namely getting reacquainted with the rules after a long hiatus was achieved.<div><br /></div><div>Now where can I buy some new dice :)</div><div><br /></div><div>As usual a few more pictures can be found in the clubs <a href="https://facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1&tab=album&album_id=5638061162913380" target="_blank">Facebook album</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.</div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-31328473319617947572022-07-13T16:07:00.001+01:002022-07-20T08:44:01.828+01:00Waterloo, Game at NBHW<p>Over the weekend of 17th, 18th and 19th of June at New Buckenham Historical Wargamers we re-fought the Battle of Waterloo in 28mm using the Shako II rules, with some house and scenario tweaks.</p><p>When I arrived on the Friday evening I was surprised to find that instead of having one of the two Prussian commands, as I had expected, I in fact was given General Altens 3rd Allied Division defending La Haye Sainte and the right centre of Wellington's line.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTL0qXFvz6BwcgQ2TNnInHpdqq7erLlaWuZ8e_AjgiS3riKC3zmJd1Dszuj-8BsttHIQkqW8uCyEG2oHu74Q96_g1BjoCSM_bJAJX2TTMlDS-DRpY4osg-EhL2dCT0kigUikGcSwcF5DTDKKSW7FxCKgPFtSYE9lPKGQUHhAeY2PaalP93fQeN8EbYQ/s2970/IMG_20220617_191208.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2519" data-original-width="2970" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTL0qXFvz6BwcgQ2TNnInHpdqq7erLlaWuZ8e_AjgiS3riKC3zmJd1Dszuj-8BsttHIQkqW8uCyEG2oHu74Q96_g1BjoCSM_bJAJX2TTMlDS-DRpY4osg-EhL2dCT0kigUikGcSwcF5DTDKKSW7FxCKgPFtSYE9lPKGQUHhAeY2PaalP93fQeN8EbYQ/w640-h542/IMG_20220617_191208.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The layout</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pErOs0a6E1Iyr4O0c0gx4SnfZarqKAqyThLmGIGpjiMpW4ozN7GQnv1VCX4eM55oAZ5f9R_FI22TXwu7moTpWosly75FYI5DnkM349vMP8BWh9sabPylkJ3BNdG34wjKcjs10TaLhzFz8GOQCXDb8fQAFpwO1QHizGySftELkMIE8dVV-R1oNy3Jwg/s3968/IMG_20220617_191316.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pErOs0a6E1Iyr4O0c0gx4SnfZarqKAqyThLmGIGpjiMpW4ozN7GQnv1VCX4eM55oAZ5f9R_FI22TXwu7moTpWosly75FYI5DnkM349vMP8BWh9sabPylkJ3BNdG34wjKcjs10TaLhzFz8GOQCXDb8fQAFpwO1QHizGySftELkMIE8dVV-R1oNy3Jwg/w640-h480/IMG_20220617_191316.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My command.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ERVNTmDmr6w_PefK5y4PpEclc_xlBTI83sR74IrbYtvk9hYb0U6WYeQFQEsmM9DPCUbmB-UFwQpIocnIIYkUYaGGjyIhDSw_GH9c_SskGyYG46ialgd3Co2stoS3aX7FIuP3v2_5oScuxZzlSBOqSWcsKy8gKiLS-TZmiG4Rw54c6MiXc4m5uPnhLg/s3968/IMG_20220617_195116.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ERVNTmDmr6w_PefK5y4PpEclc_xlBTI83sR74IrbYtvk9hYb0U6WYeQFQEsmM9DPCUbmB-UFwQpIocnIIYkUYaGGjyIhDSw_GH9c_SskGyYG46ialgd3Co2stoS3aX7FIuP3v2_5oScuxZzlSBOqSWcsKy8gKiLS-TZmiG4Rw54c6MiXc4m5uPnhLg/w640-h480/IMG_20220617_195116.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Haye Sainte</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To my front I had a mass of British and KGL artillery with British, KGL, Hanoverian and Nassau infantry behind them. I also had command of some Hanoverian and Dutch cavalry.<p></p><p>So all I had to do was defend the ridge and the farmhouse.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxshhQloOZ9B1Px69VAofJ0DnmXZdEgKz0T7709yNzeXx8dGTRPD-77fPSxW8IuxF851xre7M152ZyeyWx_Pejvat1CafC-wpE60TWtkCZC7AFp9XUjcoUrlhalIeXcTS8BqfIXhGYiG1ZuOTDXgyBCkVpuUtHscAcfQPzld24FookRbGdLw8v0eZXtQ/s3968/IMG_20220617_195134.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxshhQloOZ9B1Px69VAofJ0DnmXZdEgKz0T7709yNzeXx8dGTRPD-77fPSxW8IuxF851xre7M152ZyeyWx_Pejvat1CafC-wpE60TWtkCZC7AFp9XUjcoUrlhalIeXcTS8BqfIXhGYiG1ZuOTDXgyBCkVpuUtHscAcfQPzld24FookRbGdLw8v0eZXtQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220617_195134.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2NN4AYaDSB0s7gRN9lPX3AzhRHCHdMh65uq3Z_5IFUuevTJ4VghLA4qCjpWhZ6MMGkhGME-ZFmmaLb10DVTHuJLWCLn6P7sm24mpJ5T6r4k-sYT6geO7XxmLaDdpSB9DYG-oDsprDBRjCxsB17OLz9JF3RjRTbN6HLEfZtZagqPi5xdXFfGekBMmIw/s3968/IMG_20220617_204557.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2NN4AYaDSB0s7gRN9lPX3AzhRHCHdMh65uq3Z_5IFUuevTJ4VghLA4qCjpWhZ6MMGkhGME-ZFmmaLb10DVTHuJLWCLn6P7sm24mpJ5T6r4k-sYT6geO7XxmLaDdpSB9DYG-oDsprDBRjCxsB17OLz9JF3RjRTbN6HLEfZtZagqPi5xdXFfGekBMmIw/w640-h480/IMG_20220617_204557.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunken road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpgog3rKFvWM0wv2SrKjF8e-7uKmDjjIdp7_AvEHeD1s1r7LV8LrzRAoSdgeMLYZo-SAgtPTuTU35tX4R6xh_3I_JH8d-C30MY-soWbzZ5e8lQxz9fzxJhh33JHphkslcY9fatxOdaQ_pEvLbrhG6-_YjV0IeT6zl2uTG_gQVr9D4WvBU5S9Xx4SoxA/w640-h480/IMG_20220617_204544.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picton at centre left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpgog3rKFvWM0wv2SrKjF8e-7uKmDjjIdp7_AvEHeD1s1r7LV8LrzRAoSdgeMLYZo-SAgtPTuTU35tX4R6xh_3I_JH8d-C30MY-soWbzZ5e8lQxz9fzxJhh33JHphkslcY9fatxOdaQ_pEvLbrhG6-_YjV0IeT6zl2uTG_gQVr9D4WvBU5S9Xx4SoxA/s3968/IMG_20220617_204544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-Dcc8Om4ZSY-vHtOgxBKSYu6iY6u9B4oB06-gUqvbgvORTfNTHOU_wBnpK7dVpvq5tSDWQrnTAnRomb5aoGwSgM5ODt29qWi28V4fTEqqIoW8sjvrVqdTblWXigDfUWCMoiEKWhozuS2pY16BjeIJRPCpF0bERNzJQtEJ1zumt1ngRVE2E8cQLEr_A/s3968/IMG_20220617_205053.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-Dcc8Om4ZSY-vHtOgxBKSYu6iY6u9B4oB06-gUqvbgvORTfNTHOU_wBnpK7dVpvq5tSDWQrnTAnRomb5aoGwSgM5ODt29qWi28V4fTEqqIoW8sjvrVqdTblWXigDfUWCMoiEKWhozuS2pY16BjeIJRPCpF0bERNzJQtEJ1zumt1ngRVE2E8cQLEr_A/w640-h480/IMG_20220617_205053.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Far right, Hougoumont</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For a full AAR I will link to the club's Facebook albums for the game at the end.</p><p>Overall it was a game of frustrating dice rolls.</p><p>My artillery couldn't seem to hit a barn let alone a barn door, but did fight OK in melee before all being destroyed over the course of the battle.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG-MSntBcezi7hgXR8QHExAYe0Ei_VGu9uugzIPxFoksZ9ocVkigFnY7YfdMuZkh7MkK6zSXSaztOk7IRfGkXnKOCtwNbaBsmKwCaM46UXwhP-ExGCSIZIJ5WSgjOBF3O3wljOcZ9w29oE9I1tEFmc0Gct8zwhv4dZDSPyLF8S919fQcgoeL0Yrxmqg/s3968/IMG_20220618_101959.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG-MSntBcezi7hgXR8QHExAYe0Ei_VGu9uugzIPxFoksZ9ocVkigFnY7YfdMuZkh7MkK6zSXSaztOk7IRfGkXnKOCtwNbaBsmKwCaM46UXwhP-ExGCSIZIJ5WSgjOBF3O3wljOcZ9w29oE9I1tEFmc0Gct8zwhv4dZDSPyLF8S919fQcgoeL0Yrxmqg/w640-h480/IMG_20220618_101959.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few artillery hits !</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkqcyBaeCGzm_Z9Qqhl7icnn5tSwT2kD-WNz6c5lDhgBcWXusUc5Z4qBWqCbbcIkdqG9yhP637Id3cUndSq8hPmzndGJD9nqwjgBzztfoaLWH7e5kIY2ddD4O1fmp8-Q7QiZc9iBOMT0IlhGhQ4QYN2Fmy8hWiaek4ZyHAYO38XGr-R_GFk-z4Bz6UA/s3338/IMG_20220618_102327.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3338" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkqcyBaeCGzm_Z9Qqhl7icnn5tSwT2kD-WNz6c5lDhgBcWXusUc5Z4qBWqCbbcIkdqG9yhP637Id3cUndSq8hPmzndGJD9nqwjgBzztfoaLWH7e5kIY2ddD4O1fmp8-Q7QiZc9iBOMT0IlhGhQ4QYN2Fmy8hWiaek4ZyHAYO38XGr-R_GFk-z4Bz6UA/w570-h640/IMG_20220618_102327.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My artillery missing splendidly in the centre.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44iwHBOph43NJeSSN8YvpRElyvFh3ifnrgQy-QASx8vxYFbgzGLdEZVrOPGLbV6aTrmmLTybc02Dsoox6iq6jibcVA4rokJlIY5JugUuq5ndu7QN13zctmKkuaksvw6VN4Dp8AAKHJ38OEqmsE5Crnh8ro89EJHaw3bb-GoWLg6uWKS2bTA4uvdgxbQ/s3968/IMG_20220618_103412.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44iwHBOph43NJeSSN8YvpRElyvFh3ifnrgQy-QASx8vxYFbgzGLdEZVrOPGLbV6aTrmmLTybc02Dsoox6iq6jibcVA4rokJlIY5JugUuq5ndu7QN13zctmKkuaksvw6VN4Dp8AAKHJ38OEqmsE5Crnh8ro89EJHaw3bb-GoWLg6uWKS2bTA4uvdgxbQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220618_103412.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes the point blank canister missed!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYY1AeqToNDyjSshEpQ7mm34yrVYoNujzLd9uj_gymgAmVEQj4DJkQ59ZMz16SFzw4LqDk2KBLxpXKrHnXhQ7drS-Tos07G4XGK_O6mkuQ8_i30SdoGCYZMXs2J5KNAi-I60KgHmCKFtu5MZ4_DbEUwdmLrIrdoOaIqXfh1I9grGWFZaVVyJ0RHDQLQ/s3968/IMG_20220618_113945.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYY1AeqToNDyjSshEpQ7mm34yrVYoNujzLd9uj_gymgAmVEQj4DJkQ59ZMz16SFzw4LqDk2KBLxpXKrHnXhQ7drS-Tos07G4XGK_O6mkuQ8_i30SdoGCYZMXs2J5KNAi-I60KgHmCKFtu5MZ4_DbEUwdmLrIrdoOaIqXfh1I9grGWFZaVVyJ0RHDQLQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220618_113945.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussians advance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ScU29e-RSKf25o3JnsZLBxwppoTZKPY8B8IL2gHZamonTaSb0EjyjAqx13Kt6SSKTHzcFrrhKsHezI0_nLb60g_Mw0jlMepQpJgpnIJUtsMGDuTm82kq_f1kYaGs5gr3Z7X2oBUbRO9cP4hsrQYjlc3tkqSylqnABx3MQikurN294mhdiSht8UKI6A/s3968/IMG_20220618_114005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ScU29e-RSKf25o3JnsZLBxwppoTZKPY8B8IL2gHZamonTaSb0EjyjAqx13Kt6SSKTHzcFrrhKsHezI0_nLb60g_Mw0jlMepQpJgpnIJUtsMGDuTm82kq_f1kYaGs5gr3Z7X2oBUbRO9cP4hsrQYjlc3tkqSylqnABx3MQikurN294mhdiSht8UKI6A/w640-h480/IMG_20220618_114005.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French await in Plancenoit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEEazUhJLz7vn94O-JORpXHUzySG9FFx0sOoczn1i5RjPyL_A18yIKcVXW0cjemttCyb3OpgwVVKnprLrmhspvyPVGlTt3slHucfrxM70fok1OIth7d9xubXurxPbTrOGpUjun_E3DYd6aUIGIVFAIhABqooAzRAGRQPlTNIUOSibbIqqF-rLMmZEvg/s3968/IMG_20220618_114025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEEazUhJLz7vn94O-JORpXHUzySG9FFx0sOoczn1i5RjPyL_A18yIKcVXW0cjemttCyb3OpgwVVKnprLrmhspvyPVGlTt3slHucfrxM70fok1OIth7d9xubXurxPbTrOGpUjun_E3DYd6aUIGIVFAIhABqooAzRAGRQPlTNIUOSibbIqqF-rLMmZEvg/w480-h640/IMG_20220618_114025.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picton under pressure</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaz4aYS6V-lgaHpasFljYKunudk-fZPNbmqnHtWjYZjAzDnfO9wX6ng188uFt2mnRdETXfYb0ioMnddyTEdT4KNN1wP3tIl-1D2kQ-nIibEqtSKTLv7RH5Dcz7-wT4MH1DcS0mFiK8Bacj3riZFhWg9KInxQkL6eX2yUSs0_uOr2J9llcb_AS4UJseLQ/s3968/IMG_20220618_120710.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaz4aYS6V-lgaHpasFljYKunudk-fZPNbmqnHtWjYZjAzDnfO9wX6ng188uFt2mnRdETXfYb0ioMnddyTEdT4KNN1wP3tIl-1D2kQ-nIibEqtSKTLv7RH5Dcz7-wT4MH1DcS0mFiK8Bacj3riZFhWg9KInxQkL6eX2yUSs0_uOr2J9llcb_AS4UJseLQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220618_120710.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied right swing down the slope.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDpH-KykdnItmU9v4oGSkqiAkGzuN66DRkkOpzUAeMhIwOuj1JmSV9lUMhEbA95wAS6h5ESKgHXgt27FMcvmQOesFvRnxGIm0HCWH0iKoxqdoOiR_vhJDfr7NDLvbqfpzyepxYURXWoQe1hki1LHlaBdGkpHOJMMF9Byjo8ZsRE2F6AtXrPe3Rx3lVg/s3968/IMG_20220618_120723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDpH-KykdnItmU9v4oGSkqiAkGzuN66DRkkOpzUAeMhIwOuj1JmSV9lUMhEbA95wAS6h5ESKgHXgt27FMcvmQOesFvRnxGIm0HCWH0iKoxqdoOiR_vhJDfr7NDLvbqfpzyepxYURXWoQe1hki1LHlaBdGkpHOJMMF9Byjo8ZsRE2F6AtXrPe3Rx3lVg/w480-h640/IMG_20220618_120723.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Join between centre and right, where'd all the cannons go?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi11tCQACBrYc4L6L5sGXZLuhZT6CXqsMFS3mRKhDpibAdbKMN7BVvRmIc-sK2eA2oL1-tnIfC3KljODvne8fe4BMi5GBUm_eEkhwACN3sXSOFxJWFIhkalhpTQeeR2D7_pkRH0Knsu3WxkXmVCLa9mGi-zRRRD6WySXusxz4Rtowx87Vm9-R_nsi5g/s3968/IMG_20220618_120741.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi11tCQACBrYc4L6L5sGXZLuhZT6CXqsMFS3mRKhDpibAdbKMN7BVvRmIc-sK2eA2oL1-tnIfC3KljODvne8fe4BMi5GBUm_eEkhwACN3sXSOFxJWFIhkalhpTQeeR2D7_pkRH0Knsu3WxkXmVCLa9mGi-zRRRD6WySXusxz4Rtowx87Vm9-R_nsi5g/w480-h640/IMG_20220618_120741.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Haye Sainte still in allied hands.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1fyS9D4GpDiV6NObY11Ccic3ImSFWnxOAoME-98HKe8k-6keGxkHRb0D2FiTyiE7yM56J6HlhX5_lYpJdkbmT7GJChvhYYWUUDPHzX5ldeBgK8eA1ASfAheYk4hcunPX4qojlUgSAtZY7xarGBeMT-jSwetcBwu0gEvvLjaelLZhkHZSSbwxyHZOsw/s3968/IMG_20220618_120757.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1fyS9D4GpDiV6NObY11Ccic3ImSFWnxOAoME-98HKe8k-6keGxkHRb0D2FiTyiE7yM56J6HlhX5_lYpJdkbmT7GJChvhYYWUUDPHzX5ldeBgK8eA1ASfAheYk4hcunPX4qojlUgSAtZY7xarGBeMT-jSwetcBwu0gEvvLjaelLZhkHZSSbwxyHZOsw/w480-h640/IMG_20220618_120757.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More pressure on allied left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZc5sM3B7qi_u0h8wNY4QCo_khRf6LZSh2h0nCP0h-J2ZmV01eocn0huCc5sFN5KJNaSFW8tgQXbeVqT4O3AeulbUOwddWPJCwCjXV76kq5EpFhggbzXqYTWG9tZRwD-tUCngRzPMED7YpdBHBZDdVAD49hlDRp5eXZdkSBv-lXPcxJmlcWrhGJTj0A/s3968/IMG_20220618_120820.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZc5sM3B7qi_u0h8wNY4QCo_khRf6LZSh2h0nCP0h-J2ZmV01eocn0huCc5sFN5KJNaSFW8tgQXbeVqT4O3AeulbUOwddWPJCwCjXV76kq5EpFhggbzXqYTWG9tZRwD-tUCngRzPMED7YpdBHBZDdVAD49hlDRp5eXZdkSBv-lXPcxJmlcWrhGJTj0A/w480-h640/IMG_20220618_120820.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking westward down the table.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNAIbqmdjBstWzAtwBQB0_dnD1FMko8dsxMT44LsVJkIQ_b5AbEFpIyvsrQ6nwWclTX_POkYQepxJyqzwoeQJKhaGQJ1U-UbyAVTHVj2qQfS9yxByLBFdzfOVGQFiFUBnsMNcVYvkWJi0sqxh3DrmlnekOoZpVnXUHRoXpOLzH35iw5YN9nN_Sb5fMQ/s3968/IMG_20220618_140155.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNAIbqmdjBstWzAtwBQB0_dnD1FMko8dsxMT44LsVJkIQ_b5AbEFpIyvsrQ6nwWclTX_POkYQepxJyqzwoeQJKhaGQJ1U-UbyAVTHVj2qQfS9yxByLBFdzfOVGQFiFUBnsMNcVYvkWJi0sqxh3DrmlnekOoZpVnXUHRoXpOLzH35iw5YN9nN_Sb5fMQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220618_140155.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squares it is then.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_eBeKq2jZs8pLyDcOnTc1xkN7AGwZeswkZmoL9PMp7EAFgAr3fh9MWswfMqrJa0uTfYmr6s-oPnenhHT_wMJWc3sUrVb8c9kF98hU9yvKRVitFUatjsq9FpVG4KmyfzitTchDMiu_yNLuXCHN4MmbrqebDsB8QEeTKJZiJlyRl0i84YwvevBCijNEA/s3968/IMG_20220618_140208.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_eBeKq2jZs8pLyDcOnTc1xkN7AGwZeswkZmoL9PMp7EAFgAr3fh9MWswfMqrJa0uTfYmr6s-oPnenhHT_wMJWc3sUrVb8c9kF98hU9yvKRVitFUatjsq9FpVG4KmyfzitTchDMiu_yNLuXCHN4MmbrqebDsB8QEeTKJZiJlyRl0i84YwvevBCijNEA/w640-h480/IMG_20220618_140208.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reserve dutch gun into action.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OoDSgJsLlI2b_16LKWYfkuN7wzC4byJxQ3rAL-ygEZAhOPjDXMC9irZFmpxc53olvdGlMiJSsloPBJNVtdpFQmGICwadKbRlpJ1LDumnUDNoE3ufgOEC41720G98cQv4NhOgHTJWK-u30DNZOVb-P3kugbfZkfD4wAAx_m1wDbItqz0e4YDl7bLitg/s3968/IMG_20220618_140225.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OoDSgJsLlI2b_16LKWYfkuN7wzC4byJxQ3rAL-ygEZAhOPjDXMC9irZFmpxc53olvdGlMiJSsloPBJNVtdpFQmGICwadKbRlpJ1LDumnUDNoE3ufgOEC41720G98cQv4NhOgHTJWK-u30DNZOVb-P3kugbfZkfD4wAAx_m1wDbItqz0e4YDl7bLitg/w640-h480/IMG_20220618_140225.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still held, just.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXgG7nHwRjwts8FBwoECZa9mdDKckPd5U86EbsEajoU7BapAkB7O2LC97pOJ1E7uIkTNK89RAv7ACBGNQelKSga2-X13RHdgp-1z28VyRV3vLSi8R7LPczjw2smmR1ROEMv_wKd98tvqaJkH-c-30NEE63x-nUhebhMfkEaC-gvkoKTotPjJ6TmcWeA/s3968/IMG_20220618_144345.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXgG7nHwRjwts8FBwoECZa9mdDKckPd5U86EbsEajoU7BapAkB7O2LC97pOJ1E7uIkTNK89RAv7ACBGNQelKSga2-X13RHdgp-1z28VyRV3vLSi8R7LPczjw2smmR1ROEMv_wKd98tvqaJkH-c-30NEE63x-nUhebhMfkEaC-gvkoKTotPjJ6TmcWeA/w640-h480/IMG_20220618_144345.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussians heading for the allied left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rSgc-KF3Da1Fng5pyZk1zAk4rR4ZgSWkAlakbGFp7SC216n6Y0rx6FBcWxVUgJ0b6COkBIRzEGrvURT3RjhPHAVT-Z-hq60tXmezHCVagdNsMgnK9cTwEcQA14UZ3TRyD0lxCS66fkUHJ2HOgFseYpRmTZr2Bw-jCmruIFcNV9K3Yd5zXmDZdLEXRA/s3968/IMG_20220618_144403.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2916" data-original-width="3968" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rSgc-KF3Da1Fng5pyZk1zAk4rR4ZgSWkAlakbGFp7SC216n6Y0rx6FBcWxVUgJ0b6COkBIRzEGrvURT3RjhPHAVT-Z-hq60tXmezHCVagdNsMgnK9cTwEcQA14UZ3TRyD0lxCS66fkUHJ2HOgFseYpRmTZr2Bw-jCmruIFcNV9K3Yd5zXmDZdLEXRA/w640-h470/IMG_20220618_144403.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Highlanders and Dutch fight on.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjhiz32_ym95reaf9koIaby_HwPYe6WAGvHE8QY5d_tzd9bGgPCY0RIZoErdvqdPpXId2ppxLqqpsvWg56dk8GnVaZegmz2tKKESXedStVcPlYS4k1lgscZbQbyQSUwjCOGUiVEmkwF9KRV69YUopNYBhvd8yVjBBCm80rxJXsNb4iAC9R69KNVpSHg/s3968/IMG_20220618_154954.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="3968" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjhiz32_ym95reaf9koIaby_HwPYe6WAGvHE8QY5d_tzd9bGgPCY0RIZoErdvqdPpXId2ppxLqqpsvWg56dk8GnVaZegmz2tKKESXedStVcPlYS4k1lgscZbQbyQSUwjCOGUiVEmkwF9KRV69YUopNYBhvd8yVjBBCm80rxJXsNb4iAC9R69KNVpSHg/w640-h472/IMG_20220618_154954.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here come the French heavies.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopJr6hc-zr3ljgx1AljSEGhGmROMHdfpxLs65nGhxCg1l6M3RUt06M8H-S-GHxo6rTnS4gtl00i1_Okf9z0-H7PqbrI7UZgk3yo1mY7kgL48-lEtxNRbTOmXhPPjNeVyoNw5jSVoqYxT6f2Y1cqduz8bUypW7VUAwdoFWo4A-1RPmbbd5uy0h-1sozA/s3968/IMG_20220618_155001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopJr6hc-zr3ljgx1AljSEGhGmROMHdfpxLs65nGhxCg1l6M3RUt06M8H-S-GHxo6rTnS4gtl00i1_Okf9z0-H7PqbrI7UZgk3yo1mY7kgL48-lEtxNRbTOmXhPPjNeVyoNw5jSVoqYxT6f2Y1cqduz8bUypW7VUAwdoFWo4A-1RPmbbd5uy0h-1sozA/w480-h640/IMG_20220618_155001.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French advance after capturing La Haye Sainte</td></tr></tbody></table><br />La Haye Sainte held on for quite a while before falling to the French Middle Guard and with my first attempt to retake being beaten off I contented myself with just preventing the French from advancing out of the farm.<p>It seemed all weekend that however well I rolled, sometimes really well, especially with some of my poorer units, my opponent always managed to roll one higher to defeat me. Even initiative rolls went his way when he really needed them too.</p><p>And of course the "anything but a six" call for a morale check came back to do me in again :)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3ivJtgYWWPmvR0taL97pcup7YPddHtxZCh0kYlasu3nPJkgozblaXUMByFUaC3VXBSGN-iuL3ga814_Lnbt7aPBnzzRCjaCneUxS0i94ynRzbowFKPZdhnPrzwtVIrDVMO_RwGfrwEJb3OfW2Z9s8dsOU5f-Pl1Nk0aTSbB3H6Q7EALBi4bvkbkZQA/s3968/IMG_20220619_100304.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3ivJtgYWWPmvR0taL97pcup7YPddHtxZCh0kYlasu3nPJkgozblaXUMByFUaC3VXBSGN-iuL3ga814_Lnbt7aPBnzzRCjaCneUxS0i94ynRzbowFKPZdhnPrzwtVIrDVMO_RwGfrwEJb3OfW2Z9s8dsOU5f-Pl1Nk0aTSbB3H6Q7EALBi4bvkbkZQA/w640-h480/IMG_20220619_100304.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squares await the next onslaught. Look the Cumberland Hussars are still here!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_jVYDsaenvCUuB84XOTRrafx25f3csJ6svZmYYUMb-1YPBYCbLy6SJerijbpx6Ia8ARMotdOC3xt990HJoIxBOKttozU4V2WuukC5kySOaFnGVBswNav75W4cpHsdP3PeWGJz5Jij9i12hVqOx6ZpNGH9t5RpyNxEw9r_YCeX59MGuFfW7-JRlU7rg/s3968/IMG_20220619_114652.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_jVYDsaenvCUuB84XOTRrafx25f3csJ6svZmYYUMb-1YPBYCbLy6SJerijbpx6Ia8ARMotdOC3xt990HJoIxBOKttozU4V2WuukC5kySOaFnGVBswNav75W4cpHsdP3PeWGJz5Jij9i12hVqOx6ZpNGH9t5RpyNxEw9r_YCeX59MGuFfW7-JRlU7rg/w640-h480/IMG_20220619_114652.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied cavalry jostling for room...look a cannon!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXyrkfTZGbryfyqspauHeCjqF-ThOOfxYIFVB0GcPx_qRW5ZbfNjNQMmsQ6Yp25996k4x53sh23NSxHLZwt2sDUbBjKrKNpSmwKVa-7LCC0WROFzlNONlOyuhjcFSnlL0pbF9pKYo5FIlq5fut0sya6scVFiwCZDZ5DMv5_6w-81p2L3hIe4MKhmPWg/s3968/IMG_20220619_114749.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXyrkfTZGbryfyqspauHeCjqF-ThOOfxYIFVB0GcPx_qRW5ZbfNjNQMmsQ6Yp25996k4x53sh23NSxHLZwt2sDUbBjKrKNpSmwKVa-7LCC0WROFzlNONlOyuhjcFSnlL0pbF9pKYo5FIlq5fut0sya6scVFiwCZDZ5DMv5_6w-81p2L3hIe4MKhmPWg/w480-h640/IMG_20220619_114749.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Household and Dutch Belgium cavalry.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNEGATo9Gz2qtu17mdGx1jy1pZlNMgL_Qj0aB8pGbG06Nqugmfh0iSbSQLJDP344DMzmsfJ0-8B0-jjr9wPgASbV0Kuq8bGEZF1cF3kOi1i0tOUwMHJrj5eO463xrsfRSfT1weGE3PxEzl2UXFzNO15fobPPlcCqI1ZqbsbDLwbSeWbzrrYblKU5TfQ/s3968/IMG_20220619_144532.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNEGATo9Gz2qtu17mdGx1jy1pZlNMgL_Qj0aB8pGbG06Nqugmfh0iSbSQLJDP344DMzmsfJ0-8B0-jjr9wPgASbV0Kuq8bGEZF1cF3kOi1i0tOUwMHJrj5eO463xrsfRSfT1weGE3PxEzl2UXFzNO15fobPPlcCqI1ZqbsbDLwbSeWbzrrYblKU5TfQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220619_144532.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last cannon and my Nassaus gone, that's a big hole.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvvvT0QNt3Tq3sqp0SpiV0Xyu_gdu7xY_vvuaGZsWfkJvVRxVaPGywzz5NBhMFd6yjpaW3ljj8SAjoViMvP9BlkzyrW5zYpDbZvYSkuTIu3CgdFh8D2tBuD2ki3BQrKd-1ohs8rKq_hFumlRUvxhn37DRTBOXRzueIkauMkYVMGGKR4J0nb4AGHoFJQ/s3968/IMG_20220619_144746.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvvvT0QNt3Tq3sqp0SpiV0Xyu_gdu7xY_vvuaGZsWfkJvVRxVaPGywzz5NBhMFd6yjpaW3ljj8SAjoViMvP9BlkzyrW5zYpDbZvYSkuTIu3CgdFh8D2tBuD2ki3BQrKd-1ohs8rKq_hFumlRUvxhn37DRTBOXRzueIkauMkYVMGGKR4J0nb4AGHoFJQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220619_144746.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cavalry try to turn back the French tide.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>By the end of the game my division had been broken, but had held on just long enough for the Brunswick troops to form a defensive position around the crossroads on the Brussels road to give the Allies a very narrow victory, much to the French players chagrin.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1jmN6uoto9bH85xB4A2OpN-PzhUf5xhNeXRp32nPWBz0O7cvCeAa5YNhU2Ln03KgkukmBAgrZsjD90YvhgqOog09ugTkU95ceLH0gmlEQhKCNxNtHIEEDQX721KrvX40_qE0T54_347WylT77hS9fk4RQnB2B_HDFUsOhTW2AZPSoBZA25ew-pXevQ/s3968/IMG_20220619_145837.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1jmN6uoto9bH85xB4A2OpN-PzhUf5xhNeXRp32nPWBz0O7cvCeAa5YNhU2Ln03KgkukmBAgrZsjD90YvhgqOog09ugTkU95ceLH0gmlEQhKCNxNtHIEEDQX721KrvX40_qE0T54_347WylT77hS9fk4RQnB2B_HDFUsOhTW2AZPSoBZA25ew-pXevQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220619_145837.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Plancenoit sector.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unfortunately for one reason or another we were short of players this year so the Prussian sector and Plancenoit were effectively abandoned after the Saturday.<p></p><p>Fuller AARs and many more photos can be found at the club's Facebook albums below.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5556614891058008&type=3" target="_blank">Waterloo 1pm - 3pm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5561260780593419&type=3" target="_blank">Waterloo 3pm - 5:50pm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5575154262537404&type=3" target="_blank">Waterloo 5:30pm - 8:30pm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5595795240473306&type=3" target="_blank">Waterloo Misc photos</a></p><p>Another great, sometimes frustrating, weekends gaming.</p><p>Tony</p>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-5645091023193241542022-06-13T07:39:00.005+01:002022-07-20T08:46:26.567+01:00Next unit up, 23rd Light Dragoons.<p>The next unit I am working on is the British 23rd Light Dragoons for the Peninsular War. This is the last British/KGL cavalry unit needed to complete the for our Talavera games. The figures are once again from the excellent Perry plastic box set.</p><p>Talavera was to be the 23rd's only action in the Peninsular after it suffered heavy casualties when it charged the french but failed to see a steep ditch, into which many horses and men plunged. It shortly thereafter returned to England and didn't see action again until Waterloo. The KGL hussars brigaded with them were a little more cautious or lucky and avoided the worst of it.</p><p>So if I want to be accurate I will only be able to use this unit for one Battle, as the Tarleton helmeted uniform of Talavera could not be used for Waterloo. But no they will still be used as needed for pickup games etc.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlXGMbQ0V4VAY9h90tK3pY52aT0lZon84iQWNgV3oI2zENZngwBNYtdQk5iTqjzwqlFln9F33vWXuPIQOGkIoCLkta_lodMyWYWZXxszs36PuSZVKDsVxzi1o3rxTnnGA31Sng7bFgbiSIw0NWjHBCcjAiPWIhyeQK4Ik1smfsnIPrq4IqbKWbF042A/s2974/IMG_20220409_103654.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="2214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlXGMbQ0V4VAY9h90tK3pY52aT0lZon84iQWNgV3oI2zENZngwBNYtdQk5iTqjzwqlFln9F33vWXuPIQOGkIoCLkta_lodMyWYWZXxszs36PuSZVKDsVxzi1o3rxTnnGA31Sng7bFgbiSIw0NWjHBCcjAiPWIhyeQK4Ik1smfsnIPrq4IqbKWbF042A/w476-h640/IMG_20220409_103654.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uniform of 23rd Light Dragoons.<br />From British Napoleonic Uniforms by C.E.Franklin<br />(I will be using the centre version)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>One thing I have started to make more use of now is the airbrush and spray booth I purchased just before lock down in 2020. In the past I have used it for some black priming but have now found how much better Vallejo grey primer covers when airbrushed on rather than just brushed. A vast improvement. I also decided to apply the base coat for the horses with the airbrush and found that the Foundry horse tone colours covered much better using this method, especially the lighter tones.</p><p>Recently I purchased some crocodile clip grippers on sticks after seeing them used on YouTube and they make holding models when airbrushing much easier.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtCQ4iTUXq7bR_4eMcO4gjUbxntIgxs2smUAIzYJMsb4loOQZ4FK2tcSPpBq6dmpLP2ynYHTfWEupxMw-ebA0KP-7PQjYnI5t9NCyHcgy6rMPdt8seHVRVDFawL7M7m18tL5xb4ZOa8pI8_potQL7xrZNPMNslsdGux0uYh_PODenPWGRG6MWtmkfuQ/s3968/IMG_20220306_132818.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtCQ4iTUXq7bR_4eMcO4gjUbxntIgxs2smUAIzYJMsb4loOQZ4FK2tcSPpBq6dmpLP2ynYHTfWEupxMw-ebA0KP-7PQjYnI5t9NCyHcgy6rMPdt8seHVRVDFawL7M7m18tL5xb4ZOa8pI8_potQL7xrZNPMNslsdGux0uYh_PODenPWGRG6MWtmkfuQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220306_132818.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spray booth set up with new crocodile clip gripper rack</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt8M-PlMfq-4ODwBCiZT5FcZz-65gLJfXlL3jEd9hsocI4qS910Mi3ZgqaIXJlH7_W0qVnPNLj_MtCErRyUY-psScOmxzgzIgc4UH9_unhKbvyLwDXG88pXU3PhjC54I-RlHK7izxIQWjFiRXp4y4adkS9RJ_unucisEoAJczFhL3VaamjPSst7QMNA/s3968/IMG_20220306_132826.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt8M-PlMfq-4ODwBCiZT5FcZz-65gLJfXlL3jEd9hsocI4qS910Mi3ZgqaIXJlH7_W0qVnPNLj_MtCErRyUY-psScOmxzgzIgc4UH9_unhKbvyLwDXG88pXU3PhjC54I-RlHK7izxIQWjFiRXp4y4adkS9RJ_unucisEoAJczFhL3VaamjPSst7QMNA/w640-h480/IMG_20220306_132826.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer view.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ--JsVVDBe200RmDH-6umjGqwNj3UED3E8hR0a6TBuH6u06jI1ARrWr9kiTGWxPXJRrpqdhRyStfQOHHiN84m680n98fF6A0N0TNS8jBPEM-znrmF-JPBLsdPY22s4U-QF6rc7bmfkSMthMqgkFISPbEmEhOwfRA5SY9Nn2uPPVDhAvZLjyO0dRCDg/s2764/20220515_222549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="2764" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ--JsVVDBe200RmDH-6umjGqwNj3UED3E8hR0a6TBuH6u06jI1ARrWr9kiTGWxPXJRrpqdhRyStfQOHHiN84m680n98fF6A0N0TNS8jBPEM-znrmF-JPBLsdPY22s4U-QF6rc7bmfkSMthMqgkFISPbEmEhOwfRA5SY9Nn2uPPVDhAvZLjyO0dRCDg/w640-h482/20220515_222549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OtqelX73DxpnjveCcPa1H9hB9fzWu0W_H0vIWYXDn-4cdWaPy2NgUIw_Sz2ANIm7Og-UstSkZRnf5Qj1ziWSAx8n5lgOzQD7qWIeXD06AbyOylMhPcPUpGkgnPdV_OHm6tv8Li05oqmplgUDYis3N8fsPprrjJxyFHTvPttT6M3GYX4ryJlDUWCyBQ/s3039/IMG_20220523_165119.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3039" data-original-width="2635" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OtqelX73DxpnjveCcPa1H9hB9fzWu0W_H0vIWYXDn-4cdWaPy2NgUIw_Sz2ANIm7Og-UstSkZRnf5Qj1ziWSAx8n5lgOzQD7qWIeXD06AbyOylMhPcPUpGkgnPdV_OHm6tv8Li05oqmplgUDYis3N8fsPprrjJxyFHTvPttT6M3GYX4ryJlDUWCyBQ/w554-h640/IMG_20220523_165119.jpg" width="554" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In progress work on the troopers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I found having the figures on the clips made them easier to manipulate when painting.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JSO-wKJu4swbaOc9sCElTa1t8l3tA-ZWRmqxPJzDmfPiUErKYeq3p9RVIALEXVbkAct6549W9Ens0A2kCAYx9GM-_t9aRjijxQrbqN1aFTTY8v_mHGX8XD10QjRinCJvMlcsjnyFtfv_OK4lGxpoXLHbMh5J0IU3m7isebk43zehViwxq7u3BgftiQ/s3499/IMG_20220604_070041.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="3499" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JSO-wKJu4swbaOc9sCElTa1t8l3tA-ZWRmqxPJzDmfPiUErKYeq3p9RVIALEXVbkAct6549W9Ens0A2kCAYx9GM-_t9aRjijxQrbqN1aFTTY8v_mHGX8XD10QjRinCJvMlcsjnyFtfv_OK4lGxpoXLHbMh5J0IU3m7isebk43zehViwxq7u3BgftiQ/w640-h386/IMG_20220604_070041.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting finished and fixed to horses.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4YkNpnQtcOoMXA8untfUKgiXoi2PwrEmjjSQ6zRu8P-FAhyFqkufySRDxxo9gkiEgOTguLBIilfmhjOVFJVo3kC9nU-6s6hwuluK03WqCrOTzZFYmKsKJLp-nzGPrApRYaiGTlcZpToRAdlur0XSd8cxGUs74L_030YbmgAtC3dWidEFvOniH2pt0w/s3456/original_7c21ff20-6851-4c42-91a0-d7ed3e999c40_IMG_20220604_070101.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3456" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4YkNpnQtcOoMXA8untfUKgiXoi2PwrEmjjSQ6zRu8P-FAhyFqkufySRDxxo9gkiEgOTguLBIilfmhjOVFJVo3kC9nU-6s6hwuluK03WqCrOTzZFYmKsKJLp-nzGPrApRYaiGTlcZpToRAdlur0XSd8cxGUs74L_030YbmgAtC3dWidEFvOniH2pt0w/w640-h430/original_7c21ff20-6851-4c42-91a0-d7ed3e999c40_IMG_20220604_070101.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next up varnishing and basing.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the painting finished, with the exception of the horses eyes which I paint in with gloss after applying the matt varnish, it's now time for varnishing then basing.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8Gfdlh6aYXjqHwruYwy1TuRCxXRNwngO98QAxyLnAE7YuQUP_p3gZPxdKBoyFeJVaWOnrO4mTxRYwwrfh3Mqnd7GW5l9EuLoJIWi22xVbcTGR12vX_y08KPjDRa2c6yf17k2x1j0BklPB19OgHFt-6eOXtwBiq05l_13kMllU2rFBxhRSnb8hsclFA/s3193/IMG_20220607_221133.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="3193" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8Gfdlh6aYXjqHwruYwy1TuRCxXRNwngO98QAxyLnAE7YuQUP_p3gZPxdKBoyFeJVaWOnrO4mTxRYwwrfh3Mqnd7GW5l9EuLoJIWi22xVbcTGR12vX_y08KPjDRa2c6yf17k2x1j0BklPB19OgHFt-6eOXtwBiq05l_13kMllU2rFBxhRSnb8hsclFA/w640-h390/IMG_20220607_221133.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Varnished, on bases ready for texture.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Oh course I got carried away and stuck them down on their bases before painting the horses' eyes!<div><br /></div><div>Having painted in the eyes it was then on with a layer of sand, paint over with a paint/pva mix to seal, two different dry brush layers then on with flock and done.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMtBw4dO3l89MkHZT-98te0Ur-fEvQGYJd-MdE6W7xYY-ijZ8ZMlh3uCxXxe9-ikuH8_WcriZ15OnKPfsH87HPHZ8iLd6HsyX0hrnjKQOFSNdvTJ43WcamP2xKmw268Tg3HgdSpcPzaqVsYTuXea4SDpVPZ-cyjYnbREzV1VN3B0UWOEJuLGecSxYuA/s3968/IMG_20220611_091229.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMtBw4dO3l89MkHZT-98te0Ur-fEvQGYJd-MdE6W7xYY-ijZ8ZMlh3uCxXxe9-ikuH8_WcriZ15OnKPfsH87HPHZ8iLd6HsyX0hrnjKQOFSNdvTJ43WcamP2xKmw268Tg3HgdSpcPzaqVsYTuXea4SDpVPZ-cyjYnbREzV1VN3B0UWOEJuLGecSxYuA/w640-h480/IMG_20220611_091229.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finished. well base edges still need tiding up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So that's another unit finished and with my friend's KGL Hussars the full complement of British cavalry for Talavera.<div><br /></div><div><span>For paint colours I use </span>see "My British Light Dragoon paint recipe" in the My Resources / Downloads sidebar.</div><div><br /><div>Now what's next?</div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.</div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-42955825187049346762022-05-31T08:58:00.001+01:002022-07-20T08:44:41.695+01:00New Toy<p> So over the last six months or so my wife and I have become involved in a local D&D group that started up post the COVID lock downs. For my wife this was a return to gaming she had done a lot of in the past. For me, although I had dabbled some 40 years ago, it would be my first time really RPGing.</p><p>How does this relate to war gaming? well miniatures. The rise of 3D printing has led to a multitude of figure designers producing miniature designs for 3D printing. Some offer a printing service too, as well as customisation. Now if you intend to get a lot of these printed this can soon get expensive, plus there is the delay in getting your figures.</p><p>So with the prices of printers now becoming accessible and my wife's sudden interest in miniatures this seemed a way to go. Of course I haven't looked into any of the more war gaming related 3D printable terrain or figures out there....no not at all :)</p><p>Now the fun starts</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfodqz27sB5R2KTESGS-gB68sdOX-7JMxhSOELAOSFepZ6VV5ddocvuNFYh0QyeoIvacj7ygSyKjsbeYekbQSDyun1d_z89BZmNx4F2d3VgHTW8YWyHKTEwNFplwqqPTcFgnYpcv6Y1MbUIXrnWXVuEck380xp6MEYpecQq3y9GjPygcaxYpQXWdgRMw/s3968/IMG_20220529_094557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfodqz27sB5R2KTESGS-gB68sdOX-7JMxhSOELAOSFepZ6VV5ddocvuNFYh0QyeoIvacj7ygSyKjsbeYekbQSDyun1d_z89BZmNx4F2d3VgHTW8YWyHKTEwNFplwqqPTcFgnYpcv6Y1MbUIXrnWXVuEck380xp6MEYpecQq3y9GjPygcaxYpQXWdgRMw/w640-h480/IMG_20220529_094557.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elegoo Mars 3 plus wash and cure stations.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-67361095984006742932022-05-12T11:26:00.002+01:002022-07-20T08:45:32.140+01:00Leipzig 1813, the battle for Probstheida, Game at NBHWThe 22nd and 23rd of April saw another weekend game at New Buckenham and a return to Leipzig 1813 for another scenario based on this famous battle. This time it was to be the Allies advance on the village of Probstheida featuring Prussians, Russians and Austrians on the allied side with the French and Saxons now being led in person by Napoleon and including units of the Imperial guard.
Once again the rule set used was Shako II with some house modifications and a few scenario specials, such as only the Austrians, as recent arrivals to the battle, would need to make the 1/3 casualty moral check.
The game was started on the Friday night and completed on the Saturday. <div>Apologies there will be a lack of pictures from me for the Friday as I forgot my camera and phone :( <div>I did manage to snag a copy of a photo of the table as it stood at the start of play.</div><div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7_6yngrGWs2A6flp11qdK5v6TkuiWtL24gUBqHSnF7l6MZp_SLPlsHsDa0x1eye4Clp2SGa9f-Ol-V1FhKULTBazDhpPUHJGNydTUTsLp09rXiv2p79z6gNNShRpsAtRlQJqw3T9ghOHZEiNZs9sb_t1WEcUqagIb6nO2Qbf-hKfmYBk1-1Gpub8RA/s1080/img_1_1652086277376.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7_6yngrGWs2A6flp11qdK5v6TkuiWtL24gUBqHSnF7l6MZp_SLPlsHsDa0x1eye4Clp2SGa9f-Ol-V1FhKULTBazDhpPUHJGNydTUTsLp09rXiv2p79z6gNNShRpsAtRlQJqw3T9ghOHZEiNZs9sb_t1WEcUqagIb6nO2Qbf-hKfmYBk1-1Gpub8RA/s600/img_1_1652086277376.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probstheida left of centre, French at bottom, Allies at top.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I had command of the Prussian contingent in the centre which comprised of four large infantry brigades, divisions for Shako control purposes, a cavalry division and artillery reserve. To my left were the Austrians, facing off against the Young Guard, to my right Russians and to my rear elite Russian combined grenadiers and guard battalions in reserve.</div><div><br /></div><div>My task was to capture Probstheida, held by veteran French troops with Napoleon and his Imperial Guard to their rear as a reserve. The Austrians were to pin the Young Guard in place while the Russians on my right were to try and roll up the French left flank, comprised of newly raised units, and prevent them re-enforcing the village. The Russian guard were to exploit any inroads made or capture Probstheida if my Prussians failed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Initial orders had my heavy cavalry division due to arrive on my right flank but observation of the French deployment spotted a large heavy cavalry contingent to their right centre, directly opposite the join between the Austrian and Prussian forces. As my infantry would be moving away from this area to march on Probstheida the order was given for the cavalry to swing left behind the cover of the small hill, were the Tsar was ensconced, and deploy behind and to the left of the reserve artillery arrayed along the forward edge of said hill.</div><div><br /></div><div>The game kicked off at 1pm, game time (15min turns) and with no time for subtlety it was all columns advance on Probstheida as fast as possible with additional units marching close behind the leading units.</div><div><br /></div><div>To my left the Austrians advanced into artillery range and then halted proceeding with an artillery contest with the young guard, which they had the better of. Apart from a few Grenzer skirmishers moving forward for a bit of musketry nothing much else happened on this flank all game. But it did pin the Young Guard as needed.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the allied right the Russians with a large infantry and light cavalry force moved in on the French left wing, who at the same time were pulling back to consolidate their defences around Probstheida.</div><div><br /></div><div>My lead battalions were soon involved in assaulting the French held village with pioneers hacking at the defences of the two accessible sectors. The French centre tried to counter by moving forward on the right of the village, from their view point, so I sent one of my brigades to counter this as well as concentrating my heavy artillery on them.</div><div><br /></div><div>To my right the Russians were making steady progress pushing the French left wing back as well as preventing it from making a concerted effort to harass me in the centre.</div><div><br /></div><div>By 1:45pm I managed to capture the rear left sector of the village but was being held out of the front right by determined French resistance. By now my battalions were either heavily engaged in fierce hand to hand combat around the village or waiting, under increasingly accurate french artillery fire, for their turn to enter into the fray.</div><div><br /></div><div>Seeing this both Emperors stired themselves. The Tsar ordered the Russian elite to advance up and support the assault on Probstheida while Napoleon himself advanced his Guard infantry and heavy cavalry to counter the Prussian advance. Just as the French heavies approached the line, opposite the Prussian artillery now devoid of supporting infantry, the Prussian heavy cavalry appeared over the hill and took up position opposite them, bridging the gap to the Austrians. This is where we finished on the Friday night.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjde1PWlsQTY3_sO0O_tdoPyGDgWKNmF4t4xVkNyUTsEJx25geSGdtd6gMkPkrsY0flH-gwav4mmkLVmIPkF8nai4rW2fTjOrPOEu_JFe9uaEBsmxiQau8-RjzjSceCdKovMwcDml0s7_QQ9Nt_aCfQ-KHIDb9KxZ6zuMDcqk6MFUy4wrNaURZCuPswWw/s3968/IMG_20220423_100136.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjde1PWlsQTY3_sO0O_tdoPyGDgWKNmF4t4xVkNyUTsEJx25geSGdtd6gMkPkrsY0flH-gwav4mmkLVmIPkF8nai4rW2fTjOrPOEu_JFe9uaEBsmxiQau8-RjzjSceCdKovMwcDml0s7_QQ9Nt_aCfQ-KHIDb9KxZ6zuMDcqk6MFUy4wrNaURZCuPswWw/w480-h640/IMG_20220423_100136.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting point on the Saturday morning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyRW3ITIH3cqfLk8PmjOEzApA1-EaxdSNKR1JLBxAjdhbJ-SlpK9affWVOoP6exhViDuIBZSIQOnvRUeq3aQBLJwpEYdKio7fYDoV6BKUlOC6Df4YC5PmP2AYJ8RVr3EK95UMSPkFnm0lbVmw8BGFZG1jzYOKGJN5GHqmgCvYo2-ejmEa4dpDSWzMeQ/s3968/IMG_20220423_100149.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyRW3ITIH3cqfLk8PmjOEzApA1-EaxdSNKR1JLBxAjdhbJ-SlpK9affWVOoP6exhViDuIBZSIQOnvRUeq3aQBLJwpEYdKio7fYDoV6BKUlOC6Df4YC5PmP2AYJ8RVr3EK95UMSPkFnm0lbVmw8BGFZG1jzYOKGJN5GHqmgCvYo2-ejmEa4dpDSWzMeQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220423_100149.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Position in the centre from behind the allied lines.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3VTlWqwfouIBWAOTo86YUl5Be9oKfMol8S6sMNUyvHOV_49n1hxieR1qc0Xjxhoxm2K4HYn7H6RSGh4knknjmdWwhkY0WEaYwMqSHx6OVecq4Ku62npSnV-_Kb0YrhALTxnZXccw0WrBF2M4_s1fLB2xqLdFMJ2sa6Drxqps22SD99kBzs0dqSGNow/s3968/IMG_20220423_100159.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3VTlWqwfouIBWAOTo86YUl5Be9oKfMol8S6sMNUyvHOV_49n1hxieR1qc0Xjxhoxm2K4HYn7H6RSGh4knknjmdWwhkY0WEaYwMqSHx6OVecq4Ku62npSnV-_Kb0YrhALTxnZXccw0WrBF2M4_s1fLB2xqLdFMJ2sa6Drxqps22SD99kBzs0dqSGNow/w480-h640/IMG_20220423_100159.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My assault continues, supports taking artillery casualties.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With my assault on Probstheida mounting and with all four brigades involved I handed over command of the Prussian cavalry division to the Austrian player to deal with the French heavies. <div><br /></div><div>With two brigades physically assaulting or holding onto sectors of the village and with a third in support I sent my fourth brigade up the road to the west of the village to try and clear away the french supports and heavy artillery. At this point I finally captured the southern most sector. Two down one to go.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdUyM73ecd_8ECROBooiPnZh6EvXeJZKl1K0IFJQUMetzZFc9R4BN314DOpbt-OMhXFmotlPRD_bWuOClP9mE6EeCBHnLrbYnGECDLLvZwv6L-qQnwBklaokos6cvhxRklTKK8w3d7QA0rRUT0lKvaPkj_IkXNNA7i9bS7scnTRUI0iMXS542HHhYmw/s3968/IMG_20220423_105058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdUyM73ecd_8ECROBooiPnZh6EvXeJZKl1K0IFJQUMetzZFc9R4BN314DOpbt-OMhXFmotlPRD_bWuOClP9mE6EeCBHnLrbYnGECDLLvZwv6L-qQnwBklaokos6cvhxRklTKK8w3d7QA0rRUT0lKvaPkj_IkXNNA7i9bS7scnTRUI0iMXS542HHhYmw/w480-h640/IMG_20220423_105058.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two sectors captured.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfK1TjPVpCxHJM3sW4J_63L2m6bNGHQS3dQHPu-FmAzmnc3Yxvh-N3R_gRG-7QAZbKYV4KHuX_oG91b-QvwmjkEaHeL6GSPWiIlxTBOgJrIwlOh_lNu1ju9iPlcyOm16Rv8lmnnOpHqJ2wf8fXZz_YhOrxpiSmeEqB7m9nEdKxSNfwGn6kwYuktiPCw/s3968/IMG_20220423_120914.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfK1TjPVpCxHJM3sW4J_63L2m6bNGHQS3dQHPu-FmAzmnc3Yxvh-N3R_gRG-7QAZbKYV4KHuX_oG91b-QvwmjkEaHeL6GSPWiIlxTBOgJrIwlOh_lNu1ju9iPlcyOm16Rv8lmnnOpHqJ2wf8fXZz_YhOrxpiSmeEqB7m9nEdKxSNfwGn6kwYuktiPCw/w640-h480/IMG_20220423_120914.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French regain NW sector. French guns assaulted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />At 2:15pm the French regained the north west sector of the village but a determined counter attack by a battalion of landwehr soon had it back in my hands. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmEDnLyV518Y7JGpnfMNmoQR-en_O08EVkzk8i3l8tQGAnpbq8uLW5Jya45FfJAzR8pLqRacU1hrnZpNqFm3B_9nYtWYUbYWUiohwFhBBETBagB9oZ41F2zBKbnAY3XR16-iD8l3jgDZcPf900dn4A9x_xdn5zEPS9bL_ZpNQuI4xrJpZz9XWgZWWRg/s3968/IMG_20220423_120921.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmEDnLyV518Y7JGpnfMNmoQR-en_O08EVkzk8i3l8tQGAnpbq8uLW5Jya45FfJAzR8pLqRacU1hrnZpNqFm3B_9nYtWYUbYWUiohwFhBBETBagB9oZ41F2zBKbnAY3XR16-iD8l3jgDZcPf900dn4A9x_xdn5zEPS9bL_ZpNQuI4xrJpZz9XWgZWWRg/w640-h480/IMG_20220423_120921.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Counter attack goes in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To the west an artillery duel was slowly being won by the Prussians with french batteries disintegrating under accurate counter battery fire. This contest was occasionally halted by sorties of French and Saxon heavy and medium cavalry which was met by either canister fire or Prussian cuirassiers and ulans in swirling melees with little advantage to either side.<div><br /></div><div>My advance along the western edge of the village now drew attention from the French centre who swung troops in my direction to attempt to halt my advance. The Russian grenadiers and guard were now close behind my brigades eager to get into action. The southern sector was retaken by the French after a fierce struggle so it was time to line up another assault.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFvCPvd7Aj4tCsaszvpbf9AT6omGYukAz9eKEjAr2igbUysnHLtjxkxjp1j3wCXzk8cSxROPM_Mb99l1lrgb_ieOaFVc0DC8edsfBxmxFwSc53BU_FmmnEm7mgULwTHZQuGOVObC5gr4xq752wgudIneWWoFdOSejoLR3Si5NRGgFaldlxoMnFOUZaw/s3968/IMG_20220423_134759.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFvCPvd7Aj4tCsaszvpbf9AT6omGYukAz9eKEjAr2igbUysnHLtjxkxjp1j3wCXzk8cSxROPM_Mb99l1lrgb_ieOaFVc0DC8edsfBxmxFwSc53BU_FmmnEm7mgULwTHZQuGOVObC5gr4xq752wgudIneWWoFdOSejoLR3Si5NRGgFaldlxoMnFOUZaw/w480-h640/IMG_20220423_134759.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French recapture the southern sector, Russian elites arrive.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ome682EtKIdRA8TlUp8fr4zdo7meHeTewjZWFE8jjnTHZbNcgUIyLfNI-u2Uee7_bB3ErLnymtKJXfvnKcUp1514pUrKqK3Hn4CWPRC216rJbrYjcOQvBJBMuqnJkTqtMr22enrZr53iy23nKZTO41tN6jlW0OmzHYYTzvRobsKOSKzc5r-UanuQIw/s3968/IMG_20220423_134818.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ome682EtKIdRA8TlUp8fr4zdo7meHeTewjZWFE8jjnTHZbNcgUIyLfNI-u2Uee7_bB3ErLnymtKJXfvnKcUp1514pUrKqK3Hn4CWPRC216rJbrYjcOQvBJBMuqnJkTqtMr22enrZr53iy23nKZTO41tN6jlW0OmzHYYTzvRobsKOSKzc5r-UanuQIw/w480-h640/IMG_20220423_134818.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Prussian assault goes in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PD4zFKDAI53fNRNHwBCACMvymWfN90tWUiSiUIGy-Z6bi4_JosiIc8qYVWqkteuqBHDebP2qUC1q8AdiLxwzMugWmdL2_8ecNXtJd1EDehpAunXVpFQ_Xs6OXZ-ms7rmu2y0Mxg9OTSC2bfIJSm2TNQUJ5AIgU3FMhC3Fuzhyvrc9dn7RfqCiWTT-w/s3968/IMG_20220423_134830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PD4zFKDAI53fNRNHwBCACMvymWfN90tWUiSiUIGy-Z6bi4_JosiIc8qYVWqkteuqBHDebP2qUC1q8AdiLxwzMugWmdL2_8ecNXtJd1EDehpAunXVpFQ_Xs6OXZ-ms7rmu2y0Mxg9OTSC2bfIJSm2TNQUJ5AIgU3FMhC3Fuzhyvrc9dn7RfqCiWTT-w/w640-h480/IMG_20220423_134830.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French centre deploys to halt my advance along the western edge of Probstheida</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To the east the other Russian force was now pushing the remains of the French left wing back onto the outskirts of Probstheida and their centre.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqTXJC64ckp3_mfTg0zc3kbxUog46f6213LjFzvgM2zMFAKuhqICklOQWq-3HnKopqwRU9pImtteDg0Y0eIO5GSvRgtmjYMWgVfz6BDxXqYXSqkYA_IQNrC1c10GU4zMmsDF1YY3qEp5m2C4DZFA1PJxMvYPMCZpGzIoweISfnkB3GTyAGxP-89UsBg/s3968/IMG_20220423_134856.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqTXJC64ckp3_mfTg0zc3kbxUog46f6213LjFzvgM2zMFAKuhqICklOQWq-3HnKopqwRU9pImtteDg0Y0eIO5GSvRgtmjYMWgVfz6BDxXqYXSqkYA_IQNrC1c10GU4zMmsDF1YY3qEp5m2C4DZFA1PJxMvYPMCZpGzIoweISfnkB3GTyAGxP-89UsBg/w480-h640/IMG_20220423_134856.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian advance to the east.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />By 3pm, game time, Napoleon began to bring up his eight battalions of imperial guard to settle the fight for Probstheiba and stabilise his severely weakened line. In the mean time french line infantry kept up the pressure on the Prussian defenders.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlPnSOA0cgoea-RckRxzbbJ7Ku5Yxk_IC4qlvksukpomigYo8hdXlrRBjKEcVM63GuK7_y21eYCAOJVaFRCEuH6yCGDYqYfRp_BnbCf-xLU-eutq-qHyobIeBFNKcaatKeWJoTpYqDXAOXLOGaGofSUODJH2AaHAw_57aGsKIEBh9Wo8jHylPrV1P-w/s2928/IMG_20220423_142401.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2639" data-original-width="2928" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlPnSOA0cgoea-RckRxzbbJ7Ku5Yxk_IC4qlvksukpomigYo8hdXlrRBjKEcVM63GuK7_y21eYCAOJVaFRCEuH6yCGDYqYfRp_BnbCf-xLU-eutq-qHyobIeBFNKcaatKeWJoTpYqDXAOXLOGaGofSUODJH2AaHAw_57aGsKIEBh9Wo8jHylPrV1P-w/w640-h576/IMG_20220423_142401.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French line up a counter attack, initiative dice optional :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzlHftiBcQFnvE6gAZG8LkxWlNFPIF1iAZFR4vINfQtB5pzthMdHFI3GI1zrOjCZJKW2QXeT7E5cx1SbyNM16Wr4YidVWRqoiLxSbwiwU28nmJEQoMVuAGsloYLhV3vrE5ILNPnwTiz0LkdamMAyDKSNWEAm4kvJuLj1iSPgkjq7o75nLs_KMJhFwSQ/s3968/IMG_20220423_142410.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzlHftiBcQFnvE6gAZG8LkxWlNFPIF1iAZFR4vINfQtB5pzthMdHFI3GI1zrOjCZJKW2QXeT7E5cx1SbyNM16Wr4YidVWRqoiLxSbwiwU28nmJEQoMVuAGsloYLhV3vrE5ILNPnwTiz0LkdamMAyDKSNWEAm4kvJuLj1iSPgkjq7o75nLs_KMJhFwSQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220423_142410.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landwehr stand firm</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My counter assault on the southern sector was a success so the allies now held two thirds of Probstheiba with the day fast coming to an end. Now came the moment of truth, The allies plan was to pull the landwehr out of the north west sector and replace them with fresh Russian grenadiers before the French Imperial guard could start their assault and then try to capture the final sector. This would all come down to the initiative dice roll with the allies winning any ties as the attacking army.<div><br /></div><div>Prussian brigade rolled a Six</div><div>Russian brigade rolled a Six</div><div>French Guard brigade rolled a Six!</div><div><br /></div><div>Advantage to the allies! but no, Napoleon had added his plus one initiative bonus (scenario special rule) to this brigade this turn so the French were on a seven. Imperial guard assault went in first and threw the brave Prussian landwehr out of the village.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg487lHpDmNTdwqPVbd0lVII3zdF1xkDxc0tEZtTM5zbbclPr18H75LxtX-4Nvc33jkIB299Uxw8p0Z6WsQS_swSvBOG3CqYBgX42g0Z9wCkt8qlbjoVhnYOcDj6SeFmhgpqW6NNtmfNMl1p6-GfVNdH4CVukub7KAV8v4CQrFwZdPiTJcg0SICUlbkGg/s3968/IMG_20220423_155233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg487lHpDmNTdwqPVbd0lVII3zdF1xkDxc0tEZtTM5zbbclPr18H75LxtX-4Nvc33jkIB299Uxw8p0Z6WsQS_swSvBOG3CqYBgX42g0Z9wCkt8qlbjoVhnYOcDj6SeFmhgpqW6NNtmfNMl1p6-GfVNdH4CVukub7KAV8v4CQrFwZdPiTJcg0SICUlbkGg/w480-h640/IMG_20220423_155233.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Imperial Guard capture the NW sector.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNXCyeZF4JLGuuIFo2j8COXzqsu7asQmsZfEfm6gSO35C499JqBrQSlT4jM0ZXPdEST8PhmppViG19kIvQx7zh_wmcAkPGH-2_iS5j4MkYSqTUCIlsWs7k2X2nODCVZCYWzdk8cPjqMfgQSHi-dS78zxJ7xAUZB0W1Mbpvesp3ec2raVkYpMfb6TZfQ/s3968/IMG_20220423_162122.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNXCyeZF4JLGuuIFo2j8COXzqsu7asQmsZfEfm6gSO35C499JqBrQSlT4jM0ZXPdEST8PhmppViG19kIvQx7zh_wmcAkPGH-2_iS5j4MkYSqTUCIlsWs7k2X2nODCVZCYWzdk8cPjqMfgQSHi-dS78zxJ7xAUZB0W1Mbpvesp3ec2raVkYpMfb6TZfQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220423_162122.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussian assault on the NE sector</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Frantic counter attacks were launched by Prussian and Russian battalions to try and oust the French defenders from the two northern sectors but to no avail. Stubborn French defence and the morale boosting effect of the Guard checked the fierce assaults. The advance along the western flank of the village had also been halted by the arrival of the Guard grenadiers<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj_LXFl5rxw0XUqrVqnstQftaU1RDvjLko20pyqEUrKhCiuF2fwWe_DahSCu5lVM5VbiGEYQhqzxHqfW2-17rmbd2Yrjwhw18MA0hHuSS-z0nYQ16V-rTfJSSNWE6Zo03mlbqkc1I3B0Zv5SHYl-Vvl3ORmWTPoZgDH1jVWUq94neGxBw6myAZNtXAA/s3968/IMG_20220423_162200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj_LXFl5rxw0XUqrVqnstQftaU1RDvjLko20pyqEUrKhCiuF2fwWe_DahSCu5lVM5VbiGEYQhqzxHqfW2-17rmbd2Yrjwhw18MA0hHuSS-z0nYQ16V-rTfJSSNWE6Zo03mlbqkc1I3B0Zv5SHYl-Vvl3ORmWTPoZgDH1jVWUq94neGxBw6myAZNtXAA/w640-h480/IMG_20220423_162200.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final assaults go in to try and oust the French.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With game time now at 4pm and daylight rapidly fading our umpire called the game. With two sectors of Probstheida still in French hands the result was a tactical French victory. With a little more time to Russian forces may have swung the game but that's a what if for another day.<div><br /></div><div>All in all another great two days of gaming.</div><div><br /></div><div>More photos can as usual be found in the Club's Facebook albums for the game.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://m.facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&tab=album&album_id=5405628519489980" target="_blank">Part 1</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://m.facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&tab=album&album_id=5410352289017603" target="_blank">Part 2</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.</div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-68210291340968786202022-04-04T09:58:00.004+01:002022-07-20T08:46:59.044+01:00Additional artillery.<p>Later this year I will again be helping to stage the Battle of Talavera at my gaming club. This will be the third time we have played this battle and the first time using Shako II as the ruleset.</p><p>Having researched the battle quite a bit I have known for some time that the British Royal Artillery battery "Lawson's Company", deployed in the Pajar Redoubt, was equipped with 3lb cannon. Previously unaware of a producer of these in 28mm normal 6lb models have been used.</p><p>Earlier this year in a random conversation at the club I became aware that not only were 3lb cannon available in 28mm but that another member had a spare and would I like it?</p><p>The model was by Trent Miniatures available through <a href="https://skytrex.com/collections/trent-miniatures/products/british-light-6-pdr-long-3-pdr" target="_blank">Skytrex</a></p><p>So the obvious answer was yes and an order was placed with the reopened Front Rank for some crew.</p><p>While this particular cannon was not the exact same pattern of 3lb that was thought to have been used it was still a 3lb british cannon of the period. All I needed to do now was paint it up.</p><p>Time became available when a dose of Covid gave me ten days off work, fortunately being fully vaccinated it was only a mild case.</p><p>The cannon model was very nice, only things I did extra was drill out the barrel and add chains.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqYgrI4o2y-Pw5wwGO2UtrFu9xP2Aw1zRmDnSfDEPBqbUHELge6BgsYVEFDBMHxkxBHSOQiQQt8yGKnpt6V9lGkTT0-LhyUJHkxJY2h6sEJEuoZK-obigVlr4NdR0C-GZdb5eWA4kCFgGT5eptaC051G2h678PJYGFfahvzQzVolllt183FiZitGu3g/s2904/IMG_20220213_202513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="2904" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqYgrI4o2y-Pw5wwGO2UtrFu9xP2Aw1zRmDnSfDEPBqbUHELge6BgsYVEFDBMHxkxBHSOQiQQt8yGKnpt6V9lGkTT0-LhyUJHkxJY2h6sEJEuoZK-obigVlr4NdR0C-GZdb5eWA4kCFgGT5eptaC051G2h678PJYGFfahvzQzVolllt183FiZitGu3g/w640-h516/IMG_20220213_202513.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2fOCqqVomCg0S3fXycYzhcOgws_9s30eaYMMOjq_MMZVheuZ0ZhqEWSES8JqreS2mtCbGNhBow3ROJjTMCfOxT0NS95nsIMlRIfmtXpt6WvVAUMxp3WoLYa7UCBr1ODN71zK7LyuwCTpS9F7NsxFQhNzkafapUBhcsT-gPBSdlWs7aoCs9QPinkEng/s2751/IMG_20220225_145458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2175" data-original-width="2751" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2fOCqqVomCg0S3fXycYzhcOgws_9s30eaYMMOjq_MMZVheuZ0ZhqEWSES8JqreS2mtCbGNhBow3ROJjTMCfOxT0NS95nsIMlRIfmtXpt6WvVAUMxp3WoLYa7UCBr1ODN71zK7LyuwCTpS9F7NsxFQhNzkafapUBhcsT-gPBSdlWs7aoCs9QPinkEng/w640-h506/IMG_20220225_145458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusdgO36DxR8cJaqAKYwdt0zXK6ryN4UwP_1PG7mwEsiHKvjGK2fjASgfRGGLVgRovDSLLEM38CQYw4HPzo8r5Oe9FPiKvI5M3xCCS7PmfWDqwjbIxcn32RCHfG4JHI-eYu-LeNctHotlrmshOFa8mXgp-CFU8rCVqjckYWVAYeSoH2ibJJ2gMqVimtQ/s2976/IMG_20220225_145519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="2976" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusdgO36DxR8cJaqAKYwdt0zXK6ryN4UwP_1PG7mwEsiHKvjGK2fjASgfRGGLVgRovDSLLEM38CQYw4HPzo8r5Oe9FPiKvI5M3xCCS7PmfWDqwjbIxcn32RCHfG4JHI-eYu-LeNctHotlrmshOFa8mXgp-CFU8rCVqjckYWVAYeSoH2ibJJ2gMqVimtQ/w640-h448/IMG_20220225_145519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOygkkyZVfEm3f6wMcCxxSm2PGVijrK-2xR2CkpyFrnR-H5JQlPsCnB4UCPLTTlCevQKfjuQbHfMpTgr_jrdLWXwCi0UI9b43DWRO32OongT5g5H4zGb3r1fS9VNd_ADMT3faAHcjszfx5JnfftBWPrg3hRI20ZsjfYm3YLvj7ekemfHQdYMTtZz_U7w/s2976/IMG_20220225_145534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2477" data-original-width="2976" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOygkkyZVfEm3f6wMcCxxSm2PGVijrK-2xR2CkpyFrnR-H5JQlPsCnB4UCPLTTlCevQKfjuQbHfMpTgr_jrdLWXwCi0UI9b43DWRO32OongT5g5H4zGb3r1fS9VNd_ADMT3faAHcjszfx5JnfftBWPrg3hRI20ZsjfYm3YLvj7ekemfHQdYMTtZz_U7w/w640-h532/IMG_20220225_145534.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This time I haven't glued the cannon in place so I can swap in a heavier gun if required for other games.</p><p>Tony.</p>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-24455868946340535112022-04-01T12:06:00.001+01:002022-04-01T12:06:12.069+01:00Bredelar 1761, Seven Years War, Game at NBHW<p>On Friday 18th of March we got together for a Seven Years War action to try out using Shako II for this period. Shako had a SYW section and several suggested amendments for Shako II can be found online.</p><p>The "small" test game was based on two actions around the same time near Bredelar 5th Aug 1761, which our umpire had combined into one. The allied army of Hanover, Brunswick and Great Britain aim was to attack the French rearguard and capture river crossings they were attempting to retreat over cutting them off and forcing a surrender.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGp6jFbdR8nvexWI4uYpMXMfYzVtkfg7CkgeyQEK2pOlVGrFavanOb5HPpUOqWqqMZ3-nFIEc-th__a2Kmp5eaXux8XV-8kmhxvAHsB6uD8MhZwtRpqYodiL-DdSKvUCEMK9awPLO_LwRXN5d4IkDoTlXYZY0YyEr44ZTq-tys8F6eaxtOE-JE0T-qQ/s3890/IMG_20220319_084014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3890" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGp6jFbdR8nvexWI4uYpMXMfYzVtkfg7CkgeyQEK2pOlVGrFavanOb5HPpUOqWqqMZ3-nFIEc-th__a2Kmp5eaXux8XV-8kmhxvAHsB6uD8MhZwtRpqYodiL-DdSKvUCEMK9awPLO_LwRXN5d4IkDoTlXYZY0YyEr44ZTq-tys8F6eaxtOE-JE0T-qQ/w490-h640/IMG_20220319_084014.jpg" width="490" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Small" test game.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I had command of the allied right wing consisting of the British contingent under General Conway featuring eight battalions of foot and five regiments of cavalry. Ahead of me were French and German grenadiers of Voyer's division.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgDzZfWoTJLFVlhuapirkQaraGk-zKkfSqZ8y3qRhEmYaBSSynLsvAqbLUXMIXMYqMwQDNuUbP29ZpGbbFX7IYrJowtZbViZKYAr6lzXg4_H5Y8afrHykFlz5LlV0EuOUwxiLjk5dkWclsPYi_T6kHkhncrHWSqWM5EFiFGtbq1Bs3yKg1LadAk-c2Q/s3968/IMG_20220318_195817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgDzZfWoTJLFVlhuapirkQaraGk-zKkfSqZ8y3qRhEmYaBSSynLsvAqbLUXMIXMYqMwQDNuUbP29ZpGbbFX7IYrJowtZbViZKYAr6lzXg4_H5Y8afrHykFlz5LlV0EuOUwxiLjk5dkWclsPYi_T6kHkhncrHWSqWM5EFiFGtbq1Bs3yKg1LadAk-c2Q/w480-h640/IMG_20220318_195817.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The right of my command.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvptaUISFFwXQmdiHYjo3SPtuCyqnII8ipFD0nWL2-B8sB-KA3Dd1yG7p8FGAOIm5mAKmNmgAjro1vtpIhms9kIlBRIWIJlv_u9kOMNCkTBIo-8QUxY5XeUn_gLzMrua6TEdekdFpsP75eC_ueP8FYxEQOHhcsQBi3DTsh2P9BuBrkVaaF0Ph_qMXJg/s3919/IMG_20220319_083938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="3919" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvptaUISFFwXQmdiHYjo3SPtuCyqnII8ipFD0nWL2-B8sB-KA3Dd1yG7p8FGAOIm5mAKmNmgAjro1vtpIhms9kIlBRIWIJlv_u9kOMNCkTBIo-8QUxY5XeUn_gLzMrua6TEdekdFpsP75eC_ueP8FYxEQOHhcsQBi3DTsh2P9BuBrkVaaF0Ph_qMXJg/w640-h450/IMG_20220319_083938.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My left including the cavalry.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Across the whole allied line the order to advance was given. On the far left the Hanoverians of General Witginau moved steadily towards the retiring french infantry of Rochambeau. In the centre more Hanoverians and Brunswickers under General Wolff advanced on the French battalions of General Stainvilles, while I moved ahead to engage the grenadiers.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87dayxWQOyGR3BxaQFeYFtxVQtHuDscqXoAsNPRdv5iISM-tzwcnjCZSnZm45uP-xmVnDvCJX2q4WpEEKqr-4iFl2M2cE_0t87uGCE0D0hqF_pKMgjWLMrmr-cDA2Aqe4h4AI6zt1QWhx7MYS-Ur7KiJUcfn7OsfCY3MDBUIiUym2H3LeovjRsHRWgw/s3968/IMG_20220318_195855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87dayxWQOyGR3BxaQFeYFtxVQtHuDscqXoAsNPRdv5iISM-tzwcnjCZSnZm45uP-xmVnDvCJX2q4WpEEKqr-4iFl2M2cE_0t87uGCE0D0hqF_pKMgjWLMrmr-cDA2Aqe4h4AI6zt1QWhx7MYS-Ur7KiJUcfn7OsfCY3MDBUIiUym2H3LeovjRsHRWgw/w640-h480/IMG_20220318_195855.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My infantry advance.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm7f2MMa9ndraOquuLtEDrqvPXdVhdvBFS6qOaGUrUICUBdQvf-JwZObLUOcecWhPRiWMS_rTI8hAyb6lPzrBSqHNPe7ReNuAChRNP7l-j0EtFklcd-_vbEBLV2AYLRFt-k72HwwNXx1rlvPnlDHGOQeq7PaIsQyALP2dYboLub4IklUA8z1VUZQ5zA/s3561/IMG_20220319_083907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="3561" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm7f2MMa9ndraOquuLtEDrqvPXdVhdvBFS6qOaGUrUICUBdQvf-JwZObLUOcecWhPRiWMS_rTI8hAyb6lPzrBSqHNPe7ReNuAChRNP7l-j0EtFklcd-_vbEBLV2AYLRFt-k72HwwNXx1rlvPnlDHGOQeq7PaIsQyALP2dYboLub4IklUA8z1VUZQ5zA/w640-h506/IMG_20220319_083907.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div>After initial success for the allies, especially on the left where allied cavalry suddenly appeared on the far side of the river, having crossed further up stream surprising the French flank, things started to go wrong. The French cavalry of Rochambeau were also on that side of the river and about faced and after several swirling cavalry melees saw off the allied cavalry. Meanwhile my advance had stalled after several musketry duels and my initial bayonet charge had been repulsed with the 20th foot routing.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuoprvJMEtbylwgUZaPWm5X0n4hthTOkQ08iW_pv3FaaVOp-dcXuiItwCDKficGsjg_jvqAgpdwZqTSN76_PRLwB34VSHmHcN85vg1L8qdnhpgeAE_uYksxFuZoor_RXJlehlFpYMk8y4DMmXQoklPK24YWl_p-L5msMBhc_8ILjts09uZyhSETEeJQ/s3522/IMG_20220319_083832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="3522" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuoprvJMEtbylwgUZaPWm5X0n4hthTOkQ08iW_pv3FaaVOp-dcXuiItwCDKficGsjg_jvqAgpdwZqTSN76_PRLwB34VSHmHcN85vg1L8qdnhpgeAE_uYksxFuZoor_RXJlehlFpYMk8y4DMmXQoklPK24YWl_p-L5msMBhc_8ILjts09uZyhSETEeJQ/w640-h526/IMG_20220319_083832.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cavalry advance on my left as the Maison de Roi appear.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>In the centre the British and Hanovarian cavalry massed for a charge on the french infantry of Stainvilles. Some accurate french artillery weakened these units on the way in, and after an initial success saw one french battalion destroyed, the rest stood their ground and fired point blank volleys sending the first ranks of horsemen back reeling. While the allied horsemen were reorganising themselves for a fresh assault the French horse of the elite Maison de Roi game up from a rear position and crashed into them sending the majority from the field in panic.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyMdUX76sYvdmcypV6c6Nwjkd5Vg0NtqCxvqnO4FBBRLQrni979Yz_hQvumiwgxB6DQJc_kgn5TN8_cAc46QE9wJcshwX255On-IaHDQ2OqW6WtWRAw4M6wmgKZFAAAWwMVqNFPb9Ae3biO8Rcay6Lvb-IB9hpUlSIKcxf4a1yH7BKSvy7hPhln88fw/s3968/IMG_20220318_210525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyMdUX76sYvdmcypV6c6Nwjkd5Vg0NtqCxvqnO4FBBRLQrni979Yz_hQvumiwgxB6DQJc_kgn5TN8_cAc46QE9wJcshwX255On-IaHDQ2OqW6WtWRAw4M6wmgKZFAAAWwMVqNFPb9Ae3biO8Rcay6Lvb-IB9hpUlSIKcxf4a1yH7BKSvy7hPhln88fw/w640-h480/IMG_20220318_210525.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied cavalry charge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>With the allied advance stalling across the whole front the French were now able to commence their planned withdrawal unmolested.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfxnF8pkIYyW8C4vMdsE6t7XRMC2A3xT6IXgZ-9BGzuHC_LlS4mqYCe50MyXSS_0r1246pdEe1fpEMVcul8kc32T2aH8JS4hT3wXq8XgWt6KMSrzOTe1b0wfRvTJ56bN33I7TJp4YjJ6-9e4j6gcbPaCAONwjSjIe56OA4AGWX81j76S85-ZjNJ5hWw/s3356/IMG_20220319_083808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="3356" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfxnF8pkIYyW8C4vMdsE6t7XRMC2A3xT6IXgZ-9BGzuHC_LlS4mqYCe50MyXSS_0r1246pdEe1fpEMVcul8kc32T2aH8JS4hT3wXq8XgWt6KMSrzOTe1b0wfRvTJ56bN33I7TJp4YjJ6-9e4j6gcbPaCAONwjSjIe56OA4AGWX81j76S85-ZjNJ5hWw/w640-h498/IMG_20220319_083808.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Oe2C1UUpVEq1SYG_HV7WGW3oevo1Hw1TrszdMzbeWzKpRX0p1OTxQwMSi9wIyzyskQydbhc40JfAngEqEKkal_8WxkBwKrYudbgoa7CIdsn1iy40szU0xHUZ6iKPh4zejUOkjNqkmU0Trq0bmAAnyu20RM1qEsX9oLbU4R20suLXx2mEn2nb5Frzzw/s3515/IMG_20220319_083732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="3515" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Oe2C1UUpVEq1SYG_HV7WGW3oevo1Hw1TrszdMzbeWzKpRX0p1OTxQwMSi9wIyzyskQydbhc40JfAngEqEKkal_8WxkBwKrYudbgoa7CIdsn1iy40szU0xHUZ6iKPh4zejUOkjNqkmU0Trq0bmAAnyu20RM1qEsX9oLbU4R20suLXx2mEn2nb5Frzzw/w640-h518/IMG_20220319_083732.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stalemate on the allied right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A good evening for the French players who definitely had the dice gods on their side that night. As for the rules it appeared that Shako II with tweaks can indeed give a good game in this period.</div><div><br /></div><div>As usual more photos in the club's <a href="https://facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&tab=album&album_id=5304247986294701" target="_blank">Facebook album</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tony</div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-22841855991181536772022-03-31T10:42:00.001+01:002022-03-31T10:42:44.508+01:00Leipzig 1813, the battle for Mockern, Game at NBHW<p>This game was played back in March over a Friday night and Saturday. 28mm using Shako II rules.</p><p>The scenario was a section of the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and featured the fight for the villages of Mockern and Gross and Klein Wiederitzch.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkE5sQrSoK1P0sch5FUOhfBZlj_QQxarf5kw-91qGgwUTwsTwO9bMdqJ5YcH7k0tJOw0kZIhhVQ3Fo2nlHVVZCGuvDVVMksYNxmlUIwmYjXkrKxEGf3pQCKS6_MUpYGnJ6SQxJfYGbxuE2n86EQOWQm1vEf5QIQrRNWwK0-A6qfc6EhM3dyr-YZpgi4A/s2975/IMG_20220311_192417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2849" data-original-width="2975" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkE5sQrSoK1P0sch5FUOhfBZlj_QQxarf5kw-91qGgwUTwsTwO9bMdqJ5YcH7k0tJOw0kZIhhVQ3Fo2nlHVVZCGuvDVVMksYNxmlUIwmYjXkrKxEGf3pQCKS6_MUpYGnJ6SQxJfYGbxuE2n86EQOWQm1vEf5QIQrRNWwK0-A6qfc6EhM3dyr-YZpgi4A/w640-h612/IMG_20220311_192417.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mockern in the foreground looking towards Gross and Klein Wiederitzch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNx98f5zok7zxBhx83Xn0gXciDsJyuv5gY7xzHY-x_1HXq7C5jMBekooYseZWerWzL4H7bawpCddtWDvLCKHVA1XqkZXZOMBuI9-ncGZLSxs1cA2IgdTGQvLTLrNtS4kPbcit70eZ-jy7ZL2fOeiz2ienePRdKtKRldRFqCz03WvLfT8zpO0NyoHTPAg/s3968/IMG_20220311_192431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNx98f5zok7zxBhx83Xn0gXciDsJyuv5gY7xzHY-x_1HXq7C5jMBekooYseZWerWzL4H7bawpCddtWDvLCKHVA1XqkZXZOMBuI9-ncGZLSxs1cA2IgdTGQvLTLrNtS4kPbcit70eZ-jy7ZL2fOeiz2ienePRdKtKRldRFqCz03WvLfT8zpO0NyoHTPAg/w480-h640/IMG_20220311_192431.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French defenders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4bdvDLYt1WFz2QeHeqB3TKV-Dgz0zCYgaG10myOFYPg_yy74MU12Q7PnpGmuOrf7yRE9HiE5QL6C6rUFUZSHZJMYOu6OyAwJkJkJoI0aXFxsQBwRiRxa2PK3y7gFo37qDLlJdw3zh13QjrblZnT-Zc1AzMFUJLSfjMPwzyBGQrw9Hb3oLCnamITYcA/s3963/IMG_20220311_192508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo96rbUtYkZFlrNkzypTAUwyu6n1SI2U7DPtN__RLQJlZUwZGZTUIcM8c3Y3GDFlyK_wLqWKR717zsf7AXmeUEEBdj4bpoFwRfTOFqACGRjaZkWP6QuU1YPGbl8Y4RRAxCwdk2zDY-B8cTGzSMPokUIN7_dK17c_dZJNKXiGEXqVyR3c75DUMFXq-rEg/s3968/IMG_20220311_210536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo96rbUtYkZFlrNkzypTAUwyu6n1SI2U7DPtN__RLQJlZUwZGZTUIcM8c3Y3GDFlyK_wLqWKR717zsf7AXmeUEEBdj4bpoFwRfTOFqACGRjaZkWP6QuU1YPGbl8Y4RRAxCwdk2zDY-B8cTGzSMPokUIN7_dK17c_dZJNKXiGEXqVyR3c75DUMFXq-rEg/w640-h480/IMG_20220311_210536.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My command starts to arrive.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I had command of part of Yorcks' Prussian I corps tasked with capturing Mockern itself, vital to opening the road to Leipzig. Facing us were troops of Marmont's VI Corps. My troops formed the left wing of the Prussian force and the link to the Russians on our flank.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjya9lm7GpNbecPUmYc6BhibpHJH58_nHWnrfWug8xUil7iSNetmo11ElIiSNMil_1DLrq4LkR5VAT_m0d-1LN52_xxyNkYiOzoiUl-kKHkQUkNEkIJT59AGRfTRAZsVtily0IlHyv8GLOeEU1typ074ciz7FFzeaSXtA_QGeE5jbHwF31Uthgdxo8AZw/s3968/IMG_20220311_192535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjya9lm7GpNbecPUmYc6BhibpHJH58_nHWnrfWug8xUil7iSNetmo11ElIiSNMil_1DLrq4LkR5VAT_m0d-1LN52_xxyNkYiOzoiUl-kKHkQUkNEkIJT59AGRfTRAZsVtily0IlHyv8GLOeEU1typ074ciz7FFzeaSXtA_QGeE5jbHwF31Uthgdxo8AZw/w480-h640/IMG_20220311_192535.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Gross and Klein Wiederitzch</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To our left the Russians of Langeron's IX Corps had the task of evicting the Poles of Dambrowski's Division, attached to the French III Corps, from Gross and Klein Wiederitzch.</p><p>The action licked off at 2pm (game time) with our Prussians advancing towards Mockern and it's environs and the Russians heading for the Poles. My troops had the job of attacking the French around the end of the high ground, to prevent them reinforcing those holding Mockern.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg692B9wubvDIiawxgAHJDgWXOqh5FO98H91hasBJrYyE-Qf1IyA-B2taAxMH39UtjGngTSX53eDmEzfjoPgzoO1sFYSieXTw8emrHrhyJKGRwaGqPdCcFLTexF4ehXM7Vwo2xbS1J8owsvaR9J-0JleaVYdnSRd0Ue8FNRb1L1Z1jRGlFtMvQp1jWSqg/s2975/IMG_20220311_212648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2329" data-original-width="2975" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg692B9wubvDIiawxgAHJDgWXOqh5FO98H91hasBJrYyE-Qf1IyA-B2taAxMH39UtjGngTSX53eDmEzfjoPgzoO1sFYSieXTw8emrHrhyJKGRwaGqPdCcFLTexF4ehXM7Vwo2xbS1J8owsvaR9J-0JleaVYdnSRd0Ue8FNRb1L1Z1jRGlFtMvQp1jWSqg/w640-h502/IMG_20220311_212648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplJD7RB2LBlb7aieH2OrNLbPaUITrWqWEVowFJXJYwJCDC4RWqHjz-SGzsSpmbr3vBUNbgx22EzhTuQLu1yCQM3717-PFMdkWioEzCvUjkpRoByL-O27YwIti8nmvLOcKxD_aSqx2yDT9Zbv3eIusHuK3s0RPH2rbmcvTGFERdNVIgsqlCZkhmgWAdQ/s3968/IMG_20220311_212719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplJD7RB2LBlb7aieH2OrNLbPaUITrWqWEVowFJXJYwJCDC4RWqHjz-SGzsSpmbr3vBUNbgx22EzhTuQLu1yCQM3717-PFMdkWioEzCvUjkpRoByL-O27YwIti8nmvLOcKxD_aSqx2yDT9Zbv3eIusHuK3s0RPH2rbmcvTGFERdNVIgsqlCZkhmgWAdQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220311_212719.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russians advance on the Poles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">By 3pm the Prussian assaults on the French 21st Division holding Mockern and the 20th on the high ground nearby were underway. These French were veteran troops and put up stiff resistance but by 3:15pm a Prussian grenadier battalion had gained a foothold in Mockern.</span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR5Wbux464Jbox7aTTruMj-fITba5jGN17Bj76FxDbwAQ2El_uhwOei2Ce3v-z_z3bwEM-KmR__WxPUQ4KPH1ZnB7CujoV4mUemMK425za48DG8Cm3tIP5fom8CxR1UzqiqRI0UUxTAz7d2I4h1UW7aOf8RR_G4ziXU-I7DFw0yl0yGNsmBCjtrK8Bg/s3968/IMG_20220311_215854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR5Wbux464Jbox7aTTruMj-fITba5jGN17Bj76FxDbwAQ2El_uhwOei2Ce3v-z_z3bwEM-KmR__WxPUQ4KPH1ZnB7CujoV4mUemMK425za48DG8Cm3tIP5fom8CxR1UzqiqRI0UUxTAz7d2I4h1UW7aOf8RR_G4ziXU-I7DFw0yl0yGNsmBCjtrK8Bg/w480-h640/IMG_20220311_215854.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussians assault Mockern</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8ebbTw-40fEHMUnm1xvvktPJCUYH23ldhf7sfIDV6HPKwgqfaz-xz6PfPdb6i-LFQG6cAnbv5MRt_bjbHx13NIMNrtJSpM5TgnSJsbvHSCvfsYKhJIPkrSncaaNrBcRxDu0NneRDU03QgS5W74F5FadcLyhY4ebgB7lbISvr0jHF5ApmvO82wDujuA/s3968/IMG_20220311_215926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8ebbTw-40fEHMUnm1xvvktPJCUYH23ldhf7sfIDV6HPKwgqfaz-xz6PfPdb6i-LFQG6cAnbv5MRt_bjbHx13NIMNrtJSpM5TgnSJsbvHSCvfsYKhJIPkrSncaaNrBcRxDu0NneRDU03QgS5W74F5FadcLyhY4ebgB7lbISvr0jHF5ApmvO82wDujuA/w640-h480/IMG_20220311_215926.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My forces continue their advance</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Poles meanwhile were also putting up a strong defence and still held the villages of Gross and Klein Wiederitzch despite strong Russian assaults. Around this time Delmas' French 9th Division of III Corps appeared on the far left of the Russians forcing them to detach their cavalry vanguard and the 15th infantry division to counter.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI6DYEnE31HuA6wYNik1yNbJ7W0M2JAncXZMqxjY1dWlaQDNXvc7CKrDkPMNX_3Hoz0XGh7HhowkbwCWvhtZTN_MdZqM_UqrwB0xHwQI08yxVud1YdHPTyDnsfB2FGDbecZjhWQwrWQXt7ieg_yqGFydh0ob3EW_vUJ8fGfnvepgNyLc6BHx5XPQ-2g/s2971/IMG_20220311_230926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="2971" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI6DYEnE31HuA6wYNik1yNbJ7W0M2JAncXZMqxjY1dWlaQDNXvc7CKrDkPMNX_3Hoz0XGh7HhowkbwCWvhtZTN_MdZqM_UqrwB0xHwQI08yxVud1YdHPTyDnsfB2FGDbecZjhWQwrWQXt7ieg_yqGFydh0ob3EW_vUJ8fGfnvepgNyLc6BHx5XPQ-2g/w640-h552/IMG_20220311_230926.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">There now followed two hours of sustained combat as the Poles grimly held onto Gross and Klein Wiederitzch against all comers whilst the Russians saw off the advancing French 9th division on their left allowing these troops to now about face and threaten the Poles flank and rear. In and around Mockern fierce fighting saw heavy loses on both sides with the Prussians now holding two thirds of the village and slowing forcing the supporting divisions back, breaking the link to the Poles.</span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh2pFw-k1SxHAdXw_KNYk3jlqsqpkTlp3cg352_GXH9DsI9mb7p3FjQC7maU1GYVdB2aKYCcNcfJ2lGOruVU-Qt-CgIGVdnJWqV5983t50v9IdpY1kkr_WsY4N-f311y7GCrUZ_ChzhcSCr01o8vxjjA7r3a6-QbuzgUdqswCAkMLj5VNkFD-04_Prg/s3968/IMG_20220312_105107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh2pFw-k1SxHAdXw_KNYk3jlqsqpkTlp3cg352_GXH9DsI9mb7p3FjQC7maU1GYVdB2aKYCcNcfJ2lGOruVU-Qt-CgIGVdnJWqV5983t50v9IdpY1kkr_WsY4N-f311y7GCrUZ_ChzhcSCr01o8vxjjA7r3a6-QbuzgUdqswCAkMLj5VNkFD-04_Prg/w640-h480/IMG_20220312_105107.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My assault goes in</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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The rules were to be Black Powder and 28mm figures were used.</p><p>I was given overall command of the Zulu forces as Ntshingwayo Khoza as well as direct control of the central head or chest of these forces. I think given my run of losses last year it was seen as the best chance for a British win 😆</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqnX5z-36dFAHgNiU-URVenQcN_S6yGViCVnhoHVAv56r6V1fhHaoXG5ip3i8wlris5FF6mnhedUMvgqKcbG3Rw4ZvFdNjPw0_UH2nXNN2Wjt0jr8j84p_tC9YHbafLssKwfbc_07qfDcx047cQWZTiA9KPnNmKd2Zhyf8aZ7XpeiM4GJ1-OGTpqLYfQ=s2976" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2849" data-original-width="2976" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqnX5z-36dFAHgNiU-URVenQcN_S6yGViCVnhoHVAv56r6V1fhHaoXG5ip3i8wlris5FF6mnhedUMvgqKcbG3Rw4ZvFdNjPw0_UH2nXNN2Wjt0jr8j84p_tC9YHbafLssKwfbc_07qfDcx047cQWZTiA9KPnNmKd2Zhyf8aZ7XpeiM4GJ1-OGTpqLYfQ=w640-h612" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Initial deployments from Isandlwana hill end.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVPCP9ekQfB_SjBVMHCoGHKOpUYEyCESH9hWVO7Cak3SfocfB8dMUt-DiFVKAVO8G7cRxGJBcgc0mb_oZoK5Da7AUaA3G-2hD62_KJ6l0K35To6-VEY0NOFjYJVdUyUMTIE_AUvlRs9iYPM8SYVpTLHjRLydJtg5AXGxoX5oMDt5CnIWQcv9Oq0xTHWw=s3968" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVPCP9ekQfB_SjBVMHCoGHKOpUYEyCESH9hWVO7Cak3SfocfB8dMUt-DiFVKAVO8G7cRxGJBcgc0mb_oZoK5Da7AUaA3G-2hD62_KJ6l0K35To6-VEY0NOFjYJVdUyUMTIE_AUvlRs9iYPM8SYVpTLHjRLydJtg5AXGxoX5oMDt5CnIWQcv9Oq0xTHWw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Zulu right Horn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbdIGzHaclGbDvVCf-Dlc5TSBuTV7cj4DtZbPpTGkdD50kqkpUtq1CEGnUpvstTWW5c2FOaGPNirGlHAV-0ayt13yZy02V77bJpfV2qBBzdKHjlO3ZWwplLS1glBXNRGHTF2OrdyIQYoVpf8IdSuxDIuKgCUbAguYQ9etm-n7pnAqclaLjqnjjPhTcuA=s3421" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3421" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbdIGzHaclGbDvVCf-Dlc5TSBuTV7cj4DtZbPpTGkdD50kqkpUtq1CEGnUpvstTWW5c2FOaGPNirGlHAV-0ayt13yZy02V77bJpfV2qBBzdKHjlO3ZWwplLS1glBXNRGHTF2OrdyIQYoVpf8IdSuxDIuKgCUbAguYQ9etm-n7pnAqclaLjqnjjPhTcuA=w556-h640" width="556" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View down the table towards Isandlwana hill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We got off to a good start, winning the initiative, and my centre impi charged across the veld towards the redcoats and their blue coated artillery. Unfortunately mine was the only Zulu command that made any significant advance. The right flank refused to move at all and only parts of the left flank moved a measly one move.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0LC7Z1Eb3ZQcuIaqDt5dRs72_nXAGYqQaQSTsu7qnnvmae2CUtMYpT2wg8vD-w0dsxRPECPz0TPsu4_sJODo3olFfSXoRsMZSunuJ7JorSMi-wQGduTleQYQ4kHn3SOw1g9MB8_NNZDVY87VgunPIP74vmezzNPKCoZoIn4cFg0xCGbo9fsLVv4wwQ/s3968/IMG_20220122_094946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0LC7Z1Eb3ZQcuIaqDt5dRs72_nXAGYqQaQSTsu7qnnvmae2CUtMYpT2wg8vD-w0dsxRPECPz0TPsu4_sJODo3olFfSXoRsMZSunuJ7JorSMi-wQGduTleQYQ4kHn3SOw1g9MB8_NNZDVY87VgunPIP74vmezzNPKCoZoIn4cFg0xCGbo9fsLVv4wwQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220122_094946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS4KP2moaMRJHqlcix9wvy8ftKeVf3S4BkyPCN-btJWYCeAELb1RbgHA4CFjJ7L-D1zICG0ppL2sOKFJ18_UAbxagh6p2NTen2IDIGlhz4cP5lZq2nYqc3YacFOMwDpXeZMaF0ZOvt48ctCEkLc3_h5yRQlavb_E1d_VZj9KcxMh8l4pYSiXg8vtXNg/s3968/IMG_20220122_113019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS4KP2moaMRJHqlcix9wvy8ftKeVf3S4BkyPCN-btJWYCeAELb1RbgHA4CFjJ7L-D1zICG0ppL2sOKFJ18_UAbxagh6p2NTen2IDIGlhz4cP5lZq2nYqc3YacFOMwDpXeZMaF0ZOvt48ctCEkLc3_h5yRQlavb_E1d_VZj9KcxMh8l4pYSiXg8vtXNg/w640-h480/IMG_20220122_113019.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brave centre impi charge in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3KDKk693u_wY8aIOdaoJGEo9SgDaCzVzxDEX0mi4uDQyWhfDSRCx14UwNz4_lMqnk9OJDx3XG-sI8TIpI7xjuotWi5_AhWmE2qyAI87gNBdPSps7fQJ9B9UWeDrzJuoGoFnB3EBdVes-nWOkYflXP70S7GnUvLyOKcpmZnSeZru0gS3HCbq1b3Ro4A/s3968/IMG_20220122_120614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3KDKk693u_wY8aIOdaoJGEo9SgDaCzVzxDEX0mi4uDQyWhfDSRCx14UwNz4_lMqnk9OJDx3XG-sI8TIpI7xjuotWi5_AhWmE2qyAI87gNBdPSps7fQJ9B9UWeDrzJuoGoFnB3EBdVes-nWOkYflXP70S7GnUvLyOKcpmZnSeZru0gS3HCbq1b3Ro4A/w640-h480/IMG_20220122_120614.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guns are taken!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDZf7WuIPebBjHEIAeIjbEWIlv9muEWMxQDXPG9iHuYlRVGmeWOjckYhu9CVqXpdBVk5QFuajZNpwgoCni-_Lf38FqRVgTb7vetAuH2d04zwebz58ySe7weArbwy5mnepGCf2UV0bq0Wq83zUvfrlp9QeCwdmeLvvX3PylQJNJjTKXnHZaTcdy_HDrg/s3968/IMG_20220122_122524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDZf7WuIPebBjHEIAeIjbEWIlv9muEWMxQDXPG9iHuYlRVGmeWOjckYhu9CVqXpdBVk5QFuajZNpwgoCni-_Lf38FqRVgTb7vetAuH2d04zwebz58ySe7weArbwy5mnepGCf2UV0bq0Wq83zUvfrlp9QeCwdmeLvvX3PylQJNJjTKXnHZaTcdy_HDrg/w640-h480/IMG_20220122_122524.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At a heavy cost.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This left my braves isolated and taking the full force of the British rifle fire. Still they charged in and despite heavy loses overran the artillery before being forced back to recoup. With the right horn still not moving after a few turns Ntshingwayo Khoza himself rode over to "encourage" their commander to show a little more Zulu spirit. This seemed to have the desired effect and the impi, finally, moved off towards the British encampment.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWq7GXuYbWx8WrfqWgwVESp2X548X-_YoRGGUM3mjPF6HN04CiDkKF2P_VT774XDceV97Oz4IDVoKZmbyyAxOmhGzIMIm-1d4_rNtIhtcaiv_LL1alfKYd4K4GrjnIIOjqvFSop6ZVlzH1V9tdlJnnVr55E9Uc4L7dpErvnrNfJqMtuS8hOISMRQ0kQ/s3968/IMG_20220122_125213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWq7GXuYbWx8WrfqWgwVESp2X548X-_YoRGGUM3mjPF6HN04CiDkKF2P_VT774XDceV97Oz4IDVoKZmbyyAxOmhGzIMIm-1d4_rNtIhtcaiv_LL1alfKYd4K4GrjnIIOjqvFSop6ZVlzH1V9tdlJnnVr55E9Uc4L7dpErvnrNfJqMtuS8hOISMRQ0kQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220122_125213.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The right horn finally advance.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iSyhOvHl_QlKjLSf_p_MD7D0urWJL4-BVo8ils9r8V7vcZCyfVKWSQ7Eqr7tvisn0jXCz8QpqdxSxbwEa2GFlfdpIaMkfOzIFkbZhsd6grV2J2k0tqxxJV6ytmSfCm3iDSsv1j4dUN0AKaR6PW_VGw8P9lAMaaSBEEfCm0OcunnoKJ0rd8wAXAfkiA/s3968/IMG_20220122_113010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iSyhOvHl_QlKjLSf_p_MD7D0urWJL4-BVo8ils9r8V7vcZCyfVKWSQ7Eqr7tvisn0jXCz8QpqdxSxbwEa2GFlfdpIaMkfOzIFkbZhsd6grV2J2k0tqxxJV6ytmSfCm3iDSsv1j4dUN0AKaR6PW_VGw8P9lAMaaSBEEfCm0OcunnoKJ0rd8wAXAfkiA/w640-h480/IMG_20220122_113010.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The left horn engage Durnford.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixXjE1Iv6EOnwaA_Hmvtrg4lKhPy2LBZkjLdZsrHlJAdO4vkJa4HWkSNrTeKyNrm4Zv4P3OuuH7zY56uaNypFDjhhneLtNhBiyzI5AidEAAsAYJspmzjqc-aftBaW6G7IoLKvlqgIMrxZDFZleJIfM8HssqAOmgY4Tsv9CWNAvb4n4MX4N6eLRXt2-A/s3968/IMG_20220122_122609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixXjE1Iv6EOnwaA_Hmvtrg4lKhPy2LBZkjLdZsrHlJAdO4vkJa4HWkSNrTeKyNrm4Zv4P3OuuH7zY56uaNypFDjhhneLtNhBiyzI5AidEAAsAYJspmzjqc-aftBaW6G7IoLKvlqgIMrxZDFZleJIfM8HssqAOmgY4Tsv9CWNAvb4n4MX4N6eLRXt2-A/w480-h640/IMG_20220122_122609.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Durnford's men defend the donga.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The left horn soon came into contact with the advance units of Durnford's command which used their small rocket detachment to cover a withdrawal back to the Nyogane donga where they dismounted and took up defensive positions. The rocket troop were overwhelmed by the advancing Zulus but they had achieved their goal and it would take several turns for the left horn to overcome the effectively dug in troopers of Durnford.</div><div><br /></div><div>This stubborn resistance was finally broken with Durnford's remaining men streaming back to the main encampment, just as the right horn finally fell upon the British lines. With both flanks of the British now heavily engaged the remains of the central impi renewed their attack, tying up British units from reinforcing the flanks. It was only a matter of time now thought before the impi broke through into the camp itself, suffering heavy losses as they did so.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuLRbgHhhVje2HAEJOZiXxdQJlVif5oBRp7JNXb9sUx1-5tDFVOqnTBon3jRClcDBis6RGRBeW1sQu7LTfqj7FnOxiXaeezULfjd62x_ZlmCgRzkx1W0Wq2CGeB1Bjt4-VPqp1_RCSO8lRKQ0kY0_Dy_bCPp6qxX3-Ix-F14Ex76ItNt6EctUDyo2aw/s3968/IMG_20220122_133215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuLRbgHhhVje2HAEJOZiXxdQJlVif5oBRp7JNXb9sUx1-5tDFVOqnTBon3jRClcDBis6RGRBeW1sQu7LTfqj7FnOxiXaeezULfjd62x_ZlmCgRzkx1W0Wq2CGeB1Bjt4-VPqp1_RCSO8lRKQ0kY0_Dy_bCPp6qxX3-Ix-F14Ex76ItNt6EctUDyo2aw/w640-h480/IMG_20220122_133215.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The right horn closes in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ78dJDwxPW8Zf9fCjh2Z6z0ytW0KvowihgNpj5gk_pLedRPv4eXZHufRmdwLxrPNcLDFOQB3Ga2a3vMzhxORgbDx8BqhTeR4H1adkjdfQUO4Cd2rvhDrf_UDUMFzt20mmVC4FehTGhEsZg9AHu3Qe5ymZPtjgcDR4-6DAzsjl8IkZRcb75c7KPrwdA/s3968/IMG_20220122_163208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ78dJDwxPW8Zf9fCjh2Z6z0ytW0KvowihgNpj5gk_pLedRPv4eXZHufRmdwLxrPNcLDFOQB3Ga2a3vMzhxORgbDx8BqhTeR4H1adkjdfQUO4Cd2rvhDrf_UDUMFzt20mmVC4FehTGhEsZg9AHu3Qe5ymZPtjgcDR4-6DAzsjl8IkZRcb75c7KPrwdA/w480-h640/IMG_20220122_163208.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The right horn enters the encampment, Victory!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>With the camp defence breached the game was called as a Zulu victory, abet one with heavy loses amongst their ranks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another great game, which I managed not to lose for the Zulus 😆</div><div><br /></div><div>For more pictures see the club's <a href="https://facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&tab=album&album_id=5146762335376601" target="_blank">Facebook Album</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks.</div><div>Tony.</div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-89659883146941438572022-01-14T21:28:00.001+00:002022-01-14T21:31:58.082+00:002021 Round Up<p>So 2021 and this blog, what happened?</p><p>I think with the pause in gaming due to various lock-downs and a corresponding loss of mojo towards figure painting and that side of the hobby I just got out of the habit of blogging.</p><p>I also tended to write my blog entries during quiet periods at work and these seemed to get fewer last year.</p><p>A few wider family matters also conspired to reduce the enthusiasm to spend my free time on this hobby and therefore blogging about it.</p><p>This doesn't mean I didn't play any games, on the contrary I took part in several at New Buckenham during the latter part of last year, with rotten luck mind you. I finally came out on the winning side on the last game of the year, I even became the first British CinC to lose a Rorke's Drift game at the club.</p><p>Rather than try and post individual articles for each of theses games, even if I could remember enough about them, I have decided to summarise them with lots of my pics and links to the club's AARs.</p><p><b><u>Gorodeczna 12th Aug 1812 (Shako II)</u></b></p><p>No pictures from me for this one so <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4559650180754489&type=3" target="_blank">Club Album and AAR</a></p><p><b><u>Rolica 17th Aug 1808 (Shako II)</u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_10JDJ3RxxLNsPAS-5FVeG9qXB22P5gZlc3LP0HPb_vwSDMSJ5n4tB48XHYV2UANoMND84EvObNxUusEgOzZDbIS-qHGxQKFuxhJ6tu39j8a-5HolRv6ggbDuxNFO0kqh85dw953USL9sAjB6bjFSu8R_0LVfle657q9vwQsOQWrSIUVdpzQINon97w=s3968" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_10JDJ3RxxLNsPAS-5FVeG9qXB22P5gZlc3LP0HPb_vwSDMSJ5n4tB48XHYV2UANoMND84EvObNxUusEgOzZDbIS-qHGxQKFuxhJ6tu39j8a-5HolRv6ggbDuxNFO0kqh85dw953USL9sAjB6bjFSu8R_0LVfle657q9vwQsOQWrSIUVdpzQINon97w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Guess what? yep last dice throw of the game, British morale save...........fail!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4690532190999620&type=3" target="_blank">Club Album and AAR</a><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Talavera 28th Jul 1809, Laval attacks the redoubt (Carnage & Glory)</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again no pictures from me so <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4711650845554421&type=3" target="_blank">Club Album and AAR</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3746" data-original-width="2946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmOVvK6Ud7gPGui-5xdIX-jANK0NjmHbY4oFequ_-fPsLaJY33MeS1bTa1Oq7o1ej95cD8deH56uoHaitHrvxB377pjur3UH5KWJsCuA0yhDKNfb5eH5FJRZ7savhxuTLhGwzcC_TAkRSVSwNA6nrOREoT_DaDFGaB_593_rtKT0rBacS_0ICnf5qneQ=w504-h640" width="504" /></a></div><br />Finally a win! rear-guard protecting a stubborn engineering officer who refuses to leave his supplies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4964642390255264&type=3" target="_blank">Club Album and AAR</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In all the above pictures if they feature British or Portuguese Napoleonic figures they are most likely mine, with a few exceptions, hussars for example.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully I will get back into the swing of it again this year, starting with next Saturday's game of Isandlwana from the Anglo Zulu war.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks and best wishes for 2022</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tony.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u><p></p>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-24108636838386617682022-01-13T12:55:00.004+00:002022-01-13T12:56:41.918+00:00Peninsular 1810, Game at NBHW<p>Way back on Friday 9th of July 2021 we played another Napoleonic game at New Buckenham. This time it was set in the Peninsular around 1810 with the French probing the edges of the Lines of Torres Vedras. The rules were again Shako II and I got to provide the Portuguese and British contingent from my collection.</p><p>The table featured a large hill at one end overlooking a plain with wooded edges down to a river crossed by a bridge and ford. The hill had a fortified artillery position, with two Spanish batteries deployed, and a Portuguese semaphore station and was the location of the allied CinC (me). On the plain were three encampments with the leftmost closest to the bridge being the Portuguese brigade. The right hand camp on the edge of a wood was home to a brigade of Spanish militia and the largest centre camp had Spanish regulars and two dragoon regiments encamped. Spanish hussars watched the ford while Portuguese cacadores,one line battalion and an artillery battery guarded the bridge. Off table was the British reserve division and a light dragoon regiment, my actual command.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75xPVu1MSs4jNtSFs5tCC85QL_4IjG4pIaVUMlYyV3enTNyyYTbRJcc84fYzQXyDe_drXpCBZMXMi0BUA4Z6AIdlvguysA8hzofFXBkbboiDytPqPEHat69yq3meG7xqw8MfO3rxCKQjG/s4000/IMG_0240.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2671" data-original-width="4000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75xPVu1MSs4jNtSFs5tCC85QL_4IjG4pIaVUMlYyV3enTNyyYTbRJcc84fYzQXyDe_drXpCBZMXMi0BUA4Z6AIdlvguysA8hzofFXBkbboiDytPqPEHat69yq3meG7xqw8MfO3rxCKQjG/w640-h428/IMG_0240.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the French end of the table.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Upon hearing first contact the encamped troops would stand to, but not deploy until ADCs arrived with orders from the ford or bridge. Also at this point the semaphore could start trying to call up the British reserve, descending die roll requirement each turn.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinThBL8DeKkO1AFKgzDGgp3hWubtFmcqM9X1PG_PVCQo8zOap9hfqSKNwyPPZ1qBsgNOfQA0aaSqlsVE3ujxyBOw7cgHZsI_5S_PqJaB8hZ3OUvg8MLdma9VO5h17u9UnqBxqtkx7p22rz/s4000/IMG_0243.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinThBL8DeKkO1AFKgzDGgp3hWubtFmcqM9X1PG_PVCQo8zOap9hfqSKNwyPPZ1qBsgNOfQA0aaSqlsVE3ujxyBOw7cgHZsI_5S_PqJaB8hZ3OUvg8MLdma9VO5h17u9UnqBxqtkx7p22rz/w640-h480/IMG_0243.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish command area with Portuguese manned semaphore.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The French duly arrived after a stealthy approach march and the forward pickets were soon faced with ten infantry battalions, three Chasseur regiments and supporting artillery.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicIzoeKb7atN7l7YClPk3HQciAuDdnqO6rr-vewRnr-KgdaCvuea3TC9G71GXD0uWCqnRWUTUzj0IotBmagOms1DpeTt0fU-8dcvAPfJtmeWJhrNBRlj_u6rsxIVQv7FO-7WXIb1IUj1xzgUeNtUmh4ck5rryea4zzvaxBILixzaooX4qpk8H2l3ENiw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="4000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicIzoeKb7atN7l7YClPk3HQciAuDdnqO6rr-vewRnr-KgdaCvuea3TC9G71GXD0uWCqnRWUTUzj0IotBmagOms1DpeTt0fU-8dcvAPfJtmeWJhrNBRlj_u6rsxIVQv7FO-7WXIb1IUj1xzgUeNtUmh4ck5rryea4zzvaxBILixzaooX4qpk8H2l3ENiw=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div>The French 84th Ligne, with Swiss in support, attempted to storm the bridge only to find the Portuguese brigade alerted and formed on the far side. The Portuguese infantry, supported by a foot battery, shredded the leading battalion of the 84th Ligne with rolling volleys and meted out the same punishment to the following two battalions. The French had had little room to deploy beyond the bridge which was now covered with French casualties. This impasse continued with the final attack by the Swiss battalion only adding to the savage French losses inflicted by the resolute Portuguese brigade.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB9M3CKx6UCWbMvKAnPGOT4msZrQREHTk8O1_0LE5GnjgvEunIdca0DJd55L8OoESM3g7sIRIbfiefUG6xgRARFvvxg95EvDnbn2KSR4M7tpXA64BMKl2p4ceuodpwGpv6AP91e7Lo5FqCAXWOgS1K8eNqbeC2GyuiMWzLkKacCOSwpQXoXF_K3vz8GA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="4000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB9M3CKx6UCWbMvKAnPGOT4msZrQREHTk8O1_0LE5GnjgvEunIdca0DJd55L8OoESM3g7sIRIbfiefUG6xgRARFvvxg95EvDnbn2KSR4M7tpXA64BMKl2p4ceuodpwGpv6AP91e7Lo5FqCAXWOgS1K8eNqbeC2GyuiMWzLkKacCOSwpQXoXF_K3vz8GA=w640-h418" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The remaining six French battalions veered to the left to follow the chasseurs across the ford. With the bridge not being taken, this march would take more time, time the French didn't have. The French cavalry initially fared well as the leading chasseur regiment, meeting Spanish hussars sent to cover the ford, rapidly defeated and routed them off the field. However, Spanish dragoons then advanced from the main encampment and after a furious, swirling, melee, threw back the French light cavalry.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOZKXo6SNnV9Upp6V0dwnzGjmwUl61-61NcIurAGBEOUnX1l8ONWvzUzsx8FiF14nuOyuEReYXzhC7L_7jLZAK5EDedFMZIh0J8OACEn_LTShOAGyI9kJuqs3mYvcc0u1FliulomhL_SmtAZAtM7HUzcHwbsH994RAuEiQzhDk82E1ABUSDWpX89Aksw=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2809" data-original-width="4000" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOZKXo6SNnV9Upp6V0dwnzGjmwUl61-61NcIurAGBEOUnX1l8ONWvzUzsx8FiF14nuOyuEReYXzhC7L_7jLZAK5EDedFMZIh0J8OACEn_LTShOAGyI9kJuqs3mYvcc0u1FliulomhL_SmtAZAtM7HUzcHwbsH994RAuEiQzhDk82E1ABUSDWpX89Aksw=w640-h450" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish camps stand to.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDFQKdbkLoQiE5q7IurzgOGTYJWf6K-AANUbe3_cQN3YL9hNw5t4mjDOCaNvjHVEr5a_Y3raJAdpXhXij3n0xw41q8spum_FUBHex7QG2HWQpneytLVZ0czGI3s33W4_32k9SnTbYpzIAaqBAnW0AYVYbBgydM81BvwDLYZd_ITy9f7nDe6sFaX-Yi5g=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDFQKdbkLoQiE5q7IurzgOGTYJWf6K-AANUbe3_cQN3YL9hNw5t4mjDOCaNvjHVEr5a_Y3raJAdpXhXij3n0xw41q8spum_FUBHex7QG2HWQpneytLVZ0czGI3s33W4_32k9SnTbYpzIAaqBAnW0AYVYbBgydM81BvwDLYZd_ITy9f7nDe6sFaX-Yi5g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish militia fall in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj8r4Qo8KnZzksl3pZpH3e_QACcNitOAFv0ik6EbrJzSmNMctRg7jn3cZTND5BNZiBShho1vmlP7YSMUSlVCIONPCHBZnxbUcIXGxI_ZyrbrHTLxtF7c-EfzZhdYqdUyKRBSaWepGAaucjcYjzDYBxexD0RhpnvA5XRw1K3ZOkycPRvcg8PrZS9TM63g=s3638" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="3638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj8r4Qo8KnZzksl3pZpH3e_QACcNitOAFv0ik6EbrJzSmNMctRg7jn3cZTND5BNZiBShho1vmlP7YSMUSlVCIONPCHBZnxbUcIXGxI_ZyrbrHTLxtF7c-EfzZhdYqdUyKRBSaWepGAaucjcYjzDYBxexD0RhpnvA5XRw1K3ZOkycPRvcg8PrZS9TM63g=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish advance towards the successful French light cavalry on the right flank.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It was at this point that a French flanking attack by a brigade of grenadiers and legere appeared out of the woods to the left of the redoubt containing the Spanish command and Portuguese semaphore, behind the main allied forces.</div><div><br /></div><div>The semaphore station was soon captured but the signal to alert the British troops encamped to the rear had already been sent. Spanish gunners within the redoubt also managed to turn some of their cannon to face this sudden new threat.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>This meant that as the French assault on the redoubt commenced it was met in the flank by hard charging British light dragoons.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQbvgki25Xt5v2bcMIxKXrKdOdOHiSKyZ-Cpc1h8EagpyXdh_KnoDlR-k0Php7YCJXauLyW1VUQ-ZivLG4NePWbKkOJ39qDjM-VFhlY-dBdIcfiyb4ITUqvIfmiRPZMMbYuPQYl-9bMQnb89ES6jqjBq5pgyMvWC-DbAx-cJKFhQmbPNfC1jW2lqIpzA=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQbvgki25Xt5v2bcMIxKXrKdOdOHiSKyZ-Cpc1h8EagpyXdh_KnoDlR-k0Php7YCJXauLyW1VUQ-ZivLG4NePWbKkOJ39qDjM-VFhlY-dBdIcfiyb4ITUqvIfmiRPZMMbYuPQYl-9bMQnb89ES6jqjBq5pgyMvWC-DbAx-cJKFhQmbPNfC1jW2lqIpzA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charge!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>After an initial success in halting the assault, as per usual, their exuberance got the better of them and a rash decision saw them rout back almost as fast as they arrived. However this did allow time for the lead battalions of British infantry to arrive to bolster the defence of the redoubt.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikptq9mpWnLBk36tQXp8q_O2pGlNncYqVpy6sGOtN8aonAu15Kxk3YCgFsc5EJ_Jt564p5RXT11spihs2iIHYDSxvTyA_LlcI9yUazrrsTv1uzvKiw4L17ilVY38bTvTaNVnOnCIQw32ElkCBMfJqv-4g_GZSmG47TBnYws-XR3QeY-L9cI_Z-BaBbHQ=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikptq9mpWnLBk36tQXp8q_O2pGlNncYqVpy6sGOtN8aonAu15Kxk3YCgFsc5EJ_Jt564p5RXT11spihs2iIHYDSxvTyA_LlcI9yUazrrsTv1uzvKiw4L17ilVY38bTvTaNVnOnCIQw32ElkCBMfJqv-4g_GZSmG47TBnYws-XR3QeY-L9cI_Z-BaBbHQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British infantry arrive.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the bridge firmly still under Portuguese control and the French cavalry mostly defeated some Spanish troops about faced and joined in the defence of the redoubt and with more Spanish infantry and cavalry heading to the ford the French commander, realising he had lost all of the surprise advantage he had, started to withdraw his troops.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjP0scuMXGYjc2ZjBgmSeNJwGTQjynyJ1bc-vDJVYv4mH4cGFzbKOmveKD66T2zx7k6yDU4qvbhL89ut_z_x5akIaPI7vBp0Gdx8vQSiF6bRXwLPbtVqf1bTzNm40CyQWJR7iTNhlm3zLJMf7QNshIkQl8x8_UnN_7LxwWsG5VMSJ_T3PIgH48Vy4y9Q=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjP0scuMXGYjc2ZjBgmSeNJwGTQjynyJ1bc-vDJVYv4mH4cGFzbKOmveKD66T2zx7k6yDU4qvbhL89ut_z_x5akIaPI7vBp0Gdx8vQSiF6bRXwLPbtVqf1bTzNm40CyQWJR7iTNhlm3zLJMf7QNshIkQl8x8_UnN_7LxwWsG5VMSJ_T3PIgH48Vy4y9Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final French unit destroyed at the bridge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOBXg2elgZXCKsgZMs8fw9-cHcVhWS1eM71sQ74lL4Z0J9R-GGc6C305VzNFBek5wJhsg_sZR6TnY65-0Zr_Nc9BnPu_b3dsRZ_6eckL1YUWE6v5nAgr1WUHYgJSRXlK5IuZOaECD3T-E95GnJg9U-Yo48JXvjnuj2Us1Chkjqwm_DOSdoCYwMGJIkGQ=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOBXg2elgZXCKsgZMs8fw9-cHcVhWS1eM71sQ74lL4Z0J9R-GGc6C305VzNFBek5wJhsg_sZR6TnY65-0Zr_Nc9BnPu_b3dsRZ_6eckL1YUWE6v5nAgr1WUHYgJSRXlK5IuZOaECD3T-E95GnJg9U-Yo48JXvjnuj2Us1Chkjqwm_DOSdoCYwMGJIkGQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish support the redoubt defence.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIpsoJQ_VoapeSbH1ID6KUIk8yC0jl5e4lu9oqsoG4teBlY4YMXC7Pthfynkp4koJNOT3o_1dtmkDL_yFbKkkXmMWZPIp5a1IdRK6WIDCHJgti59-X96aCbZ7s7hp3akULkI-LTye-LKGOcBttNH9KMter9wALxMTh1Qb5duc6XxSp34G2fTh4C68ODg=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="4000" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIpsoJQ_VoapeSbH1ID6KUIk8yC0jl5e4lu9oqsoG4teBlY4YMXC7Pthfynkp4koJNOT3o_1dtmkDL_yFbKkkXmMWZPIp5a1IdRK6WIDCHJgti59-X96aCbZ7s7hp3akULkI-LTye-LKGOcBttNH9KMter9wALxMTh1Qb5duc6XxSp34G2fTh4C68ODg=w640-h456" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish push on towards the French attempting to cross the ford.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />An interesting scenario which may have had a different outcome were it not for the staunch Portuguese defence of the bridge and the fortuitous roll for the success of the semaphore message to the British reserve.<div><br /></div><div>Sorry for the long delay in posting this write up, will try and address that in a future post along with photos of all the other games I've participated in since.</div><div><br /></div><div>More photos as usual at the club's Facebook page <a href="https://facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?ref=page_internal&tab=album&album_id=4477564508963057" target="_blank">Here</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks Tony.</div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-45222646548276902582021-06-17T10:44:00.002+01:002021-07-15T10:00:28.805+01:00Battle of Maloyaroslavets 24 October 1812, Game at NBHW<p>Finally back to gaming again. Saturday, May 29th, we gathered at New Buckenham for our first "big" all day game since lockdown measures started to relax.</p><p>The game chosen was a 28mm, Shako II scenario based on the <a href="http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_maloyaroslavets.html" target="_blank">Battle of Maloyaroslavets</a> fought on 24 October 1812 during Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. It proved to be a decisive battle as the Russians prevented Napoleon retreating along his preferred route, forcing him back along the path he had advanced along, and stripped bare, the previous summer.</p><p>The main objective of the game was the village of Maloyaroslavets and it's bridge over the river Luzha. The village was overlooked, on the Russian side, by a series of ridges providing the french with a steep climb after crossing the river.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrFCjuaCNzTlcD4GvxidukYVCwj0xzk3UzodT4-iA50xmzcpXCXE2OL8Tz4FEB8M1x-WGTphFI7IzFpEhe35Kn_zf_4sNktjCq4iHCMTyuPsh3IjmPsBT6VMsmVFcDHfjWMXZMlz3zdpQ/s4000/IMG_0180.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2575" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrFCjuaCNzTlcD4GvxidukYVCwj0xzk3UzodT4-iA50xmzcpXCXE2OL8Tz4FEB8M1x-WGTphFI7IzFpEhe35Kn_zf_4sNktjCq4iHCMTyuPsh3IjmPsBT6VMsmVFcDHfjWMXZMlz3zdpQ/w640-h412/IMG_0180.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of the first move.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Russian VI Corps under Dokhturov with support from units of VII Corps started the game in control of the village, two separate built up areas sectors, each garrisoned by a battalion of Jaeger from Kaptsevich's 7th Div, the remainder of this division formed up behind and to the right of the village.<div>I had command of Vasilchikov's 12th Div which would come on behind and to the left of the village, four battalions of elite jaeger and eight battalions of line infantry plus two batteries.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgShXKYMpEpT-mNK8xZ-94nlN4f80nUu3EIzZIcyI_uw1DZdZLdePADdkm1rj_ujkIqTLl5QfmMQEyM83-FgmjHwTfp2BFScFauJml-OxZS0-S-8vMEotxPjOCzIK3NMdJB43SA2O8UEK/s4000/IMG_0182.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgShXKYMpEpT-mNK8xZ-94nlN4f80nUu3EIzZIcyI_uw1DZdZLdePADdkm1rj_ujkIqTLl5QfmMQEyM83-FgmjHwTfp2BFScFauJml-OxZS0-S-8vMEotxPjOCzIK3NMdJB43SA2O8UEK/w640-h412/IMG_0182.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12th Division</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>In reserve left of centre we had Paskevich's 24th Div.</div><div><div>The far left flank was guarded by a division of light cavalry and cossacks under the command of Platov</div><div>The right wing was held by Lichatcheff's 26th Div. A corps artillery reserve was also avaivable.</div><div><br /></div><div>Facing us was Prince Eugene's IV Corps with support from two divisions of Davout's I Corps.</div><div>French cavalry and artillery could only cross the river at the bridge and then faced a hard slog up a steep slope (2/3rds movement) to the Russians lines. At the base of the slope was an area of dead ground where the french were safe from all Russian fire, unless those units were on the forward edge of the crest.</div><div><br /></div><div>The French wasted no time in sending battalions straight up the slope to try and gain the village. Meanwhile Italian units crossed the river Luzha to the east and moved to threaten the Russian right flank. French cavalry crossed the bridge and deployed to the west to counter the cossacks</div><div><br /></div><div>I moved my elite jaeger into position to immediately assault the western half of the village, should it fall, while my artillery and line infantry moved up and formed a line along the crest of the ridge to the west of the village. Our artillery reserve and the rest of the 7th division mirrored this deployment behind and to the east of the village. The reserve troops of 24th division formed behind and to the left of my division with their jaegers taking up skirmishing positions in the woods. The cossacks and light cavalry moved to threaten the French right with the cossacks making hit and run attacks out of the woods as well. The 26th division deployed it's jaeger into the forest to it's found and took up defensive positions and awaited the Italian advance.</div><div><br /></div><div>The first French assault on the western half of Maloyaroslavets arrived before my line could be formed on the crest and overwhelmed the defenders causing them to flee in terror. First blood to the French.</div><div>My four jaeger columns saw this and charged in to oust the upstart French battalion now in control of the buildings, just as planned. That's about as far as that plan succeeded. Despite at least one battalion rolling a 6 for it's attack the French defenders also rolled a 6 so won the combat by one. My units retired and had to roll morale saves, no problem, MR 5 so a 5 or less on a d6......you guessed it three 6s and three battalions melted away just like that shortly followed by the fourth after the brigade morale failed. Bugger.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PrAW2RxeQxu6eUAC-gl5rF2XEgWhMKx4Zs8UTcbmAfrZBwgQuOCB3hZ7xixrhakojG37wZ7veFUbr0bgFeS12AvsZ2Se9alT7JTp_BxBhuydjsD21MkNuD_RWhRMBWFkKUafDoNmCep6/s4000/IMG_0183.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PrAW2RxeQxu6eUAC-gl5rF2XEgWhMKx4Zs8UTcbmAfrZBwgQuOCB3hZ7xixrhakojG37wZ7veFUbr0bgFeS12AvsZ2Se9alT7JTp_BxBhuydjsD21MkNuD_RWhRMBWFkKUafDoNmCep6/w640-h480/IMG_0183.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French capture half the village and the hole where my jaeger were!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Fortunately the french assault of the other half of the village faltered leaving the objective split.</div><div><br /></div><div>With my line troops now along the crest I moved my supporting brigade over to the space vacated by the jaeger and awaited a suitable moment to attack. The next French division soon started up the slope towards my line infantry but because of the movement limitations of the ground had to stop within musket range if they wanted to charge next turn, This left their columns open to musketry and canister from my line, as well as skirmisher fire from the jaeger in the woods to my left.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nlEVFHEsFp5T1XRSH-uEXYwAiwApcQNiyfuYqnabf5c3tdo7uRo8U6NQrrjGObZ8W-3k9tmfk-At7oXjwC_AfjtUG77OmcXrvq6RkWmS_nzPecENEzAbEe8yxzWPXZQYiT5r08QmJliX/s2555/IMG_0184.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="2463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nlEVFHEsFp5T1XRSH-uEXYwAiwApcQNiyfuYqnabf5c3tdo7uRo8U6NQrrjGObZ8W-3k9tmfk-At7oXjwC_AfjtUG77OmcXrvq6RkWmS_nzPecENEzAbEe8yxzWPXZQYiT5r08QmJliX/w616-h640/IMG_0184.JPG" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French assault along the line.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfV0m9ELzbos-TJvjXHzcFQarcYAZ4tNyyWrZhxLuywxP0z_qjrdRuMhWZnPcKVineSap8h1YEfTMrk9vdvLDYuDSS0-gE2n1FqP2RgWjuo0Hy4yNcFlAv6QdVBqIUpwO_ktQ_mFc1Cdr/s4000/IMG_0185.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfV0m9ELzbos-TJvjXHzcFQarcYAZ4tNyyWrZhxLuywxP0z_qjrdRuMhWZnPcKVineSap8h1YEfTMrk9vdvLDYuDSS0-gE2n1FqP2RgWjuo0Hy4yNcFlAv6QdVBqIUpwO_ktQ_mFc1Cdr/w640-h480/IMG_0185.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Repositioning my support.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK41PcC_L-e5mEQ355ky_mECQzwKkDaVcpvP_Tn0dy7199eDX-VnGmws8ez9kITTgu6xoqKJGDvnl_QLEVf3QbOWJIK9bBfw7g4USnCdWVPX3qaCj50_BNc4SaYNncDsxIDGWTfuKC4EKT/s3832/IMG_0187.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3832" data-original-width="2965" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK41PcC_L-e5mEQ355ky_mECQzwKkDaVcpvP_Tn0dy7199eDX-VnGmws8ez9kITTgu6xoqKJGDvnl_QLEVf3QbOWJIK9bBfw7g4USnCdWVPX3qaCj50_BNc4SaYNncDsxIDGWTfuKC4EKT/w496-h640/IMG_0187.JPG" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Maloyaroslavets from the bridge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7oaz_xyR7Ma_FjeEMqG-axGvILQJNDJHDuomNcxcSX80j_SDakoqs7oE3QnhhsHad3tG0qHpJ02LDNKV0G0qo_HVckNV-Ky4U1yisi3PcPwfMTIQrWvkSDMYLMvPcwoRkw7bvF_t5RZN/s3634/IMG_0188.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3634" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7oaz_xyR7Ma_FjeEMqG-axGvILQJNDJHDuomNcxcSX80j_SDakoqs7oE3QnhhsHad3tG0qHpJ02LDNKV0G0qo_HVckNV-Ky4U1yisi3PcPwfMTIQrWvkSDMYLMvPcwoRkw7bvF_t5RZN/w640-h528/IMG_0188.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French support crossing the Luzha river.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile the Russian light cavalry had managed to get the better of the french cavalry on the left flank, forcing them to retreat and then rout. This resulted in several French battalions on the flank having to form square in defence, removing them from the attack up the slope. It also saw the French move their main battery, on the far side of the river, to their right flank to try and drive the harassing horsemen off. This succeeded initially but the cossacks simply dissolved into the woods only to reappear again on the flanks of the forward French units.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6ZdnkDYUDa7toj7B5DRS1r3-O9sbRsChfDJTPVCDixQ04rQ8m7znXcXTX-THhe2vIMpyKqXWip1e2e3g1H9KXV9pBcAnIF0B9MiYGVYbrv20hSk9C17VfT-V0OymEuFy2MCwrF1vpUk_/s3338/IMG_0189.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="3338" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6ZdnkDYUDa7toj7B5DRS1r3-O9sbRsChfDJTPVCDixQ04rQ8m7znXcXTX-THhe2vIMpyKqXWip1e2e3g1H9KXV9pBcAnIF0B9MiYGVYbrv20hSk9C17VfT-V0OymEuFy2MCwrF1vpUk_/w640-h422/IMG_0189.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian light cavalry harass the French right wing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>All this time away to the East the French and Italian battalions of Eugene's Corps continued their advance towards the Russian 26th division, slowed by the river crossing then the hills and woods to their front.</div><div><br /></div><div>Back around Maloyaroslavets the battle for the second half of the village had intensified tot he point where the attacking French division broke and streamed back down the slope towards the river. Seeing this the battalion in the other part of the village pulled back as well leaving the buildings unoccupied. A frantic race to reoccupy these buildings no ensued between the French 4th Division of Desaix and the Russian 12th and 7th Divisions. It all came down to the initiative roll, and fortunately 7th Division won and recaptured the buildings bringing the whole of Maloyaroslavets back under Russian control.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrBvVesytE2ceM1RytmxTRVPiZu_ByZSkQPBHkSt5uFmsczsE09vYk5iKBhO6imuMIWF_zJ6k-hYxLC1hbvd9MLISM6tKaNH0Ukc_8c0zoodYl0g6JKRcMy3LVwM5UdHxsA-FLxMbzyrY/s4000/IMG_0190.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrBvVesytE2ceM1RytmxTRVPiZu_ByZSkQPBHkSt5uFmsczsE09vYk5iKBhO6imuMIWF_zJ6k-hYxLC1hbvd9MLISM6tKaNH0Ukc_8c0zoodYl0g6JKRcMy3LVwM5UdHxsA-FLxMbzyrY/w480-h640/IMG_0190.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The race is on!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM36M1QUEiNNehRUwpz5gYmRVhOJn4Hl9CMEAg9-GjTAvqQHM5dUwNv0pW9pEm5GUpz-KuBCd9dRYPfBRPjeyzIIF1qXKYeaEJywDi8aK2Ep_sAT_WIcqLau3ATJ0JWHDBMAX13dYTXd7/s4000/IMG_0191.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM36M1QUEiNNehRUwpz5gYmRVhOJn4Hl9CMEAg9-GjTAvqQHM5dUwNv0pW9pEm5GUpz-KuBCd9dRYPfBRPjeyzIIF1qXKYeaEJywDi8aK2Ep_sAT_WIcqLau3ATJ0JWHDBMAX13dYTXd7/w640-h480/IMG_0191.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close combat to my front.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Whilst this was happening French and Italian dragoons and lancers charged the Russian artillery lines to the east of the village to try and take their attention off of Desaix's forces. While they did manage to overrun a few batteries the close infantry support and reserve guns soon drove them off with heavy losses and the Russians advanced back to the ridge line.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5OvZCq5zSVnPBfISRMYc-nxFrD1GB6lkjAHYZySP5BUICr_82svORXl1hK9I5XYXYPVUDPQ6Yx9d9znWKs4lnjEeuOqwK6bltm5Zr-OgnrXeoykoc6Dta3CxquuUJ8_gWlj4Uy1NGAhj/s4000/IMG_0192.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="4000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5OvZCq5zSVnPBfISRMYc-nxFrD1GB6lkjAHYZySP5BUICr_82svORXl1hK9I5XYXYPVUDPQ6Yx9d9znWKs4lnjEeuOqwK6bltm5Zr-OgnrXeoykoc6Dta3CxquuUJ8_gWlj4Uy1NGAhj/w640-h336/IMG_0192.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charge the guns! as the Italians emerge on the Russian right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>This now left the remaining French troops advancing in the centre to struggle against solid Russian defences in and around Maloyaroslavets as well as frequent cavalry and jaeger attacks out of the woods on their right flank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLl6CZkx8sW72tqqUB4_Qe_HVp0Gd82UI91jGq1FNXq8_D9JTjc7hXBkLdbicza25qkucbSnJC9a-RYrdXt-tZO-nqxrfGYw4A1MVBZFHZA6KT01hzQ1zVKdZRXiJGLtrXHvfTVQ1VVjJ/s4000/IMG_0194.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLl6CZkx8sW72tqqUB4_Qe_HVp0Gd82UI91jGq1FNXq8_D9JTjc7hXBkLdbicza25qkucbSnJC9a-RYrdXt-tZO-nqxrfGYw4A1MVBZFHZA6KT01hzQ1zVKdZRXiJGLtrXHvfTVQ1VVjJ/w640-h480/IMG_0194.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final french assault musters.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FECoTmFtD2S9xwcfSA9BTA6gyhpZehpEElBREiGmW3kgQHiX5CfoX8BJbHajVskxZ3VbnmCn1epSLyyHLmU7lHx7Trfd49aSy5MKPPqlI3HpSM3Z63nS_VApljS48rV4Ui0wjgQIGMN-/s3567/IMG_0195.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="3567" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FECoTmFtD2S9xwcfSA9BTA6gyhpZehpEElBREiGmW3kgQHiX5CfoX8BJbHajVskxZ3VbnmCn1epSLyyHLmU7lHx7Trfd49aSy5MKPPqlI3HpSM3Z63nS_VApljS48rV4Ui0wjgQIGMN-/w640-h488/IMG_0195.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left flank secure.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzoR5bqCeXAwS7jZ2vPL_KZlZzZFzdceaYEF9MA7OkqAcS7Cb_alG9eiOpUNOwvEMgOYHpeZKnr3W1_5IhQryhkpGitVTUEwAV8Lqb72oEsczlW6BmOuToCaxHKg6hyphenhyphenC0QeqR55f2VCYf/s4000/IMG_0196.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2281" data-original-width="4000" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzoR5bqCeXAwS7jZ2vPL_KZlZzZFzdceaYEF9MA7OkqAcS7Cb_alG9eiOpUNOwvEMgOYHpeZKnr3W1_5IhQryhkpGitVTUEwAV8Lqb72oEsczlW6BmOuToCaxHKg6hyphenhyphenC0QeqR55f2VCYf/w640-h364/IMG_0196.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last ditch French assault.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mRFYp8QOvfxXF0tWRv2r3BPG6oENIvZYCl342sIc-OY8i1tBYOtzfqzQVT-ts0Mgr3WJMs2ZwXfTfYF004W8wXUV7xplgzdj64jziPUkSDXIMGKv3xoRF1kIxtya8hfMdmlQdNT5RJCm/s3988/IMG_0197.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="3988" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mRFYp8QOvfxXF0tWRv2r3BPG6oENIvZYCl342sIc-OY8i1tBYOtzfqzQVT-ts0Mgr3WJMs2ZwXfTfYF004W8wXUV7xplgzdj64jziPUkSDXIMGKv3xoRF1kIxtya8hfMdmlQdNT5RJCm/w640-h436/IMG_0197.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canister!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoQTHzq1zdhhwr8IkDkzBbnrAKwuhN1kN8eoU7Wrh3BiLGo-s6mqMoEEnm9knJzPismT-W1Q_lhevdKzcGvtSS0wWk5WM5LRngivVDQfV-y1nRKbTO_xvSWawLxcWFaT-Pg6FfWhxNQgY/s4000/IMG_0198.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="4000" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoQTHzq1zdhhwr8IkDkzBbnrAKwuhN1kN8eoU7Wrh3BiLGo-s6mqMoEEnm9knJzPismT-W1Q_lhevdKzcGvtSS0wWk5WM5LRngivVDQfV-y1nRKbTO_xvSWawLxcWFaT-Pg6FfWhxNQgY/w640-h390/IMG_0198.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boom!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Away to the east Eugene's troops finally fell on the troops of Lichatcheff's 26th Div with great success, initially forcing the far right of the Russian positions to bend back before further troops emerged from the woods and hit the left of Lichatcheff's position where it joined that of Kaptsevich's 7th Div.</div><div>Several Russian guns were captured and the right flank was in serious risk of collapse.</div><div><br /></div><div>At this point with Kaptsevich's 7th Div hastily forming a new right flank, but with Maloyaroslavets firmly in Russian hands, both armies were require to roll for and failed army morale checks. With both armies demoralised and not able to advance anymore the umpire called the game.</div><div><br /></div><div>With around 10,000 casualties on both sides it was decided that the French would have withdrawn back over the river while the Russians still held Maloyaroslavets giving them a bloody and hard fought victory, much like the historical outcome.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was great to get back to gaming again and on a large scale. Many thanks to the members who supplied the troops for a great days gaming.</div><div><br /></div><div>As usual many more photographs and another AAR in the club's <a href="https://m.facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?tab=album&album_id=4372310296155146" target="_blank">Facebook Album</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-5404371112140991692021-03-29T15:24:00.003+01:002021-03-29T15:35:08.179+01:00Finally finished my dismounted light dragoons.<p>Ages ago, way before the first lockdown I decided I needed some dismounted light dragoons for my Anglo / Portuguese Peninsular army. Although the two main rulesets my army are used with (Black Powder and Shako II) don't make use of dismounted cavalry for the Napoleonic period, in one of my game scenerios we added in a house rule to allow french dragoons to dismount and act as skirmishers. We took advantage of other BP supplements' info and adapted.</p><p>As this scenerio has a British Light Dragoon picket I thought if I could find miniatures, why not. As it happened the Perry twins released some just around this time and so I purchased two packs of six from <a href="https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product/bh-103-dismounted-light-dragoons-skirmishing-1808-12/" target="_blank">them</a>. Brigade Games in the USA also released some dismounted British light dragoons as well, sculpted by Paul Hicks, their range included a <a href="https://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/BG-NBR087-89-British-Light-Dragoons-Dismounted-Horse-holders-2-and-Horses-3_p_5492.html" target="_blank">horse holder set</a> which I also purchased.</p><p>These were all duly based and primed ready for painting, the photo date stamp said June 2020.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAVGw2PZ0os8xbfrrHtnLxazxj7FMBXEAWWmUN4U0SYqOPzw1pAoA_DgoDscrSmzYRvttawyC1i_XVtOUABUXA5HEJrE6JrLlH1LvH3pUvPQcmIzXQVHX_agp9dPB7VStMjT9eG_tTz7o/s3072/20200614_200257.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2059" data-original-width="3072" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAVGw2PZ0os8xbfrrHtnLxazxj7FMBXEAWWmUN4U0SYqOPzw1pAoA_DgoDscrSmzYRvttawyC1i_XVtOUABUXA5HEJrE6JrLlH1LvH3pUvPQcmIzXQVHX_agp9dPB7VStMjT9eG_tTz7o/w640-h428/20200614_200257.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Primed and ready, June 2020.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Base layer painting started a few day later.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ56KsXU54y0MC3QHl_WZccUjXvkvhHqGlV5zNhyCeTfZCvJILV6oa7GCoofjMtaYn4LjZpau-LBEa9F66LDu3RUOfFlUG6Ae1elfeseiDtfJeX_j4LpXk4W5nm3qHimKIjyy-KmYfDGDY/s3640/IMG_20200618_223513.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="3640" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ56KsXU54y0MC3QHl_WZccUjXvkvhHqGlV5zNhyCeTfZCvJILV6oa7GCoofjMtaYn4LjZpau-LBEa9F66LDu3RUOfFlUG6Ae1elfeseiDtfJeX_j4LpXk4W5nm3qHimKIjyy-KmYfDGDY/w640-h342/IMG_20200618_223513.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting starts</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This continued at a steady, if not slow pace until sometime around late August when my hobby mojo got up and left the building. No idea why, just developed a meh attitude to getting stuff out to paint of an evening after work. Whether this was just a symptom of the general meh that I'm sure a lot of people had last year, and may still be having, or just a shift in interest caused by no physical gaming occuring as the second lockdown started, I don't know.<div><br /></div><div>Finally this February I had to go away for a week long training course for work and the prospect of every evening sat in a hotel room resulted in me getting these figures out again to take with me, along with a few painting supplies. To my surprise they were a lot nearer to completion than I remembered.</div><div><br /></div><div>Returning after this week away they only needed final touchups and the basing finishing before varnishing. Another small delay while I ordered a base for the horse holders and then they were ready for varnishing. This finally happened two days ago as I wanted to try using my airbrush for this now I had a wider nozzel and needle.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugJpchVb6XUojrkMgeQiAQllPDmqw940dnKChpajilqFbPy9Ifa60CiCkqtjGsGfZOBeRk9gw5Cnm8i1tjflOxjZv-EyLg5Hm9G04dpIJrpCsU3Fzxf6gcigzTaHhPDouZuD46wk-xxg-/s3832/IMG_0175.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="3832" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugJpchVb6XUojrkMgeQiAQllPDmqw940dnKChpajilqFbPy9Ifa60CiCkqtjGsGfZOBeRk9gw5Cnm8i1tjflOxjZv-EyLg5Hm9G04dpIJrpCsU3Fzxf6gcigzTaHhPDouZuD46wk-xxg-/w640-h462/IMG_0175.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for varnishing.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_8TnJbggGuddHr_wGDuBWlkADEAShvKuMBh2xNAjuaamh2aFohTV8O7jwuAaYOqNH-3onWzQEbFXasob4tlmRK1Adixocp9KNl5nL8VyQeRACVvsnyJ7G-nCDQP4JXs72DXkM_86uq_Y/s3912/IMG_0173.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="3912" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_8TnJbggGuddHr_wGDuBWlkADEAShvKuMBh2xNAjuaamh2aFohTV8O7jwuAaYOqNH-3onWzQEbFXasob4tlmRK1Adixocp9KNl5nL8VyQeRACVvsnyJ7G-nCDQP4JXs72DXkM_86uq_Y/w640-h314/IMG_0173.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre varnish.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After appling the matt varnish I painted in the horses eyes with gloss black and then re-varnished the horses' coats with a satin varnish, as the flat matt made them look lifeless.<br /><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBh6Qu8JrCUPavc_bf8C2_7FgrgbXMwjIwYfixbRBJ_1KGPMgU8B_xhsfuwbr-24Qlbd2We7VDTWlfjXTkmlVl12YJvudcaZ3_wCSwKYi7cLm22z2Q3wHHjk9Hg_KEmWI2Hux5eTGpIqa/s2680/IMG_20210328_101510.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="2680" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBh6Qu8JrCUPavc_bf8C2_7FgrgbXMwjIwYfixbRBJ_1KGPMgU8B_xhsfuwbr-24Qlbd2We7VDTWlfjXTkmlVl12YJvudcaZ3_wCSwKYi7cLm22z2Q3wHHjk9Hg_KEmWI2Hux5eTGpIqa/w640-h460/IMG_20210328_101510.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horse holders, post matt varnish, pre satin coat.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflSGVhZEUf2kdz5XSQBA_ifapWbPCr4-PlgKT60ZkvcPs3mGI4Om3RITLPItBOAuNPEG6eVz6RcfPpYC3IQq1qHAAGAjtPN6msJMxqzBxRzi6MqBZc_0cu0L_4Pm-EJd6dSv8NoQ0rH5U/s2697/IMG_20210328_102406.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="2697" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflSGVhZEUf2kdz5XSQBA_ifapWbPCr4-PlgKT60ZkvcPs3mGI4Om3RITLPItBOAuNPEG6eVz6RcfPpYC3IQq1qHAAGAjtPN6msJMxqzBxRzi6MqBZc_0cu0L_4Pm-EJd6dSv8NoQ0rH5U/w640-h386/IMG_20210328_102406.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skirmishing.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqF4Yp6tl-iS-2Szr1biWjUCmESGPKkBOUXuDABfMFey-Bidc0EB9ISXyxHYDZhSW5orDRiQcspk7zwdIb1MVmZtEk31DI58rIn7X_eJLqHQHWnmCVDHQRxc_HDeefuifJTUFrV9knhBj/s3029/IMG_20210328_102635.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="3029" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqF4Yp6tl-iS-2Szr1biWjUCmESGPKkBOUXuDABfMFey-Bidc0EB9ISXyxHYDZhSW5orDRiQcspk7zwdIb1MVmZtEk31DI58rIn7X_eJLqHQHWnmCVDHQRxc_HDeefuifJTUFrV9knhBj/w640-h376/IMG_20210328_102635.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full unit, 14th Light Dragoons.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I have painted these with orange facings to represent the 14th Light Dragoons, who I also have as a mounted unit.</div><div><br /></div>So after almost nine months they are finally finished, the longest it has taken me to complete anything (once started). Paint colours used can be found in the blog sidebar in the "My Resorces/ Downloads" section.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next project, 18mm ACW Union cavalry was primed and basecoating started this weekend too. Hopefully these won't take as long and we can get back to real gaimg soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care,</div><div>Tony.</div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-26195701169449950432020-10-01T17:27:00.001+01:002020-11-07T10:05:38.993+00:00Black Powder gaming aids.<p> As you may have guessed if you read my blog the main set of rules I use for my Napoleonic wargaming is <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/black-powder" target="_blank">Black Powder by Warlord Games.</a> </p><p>The rule book and supplements have very nicely laid out stat sheets for the various troop types of the competing armies listing their attributes as well as any special rules applicable to them, which you can then hunt through the book to find.</p><p>I decided very early on, when planning my first scenario, that it might be useful to have copies of the stat sheets and the special rules collated, to help the players understand and control their forces easier.</p><p>To this end I produced my own copies of the stat sheets from the rule book and Albion Triumphant supplements for the Peninsular War armies from France, Spain and Anglo/Portuguese.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWTc9iMGL8j7btj_qsUWrVuV7DRy_ZgZq8nFKE0SrTbVpNMMS4b8Nc0OHBPuT8NpPhyCHCo68uVmBo1ce9Jjus0tDMMk04uq2LFnJNCbVRkLVVaU3hB2ZBcyTUGXMIA3nUPl2q48pkc81/s2976/IMG_20200928_230338.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="2976" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWTc9iMGL8j7btj_qsUWrVuV7DRy_ZgZq8nFKE0SrTbVpNMMS4b8Nc0OHBPuT8NpPhyCHCo68uVmBo1ce9Jjus0tDMMk04uq2LFnJNCbVRkLVVaU3hB2ZBcyTUGXMIA3nUPl2q48pkc81/w640-h630/IMG_20200928_230338.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">National Stat sheets, examples.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I also collated the special rules associated with each army and produced sheets for these too.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkalqBL1_bbGJ6yowBvcYfb_R6yZXxpbNsNZeFbZ4Q-sI8yUyaMRpcs-DTBQWm4H46GbTngaYTGpNRQgvN81OcpxoNEyfYIkMtIcDaGdCiJYJkytu6LjJiawpFZfqVA5gAt3B5xViB50f/s2974/IMG_20201001_164049.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="2972" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkalqBL1_bbGJ6yowBvcYfb_R6yZXxpbNsNZeFbZ4Q-sI8yUyaMRpcs-DTBQWm4H46GbTngaYTGpNRQgvN81OcpxoNEyfYIkMtIcDaGdCiJYJkytu6LjJiawpFZfqVA5gAt3B5xViB50f/w640-h640/IMG_20201001_164049.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">National Special rules, examples.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Another useful tool from the rule book is the game play Quick Reference Sheet (QRS).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX554M_xahrATmCG9Y-Lx2ZPJ-hjuIjF0_Ef6yYf6a9JSPBvnyFvLUr5OUXQu9rqB3EP3m-B_DtFmHQtOTNg75XR-UipjCRslEJolv7QBY4_AX4NwSEtRss7j5ZYue2Ff5iNj_5T0abvo/s841/Black-Powder-II_Quick-Reference_final-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX554M_xahrATmCG9Y-Lx2ZPJ-hjuIjF0_Ef6yYf6a9JSPBvnyFvLUr5OUXQu9rqB3EP3m-B_DtFmHQtOTNg75XR-UipjCRslEJolv7QBY4_AX4NwSEtRss7j5ZYue2Ff5iNj_5T0abvo/w450-h640/Black-Powder-II_Quick-Reference_final-1.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">QRS example.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Warlord Games also provide a <a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/black-powder-2-reference-sheet/" target="_blank">downloadable copy</a> of this.</p><p>In the past I also found online copies of the QRS for the first edition of the rules that had been amended for play using 1/2 and 2/3 distances. For the second edition I could not find these so created my own.</p><p>Why has this post come about? Well on one of the Facebook groups dedicated to this period of warfare somebody posted that they were thinking of producing sheets for the A Clash of Eagles supplement and was asking if anybody had already done this or something similar?</p><p>This reminded me that although I had produced these myself I hadn't made them available to the wider community via the downloads section of my blog, hence this post was born.</p><p>So all three army stat sheets and special rules sheets as well as Second edition QRS at 1/2 and 2/3 distances can be found in the My Resources / Downloads list in the right hand sidebar.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Update:</b></p><p>I also found online some stats for 1809 Austrians which I have just managed to relocate. So if you are interested you can find them <a href="https://miniaturetimes.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/the-austrian-army-black-powder/" target="_blank">Here</a></p><p>Tony.</p><p><br /></p>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-27655468776408236192020-09-21T10:50:00.002+01:002020-09-21T10:50:36.268+01:00M*A*S*H Evac, Game at NBHW<p>Last Friday saw five of us gather at New Buckenham to play a new period and new ruleset, to the club anyway. The game was set in the Korean War and used <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/bolt-action-korea" target="_blank">Warlord Games Bolt Action</a> rules.</p><p>All the figures were supplied by the game's umpire, his lock down project, in what was to be a rule learning night for all of us.</p><p>The scenario saw a US Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H) unit threatened by advancing Korean Peoples' Army (KPA) and Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) troops with only two squads of USMC to protect them while they tried to evacuate their patients and staff.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFNd4T8LjKevRlw1NkwQ1HTrKKgI-ijaRmVn_yCRx_G7XtA3xjrOfPl0f-3qmv1DJrpVGOoaRH9InlBrR0K_10fyx0Vc2fKUdcfnHChbpHXdsH25sObczsU5Mf4BtigZ5zFu3j-RiUiuV/s3968/IMG_20200918_224916.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFNd4T8LjKevRlw1NkwQ1HTrKKgI-ijaRmVn_yCRx_G7XtA3xjrOfPl0f-3qmv1DJrpVGOoaRH9InlBrR0K_10fyx0Vc2fKUdcfnHChbpHXdsH25sObczsU5Mf4BtigZ5zFu3j-RiUiuV/w640-h480/IMG_20200918_224916.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes that M*A*S*H unit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The two marine squads were dug in along a hill crest with a bazooka team in support and would have to hold off the communist hordes for ten turns to enable a full evacuation of the patients, by helicopter, and staff by road convoy.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJW6XRwiW4vlpeXd-boDpxtvw0PGkNwODBUvixr_H1zEZDhQXSzTusDh4RkIIDzwpkZyCig9T1_CLIFLuJpou77xNCDfJ1Qe83fUsXZP4LRnjSMffTdYMOMxdsWhuwcR6QToBonZGe2Ir/s3968/IMG_20200918_212024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJW6XRwiW4vlpeXd-boDpxtvw0PGkNwODBUvixr_H1zEZDhQXSzTusDh4RkIIDzwpkZyCig9T1_CLIFLuJpou77xNCDfJ1Qe83fUsXZP4LRnjSMffTdYMOMxdsWhuwcR6QToBonZGe2Ir/w640-h480/IMG_20200918_212024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Table from the US side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It didn't take us too long to pick up the general gist of the rules, the biggest slow down was checking who had what weapon when firing to get the ranges and modifiers correct.<div><br /></div><div>The massed KPA and PVA troops were soon advancing towards the dug in marines with only the slightest encouragement required from their political officers' pistols. The communist fire was eerily accurate inflicting casualties and pins on the US forces almost at will. In contrast my squad on the US left seemed unable to hit the broadside of a barn door, no matter how much lead I slung at them.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Chinese infantry were soon joined by an old captured Japanese Ha-Go tank, which started to add HE shells into the mix of fire hitting my squad.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIAKINwtUjgJLfaYPw-hyofJbq7fycmCoSuhrjC-wNBTV_haeujj5r49B2C_bLo7TdukSIvXIBOuQ1S6FbdJKZxRdIOqqOtduUVW5XcKrWJn0Bmzgd0r-Pao-n5ASwjz8MQvKB8hbPP7n/s3968/IMG_20200918_212105.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIAKINwtUjgJLfaYPw-hyofJbq7fycmCoSuhrjC-wNBTV_haeujj5r49B2C_bLo7TdukSIvXIBOuQ1S6FbdJKZxRdIOqqOtduUVW5XcKrWJn0Bmzgd0r-Pao-n5ASwjz8MQvKB8hbPP7n/w480-h640/IMG_20200918_212105.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oncoming communist hordes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Our bazooka team failed in their one attempt to take the tank out before they in turn became casualties themselves. The one bit of success the USMC did enjoy was the right hand squad taking out the PVA medium machine gun. With the PVA and KPA seemingly concentrating on my squad and the centre command team, the left squad started to shift to their left in support.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aKePt3O2SZ-0TM1FxEreYAvemS-03KLiGZe-KKd5DCbX5G4qZEnxeRNriqgO_yT_7qCG6OVaJ7zQQiEXAiXaJcOVi2DhW_ELeePd7Dz2SNBMTpE6RFnO2MCpwR1xMdVSn7QI652oW3-g/s3968/IMG_20200918_221131.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aKePt3O2SZ-0TM1FxEreYAvemS-03KLiGZe-KKd5DCbX5G4qZEnxeRNriqgO_yT_7qCG6OVaJ7zQQiEXAiXaJcOVi2DhW_ELeePd7Dz2SNBMTpE6RFnO2MCpwR1xMdVSn7QI652oW3-g/w640-h480/IMG_20200918_221131.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KPA nearest, PVA further away.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0OoF8j0HL1YXQvIDklp2rz9kqTGiMsAzUHN5IlmyYOK2eSlSwuhY97fN8c32_skCOStCtwf54JjxboM5zYEGq68Wy44ZoSEj3cH-E1XI6T6GlfmawO2l_-RtuLkI8LPikHMym8uQA9g6/s3968/IMG_20200918_221136.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0OoF8j0HL1YXQvIDklp2rz9kqTGiMsAzUHN5IlmyYOK2eSlSwuhY97fN8c32_skCOStCtwf54JjxboM5zYEGq68Wy44ZoSEj3cH-E1XI6T6GlfmawO2l_-RtuLkI8LPikHMym8uQA9g6/w640-h480/IMG_20200918_221136.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Political officer taking names during the assault.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhA2yKWXS2lUfy2jNlj6yxnr7IAsOBtJWHzDgGL8CuOCxKE8QQyI8FNT_Yx4HmtBI0GI1lqoQvHyvYxKqLSfTqzxnBHoyuRDmN1TsJ1vBlhyphenhyphenuMKoS-1OHnnnXztf7-DsCOLMorA-LRmp3/s3968/IMG_20200918_221146.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhA2yKWXS2lUfy2jNlj6yxnr7IAsOBtJWHzDgGL8CuOCxKE8QQyI8FNT_Yx4HmtBI0GI1lqoQvHyvYxKqLSfTqzxnBHoyuRDmN1TsJ1vBlhyphenhyphenuMKoS-1OHnnnXztf7-DsCOLMorA-LRmp3/w640-h480/IMG_20200918_221146.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Officer and standard bearer showing the correct level of zeal.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It all proved too little too late, my poor dice throwing all night saw my much reduced squad finally rout while a Chinese officer and bugler finally saw off the USMC 2nd Lt in hand to hand combat. The second marine squad was also now taking casualties as the Chinese troops shifted their attention to them.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45pqeFmlOGdRwjkqdJ30DM38X1NOixGyeyj1xA8r7Q0LQYU_p9pC79U7r0vKKEBF_DY2RH92BVpWTIDY7Ax3lTs8FAmh6wIQ7zs_nx1mXLHcVu7a9vqTCedE0VtleU8NuKwxobQh5wDZb/s3968/IMG_20200918_221636.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45pqeFmlOGdRwjkqdJ30DM38X1NOixGyeyj1xA8r7Q0LQYU_p9pC79U7r0vKKEBF_DY2RH92BVpWTIDY7Ax3lTs8FAmh6wIQ7zs_nx1mXLHcVu7a9vqTCedE0VtleU8NuKwxobQh5wDZb/w640-h480/IMG_20200918_221636.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final assault that saw my remaining three marines rout.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The umpire called the game at this point. The outnumbered USMC had held on long enough for fourteen of the twenty casualties to be evacuated along with many of the hospital staff, for those left POW camps loomed.<div><br /></div><div>A great first outing for Peter's latest collection as well as an introduction to the Bolt Action rules.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PACZKVj8u3vuVFaNsBpzFqhYBZx-Q1LJhAdlTtW95lmnmVZPyymTh0hV_tvsn4117jW9hhEgqcKpcDD0XrvEdC5XYjpEhIRNyat6hZr5dgxI25NMIPYnAckIAu2vO3sxXIxPDLhiJJ6G/s3968/IMG_20200918_224929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PACZKVj8u3vuVFaNsBpzFqhYBZx-Q1LJhAdlTtW95lmnmVZPyymTh0hV_tvsn4117jW9hhEgqcKpcDD0XrvEdC5XYjpEhIRNyat6hZr5dgxI25NMIPYnAckIAu2vO3sxXIxPDLhiJJ6G/w640-h480/IMG_20200918_224929.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>More pictures as usual in the club's <a href="https://m.facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?tab=album&album_id=3643971878988995" target="_blank">Facebook Album</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.</div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-20507726187770278442020-08-20T11:29:00.000+01:002020-08-20T11:29:07.901+01:00AWI Game at NBHW<p>So my second Friday back at the club, now with added face masks, saw a 28mm AWI game with a scenario cobbled together from a few sources.</p><p>The rebellious american forces had located a Hessian encampment and decided to attack with the element of surprise afforded by the foggy conditions with the aim to do as much damage as possible before reinforcements from a nearby British encampment could be brought to bear.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0DWpPKwoe9Kz34FE13KYy2iu-MhFYxL3k9VljPLoCSM4xkX0gjO1SfXnaOCGnOqFMUEzb1LAYya_CqiOaD0AMl9gmcyv4I1koFn1p_rGt1QxssmWy_u3g3he7wDJDGk4RanqyiFDn5fV/s3968/IMG_20200814_192744.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0DWpPKwoe9Kz34FE13KYy2iu-MhFYxL3k9VljPLoCSM4xkX0gjO1SfXnaOCGnOqFMUEzb1LAYya_CqiOaD0AMl9gmcyv4I1koFn1p_rGt1QxssmWy_u3g3he7wDJDGk4RanqyiFDn5fV/s640/IMG_20200814_192744.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking through the Hessian encampment towards the crossroads. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwy_SPcAxgwcJcIqr0nCcfNG_rKL0oueH_VE4vs8cNqzIlLSMRO2Sx-pNrHs2PVwD5BpAZxV1OwmecTCFceyI4gY-MzNF54TNGnp1zP9pI95ATD3m9BOhcbZY8A3b3sZajb_LfUBri-m9X/s3968/IMG_20200814_193541.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwy_SPcAxgwcJcIqr0nCcfNG_rKL0oueH_VE4vs8cNqzIlLSMRO2Sx-pNrHs2PVwD5BpAZxV1OwmecTCFceyI4gY-MzNF54TNGnp1zP9pI95ATD3m9BOhcbZY8A3b3sZajb_LfUBri-m9X/s640/IMG_20200814_193541.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The officers returning to camp after a night in the local "establishment".</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A Hessian jaeger picket at the crossroads would detect the advancing Americans on a successful dice roll and fire off a warning shot to alert the camp, failing that a shot would be fired as they were overrun.<div>Once alerted the German battalions could start to form up within the tent lines, taking two turns to go from disorganised to unformed to formed. The jaegers to the right of the road started from unformed due to their elite status. My artillery started and remained unlimbered and would not be visible to the Americans until they got closer.</div><div><br /></div><div>My picket seemed to be suffering from an excess of sauerkraut and the rebels got in two turns of movement before they were spotted and a warning shot was fired to alert the camp.</div><div>My large line battalions roused from their tents and hastily fell in towards the edge of the camp nearest the village. The jaeger, being of higher quality, started to form a skirmish screen to the right of the camp. Unseen by the Americans my artillery started to manhandle their guns into position.</div><div>A messenger was also dispatched to the British camp in case the warning shots had been muffled by the fog.</div><div>Taking advantage of their surprise appearance the colonials rapidly advanced to the edge of the camp, deploying their artillery at the crossroads, and started to poor fire into the reforming Hessian units, the centre unit of fusiliers suffering particularly from these guns.</div><div>My jaegers' accurate rifle fire soon started to take a toll on the approaching opposing rifles as did my artillery when in opened up on this flank.</div><div>Once fully formed my line battalions began trading musketry with the enemy and it was at this point that the British reinforcements began to arrive to my rear.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrZ_M1MTCwwBImgOlWlRM7nq2KDbOtNIvyqXiuAE3Zf4fUCpee-533ls1-mjz3KPSh6oBgvvvy8x7zZ69xVO5LVsf-U1-xefNNhP7DbcRXkmPOXLIH74noSPRHweYQibQlfmRx-19YCFn/s3968/IMG_20200814_205146.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrZ_M1MTCwwBImgOlWlRM7nq2KDbOtNIvyqXiuAE3Zf4fUCpee-533ls1-mjz3KPSh6oBgvvvy8x7zZ69xVO5LVsf-U1-xefNNhP7DbcRXkmPOXLIH74noSPRHweYQibQlfmRx-19YCFn/s640/IMG_20200814_205146.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Musketry fire through the camp as the British start to arrive.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The american artillery was beginning to inflict serious casualties on my fusilier battalion, but they shook this off passing all morale tests. The jaeger were coming under increased pressure from greater number of assailants and so refused their left flank for a more defensible position, however together with the artillery they did force the opposing rifles to retreat.</div><div>With British troops now streaming up the roads to their rear the German line battalions decided enough was enough and so marched off, bayonets glistening in the weak early morning sunshine, towards the enemy to their front, trampling tents before them as they went.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPlqx_w9ifv5dXPXpJhsf_XzsD6Nieg7bNawqLMbqZh2BP1TlIDrEMc5iwNyS5XFZzT4bm0rGZZyc6q1zH2Y_BJNoZv83SN_xFx3da4nf73V1rNYsXqV6kNJVoxUTnJsPK_1rLR0PXMpW/s3605/IMG_20200818_140450.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3605" data-original-width="2809" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPlqx_w9ifv5dXPXpJhsf_XzsD6Nieg7bNawqLMbqZh2BP1TlIDrEMc5iwNyS5XFZzT4bm0rGZZyc6q1zH2Y_BJNoZv83SN_xFx3da4nf73V1rNYsXqV6kNJVoxUTnJsPK_1rLR0PXMpW/s640/IMG_20200818_140450.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More British arrive as the jaegers pull back to a more defensive position.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnBp8JRmbclkRpGk2-FNExhSLJIhd68-ujpGWzsqzKyuRIsWAcQ1d5hbHrtEb2QIfTvmePW4ARKJCFmpvy-fWnSxB-oGme2N7Q7-apRKmiHEX2ZihpsPtCxc8K09288YSg6vmUJRtWPUs/s3968/IMG_20200818_140509.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="3968" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnBp8JRmbclkRpGk2-FNExhSLJIhd68-ujpGWzsqzKyuRIsWAcQ1d5hbHrtEb2QIfTvmePW4ARKJCFmpvy-fWnSxB-oGme2N7Q7-apRKmiHEX2ZihpsPtCxc8K09288YSg6vmUJRtWPUs/w640-h360/IMG_20200818_140509.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the mule train.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />They advanced in splendid formation, preparing to charge the upstart militia and colonials. However at this point I goofed. Overestimating the distances I only charged in one battalion, believing in error that the other was out of range, a fatal mistake as it turned out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9862I87OthQ7SKbavHhqQOEeJxuTevXMfIk3R-cWHfY-Oi8oeB-w9OiznVPzi432r9jKhEMg0e9xSi0Vsp76phJx_Jw49Wy1UPGy-ITah-fn3YtBuuVONuATQynUtS6OQbd1S-sQAdW7Q/s3968/IMG_20200814_212951.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9862I87OthQ7SKbavHhqQOEeJxuTevXMfIk3R-cWHfY-Oi8oeB-w9OiznVPzi432r9jKhEMg0e9xSi0Vsp76phJx_Jw49Wy1UPGy-ITah-fn3YtBuuVONuATQynUtS6OQbd1S-sQAdW7Q/s640/IMG_20200814_212951.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hessians advance through the tent lines.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjoxTmBfPIWSArZR886Uq245FRRTlUGlFHdbkxiJ3zO0RcsiDq0oH_V-kDZWeATb5E2LW1EYh_GeDPmxHivrUJKV7sATEoWCaaAa1l2rYuPQysbAPVR4kW14_YSGstUcJDSonTeJ2d9yP/s3968/IMG_20200814_221856.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjoxTmBfPIWSArZR886Uq245FRRTlUGlFHdbkxiJ3zO0RcsiDq0oH_V-kDZWeATb5E2LW1EYh_GeDPmxHivrUJKV7sATEoWCaaAa1l2rYuPQysbAPVR4kW14_YSGstUcJDSonTeJ2d9yP/s640/IMG_20200814_221856.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charge!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPL6DmuNgBefY3aj-8fy-4oR1gr29XAzgAa4mx079HzBxUqF1IzAhm6mBgiQr0I78PmP3Xabt64Xh1s8tBCYD1EgZ1f7VSuu5KWi39NY88AcG2npoif5M0MW5CbioVmuZT6Rt4Zrtw7tU/s3968/IMG_20200814_221916.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPL6DmuNgBefY3aj-8fy-4oR1gr29XAzgAa4mx079HzBxUqF1IzAhm6mBgiQr0I78PmP3Xabt64Xh1s8tBCYD1EgZ1f7VSuu5KWi39NY88AcG2npoif5M0MW5CbioVmuZT6Rt4Zrtw7tU/s640/IMG_20200814_221916.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In with the bayonet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now came the time for the dice gods to desert me. A large battalion of trained German regulars vs militia and colonials should have been relatively easy but fighting disordered due to moving through the tents and some very poor dice rolls from me as opposed to the exceedingly good rolls from my opponent saw my battalion falling back in rout. As my other battalion was not in melee, due to my distance estimating error, they had to take a morale test for a friendly unit routing, and yes, promptly failed it too. The jaegers seeing this also rolled and got a retreat result, so not as bad.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDwPxTkk5ysKFwUHZ-GMuPt5gJDhp3BgokgGaTUh4ScZbe3eYUuXbHG1g3tK4rGr51rI3yIOLfCdSfmi3ZzbIj4Mv9Lb87OWsET7AEZvUf_yNGnYtwRqxLZkX8U4xnpYt9YmsHkuY_8UZ/s2903/IMG_20200818_140708.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="2900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDwPxTkk5ysKFwUHZ-GMuPt5gJDhp3BgokgGaTUh4ScZbe3eYUuXbHG1g3tK4rGr51rI3yIOLfCdSfmi3ZzbIj4Mv9Lb87OWsET7AEZvUf_yNGnYtwRqxLZkX8U4xnpYt9YmsHkuY_8UZ/s640/IMG_20200818_140708.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the rebel artillery.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCGgObXf8U5V227lW3GlzwuOjju3xNS7XqgJNVpzER6-EltFuLLjkE9v5vTbFFXw-IAGsCOkAtwdMWOR4H1X7OWdBRkKz6aCI8HbUPA2HVC5HBcIPc_sIRrzt0y6WM0ltOfdyxPUm_maD/s2938/IMG_20200818_140745.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="2938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCGgObXf8U5V227lW3GlzwuOjju3xNS7XqgJNVpzER6-EltFuLLjkE9v5vTbFFXw-IAGsCOkAtwdMWOR4H1X7OWdBRkKz6aCI8HbUPA2HVC5HBcIPc_sIRrzt0y6WM0ltOfdyxPUm_maD/s640/IMG_20200818_140745.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last ditch action.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the Hessians either in rout or retreat and the British beginning to form up in strength, the Americans decided their work was done and prepared to withdraw. As time was also getting on the game was called at this point as a win for the upstart colonials.<div><br /></div><div>Another great AWI game at the club, just need to sort out better dice next time!</div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.<br /><div><br /></div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-106994594860670662020-08-18T09:54:00.001+01:002020-08-18T10:10:36.570+01:00Peninsular encounter. Back to gaming at NBHW.<p>So two Fridays ago, for the first time since March, it was back to NBHW for face to face wargaming.</p><p>Obviously new rules and regulations were in place due to Corvid19, those imposed by the village hall we play at and those we have self imposed. Our games are now limited to four players plus an umpire max and dice and tape measures are not shared. Also we are limiting those who set up and pack away the games as well as leaving our miniatures boxed after games for at least 72 hrs. So with all this in place it was back to gaming.</p><p>The game was a Peninsular War encounter scenario between French and Spanish forces. It was set up using the points system from the Albion Triumphant One supplement to Black Powder and played using the 2nd Edition of these rules. Each force was 600 points and by god were we rusty with remembering the rules, even having to look up some of the really basic stuff.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqdG7hJbNGznBujxTEUy07NzCjihr8htqmM7Lpki_8Zk38I8mtrl_FKw50644ju-UiTMtsNGrzv0pt5mq08NoEzmqCBhL2R-BBkaWACg8_gQWN156znjtkfiSvqz2QJKgtlW5mI66xuqp/s2976/IMG_20200807_194925.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="2976" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqdG7hJbNGznBujxTEUy07NzCjihr8htqmM7Lpki_8Zk38I8mtrl_FKw50644ju-UiTMtsNGrzv0pt5mq08NoEzmqCBhL2R-BBkaWACg8_gQWN156znjtkfiSvqz2QJKgtlW5mI66xuqp/w640-h566/IMG_20200807_194925.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle field from the Spanish end.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />There were four objectives worth victory points, the crossroads just outside the near village, the centre farm, the far village and the wooded area to the right.<div>The French deployed all their forces on their right flank, one large infantry brigade with attached foot battery and one large cavalry brigade.</div><div>I had command of two brigades of Spanish infantry with a mixture of line and militia battalions and a half battery of artillery each. These were positioned with one brigade defending the near village and the second on the road to advance on the farm. My co commander had a cavalry brigade, which he split with the heavy component positioned on our left flank facing the only open country on the board, while the hussars went on our far right. His other command was a large militia brigade plus half battery which formed to the right of the near village.</div><div>Even with upgrades removing the "wavering" special stat from the Spanish units this still left everyone except the militia as "unreliable" meaning they would need to role less than the commander's SR to execute an order, so six or less on two D6 then, what could go wrong!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7w8ulR6sF7DGmN4xrJ7lJT2W7KplWPNIwUuoUvp_clzFh7sVCQKEd2ZoRTC2-6NsUAB-nIXbFDehmizPCGpupSyq-Ak-oo3Al0l_LAZDIYtAJOYDeDGXnoyW7XtW69ZPICWvaLj9QtvQ/s3968/IMG_20200807_195800.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2733" data-original-width="3968" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7w8ulR6sF7DGmN4xrJ7lJT2W7KplWPNIwUuoUvp_clzFh7sVCQKEd2ZoRTC2-6NsUAB-nIXbFDehmizPCGpupSyq-Ak-oo3Al0l_LAZDIYtAJOYDeDGXnoyW7XtW69ZPICWvaLj9QtvQ/w640-h440/IMG_20200807_195800.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Militia to the right and my brigades in the village.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2vAPOkuWmop9oE7ZrEtmoZTaTMpBGb-TjXgTBajgHc3Kv6lrxCnbngi5Xr3VGTCIF8tiAswKDTTSo6vigRsR1w_Bwh3XxV-N2ugsjQsZFHuv1Q1NhH1tuug8l7SureM7fBaSjjn-VT78/s2875/IMG_20200807_195916.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="2707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2vAPOkuWmop9oE7ZrEtmoZTaTMpBGb-TjXgTBajgHc3Kv6lrxCnbngi5Xr3VGTCIF8tiAswKDTTSo6vigRsR1w_Bwh3XxV-N2ugsjQsZFHuv1Q1NhH1tuug8l7SureM7fBaSjjn-VT78/s640/IMG_20200807_195916.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French invaders move off.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />To nobody's surprise it was incredibly difficult getting the Spanish to move and the French stole a march and occupied the centre farm before my assault brigade had even got halfway there. Things didn't go much better for the cavalry, of either side, with only the Polish lancers moving anywhere.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13VBZXk54XEfks8bac4kX1svgYu3veSXvliwxfS1-_Zm56Rn_fPDb5qJRw-NCTj8vh2iGdq64WUQPFiOEC__uUfUDX70zJAMV6nNQ7sZGEyFCkQ9DWwmfwS-iUOUs5SlvnKdBDTB_1gjZ/s3968/IMG_20200807_203645.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13VBZXk54XEfks8bac4kX1svgYu3veSXvliwxfS1-_Zm56Rn_fPDb5qJRw-NCTj8vh2iGdq64WUQPFiOEC__uUfUDX70zJAMV6nNQ7sZGEyFCkQ9DWwmfwS-iUOUs5SlvnKdBDTB_1gjZ/s640/IMG_20200807_203645.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unsurprisingly the French reached the farm first.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Using the new re-role method for C-in-C's finally got the Spanish heavy cavalry moving, a blunder, making then charge three moves forward straight into the clutches of the Polish lancers who in a series of charges and follow through moves, plus much better dice rolls than us Spanish players could muster, soon broke the Spanish cavalry brigade. This meant the only moves our hussars made on the right flank were backwards.<div><br /></div><div>In the centre I finally got my "Irish" battalions forward and into line, just in time for the forward battalion to get shaken due to some very accurate fire from the defending French. Never mind, these pulled back through the supporting battalion which then charged the farm walls. After two rounds of melee though they to pulled back, shaken. so another broken brigade, two out of three battalions shaken.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykwNxV0p71LtITZY1l_nZ8M83W1ICtN13jHu0z5uif8bLF14nsZfrN4bsPMt7pknB5eGZjz-7wQUNMa4BZDtxFm2f_s5H83V2-OfiR53pKuDp500VeDn5CjUsjuYeQgt59wqPapAlhNvR/s3968/IMG_20200807_214444.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykwNxV0p71LtITZY1l_nZ8M83W1ICtN13jHu0z5uif8bLF14nsZfrN4bsPMt7pknB5eGZjz-7wQUNMa4BZDtxFm2f_s5H83V2-OfiR53pKuDp500VeDn5CjUsjuYeQgt59wqPapAlhNvR/s640/IMG_20200807_214444.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish "Irish" prepare to try and attack.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenlAGrv23N84kzVJKyLmG_z6tVsKNfiVNB7e9CA48s1uoFPJiaxWxG9B_mbZRDdjH2CX5mBaciixt8ZW5KPA5flLsFvx7EKEavO-Xy0GT1jnE9xqpNINaPbrNfQPcyK-xTNzwZzXTpSIX/s3968/IMG_20200807_214502.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenlAGrv23N84kzVJKyLmG_z6tVsKNfiVNB7e9CA48s1uoFPJiaxWxG9B_mbZRDdjH2CX5mBaciixt8ZW5KPA5flLsFvx7EKEavO-Xy0GT1jnE9xqpNINaPbrNfQPcyK-xTNzwZzXTpSIX/s640/IMG_20200807_214502.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The assault going in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To the right the militia finally got going too, as militia they weren't "unreliable". They were soon pushing on through the woods in the hopes of catching the French unawares and maybe reaching the far village, if not just capturing the wooded area. Unfortunately the leftmost battalions were caught in enfilade by French units in the farmyard and took casualties while the reduced movement through the woods gave the French time to move more infantry across to the edge of the woods to meet them.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRP3n9yA6CWhDJ16J3JyKLoiKfdZk8IBFZ5985yxKEO9meUrIS7G1qww7ehcTmTasj8n2lUFoFMtpqghW3kKAIL0MI_spSKhaqg6ZEs8KwO633iJmx4NznC2_tw3jG_vABq8EwEEMpnz9/s3968/IMG_20200807_214552.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRP3n9yA6CWhDJ16J3JyKLoiKfdZk8IBFZ5985yxKEO9meUrIS7G1qww7ehcTmTasj8n2lUFoFMtpqghW3kKAIL0MI_spSKhaqg6ZEs8KwO633iJmx4NznC2_tw3jG_vABq8EwEEMpnz9/s640/IMG_20200807_214552.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Militia advancing through the woods.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So with the left of the militia brigade taking fire as it moved through the woods the right pressed on across the open ground, only to be met by the rest of the French cavalry, who also finally passed a command role or two, with the inevitable result (we may have got some rules wrong at this point). So a third Spanish brigade broken out of four, game over and a French win.</div><div><br /></div><div>What did we learn from this game? Well we really need to go back and brush up on the rules again and also how hard it is to get anything done when you need a roll of six or less on two D6!</div><div><br /></div><div>It was great to get back to gaming again though and nice to see all the figures my colleague had completed during lock down get a run out.</div><div><br /></div><div>As usual many more photographs in the clubs <a href="https://m.facebook.com/pg/New-Buckenham-Historical-Wargamers-302874659765417/photos/?tab=album&album_id=3509598762426308" target="_blank">Facebook Album</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-80563974558130315712020-06-10T10:58:00.000+01:002020-06-10T10:58:52.864+01:0015mm Buildings<div><div>Whilst perusing the web and eBay for some other MDF items, I came across J B Wargamming Scenery. He had the MDF items I was after, a dice tower and box storage for gaming cards, but also lots of fairly inexpensive buildings in a variety of sizes. Having recently acquired some 15/18mm Napoleonics, <a href="https://jabbaswargaming.blogspot.com/2019/11/more-new-british-napoleonic-additions.html" target="_blank">post here</a>, I decided to take a punt on some 15mm buildings for them so I purchased his 15mm Walled Farm A, Premium.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wglAdcaP3auhvN6qloZc4b_urioaQ9Pi-gOlUzSNb6RtEh6TuL-Il3igOPeBLt4AUbs-IOyT6eiUDz8aXWiD3FdGAvKa8-0GFgRNC0e8RPJ6WlKF7y6M6qM919ZjMYV1Ndao4XONWrYr/s1425/Screenshot_20200608_110025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wglAdcaP3auhvN6qloZc4b_urioaQ9Pi-gOlUzSNb6RtEh6TuL-Il3igOPeBLt4AUbs-IOyT6eiUDz8aXWiD3FdGAvKa8-0GFgRNC0e8RPJ6WlKF7y6M6qM919ZjMYV1Ndao4XONWrYr/w303-h400/Screenshot_20200608_110025.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After I received the item a quick dry fit revealed that some trimming would be necessary due to some inaccuracy in manufacture, nothing major. I was also missing one gable end for the smallest building, but had an extra wall, so I cut a gable end from this piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pieces are also only detailed on one side. I have no problem with this for the buildings, as even though the roofs and upper stories are removable, it is unlikely I will be placing figures inside at this scale. However it seems strange not having the detail for the inside of the main compound gate represented, I suppose at this price point not unreasonable though. I chose to paint this in later, in hindsight I wish I had scored the detail into the piece as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBlZxJVVwhkQjf7GR36vkeIvvKRDvoyfcGI55FpC9ewmXWgyW3fplmpgIfR68NQoiZMefubXHFXJJ0_T-7Xm7D6YVnBlOxraACiYQa8D1OpDMP76wGxtAHll71Y9yZ3CCqZWGLqVwCSvP/s3968/IMG_20200512_154844.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBlZxJVVwhkQjf7GR36vkeIvvKRDvoyfcGI55FpC9ewmXWgyW3fplmpgIfR68NQoiZMefubXHFXJJ0_T-7Xm7D6YVnBlOxraACiYQa8D1OpDMP76wGxtAHll71Y9yZ3CCqZWGLqVwCSvP/w480-h640/IMG_20200512_154844.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The extra wall and one gable end I received.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEX2ki67chDLHMTdsEdY_3FHqJJQFicWBrPiESQc3tYQgQmLWgeuL60jTt8FCh9M0leGkS53kS4Dzl-R2VwPoF2Amie4PzaxVp415n34ELTu-6RIv1tp6H_mepKcngCjkBOlF2mhIaqTy/s3968/IMG_20200512_154338.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEX2ki67chDLHMTdsEdY_3FHqJJQFicWBrPiESQc3tYQgQmLWgeuL60jTt8FCh9M0leGkS53kS4Dzl-R2VwPoF2Amie4PzaxVp415n34ELTu-6RIv1tp6H_mepKcngCjkBOlF2mhIaqTy/w640-h480/IMG_20200512_154338.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assembly completed, with figures for scale.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For painting I used a sandy coloured craft paint mixed with dried play sand on all the wall surfaces with Vallejo Basalt Grey 869 on the exposed stone work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The roofs were painted with Vallejo Orange Brown 981 with a drybrush of Green Grey 886.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cobble/slab yard was base coated with Vallejo Basalt Grey 869 then covered with European Thick Mud weathering effects 807 before getting a light drybrushing with Humbrol 63 Sand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnc_pm5a1_eIFMBKRFjFp5o_vBzAjJsIMTwK4DXNE7sYdqfewxJNjQEyt4_R3_fmOpdIuaIaR8h_evllM3wUxrX3ywYUECr2AiPn4Wug5XPcn4icSGHS7thrdyxIJOlicGJYWDvy-kgyo7/s3968/IMG_20200606_135843.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnc_pm5a1_eIFMBKRFjFp5o_vBzAjJsIMTwK4DXNE7sYdqfewxJNjQEyt4_R3_fmOpdIuaIaR8h_evllM3wUxrX3ywYUECr2AiPn4Wug5XPcn4icSGHS7thrdyxIJOlicGJYWDvy-kgyo7/w640-h480/IMG_20200606_135843.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walls and roofs done.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The woodwork I painted Vallejo Beige Brown 875 with Woodgrain 828 over the top on the doors.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Outside the walls the base was painted with Vallejo Medium Olive 850 before being flocked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally I added some door hinges and knobs with Vallejo Plastic putty before painting with Gunmetal Grey 863.</div><div>Using a very watered down Vallejo Medium Olive 850 I then added some staining to the exposed stonework, around the wall bases and window sills.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TMIEvm5yGQgsE6FdKs20FWwbGC7wuxFOPzF8nULkcBBNgjmUlyPCTgGFgNjEwtI1o6XRoIZrJ4uXaF8_3ZP0qdACR085TwyfyN0qbFwDDdlAy-2tpYR2XGX4sok4Ve_EQZdo_jrqAI7L/s3319/received_294654841665947.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="3319" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TMIEvm5yGQgsE6FdKs20FWwbGC7wuxFOPzF8nULkcBBNgjmUlyPCTgGFgNjEwtI1o6XRoIZrJ4uXaF8_3ZP0qdACR085TwyfyN0qbFwDDdlAy-2tpYR2XGX4sok4Ve_EQZdo_jrqAI7L/w640-h406/received_294654841665947.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished model.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM-awT7obPTZU7bQX7JqzUbiN12_fsspLiRjuu4qt9hcoav2kL_vbogYyLAzZ2yms99Dz7kIVIBSoepniTkl7e1HVrVcjsUfieYmmnQihXSWPL6ZQgNBwWjyFWPAnWOPJ3WutybS_4bFn/s3065/received_255851575673516.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="3065" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM-awT7obPTZU7bQX7JqzUbiN12_fsspLiRjuu4qt9hcoav2kL_vbogYyLAzZ2yms99Dz7kIVIBSoepniTkl7e1HVrVcjsUfieYmmnQihXSWPL6ZQgNBwWjyFWPAnWOPJ3WutybS_4bFn/w640-h388/received_255851575673516.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two large buildings are interchangeable.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Overall apart from a bit of rework required a great little wargaming terrain piece at a very reasonable price.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Tony.</div>Tony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.com2