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memberof the Committeeof my local wargarnesclub in 2v3 Kv6 5v9 JvO
Grirnsbyhad beengiventhe taskof preparinga club gamein B 4v5 Jv8 6v3 10vQ Kv9
whichasmanymembersaspossiblecouldjoin. Thistaskis not C 6v7 9v10 8vK 2v4 3v5
alwaysas easyas it sounds.Evenin relativelysnall clubsthe D 8v9 7vQ 10v5 3vJ 6'12
members will oftensplitup intosmaller€liques bas€don specific E lOvJ 5v2 Qv9 7vK 8v4
periods,rules,or even the agesof the members.I decidedI F QvK 3v4 2!J 6v8 10v7
wanted|o devisea game which would crossover all these
bariers and also be a game in which the newcomercould l0 Play€rs
competeagainstthe moreexperienced gamerandstanda fair GameNo.
chanceofcomingout on top. More importantofallthoughwas Table
that everyoneshouldenjoy themselves. t 2 3 4 5
It was at this point that my thoughtsreturned to rhe 2v3 10v9 8v5 6vJ 4y7
aforementioned book. My favouritechaprerhad alwaysbeen B 10v7 8v3 6v9
the onewhereDon haddescribedthreesmallbattlessetin ihe c 6v7 4v3 2\9 10v5 8vJ
AmericanC'vilWar, involvingonly two, three,ortour umtson D 8v9 6v5 4vJ 2!'7 10v3
eitherside,and foughtover a smallbattlefieldwhichhadjust E 10vJ 8v7 6v3 4\9 2v5
onewallin the middleofit for scenery. Usingthisasrhecaralyst
I devisedthe smallgarnescompetitionin which€veryplayerin 8 Players
the tournamentwould get !o play five gamesagainstfive GameNo.
differentopponents,all in the sameevening. Table
In numercus comperitions foughtthusfar. I haveusedfigures 1 2 3 4
fron the EnglishCivil War righl throughto the AmericanCivil A 2v3 8v7 6!9 4v6
War, it reallydoesn'tmatler.As long as rhe infantryall carry B 4v5 2v9 8v3 6\2 7v3
musketsandth€ cavalrysabres,the periodin whichthe games C 6v7 lv3 8v4 9v5
are fouehtis irrelevant. D 8v9 6v5 3v9 2v8

6 Play€rs
THE FORCES Gane No.
Each side consistsof two infantry units of 20 or 24 each,a Table
cavalryunit of 10 or 12 figures.an artilleryp;ecewith 3 or 4 1 2 3 4
crew,anda generalfigure.Playersarenot allowedto splil unils 2v3 6v5 4v6 1v4
duringthe games. B 4v5 2!7 6v3 2\6
C 6v1 1v3 214 3v5

TIIE BATTLEFIELDS
At our clubin Grimsbynost tablesmeasure8'x 5', andeachof THE RULES
thesewassplitinto two battlefields,4'wideand5'long.Players Theserulesarean adaptationofthosegivenin chapters2 and,{
areallowedtosetup theirarmiesup to 9" in fromtheirbaseline. of Donald Featherslone s book Batler with Model Soldiels
Each battlefieldwas different,eachwith an arrangement of (publishedby David & Charles.1972).
walls.fencesor hedges.All ofthesewouldbe classed ascover.
All banlefieldsweresymmetrical, ensuringno initialadvantage MoveSequenc€s (l)
to eitherside.If buildingshaveto be used.I suggestrhat the ' ) Each playerrhrowsa normal die. Winner elecrsto be
troopsare not allowedto occupythem-They shouldbe used playerI or player2.
purelyasobstructions to lineofsighr.A ratioof onebaltlefield iD PlayerI moves,
to everytwo playerscompetingwill be required. iiD Player2 moves
'v) Player2 fires

THE TABLE ROTA

o PlayerI fires
vt FighrMelees
If more than 6 peoplear€ in the competition, it will not be vii) Morale
possiblefor all the playen to play each other, as the formats
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Mov€n€nt (2)
Infanq 8 Cavalry/Generals12 Artilleiy 8" (% move to MILI.A'RT
(Establishedt982)
uDlinbe4
No onemayenterbuildings.Infantryonly maycrossobstacles,
A PERSONAI
QUN,IIT FORl5nn &
SERVICE
and deducta numberof inchesas shownon the roll of an 25en WARGAIIE IIGIIRESOFANY ERA
ordinary die. Aeady pai ed l5m lsm' l5m" 25m 25m'25m"
Foot !0.70 t0.80 €1.00 !1.25 11.50 12.00
Mouled €1.4! t1.60 €2.00 €2.50 [3.00 [4.00
rtuing 'NAPOT,EONIC & SY.W F1GURES " CONNOISSEWSTANDARD
Any tmops who make any movementcannotfire. Firing is not AI pnc6 include the cost ol the ique
Pairting s€ryice lsm lsm' lsm" 25m
Two ranks of infantry may firelone volley/s rnen (odd 3 or 4 Fot !0.55 t0.65 €0.85 10.90 !l l5 1165
MoDled il.Lo !1.30 €1.?0 11.80 [2.30 [3.30
countasvolley)/Onedie per volley. You plovide the fignes
U'4'i -2per die. 4'-8": 3perdie 8"-16":-4perdie Ordels over i100 5% discoDl
orde6 over !200 l0% di$oul
- I if target behind cover. casualtieson cavalryand anillery Orders over t300 l5% discoml

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Each infanEymadartileryman counts I point. Each cavalry-
man counts2 Points. 3 SIf,VERTONPLACE,
Throw 1 die per 5 points.Halve total to determinenunberof -n EEAMOOR,Nt. PENZANCE.
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CORMATALIJ
move, during which they may not fire- TeL 073650865
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Throw 1 normaldie per unit:
i) Whenloserof a nelee round on points. WARRIOR MINIATURES
ii) On reaching50% of unit strength. 14 Tlve.loa Av., GlasgourG32 9NX Scodand.
-l Loserof meleeround - I Unit lost 25% Newcataloqu€
- €1.25+ S.AE.Pleas€
stateinteresls
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Bti6h rmh NrDol€on (, Nap&otr l00p@ t1695
Romn rd C. AD, ECw Royali4
Points Scoring(5) ECWParummdid Acw Lhid. Acw
ConJededa,r&h C, Fanlarytu,
Winnerof game25pts:Loserof game5pts Fnlar Evil Zulu Wu - Zulus,Briljsh. fla50
Drawngame10 pts each fur toaddtoabd4- tuId€hihinarr,tsue. + !2.50 pGl
S.nmi Noman6ds, L,ndd@dE
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EachenemyInfantrymar/Artilleryman roul€d: Trpt G'6r Vrlrer
JB ene ol ou DtrAM EM:
Eacbenemycavalryman killed: 2pts 25m: Mar u'€a ACW. Macedonicn r Punc l,{'d. Ws of lhe RG€a
Eachenemycavalryman routed:1pt L.ndsknfthlr Rd.i$dc', Gaul!, Dar[ As6, Nmnr SamuEi. Roms.
Monqols,A!Vl, MEX.AM Wd, Colondl5, Jebil6, dc,
N.B. Play€rsmust rememberto keep dead figuresseparate rslm: Md penods | 15mm equemenl ECW, ACW
from thosewhichhaverouted. VeAi:lB a@pred. T6.k er,qttu ine1ftd.

1) This sequencemust be rigidly adheredto eachand every SIMON'S SOLDIERS

move.particularly(i).
2) Thisis themaximummovementallowedby anyfigurein any A prcl€ssional painling seNie for Mlgame6 by a mfgda.
A[ scal6 €tered foi (up b r 10m) but 15n!n a speoahy. with a
number ol slandads avanabk to suit lbu! tdle dd tbu pocket.
3) A unit contactinganotherto fighl a meleewill not come
For a l5tM sad€ sad €1-50 to 14 Cae Frymon, Bnclda,
und€rfire asmovementcomesbefore firing.A unit maynot Bndg@.I, Mld. CID. CF3l zHG or contad
moveoutofmelee.Meleescontinu€ untilone(or both)sides Slnon ChdlMrrh on 0656 764556 lor delalls-

4) Casualtydeductions arenot€umulative.A unitonlytestsfor

(ii) oncep€rgane. Case(ii) mustalwaysbetestedforwhen time for the competitionshouldthereforebe ahottt2W3
it arisesevenif th€ unit haswon a meleethat move.
5) The comp€titionorganiser/umpire may act as arbiterover 7) The competitionwinner is obviouslythe personwith the
the awardingof pointsat the end ofany unfinishedgames. mo$ pointsat the end of the five rounds.He/Sheshould
He shouldalsokeepa chartshowingeachplayer's totalscore receivea suilable prize, such as the responsibilityfor
throughoutthe competition. organisingthe competitionnext timel
o) Thefir!|gameshouldla\ra rnarimum ol10/15minutes. wirh
eachsamethereafter
b€i"ez:no .i","" i.'e. n. ;i **************ictc**lrtrffi*
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 SPRING
AND AUTUMN
A Lnaflot )Ktrmrsn uame
Presentedat the AncientChineseWaroamesDav. 1991
by Chris Peers

Thc follo\ring game was created lbr the Ancient Chinese t i m e t h e c o u n t e r s o w n e r $ a s n o l o n g e rt h e r e . O n r h e o t h e r

wargames Da! held at lhe To$er of London in March. bur ir h a n d .t h j s$ o u l d b e m u c hl e s s o f a p r o h l e mi n t h e a t m o s p h e roef
deriles orignrally ffom an idea I had for Egypriansand Hirtitcs a n o r m a l c l u be ! e n i n gr h a nn \ r a so n t h ed a r . \ r h c np l a v e r sw e r e
but never got round to putting into practice. lt could rherefore trying to participate in several sames ar oncc.
be used wilh onh minor modificalions for lvhatever chariot A s e c t i o ni n t h e f o l l o $ i n g r u 1 e st.l h i c h l r e r c h a n d e do u t t o
figuresyou happento have. It is not so much a gameoftactics as p l a y e r cb e i o r et h e g a m e .e x p l a i n s o m eo f t h e l r d ! a n t a g eosf t h e
of correct behaviour. which sas vcry important to the nobilit! r a t h e r u n u s u a ls c a l ec h o s e n rt h e I r r e g u l a rN l i n i a t u r e s2 n m s .
oflhe period in which il is scr. so rhe game mechanicsafe lery The original reasonfor this choice \ras thal the correct figurcs
short and sjmple. and are accompanied by a number of f o r l h e p e r i o d$ c r c n o u v a i l a b l c i n l a r g e r s c a l e b s .u l I f o u n dr h e
quotalions which aim to give an idea of the sort of behariour c o s t a n d e a s eo f c a r r v i n gr ! e r \ p l c a s a n tb o n u s .T h e m a i n
con5ideredhonourable at the time As it was presenredrhe d i s a d v a n t a gies r h e d i f f i c u l r yo f i d e n t i f i c a r i o no f l u c h s m a l l
game depended heavil) on the presenceof an umpire. who pieces.and on the dar ihis lvas renporarih sollod b! gluing a
allocaled honour points to the participantsas be sa$ fit. but s m a l l t l a gr o e a c hb a s e( a n i r r e s u l a r l y - s h a p p e idc c eo f c a r d $ i t h
on reflection it might ha!e been berter to seroul a firiedrableof three chariot models sruck on it). Flags crrried a traditional
poinls to be gained bv certain actions. \lhich tlould hare lost C h i n e s es l m b o l l i k e a d r a g o n .l i g c r o r t o r n ) i s e\ i t h s n a k e
sometbing in flexibilitv but enabled the gane ro procccd ( i n e v i t . r b lcvh r i s t e n e tdh c m u t a n tl u r t l e )i n r c d f o r o n e s i d ea n d
l v i i h o u t c o n r i n u o s s u p e r v i s i o nl.l a l s o p r o l c d a m i s l a k et o b l u e l o r r h e o r b e r .O n t h c w h o l c I t h i n k t h e g a m ew o r k e dq u i r e
a l l o $ p l a l e r s r o d r i f t i n a n d o u t o f t h e g a m e a l r a n d o ma s r t w c 1 l .t h a n k st o t h e c n t h u s i a s l ipca r t i c i p a t i o o n f t h e p l a v e f sa. n d
m e s s c du p t h c m o \ ' c m c nst \ i r c m I N a s d r a $ i n l l c o u n t e r s o u t o f w h c n t i m e .f i n l n c e a n d f i g u r ea \ a i l a b i l i t \p e r m i tI a n r h i n k i n g
a c u p r o d c c i d cs h o m o v e dn c r r . a n d f i n d i n gt h a t m o s to f t h e o f p r o d u c i n gi r i n a l a r g c rs c a l ct t sr s h o \ \ p r t i c i p a r i o ng r m e .
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d r u m sI o a t r a c ka n u n t o r m e dh o n . -
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c h a r i o t l o i t h c p . i s o n e r .t i c d a m u l h . r r ) t r e e l o i t . a n d s o
' ' - t s c\ u s c n tT o s P o . 1 l )r c q u e s t h a rT s i nN o u l dl i g h t s i t h h j m - e r i h l L r i t ebdi m s e l rf r o u n dr h ee n t r e n c h m e n r s o t Cib. c r t i r g o u L
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s a y i n g I. c t m c h a \ c a g a m c \ \ n h v o u r n e nY o u r L o r d s h i p c a n a r ) o n e $ a n c l a l o u r . I $ i l l s e l l h i m N h a t I h a v e l e l t t o
l e a no n t h c c r o s \ b o r r d o l \ o u r c a r r i a g ea o d l o o k o n . a n d I $ i l l
b e i h c r c t o s e c \ o u . T h c m a r q u i sn r a d eL $ a n C h e g 1 \ ei h e R a l l e o l C u n . 5 t l 8B . ( .
f o l l o \ \ i n g r c p h . S i n c e I h a v e n o r f e c e i \ e d t o uof r d e r s n o t I o ' ' P i n , qH e a s a i d - S h o o rr h e d r i l e r : h e i s a s u p e r l o rm a r . I h e
f i g h t . I w i l l t r o u b l e! o u . S r . i o s a \ l o \ ! r L ' rl e r d e r s . P r e p a r e
your chariots. \ee reverenth () lour p.i.ccs hu\incss: n a r q u i ss a i d . S i n c ev o u c a l ! h i m r s u p e r n ) rm a n . i l $ o u l d t r c
r o n o r r o $ m o r r r i n gI $ i l l s e c \ ! u . c o n l r a r \1 or u l c t o \ h o o th i m H c s h o tt h c r c f u c t h c m a no n t h c
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r i g h t .$ h o d i e d i n i r
' ' H c u P i o f C h u d r o \ e Y o P i . N r t hS h e hS h u ho r i h e r j g h to l r h e Ilaule ol Gan. SEiiB C.
c h a r i o t .t o f l o u t a n d p r o l o k e t h e a r m v o i T s i o . H e u P i s a l d I - 1 h e
havc hcard thar lvhen an armv is ouled. Ihe drller urges hjs b e s i e g ehdu n gs r n p so f c l o l h o \ e r r h e$ a l l . b ! o n eo f $ h i c h
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. h c n t h c \ c u t i t .d o * n h e l e l l .
t h c n r c l u r n s . . . T h e \ a l l r h r e ed i d a s t h e y h a d h e a r d .a r d $ h e n l h e i h u n g o u t a n o t h c r i a n d N h e n h c b a d r e \ n e d . h e
w e r cr c l u r n i n g .p u r s u e db \ r h e m e no f T s l n . I Y o P i l h r d b u r s e i z e di r a n d n o u n r e da g a i n .T h r i c ch e p c r l o r m e dt h i s f e a t .a n d
one ar(^\ lcft. $hcn a stagroseup before dre chariol. lvhich he o n l h e b c s i e g c dd e c l i n r n gt o g i v c h i m r n o r h . r o p p o n u n i t \ h e
s h o t r i g h t i n t h c h u m p . . h c n a d c s h e h S h u ht a k c t h c s t a g . r c t i r c d .t a k i n gw i t h h i m t h c t h r . c c u t' f i c c c s . $ h i c h h c \ h o $ c d
a o d p r e s e n l i t t o t h c p u r s u . r s . s a yl ti insgn o t t h e s c a $ n o fl h c a l l t h r o u q ht h e a r m ! f o r t h r e ed a l s
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It h becomingaccepted nowadays thattherewasrathermore TIIE GAME
tacricalsubtletytoancientChinesewarfarethanthe tmditional
view of duellingchariot-riderswould allow, but theseduels Basic Set-up
betweengentlemen did takeplace,oftenbeforethe clashof the Each chariot basecontainsthree models,but shouldbe
maina.mies,andtheabovequotationsfrom the lro Cr&dnwill thoughtof as a singlevehicle.Each player controtsone
perhapsconveysome of rhe flavour of the period with its chariot and decideswhich crew posirion- driver, archer or
peculiar mixture of Homeic boasrfulnessand Confucian spearman he will take.Movementis altemate,in an order
restraint.The participantsin this gametake on the rolesof decidedby drawing counte$, and wirhin his move a player
noble€hariot-warriors like theseat the battleofLang,foughtin may move,shootand fight hand,to-hand in any order he
701B.C. betweenthe stateof Lu, on rhe one hand, and an wishes. There are no morale rules{'f you wanr to get Lilled
allianceof Ch'i, Wei and Chengon the other. Not much is that is up to you) and only one command and conrrcl rure-
knownaboutthisengagement -the resultof a disputeoveran no conferringon tacticsbetweenplayerswhosechariotbases
imaginedinsultto Cheng-andit is probablethatthe affai was arenot in €ontact.Therewereof coursedrums,flagsetc.for
settleddiplomaticallybeforethe main bodiescameto blows, controllingthe armies,but in rhisphaseof thebattletheywill
but we can assumethat a fair amounl0f chadotskirmishins only be used for recallingall charioteersto their own tinesat
tool placewhile the armieswatchedeachother, and that ai the end of the game,i.e. whenthe battleproperis due to
usualthe nobility took the opporaunityto perform deedsof begin.
valourandenhance reputations. Themechanics of thegameare Movement
deliberatelysimple,enablingplayersto concentrateon the A chariotcan tnvel at ode of 4 pac€s:
"role-playing" aspect.Theobjectiveisnot merelyto destroyth€ Walk I x D6 cms.
enemybut to accumulate honour.Inagine if you will that rh€ Trot 2 x D6 €ms.
game organiseris a sage (l) sitting with his brush on an Canter 3 x D6 €ms.
overlookinghill and noting down your deedsfor posterity. Gallop 4 x D6 cms.
Someofthe sp€cificactswhichwill win you honourpointsare
listed below, but the gameorgaflisermay awardothersfor The vehiclecanmoveup or downonepaceper move.eg. ifit
anythingwhichhe thinksis particularlypraiseworthy, suchas trottedlast moveit caneitherwalk or canter,but not gallop.
courageagainstodds,exceptional diceluck (obviouslya signof Once the dice are thrown the whole disrancemust be moved
the approvalof heaven),chivalrousbehaviouror an apt unlessat a walk.Fromwalkingpacea chariotcanbe broughtto
quotation(reator plausiblyinvented)from theChineseclassics. a halt.
A word ofwarninghere- youwill getsomeveryfunnylooksif Turn only at the commencementof a move - up to 60. if
you quoteConfucius,who will not be bom for nearlyanother walking,45' if troxing. 22r' if canleringor gattoping.
Thetumingcircleis probablymorerealisric,andeithercan
Justasfor thenobilityof thetimethisskimishingwasmoreof be used accordingto circumstanc€s. The exact radii of the
a game than seriouswafare, there is no objection to players circlesare not specifiedand canalsobe varied asrequired. The
droppinginandoutastheyseefit,retiringwith theirchariotsif important thing is simply to make manoeuvredifficulr ar high
theyfeeltheyhavedoneenoughanddrivingoutagainlater.As speedsso that there h a chanceof chariots cmshinginto each
long assparemodelsare availableplayerswill be allocatedto otheror lheirownor rheenemylines.
onesideorthe otheratrandom,sothatonesidemayfind itself Onecirclesmallermaybe attempted,but thisrisksoverturning
outnumbered, at leastforawhile. All the moreopportunityfor thechadoton a scoreof 4 or moreon a D6 (6 onlyif theplayer's
glorylAt theendofthegameall thehonourpointswillbeadded character is the driver).Ifove(urned, avehicleis wreckedand
upandthewinnerproclaimedasthe "superiorman".Naturally thecrewmustmakethef waybackat walkingpace ro theirown
if your characteris killed he canaccumulate no morehonour linesto collectanothercha ot- However,ifit happens within5
(althoughit nay be possibleto start again with a new cms.of the enemymain bartleline they are takenprisonerby
character), but hisexistingrotalwill standandhe may win the inferior footsoldiers treat as if dead and cancelall honour
gameposthumously. points.
A Noaeon Scrles Shooting
This game,determinedto be asway out aspossible,is alsoan Each chariot contains one archer. stationedon the left of the
experimentwith a relatively new scalefor ancientwargaming- driver. He may shoot twice per move if walking, trotting or
2mrn. It takesa little gettingusedto, but has a numberof hahed,onceif canteringor galloping.Scoresneededto hit a
aclvantages: targeton a D6 dependingon rang€are:
1) The figuresare cheap,easyto paint and transport. Up to 6 cm. 4,5,6
2) Visuallythey are probablymore realisticen massetban a Up to 12 cm. 5,6
smallernumberof largerscalefigures.Eachbattleline in Up to 18 cm. 6
thisgamecontains -l if canteringor gallopingtargea
720infantryfigures,givingafigurescale
of about l:10. +1 if the player\ characteris the archer
-1 if targetis outsidethe Ieft 180'arc
3) Cruciallyfor thisperiod,theyarenot detailedenoughro be
specificto anyonearmy.I wouldhaveliked touse15mmor (Note that this assumesa ground scaleof about 1:900,or
even25mmmodels,but could get nothingfor the period roughly the sameas the figure scale).Measureall rangesro or
from commercialrangesand do not trust my abilities as a from the cab of the leadingchariot model on the base.If a hit is
converter.With a 2mm rangeyou at leastno Ionger haveto scoredthrcw a D10 for locationof hit:
worry about whether you can get the figuresfor your latest 14 Horse 5-7 Cab structure- no effecr
exoticalmy, 9 Spearman 10 Archer
4) Tenain features at last approa€hthe size of their rcal-life 8 Driver
originals. At the ground scalesused with larger figures, a Ifthe archerisa playercharacier,or the targeris within 6cms,
properhillwouldcovertheentiretable,yetwearesousedto the shooter may opt, before he dices for location, to add or
fighting over insignificant bumps that as wargamen we deduct1 A scoreof zerocountsas I and 11 as 10.
seldomthink aboutwhatrealgeographical featuresarelike. Then throw a D6 for effectof hits:
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I Veer away {iom shooter next move using one circle
srnaller than normal, with normal risk of overtuming.
Then carryon.
2 lnstantly slowdown by 2 pacesandcarry out next moveat
that pace.
3 Speedup I pace per move straight ahead until brought
under contrcl. If they contactthe enemylinesthe crew are
taken prisoner (seeabove); if they contacttheir own lines
they may halt there 1 move and retum under control, but
this is int€rpreted as a rout and costshonour points (see
below). If they collide with another chariot both are
overtumed. The ddver dicesonceeachmove to bring the
horsesundercontrol,requiringa 6 on a D6, or 5 or 6 if heis
the player character.
+6 Hit on horse bad or yoke; no effect.
Mcn
1 Killed outright. If driver, chariot overturnsif travelling last
move at canter or gallop. Otherwiseanother crewmancan
take over, abandoning his previous role. If a Player
character now takes ov€r as driver, he gets none of the
aboveadvantases.
2 wounded. If a;cher or spearmaD,no actiod for the next 2
moves. If &iver, cannot changespeedor direction for 2
moves.Then carry on.
3 Wounded.As above.
4-6 Hit on amour or shield. No effect.
Clo6€Combat
If a chariot'smoveis aimedto touch an enemybaseat anypoint
in the attacker's18ff right arc, the speaman canattempt to kill
or capturethe enemycrewmanof his choice. The chariot can
brush pastthe baseand continue its move, but an attack is not
pemitted on an enemytravelling last moveat a fasterpacethan
the attackerunlesshe movesin from the target\ 90' front arc.
Eachspearmanthrowsa D6, adding2 if a playercharacter,
deducting 2 i{ attacked while wounded, or if ther€ is no
suriving spearmanin the chariot. If a figure scoreslower he is
struckwith a spear,dicingfor effect asif for archery;if he scor€s
at lea$ 3 lower he is pulled out of the chariot and captured. If
scoresare equal there is no effect.
Hotrour
The folowing are amongthe featsfor which honour points will
be given or deducted:
Noninating a target and shooting the cre*man nominaaed.
Killi g an enemyid closecombat.
Takinga prisoner.
Taking a head(onemovehaltedat the spotwherean enemywas
kill€d).
Showing otr in front of the enemy lin€s (at least one move
parallel to tine and wi.hin 6 cmsof line. Enemy infantry can
shoot back - once per baseper move as chariots).
Sparingan enemyt life in suitabl€ circumstances.
Note that there are no honour pointsfor killing or capturinga
dismountedcrew. This is very dishonourable,but can be done
sinply by moving your chariot into base contact with them.
Fleeingfrorn the enemyin panic, or app€aringto do so because
honesareout ofcontrol, may alsocosthonourpoints,asmay
kiling a woundedman.
"Shingwaswithdrawing, whenHua P'aocalledout, 'Shingl',
on which he was angry and retumed. As he was adjusting his
arrow to the string, P'ao hadalreadybent his bo\v . . . the anow
of P'ao went betwe€n him (and his driver). Again he was
adjustinghis alrow, when P'ao had againbent his bow. 'If you
don'tlet me retumyourshot'saidShing,'it will be mean.'P'ao
took away his arow, and Shing shot him dead." Battle of
Chai-k'eu,520B.C.
All quotationshom Iso Cruan, tlar's.J.Legge,7872.
 21

BATTLE OF STTTI,OH
A FIREand FURYScenario
by RayPfetfer, GregLyle and Rich Hasenauer

FIRE and FURY, a set of histrrical miniantrcs lesfor .he Batfle of Shitoh,April 6
Aneican Civil Wat, v/asrclea:edin JuU, 1990.Thescab b
grund tactical, with the unit of manoewrc being a btigade of
infantry ot covalry. UsingFIRE and FURY, theloeest baatlesof
the war can befought in a singlegaming session.
FIRE and FURYalsocontainsfive scenatiosfot rccrcannghe
Battle of GetJsburg. Fot your ganing pleaeurcvteprcsentthe
fo nwingscenatin h'hichrccrcatesthe FirstDaJ Batte ol Shiloh.

HISTORICAI, BACKGROT]ND
In Marcb 1862,two monthsafter Union victoriesat Forts Heory
and Donelson, the Union theatre commander, ceneral Hal-
leck,orderedGeneralBue's Army of the Ohio to Savannah,
TN aod Genenl Grant's AImy of the Tennesseeto Pittsburg
Landing, alongthe TennesseeRiver aboutnine milesaway.The
two Union forcesintendedto join and move againstJohnston's
Confederate Army of the Mississippi in Corinth, MS in
mid-April. Johnston, well aware of Federal movements,
decid€dto attack Grant's force before Buell's troops couldjoin
him.
On the aftemoon of 3 April over 4{),000Confederatetroops,
dividedinto four corps,marchedout of Codnth. T\{o dirt rcads
led through thick foreststo the Shiloh Church, 22 miles away,
but hea\y rains tumed them into bogs. It wasnl until the
aftemoonof the 5th that the ConfederateArmy reacheda point
neai the Union lines. Johnstonpostponedhis attack until the
next moming.
Grant's 33.000 men nere camDedin line of battle. Two
divisions in ftont held a 2-mile'sector. with two morc m
supponing positions behind, and one in reserve. A sixth
division was six miles to the north. It wasnot a sood Dosition.
Crant s Afmy waspockered.wirh a riverat ils b;ck, ;nd deep
creeksand swampson each flank. Sincethe Army was on an Johnstonhimsef *,as morta[y wounded after leading a local
offensive mission. it had not entrenched. There w€re few assault.Meanwhile, Union forcesanchoredtheir thin line on an
outpostsin ftont, and very little cavalry patroling was canied areaknown asthe Homet's Nest. Its completedesfuction took
out, The Federalswere unar/are that the ConfederateArmy the ConfederateArmy five hoursand boughtGlant the time he
was spendingthe night just two miles away. neededto establisha final defensiveline, backedby artillery,
On the 6th of April, Johnston's men moved early. Some behind good terrain. Ceneral Beauregard,Johnston'ssucces-
Fed€raltroops tumed out into their companystreetsfrom tents sor, suspendedthe attack at dusk and attemptedto reorganise
to treht. Som€reginenrs fled to the saJetyof the river, but most his badly dispe^ed command.
fought stubbornly and yielded ground slowly. By the aftemoon Although nearly defeatedthe Union took the initiative on the
the Confederat€shad attained successes aI alongthe line. But 7th. Fresh troops from Buel's Army of the Ohio and Grant's
the attackers had become badly disorganised.Johnston had sixth division attacked on a broad ftont regaining the lost
deployedhis first thrce corpswith divisionsin line, so that each ground of the 6th and forcing the Confederatesto fall back on
corpsstretchedacrossthe battlefront, onebehindthe other. His Corinth.Therewasno pursuit.
res€rve corps was split between both flanks. Such unwieldly Shilohwasthe bloodiestbattle fought in North Americaup to
formations could not be controlled in the denseterrain around that tine. Of 62,0m Federals engagedon both days, 13,000
Shiloh. Rebel Corps and Divisions ceasedto tunction as units, were casualties.The Confederat€s lost 11.?00 men out of
their commanders reduced to leading individual brigades. 37,0m.

Opposite.top: MrrrtSr 15nm UniontroopsmarchpastsoneJineresinbuiuingsfronTheDrun. Figures paintedb! TomMcKellal

the ednois collection. Buildinqs provided by Drum proprietor Mick Stonewa " Creen.
fron
Opposite,befow:Anolfter actionshotfrom thegrim Smith vs.Miller gameJouqhtduring the ConnoisseurFiguresOpenWeekendal
Easer.Ian Smith'sRebsadt snceagainstthe UnionlefI, but GerrJ Mi et Bsinednoral suprcmacybJ adoptinga Keith Leidy atcent!
22

SHILOH SCENARIO McDowel's Brigade and I battery are considered to be

The following scenariois provided for refighting the fint day encamped just off the map at location F and enter as
battle of Shiloh. The s€enariowil take approximarely 8,10 reinforcementsat 0830hours-
hoursand can accommodate up to 9 players. Enc.amped brigade stands can be positioned raddomly
aroundtheir campsor kept off the board. Batteriesareplacedin
T€rrain a limbered mode where indicatedon the map. A headquarters
Terrain should be laid out as sho\rn on the scenadomaD.The t€nt is also shown for the location of eachdivision leader.
battlefieldwiu requirea 6' by S gamingarea.A scal; of l
representsapproximately 60 yards. The areas on the map Gamelength
enclosedby dotted lines representclearings.All other tefiain Play beginswith the Confederate0800tum and endsafter the
areas are wooded and will affect combat, movement and Union 1830tum.
line-of-sight. Wooded te[aifi provides a -l fire combat
modifier for cover, and a +1 chargecombat modifier for
defending favourable ground. The Peach Orchard blocks CONFEDERATESI]RPRISEATTACK
line-of-sight only. It does not affect movement, or provide At stan four brigades and foul battedes of Prcntiss's and
favourable modifiers for the defender in either fue or charge Sherman'sDivisions are deployedin the positionsindicatedon
the map. Shermanis attached to Hildebrand's Brigade and
All streamsand pondsare fordable alongtheir entire length. Prentissis attachedto Millert Brieade.
Owl Crcek and the Tenness€eRiver are unfordable and the At 0800all Confederateunits mat movetheir full movement
swampon the south bank of Owl Creek is impassable. rate (hinus penaltiesfor tenain) without the required die roll
The stretch of road running from X to Y is a sunlen road. on the Maneuver Table. This free movement applies ody
During the actual battle this area of the battlefield saw h€aiy during the Confederat€0800tum. On all subsequenttums €ach
fighting and was calledthe "Homet's Nest." Brigadesand bdgademustbe rolled for on the Maneuverandmoveaccording
batteriesdeployedin the road rcceivea -2 covermodifier when to the effects rolled.
fired upon, and a +2 defender modfier in chargecombat. Immediately after all Conf€deratemovement is completed
the Union brigadesof Prentiss\ and Sherman'sDivisionsunder
Order of BatflG(OB) attack are rolled for on the Suryrise Attrck Tsble. The effects
A completelisting for eacharmy is providedin the OB. Brigade apply ro the brigaderoled for and its attachedartillery. After
strengths and effectivenessratings and exceptioral leader all surpriseattackshav€been rolled the next two phasesof the
ratings are listed. Labels must be prepared for each brigade Confederatetum are then comDleted.
command stand, leader stand and battery stand before
beginningthe battle. One standoI infantry or cavalryrepresents SIJRPRISE ATTACKTABLE
200nen. One artillerystandequals8 guns.
Dieroll Efiect
Starting Fsitions. Slrrr&?d-Defenders aredisordered/silencldand
The map indicatesthe starting positionsof the units as of 0800
canno!fire in fie nextphase,Alsodefendermodifi€rs
hours April 6th.
arenotappliedfor le€ders,
favorablegroud andsupporl

CONTEDERAIT STARTINGFORCf,S Hast! al4rm-Defensivefire is halvedin thenexrDhase.

I Corp6, Polk - Clark's Division, Clark - Russell, Stuart, I
battery.Cheatham's Division,Cheatham -Johnson,Stephens, /4let d-No efiecb uDonthedefender.
2 batteries. Adda +l whenrolling for Peabody'sBrigade
tr Corps, Bragg - Ruggles' Division, Ruggles - cibson,
Andenon, 2 batteries.Withefi' Division,Withers- cladden, On the Union 0800 tum only the leaders and units in
Jackson.Chalm€rs.2 batteries. Prentiss'sand Sherman'sDivision that were under attack may
move accordingto their di€ roll on the Maneuver Table.
Itr Corps, Hard€€- Hindemanh Division, Hindeman- Sbaver, BegiDningwith the 0830Union tum encampedleade.s and
Clebume.Wood. 3 batteries. units may form up and move out from their campsacco.dingto
the followins schedule.
0830 5th Division - Stuan
UMON STARTINGFORCES 0900 AII of 1st Division, Mcclemand and
5th Division, Shennatr- Ilildebrand, Buckland, 2 batteries. 4th Division,Hurlbut
6th Diyision.Fleotiss- Miler. Peabody.2 barreries. 0930 All of 2nd Division, W. Walace and Artilery Reserve
AII other Union brigadesare representedon rhe battlefield by \llen releasedto moveout, units andleadersmaymovetheir
an encampmentasindicated on the map. Each encampmentis full movementrate that tum wirhout the reouireddi€ roll on the
representedby a row of 4 to 9 tents. Tents canbe made simply ManeuverTable. This fr€e movmementapilies only on the first
by folding in half a l" square piece of paper. The following tum a unit movesout from its camp. On all subsequenttums
brigade encampmentsmust be tepresented: each brigade must be rolled for on the Maneuver Table.

lst Division - Hare, Manh, Raith R€inforcements

2nd Division- Tuttle, McAnhur, Sweeny Additional units and leadersmarch onto the battlefreld durins
4th Division- Williams.Veatch.Lauman lheir tum, ar rhe rjmeand locationlisted.A brigadedoesnoi
5th Division - Buckland, Hildebrand, Stuart require a die roll on the Maneuvet Table on the lum rr moves
6th Division - Peabody,Miller onto the battlefield. All units exc€pt McDowell's Union
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IJNIONFORCES CONFEDERATE
FORCES
AImy of theTenness€e,Grant AImy of lheMssissippi,Johnston lEldr
lst DidsiorLMcclemand I div ldr I Corps,Polk I coryldr
-Hare's Brigade 12/916't'af Clart's Dvision I div ldr
-Ma$h's Bdgade 81614 irf -Russetl's Bdgade 10/8/5inf
-Raith's Bligade 10/8/5inf --Stevan's Brigade 10/8/5inf
-Artilery 2 any -Aftillery I any
2ndDivision,W. Wallace I E div ldr CtEathan'sDivision I div ldr
--Tutue's Brigade 9n6 hr -Johnson's Brigade gn6w
-McAihur's Brigade E, tllSl6 --Stephens'Brigade 91815 irlt
-Jwe€ny's Brigad€ l8/14r'9inf -Artilery 2 afty
-AniUery 2 afty tr Corps,Bragg I corpldr
3rd Division,L. Wa ac€ I div ldr Ruggles'Dvision I div ldr
-M. Smith'sB.igade 10/8/5inf --4ibson's Brigade E ,r 3 l r c n
--Thayer's Brigade l lnl6 hf -Andelson's Bngade 8fl5 inf
-Whiclesey's Biigade r3nonhf -Pond's Bligade l3l11/8inf
-Anillery 2 uty -ArtiIery 2 afty
4th Division,Hudbut I E div ldr WitheN'Dvision I E div ldr
-Wi iams' Bdgade 121916 ilJf -Gladden's Brigade l4ll2l8 ilJf
-veatch's Brigade 13/lll8 inf -Chalmen'Bdgade 10/8/6inf
-Lauman's Brigade E,81614 -Jackson's Bligade I l/8/6 inf
-AniUery 2 ^tty -Aftillery 2 afty
5th Dvision, Sh€rmalr I E div ldr lI Corys,Hadee I corpldr
-McDowell's Brigade 10A/6inf Hindeman'sDvision I div ldr
---stuan'sBrigad€ 7t6t4hf --Shaver'sBrigade Dnonhf
-Hildebrand's Brigade 9N5 itf ---Clebume'sBrigade E,rurcn
-Buckland's Brigade 111916 iItf -Wood's Brigade 13/ll/8 hf
-Anillery 3 any -Artilery 3 afty
6th Division,Prcntiss ReserveCorys,Breckinridge I E coryldr
-Peabody's Brigade E, t4lt2l8 nf -Trabue's Brigade E,lUlOn inf
-Miller's Brigade l3l11/8inf ---Statham'sBrigade 8n6W
-Anill€ry 2 uty -Bowen's Brigade 61514int
Anillery Res€rve 3 arty -Artillery 5 arty
Gunboals Cavalry
-Lexington tlz any -Whartol's Brigade 4BD cav
-Tyle. Y2afiy -Fonest's Brigade E,4BDcw
AImy of the Ohio,Buell
lst Division,Nelson I E div ldr Union Forces Confed€rateForces
-Ammcn's Brigade 8nE inf 2ml8scale:stands mervguns stands mervgnns
-Bruc€'s Brigade 81614 inf Infantrr' 215 43,W 162 324co
-Artillery I arty Cavalry 8 l,6m
Anillery t7 3AW136 15 3,000/120
T FldF^ 7 - O

Total 239 46,4c0i136194 3'l,cfc/t2D

Bdgade and Pond'sConfederateBrigade must enter in march 0900 belowF II Corps- PoDd
column formation at the letter location specifiedon the map. 1130 belowF Cavalry Whanon
McDowell may enter in any formation within d' of location F. 14{0 C Cavalry - Forrest
Pond may enter in any formation below location F.
TJNION
0830 F 5th Division - McDoweI, 1 batt€ry
REINFORCEMENTSTA3LE 1430 River G]urfio^t Leingbn
Tim€ Locatiotr L€lderrunit t130 River Gunboat ry/er
3rd Division,L. Wallace- M. Smith,
CONFEDERATE Thayer, Wl ttlesey, 2 batteries
0800 D ReserveCorps Bowen, 3 batteries B Army ofOhio - lst Division,Nelson-
ReserveCorps, Breckinridge - Ammeo, Bruce, 1 battery
Trabue,Statham,2 batteries
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LOOTING I'ICTORY CONDITIONS

Th€ first non-chargingConfedente brigadeto passthrough or The Confederateplayer wiDs by accompUshing
one of the
within Z' of eachUnion Campmust halt and end movementfor fouowingobjectives:
that tum to "loof'. A chargingbrigade,Ieadersandbatteriesdo
not stop to loot. The chargingbdgademust make contactwith 1 Inflict at least20 casualtypointson the Union army and
an enemyunit at the end of movement. Oncea camphasbeen obtain a 3:2 ratio in victory points over the Union.
loored it is rcmoved from the board. A unit that involuntarilv 2. Occupy PittsburgLanding with at leasr ooe non-spent
retreatsthrough a camp does not stop to looi infaDtrybngadeand accumulatemore viclory poinis tbaD
the Union.
ALBERT SIDI{EY JOHNSTON The UDionplayerwinsby preveDtjDg player
rhe CoDfederare
Almy commandelsare normaliy not representedin the game. fron achievheboth of tlieie obieaiies.
At Shiloh however. Confederate armv commanderJohnston
aggressivelyled individual brigadesint6 battle andwasmortally
wound€d. Johnston should b€ representedby a leader stand.
Johnston may move and attach to any brigade in the amy,
giving a -t3 attachedleader modifreron the ManeuverTable as
well as a +l attachedleader modifier in chareecombal.
Johnsroncannotmodify unirswhen uiatrached.If Johnsron CHELIFER BOOKS
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"INVICTA '91" consideredby organiserMichael Carson
No doubl Keith Benson,CharlesGrant.JohnTrcadawavand game.whilstRobinHunt s Or,?r'rrelrp teambattledmanfully
TrevorHalsallhavea numberofthingsin comrnon.but it was throughthe SpanishCivil war e\en aftertheircomputerwenr
the fact that all haverecentlywritlen in the wargamespress down.Prideof placethough.not leasrfo. physicaleffort.wenr
abouthow to stagea wargames convenlionthat led me to set to the ReigateClub who put on an 18x 8 feet Wagran. 1809
aboutorganisinglnvicla 91 last autumn.The startingpoint I using Peter Gilder's rules. whilst the local walmer group
supposewas my attendancear the excellentEuro-Militaire producedan equallylargerepresen talionof Kunersdorf.I 759.
show in Folkestonein September.This popular Military
Modelling Showcasegoes fron strength to strength. but
wargames havebeengraduallysqueezed oul andthisvearonly
onc wasto be found.This left (ent wiihouta wargames venue
oiher thantheTunbridgcWelh Wargames Societ!s tongstand,
ingopendat.
Instad of bemoaningthe faci our schoolclub set abour
redressing the balance.We alreadyhad a 2,1hour Sponsored
Wargameplannedand it seemednaiural1oextendrhisovera
weekendinto apublicevent.We hadagoodlocarionarthefoot
of the A2 just outsideDovcr and two largehallr in whichto
stageit. With plentyof labouravailablefrom the boysin this
boardingschoolclubandno shonageoftablesanddeskswehad
the necessaryinfrasirucrure.so away we $,enr. Invicra 9l
(takenfrom the Kent counly motto meaningunconquered.')

Decidingupon a dalc wasnot aseasyas I believedit woutd

be. It hadto be in our termtime andihe Springwasan obvious
chojce.allowingmernbersto plan and paint rhroughrhe long
winter nights.Thal decisionwas easybut fitting it into the
existingwargames calendarprovedio be moreof a problem.
Even conventionsa great distanceaway seemedto aitracl
importanttradcrsfrom the southcast.I slvungfrom weekro
week eveniuallyalightingon l0 March jusl a dal, after rhe
VictorianMilitary Fair and clashingwiih the Wcst Midlands
Military ModellingShowwhichmayseema longwayfrom rhe
southcoastbut nevertheless pulledin severalof our potential
traders.An evenmoreimporlanrclash with Mother'sDavt -
s enlunnolcedarrhi,time.No douhl.omemum,$erepladof
the break,but oth€rsmisscdout on speciallunchesandtold me

Il wewerehosiingtheeventthen wewouldneedto put on our

own ganes. Having largely novice gamersproved ro be
somelhingof a problernandinevirablydenonsrrations proved
to b€easier!o stagethanparticipation games.Onegroupselour
to play a 24 hour Waterloocampaignculminaringin the big
one'duringthe sixhoursoftheshow.Severalmoreenthusiasts
stagedan EpicScale'SpaceMarinecampaign. A numberof old
boysreturned to run a lyalrrdmrl BringandBatrle'gam€and
a Wdrlo/d demonstration.A final rouch was a competiiive
MiddleEarthRolePlayingscenano run verysucccssfulty
on the
day by a sixth former.
Havingmadea slart I now seioui 1ogeneratesomeinrerest
outsidethe club. I neednot haveworriedhere.The amountof
goodwillshownby the clubsI conraciedwas fanrasiic.In no
time at allfourteenclubshadlinedupgamestosupporrthefive
home grown producrs.The MaidstoneWargamesSociety,
Ganes Workshopand Turner'sModelsin Doveratl cameup
wjth spaceorientatedgames.Localclubslike Shepwayput on
an AmericanCivil War gamc,Broadstairslentured inro rhe
PeninsularWar. whilst ihe Dover InvictaCtub and ihe boys
trom Weslgateon Sea put on Ancients displays,as did
TunbridgeweUs.From furrherafieldcameSELwc s -Zap a
Zeppelin . LoughtonStrikeForces Wild Wesrcun Fightand
pill' arl
the Hastingsand St Leonards Groups yrxrhWorld War Two The Reiqate Club s awdt.l riinning Wagram, 1809.
tttertoping metnbet the
of 3/d Foo! Gud s.
 27

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The traderswere a little more difficult to attract.at least front Shepway took the prizefor bestscenery, SELWGpicked
initially-No formalfeeswerecharged,eachtnder wassimply up the prize for best pa(icipation game and Reigate won the
askedto donatean affordableprizeor voucherandthesewent bestdemonstration gamep ze.
towards the various competitions.SouthseaModels and Thebiggam€s wereimpressive, but ahointimidatingto many
WargamesSou.hhad the largeststalls,but with MatchlocU of the general public and a lot of youngervisitors.The most
popular games on the day were "Zap-a-Zeppelin". the Western
Caliver/Partisan,WestgateGames,Th€ TrumpetBanner.S &
M Books, Bello Figures,Paul Harrison Model Buildines, Gunfight and Tunbridge Wells' card table DBA games.The
InvictaFigures andBartonMiniaturesalsopresent,alongwitha latter caused several lapsed club members to go out and buy
numberof smallerconcerns,therewasa widerangeof figwes 15mm armies almost immediately. Easily accessibleand fun
and accessories on offer and very litde duplication.Sadly games were the most successfll, and the complicated sci,fiand
GamesWorkshopwere unableto attend,but the Maidstone fantasy games which were availablewere notwellsupported. To
storewasvery generousin helpingwith competitionpizes. introducednewplayersandespecially youngstento the hobby
'quickplay' games
Other attractionswere now arranged,the ubiquitousraffle more are neededandthat is nowheremore
anda bring-and-buy werea beginning.Two modellingdisplays true than in the fanrasy fieLlwherc Wa ammer,Wa o ^ld
camenext, with Keith Warren passing on painting lips and now Fantasy Waftio6 seem tobe€ompetingto becomethemost
FreddieMills developing scenicmodelling.Wordofmouth put bought4eastunderstood "A
rules by young players.As to the
meon to twotu(her displaysprovidedby the 3rd FootGuards, overallresult goodfirsteffortwithroomfor improvement",
judgementandwe knowwhatto improveand
Britishsoldiersofthe Napoleonicera led by Derek Saunden, seemsto be a fair
and what seemedlike a whole convoy oI vintage military how to do it. We wereat leastsuccessful in our aim of raisins
vehiclesunder the directionof Andy King from the Invicta moneyfo' chdril)$ith almon.t450 counred in. Willwe do it
Military VehiclePreservation Society.To add a final toucha again next year . . . watch this spacenext Sp ng, bur the
group o{ schoolchildrenran the refreshmentbar under rhe pressure is on. The Westgateclub havealreadyvolunteeredto
guidanceof my long-suffering wife and two harassed mums. puton a Sudan game,sol'd betterbuyanothersetoffolders and
head them "lnvicta '92".
As thedaydawnedI realisedmy firsterror.Therewereclear
advantages in lacking the show on the end of one 24 hout
sponsored game,but th€ two dozenboysinvolvedwerealready
tired andwhenlhe showclosedtheyhadbeenon theirfeetfor
36hours.Mistakenumbertwo layin wildlyunderestimatingthe
numb€r of desksand tablesneeded.The extra laying out
occupieda tufthertiring hour,bul as8amapproached andthe
firstexhibitorsbeganto arriveeverythingseemedtobeinplace.
On the dayalmostev€ryonewho had saidtheywouldcome
arrived and for a first effort the show seemed Drettv well
atlended. My thank'mu\tgo rotheWargames pre\awhofreely
helpedto publicisethe event.The split betweenthe two main
display halls causedsome confusionand some of those
attendingfailedto find oneor otherofthem. The fa€tthat our
own doormanjealouslyguardedthe eventprogrammes instead
of forcingthernintopeoplei handsdidn't helpeither!Clearlya
publicaddresssystemwill needto be usednextyearandwith

As the day wore on lhe weatherdeteriorated.By lpm the

mistandrain hadcombinedto ruin the displaysofNapoleonic
dill and the rnilitary vehiclelaager- Not surprisinglyboth
packedup shortlyafter.With the poor conditionsoutsidethe
indoordisplaysbecameallthe moreimportant.The modelling
andpaintingcompetitions werenot very well supponedin the
quantityof entries.but the winnerswereof a univenallyhigh
standard.A closerlook al competitionclasses,entriesand Tunb dge We s club intoduced younger playerc to the DBA
prizesneedsto be madeb€forenext time. On th€ Wargames system.VeteranClive
 28

NASEBY by lan Weekleyof Baftlements

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Inthe autumnof 1982Iwasablero visitperhapsthegrealestof Therehasbeensomelaterbuilding,but lirtlealterationto the

EnslishCivil War battlefields. landscapesince 1645.However the cenral area where the
A friend whose paternal ancestors originated in North, major conflict took place berweenopposinginfantry
has
amptonshire(like someof mine) was off on a genealogicalchanged character.Thh lowlyingland,knownasBroadMoor.
fact-findingtour for two or threedays.He askedme ifI would haslongbeenproperlydrained.At the time of rhe battle
rhis
like to join him. This wasan excellentopportunityto escape areawasa wet land;somewhat marshy.wirh tussocksofcoane
Irom theworkshopandto look at oneof rhedecisive battlesiGs glass.By no meanslotally boggy,but not the besrgroundfor
of the Gvil War, as well as a number of old churches, cavalry,and diflicult terrair for troopsro fighr over.
churchyards and my friend\ fanily gravestonesl photographed
.I
On the lastdayof ruralexplorationwe left our NorthamDton ploughed.
neatlyhedgedfieldswhichhadrecentlybeen
In the seventeenth century,therewoutdhaveb€en
hotelandheaded tor thevillageof Na\eb).We tookedintothe tar moreopengrazingland for sheepandcattle,andnoneofthe
churchandsawthe old localinn tablewherea Cavalierpatrol sca eredfarmswe
seeroday.I broughtawaya sampleofrhesoil
hadbeencaughrcarouvngby advancingRoundhead troops.A whichhasa disnnclred colour.
'dpierandan old srirruphungon rhewa aboverheoak ;ble,
and that wasaboutthe lot as regardsba$lefieldmemorabitia. flank _ On reluminSto our car I pholographedlhe extremerighl
of Cromwells positionlooking rowardsDust Hi ;d
The smallguidebook is not wirhoutinterest.We then drove Long Hold
Sprnney.where rhe lronside c?valry defealed
torth out of Naseby,takingthe Sibertoftroadwhichbisectsthe Royali{s under
Sir Marmaduke Langdate driving lhe
battlefield at some rwo-thirds of the width of rhe sceneof the NorthemHorse
from rhe battlefietrl
We turned the car round and drove back towards Nasebv.
We parkedon the roadwhere,acrossa fieldsomethifv vards aftera quick
look at rheold vi ageof Srberioflin rhe Royatisl
or soto rheleft.slandsa stonecolumnsurrounded bv a oosrand
rail fence.This monumenr.erectedby rhe Cromw;ll issocia- I
We droverighton to the Welfordroad,andaftera milecame
tion, reputedly stands on the spot from where Cromwell to Red Hill
Farm.Here I was abteto photographrhe Sulby
orderedthe final cavalrychargeof his New Modet Army. ln fact hedgesat lhe point where I
lhe \urvivingrreesand hedgerow
it marks the right flank of Skippon's infanrry and the left of meet the road.
Ir is interesringrhat theseancienthedges,
Cromwell'scavalrysquadrons. althoughthinnerthantheywerein 1645,havesuFived.Somy
-I don't know why rhe sun nevershineswhenI attemptto shortsurveyof 'NasebyField' wascompleted.
photographbattlefields(I had the sam€problemat Wateiloo)
butl opened theshulleranddid mybesiingloomycondirions.
This first pholo sessionwasfrom a posit,o; lo lhe lefr ot lhe
memorial,andI took anumberofshotsinsuccession
HISTORY
ftom rieht
to left ro obtaina I 80'panoramaof rheenrire batrtefield,asihe The battle was the fiffr engagement of the Civil War where
sketchesshow. Ceneral Fairfax \ New Model Army sar to p(ore i6 worrh.
(Cromwellwassecond.in-command). The earty RoyaUsr\uc-
No-not quiteentire;a sein rhegroundro my left (andthar cessof Rupen'scavalrydefeatingIreton'scavalryon Parlia-
ofthe Parliamentary army)hid the extremeteftflank, at Sulbv ment'sleft wasnot exploited.Rupert'sout of controltroopers
hedge!- a good half-mileor more trom my posirion.Heri went on ro arrackrheRoundhead Baggagefrain. Cromwe pul
(-olonelOkey s drlmounteddragoonswere lo frre from the Langdale\
Horse lo tughron his ;ighi and rhen hurtedhis
double hedgerowinto the right flank of prince Rupert,s cavalryat the left flank of Sir JacobAstley'sinfantry.Here a
attackingcavalry- but with little effect.In fact much of the fierce strugglehad developedat 'push of pike', with th€
baltlelookpldcein anareaofslighrly marsh)groundandfietds Cavaliersgaininginitial suc€ess. Withoutthe helpof Rupen's
measuang abouloneby oneand-a-half miles. cavalry.hosever.the Kingi infdnrr)wercgradua y cruihed.
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sadlyabandoned. Rupertretumedto the lield to find the day In thislastgreatbattleofthe \varfte King "lost hisinfantry,
lost and the King rvith the uncommittedrcserveabout to his baggagetrain, his artillery (sone 12 cannon),his p vate
withdrawro Oxford, after sremmingthe flight of Langdale's papersand effectivelyhis throne".
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WARGAMINGNOTES
ECW rules proliferate and there is no shortageof information
on thebattleandnumbenoftroopstakingpart. Therotalareais
STRATAGEM
not large. No buildingsare requircd, but perhapsthe odd
shepherd'shut could be placed here and there. Naseby
18Lovers
Lane,
Newark.
Windmill could also be placed to the south of Cromwell's
position on Mill Hill, some 800 yards nonh west of the
Notts.
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ParliamentaryBaggagePark - fruitlessly assaultedby Prince rlagsol lheHurrsenesol booklers on lre onalisation.unilo'msand
arnresol rrc SeverYearsWai All booktets areI, 12,
Rupert'smen. Both sidesof ahebattlefieldwherethe armies slapledwrh paoer@ve.sano back bndng slr'p.PnceIndrcates
were drawn up at the start of rhe battle slopedsteadilydown to rnrckress a.d amoJnlol ilusrrarion.anq,nqlrom20 ro 100oages
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sketchfrom them, a 180'panoramaof th€ scene.Theremay PH 3 Auslro-HJnaanan In,anlrv 85.95
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 3l

The Greql Poroguqyqn Wqr

1854-1970
Pqrl Two
by John Sharples

(Po(o-Carreiro waslater arrestedfor this actionasthereis little

THE POWDERKEG IGNITES doubtthat the fort couldhavewithstooda longsiege).Barios
Lopez, no doubt seeinghinself in the role of peac€maker, thenled hissmallarmyto Corumba,whichhe founddese(ed.
offeredto mediatebetweenBtazilandUruguay,anofferwhich Againlargestoresofmunitions,includingtwenty threecannon,
wasrudelyrejectedby both sides.The pro-Coloradopressin werefound.(Furtherevidenceof Brazil's hostileintentroward
ArgentinamockedLopez'sattemptsat diplomacy,tellinghim Parasuay.)
to rctum to his nationof mud huts and uncivilisedsavases. a Corumbawaspillagedand thoseinhabitantswho couldbe
personrlinsuhwhichinfurialedrhedictarorandgoadediim In foundwereill-treated,manybeingtorturedafldexecured. The
his future decisions. steamerypora, mountingfour smallgunsand a contingentof
On October 161h,1864a Brazilianarmy of 25,000men infantry brought to action the Imperial steamer,4rambay,
commenced ils invasion,ostensiblyto achieveredressfor the cornrnanded by an Englishman calledBaker,carryingsixguns,
allegedatrocitiesagainstBraziliancitizens,in fact to suppo( includinga 32pdr. The Brazilianclew panickedand leapr
the Coloradorebelsled by Flores.After an initial period of overboard,leavingBakerto manthe 32pdrby himself!As the
inactivitythe invasionforcemaderapidprogress. Theclimaxof Paraguayans closedBaker swamto shore and managedio
the campaigncameon 2nd January1865when the town of concealhimself.unlike the restof his crewwho were hunted
Paysandu, sufferinga prolongedbombardment ftom bothland downandkilled. Theirearswerer€moved,strungon linesand
forcesand Braziliangunboats,surrendered aftera gallantand us€d to decoratethe shroudsof the ypo.a. All Brazilian
hopelessresistance. Many of the garrisonwere massacred by oppositionin Mato Grossowasnow crushed.
the vengefulColoradosincludingthe garrisoncommander On 26thJanuarythe BrazilianPlenipotentiary in the River
kandro Gomez,who washandedto Floresby the Brazilians. Plateforwardeda diplomaticcircularto all foreignministers
Montevideoitself wasinvestedby a powerfulBraziliannaval and representatives stating:
squadronard, under threat of bombardment,the Blanco "The lmperialGovemmentwill repelirs aggressor
by force,
govemmentof PresidentBeno surrendercd to the Brazilians, but, whilekeepingintactboththe dignityofthe Ernpireandits
leavingthe reinsof governmentin the handsofthe victorious legitimaterights,it will notconfusetheParaguayan nationwith
Flores. the Governmentwhich thus exDoses it ro rhe hazardsof an
l-opezdid not reactimmediately to theeventsarthemouthof unjustwar, andwill therefore,asa belligerent,maintainirself
the River Plate, no doubt waitingfor signso{ the promised within the limitswhichits own civilisationandits internarional
supportfrom Urquizaof Enlre Rios who, true to form, had obligationsprescribe.'
pledgedallianceto all the participantsin the conflict-It soon On sth February 1865 ceneral Mitre, presidenrof rhe
becameclear that support would only be forthcomingif Argentine Confederation,received messagesfrom Lopez
Paraguaytook the lead and was swiftly su€cessful- On 12th demandingright of passagefor Paraguayanforcesthrough
November 1864 the Bnzilian steamer Marques de Olinda, Argentineterritory.This wasrefusedandMitre demanded an
carryingmilitary supplies(including2,000muskets),the pay explanationfor the concentrationof Lopez'sforceson the
chestof the Mato Grossogarrison, andthe ProvincialGovemor Argentineborder.The pressin BuenosAires hadby.his time
wascapturedby the Paraguayan gunboatlacuari. The seized ceased1o mock Lopez and, thoroughly frightened,were
weaponswere carriedto the govemmenta$enal, whilst the demandingmilitary action ro overthrow his regine. This
crewandpassengenwere heldprisoner.Theriverwasclosedto reacdonwasregardedby Lopezasa virtualdeclaration of war,
non-Paraguayan traffic and it wastwelvedaysbeforenewsof anda formalratificationof suchwaspreparedon 26thMarch,
this act of piracyreachedthe BraziliannavalCommander. ahhoughit was not to be receivedin BuenosAires unril 3rd
On 14thDecemberColonelBarios, brotherin lawto l,opez, May, by whichtime Paraguayan troopswerewell ensconced in
leddfo'ceotS.000menesconed b) the rrc[rnand rwosimilar no(hern Argentina!ln responsethe Treaty of May the First
gunboatsup.the Paraguay ver for Mato Crosso. On the concluded the formationofthe Triple Alliance,a militarypact
morningof 26thDecenberthe smallsquadronanchorednear underwhichthegovemments of Argentina,ImperialBrazitand
the ImperialfortressofCoimbra.Thisfort wasbuilt ofstoneon the BandaOrientalpledgedto co-operate in the overthrowof
a highspuroverlookingthe river; it wasdefendedby 37 guns the govemmentof Paraguay.
(mainlySpdls, but with some32pdrs)anda garrisonofover400 On Good Friday. 13thApril 1865,a force of Paraguayan
men. steamersattacked,boarded and captured two Argentine
Preparationswere madeto attack the fort after its comman- warshipsat anchorat the city ofCorriefltes.The followingday
der, Porto-Carreiro,rejecteda formal call to sulrender,and GeneralRoblesoccupiedthe city with 3,m0 infantry.During
bombardmentfrom land and river began.The Paraguayanstbe next few daysRobles'army wasreinforcedby unitswhich
attemptedto stormthe walls,but weredrivenbackwith over crossedthe ParandaRiver at PassoPatriaandmarchedsouth.
200casualties - possiblybecause no provisionhadbeenmadeto With the city securedRoblesled hisforce,now 20,000strong,
provideladdersfor the stormingparty. on a leisurely march along the high cliffs toward Goya.
Duringthe nightthe garrisonevacuated the place,abandon, Allied reactionwasslowandit wasnot until25thMay thatan
ing two wounded and large stores of arms and munitions Allied navalforce,carrying4,000troops(mainlyArgentinian)
 seisailfor Corrientes. Somehow avoidingdetection by thearmy single68pdrgunsand the land basedbatteries,usingplunging
of Robl€s,GeneralPaunerowasablero land2.000menat the fire againstthe Braziliandecks,continuedto causedamagero
city. which was garrisonedby 1.200 infanrry and 3 guns the Allied squadron.
commanded by Major Marlinez. TbesurvivingParaguayan vesselsdrewoffup river.whilstthe
Althoughinitiallyrepulsed,the Argentinianspressedhome Brazilians.themselves badlymauled,dr€wbackbeyondrang€
their attack.The climaxof the actioncameat a stonebridse ofBruguez'sbattery.Losseson the Braziliansideincludedthe
qherethe Paragurtan. ma.sedro detendrheciry.Pressed haid Jequitinhonhawhich had run agroundcloseto ihe land battery.
by theattackers andrakedby indiscriminare shellandgrapefire the Belrroraeholedat the waterlineby closerangefire from a
tiom the navalsquadron,the Paraguayans weredrivenoui of Chataand beached,plus a numberof orhervessekseriously
the city and fell back about two niles. leavingaround700 damaged.
casualties- On the Paraguayan sidethe Jeiul wassunk,the Marqles de
The followingday.unawar€ofthe positionof Robles'force, Olinda.Saltode Guinand Paragualiwere all disabledandsunk
Paunerore-embarkedhis assaultforce and retired to*ard shortlyafterwards.The chaiasalsosufferedheavityfrom rhe
Coya. l-opez wasenragedby the raid and issuedorders for the Brazilianrammingtactic. In all around 1.000Paraguayans,
arrest of Robles. However the incident forced his realisation alongwith their foreignengineers and specialisrs. werelostin
that Paraguayan success dependedon the destructionof the the aclion,whikt the Brazilianslostberween500and600men_
Allied navalforceon the ParanaRiver. The withdrawalof the Brazilian fleet allowedthe Para-
lf Lopezwasableto defeatthe Brazilianriverinesquadron, guayansto salvage a numberofgunsfrontheabandoned hulks.
perhapsevencapturinga numberoI the warships,the pathto CaptainMezareturnedto Humataiseriously woundedby a rifl€
the River Plate would be open. Both Buenos Aires and shot.Lopezsenthim a message statingthat if he survivedhe
Montevideowouldbe opento blo€kadeandeventualcapture. would be shoafor cowardice.Mezapromptlydied.
Dominarion of lhenverwouldspllrheAlliedzoneotconirol in Flyingcolurnnsof Paraguayan anilleryshadowedthe Brazi-
halfandmakeoffensivemilitaryopentionsalmostimpossible. lian fleet downstream,threat€ningto trap them. Throughty
Also sucha resounding vi€torymightendthe armedneurrality frightenedthe Braziliansretiredfurtherandfurtherawayfrom
ofsuchmenasGeneralUrquizabringingthem into alliancewith Corrientes.Onceandonceonlv rhe Alliesrried to combatthe
the Paraguayans. Paraguayanartillery;crammingtheshipsde€ksandmastswith
Consequently on the nightof loth Junethe Paraguayan fleet dflemen.ableto fir€ uponthecommanding €liffsandsquadron
set sail fron Humaitaplanningto engagethe Allied fleer ar bore down on the waitingguns.The hundredsof casualties
anchorat Riachuelo.Realisiflgthe sup€riorityofthe Brazilian inflictedon the Allies by cloudsof grapeand canisterwere
vessels in a firefightthe plan wasto closewith the enemyand enoughtoconvincethem to battendownthe hatchesandmake
capturethem by boarding action. (Unfortunatelyno one full steamfor safety.
thoughtto issuegrapplinghooksto the Paraguayan vessels, a
fataloversightl)
Mechanical delays.andthefactthattheoar-propelled clraaj THE PARAGUAYAN FLEET
(gunbarges) wereundertow, meantthatthe artacking forcedid Propulsion Guns Type
not reach Riachuelountil mid morning. Surprisewas still Tacuari (flaq) Paddle 6 Warship
gained,with the Brazilianshipsstill at anchorraisingsream. Pansuaii Fl"ag 4 Convertedmerchantman
Supportedby a batteryof rifled l2pdr guns,commandedby Ygurei 5 "
Colonel Bruguez. based on the heights overlookingrhe Ybeft 1 "
anchorage, the smallfleet bore downon the Allies. Ypora
It seemsrhat the Paraguayan commander,CaptainMeza, Maques de Olinda
panickedastheBrazilianscommenced firing,asheis saidnotto 2 "
haveissuedone orderafter the commencement ofthe action. Salto de Guira Screw
' \ ,
Thereforethe Paraguayan force losi all cohesionand each
vesselopented independenrly.allowing the Braziliansto
Chatasx 6 Oar I Galleys
recoverwhendecisiveactionwouldprobablyhavecarriedrhe
oav.
The attackerssweptpastthe Braziliananchorage, inflicting THE BRAZILIAN FLEET
some damagethrough rheir gunnery.bur by the time the
Paraguayans turnedard crawledbaakupstreamthe Brazilians Name Propulsion Guns Tvp€
were underwayand bringing their supeior, if inaccurare Screw 8 Wanhip
" 8
gunneryinto play. The lacoan ran alongsidethe Br.zilian " 8
Pararrlba, but be€ause of the boardirgnetsand the lack of Belmonte " 8
grapplingirons only about twenty Paraguayans were able to " 8
board. The Br^ziliancrew howeverran below deck and for Ypinnga " 8
sometimethe attackersran abou he deck,tryingtogainentry " 5
to the bowehof the vessel.Evenruallythe Brazilianmarines Iguateni " 8
pluckedup the courageto storm on deck and, after friendly Beberibe
" 8
vessels hadhosedthe enemywith cannister,wereableto drive Anguary
off the boarders.
Admiral Baroso, th€ Brazilian commander.issuedthe
following{amiliarsoundingsignal:
'lBr zil expectsevery
SHIPOFTHELINEPAINTING
SERVICE
manto do his duty. Attack anddestroy Napoleonic1:1200 ships painled. rigged.& based
the enemyat as closea rangeas possible." Send SAE lor detailsto:
Braziliangunneryprovedso ina€curate,evenat closerange, John Laing,
that they found it a more effectivetactic to ram the lighter 70 Harcourt Street, ./t
Paraguayan ships,which,movingnore slowly,hadno defence Newark, Notts. NG24 IRF
agajnstthis tactic. Only the oar-propelledcharaswith their or Teleohone0636 701439
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With the defeal at RiachueloParaguay'swar effort was

$uetSorp8tE
doomed,bul lhe courageanddevotionof its peoplelinkedwith
the hesitancy
andinefficiency
of the Allieswasto ensurea long
and murderouscrawlto the eventualconclusioo.
1smm Metal Figu16s
DISASTER IN THE EAST
Brilain312-1100AD
At the sametime as the Paraguayan navysetsail for disaster. Romans& Gauls
Lopez sent anotherarmy 12.000strong.to push south east Moohuls
Elkabethrskish Wsr
throughArgentinianterritory and invadethe Bradlian pro- ThirtyYearWar
vince of Rio Grande. The commander.Colonel Antonio Enslish CivilWar
Estigarribia.wasorderedto operatein conjunctionwith the Sev.n YearsWar
French& IndianW.B
army of GeneralRoblesand told to expectthe suppon of Clivein India
Urquizaand his Entre Rioscavalry.This plan wasdoomedto AmericanWar of Ind€pend€nc€
Napoleonics
fail from the stan asthe two Paraguayan forceswer€separaled SehinoleWar
by two hundredmilesofimpassable swampcalledihe Ybera. U.S.-Mexican War
with no recognisablelines of supply or support or any AmericanCivilWar
lndianPlainWars
knowledgeof rhe strengthor dispositionof the Allied forces llaxamillianExpedition
Estigarribbiawas sking a one way ticket to annihilation. The GreatPalaouvanWar U.SA.rscna,
Ahhough Rio Grande was garrisonedby over 30.000 ItahanWa6 ol In-deiendence
Austrc-Prussian War uLgtER|IPORISllD
Braziliantroopsthe areathroughwhichthe invadersmarched Franco-Prussian war P.0.BOX4,
wassparsely populatedandinitiallyrheParaguayanswere able Spanish-American W6r
xa30n.
to captureand sack towns along the route with impunity. JohnnYReb [, 61l44t
Indeedit seemsthat the Allie! first learnedof the invasiot acw Rulese1150
througha repon of Estigarr'bias progresswh'chappearedin
the Paraguayan newspaperE/ Semararo.
The Allies beganto concentrate their forcesat Concordia.
Auirrllr & Now Zsll.nd AsenL:
APM,P.O.Sox 12250
CHRISTCHURCH, NewZea16nd l-r
ffi-tF] l:,
andonJuly 18thGeneralFlores,commanderofiheVanguard. Trade Enqui es lnvited
narchedto confrontthe enemy.Leaving2,600menunderthe WORLDWIDE MAIL ORDERSERVICE
commandof Major Duarteon the w€stbank of lhe Uruguay S.A.E.lot ILLUSTRATED LISTS.
River. EstigarribiaenteredUruguayaniaon the 6lh August, FFEIKOFPS 15, 25 PrincetownRo.d. Bangor,
the town having been fortified by a Rio Grandeanforce, but Co. Oown BT20 3TA. Northernl.eland.
abandonedai the Paraguyans'approa€h-Duarte occupiedthe
town of Yatai with his commandandbeganto entrenchwhilst
the remaining8,000Paraguayans (the resthavingbeenlostto
disease or skirmhh)settleddownto feaslon Braziliansupplies. the lTth preparadonswere made to attempt to break out
On August17thFloresapproached Yataiwilh l3,000troops acrossthe river by raft and canoe.But this wasfoiled by the
and the wholeUruguayananillery Corps(four 6pdr smooth' patrollinggunboatsandon the followingdaythe whiteflagwas
boresand four rifled L€ Hittes).He immediatelycalledon raisedaboveUruguayania. The remaining6,000Paraguayans,
Duarte to surrender.an offer which was refused. Flores all half-starved. dressed in rags and armedwith old flintlocks.
launchedhis infantrycolumnsagainslthe town, but lhey were marchedour of the town. Unusuallyfor South American
haltedbycloserangemusketryanddrivenbackin confusionby warfarethe pdsonerswerewell treated(the traditionalfate of
a chargeof Duarte'ssmallcavalryforce. However,renewed the capturedbeingslavery or a slit throat)andwereeventually
attacksoverwh€lmedthe Pamguayandefencesand fierce divided betw€en the Allied forces.ThoseprisonersinBrazilian
hand-to-hand, house-to-house fightingensued.The red-coated hands were dralted inro labour baitalions,whilst thoseunder
Paraguayans refusedto yield and all but 300of the defenders 'rheArgentine control w€re drafted into the amy.
werecut down.The alliedforce lost about2.000casualties. news of the destruction of Estiganibias army threw
Wilh the west bank clearedand the remaining Paraguayans Lopez into a fury. The cream ofthe Paraguyan forceshadbeen
totallycutoffirwasexpected thatEstigarribia wouldsurrender, destroyed duringthe abortiveoperationsin the south,andthe
but insteadhe strengthened his defences.On 25th August Di€tator realisedthat even the gains made in Conientes
GeneralMitreapproached the town with the reslofthe Allied Provincewouldhavetobe abandoned. DeclaringEstigarribia a
army,nowtotalling30,000rnen,with almostfifty rifledcannon, traitor, he gave orders for the immediate retreat of all
cannon.supportedby lbur steampoweredgunboats_ Mitre Paraguyan forcesto the homeland.
andFloressenta message io Estiganibiainviringhiscapilula- Unhinderedby the Bnzilian fleet the Corrientesarmy,now
tion. His reply €ried defiance: commanded by CeneralResquin,recrossed the riverac€ompa-
''As Your Excellencies nied by Arg€ntinians who had shown themselves too friendlyto
show so much zeal in giving the the Lopezregim€,pilesofloot andover100,000 headofcattle.
Paraguayan nation its liberty . . . why do you not beginby (Thousandsmore were slaughteredto deny suppliesto the
freeingthe unhappynegroesof Brazil, who form the greater Allies.) By early Novemberthe whole army was back at its
part of ils populationand who groan under the hardestand starting point. Battle, diseaseand starvation had killed
most reffible davery to enrich and keep in idlenessa few thousandsof Lopez's lroops, and with the Allied forces
hundredGrandeesof the Empire?. . . I am not of the same approaching lhe nation, aeonywaslu.r beginning.
opinionwith Your Excellencies that a militarymanofhonour,
and a true patriot, shouldlimit himselfto fight only when he CONTINUES NEXTMONTH . . .
has a probabilityof conquering. . ."
The arrivalofDom PedroII on 5th Seplember, signalledth€
start of the bombardmentof tbe Paraguayan positions.On
September 13thru ning desperately shortof supplies,Esiigar'
ribia artemptedto parleybut wasignoredby the Allies.So,on
 J4

THEBRITISHSS by Anthony R. Tucker

Towardsthe end of the SecondWorld War on 26 ADril 1945. Mosleyandhisleadership, seenasa potentialthreatto national
forcesfrom SovietMarshallK.K. Rokossovsky's 2nd Belorus- security,werearrestedandimprisonedin May 1940underthe
sianFront clashedwith SSStandartenfuhrer (Colonel)Walter EmergencyPowers(Defence)Act of 1939 and rhe BUF
Harzer's4th SSPolizeiParzergrenadier Divisionin the Sretin collapsed.
area. After taking the city the Soviersnot only captured ThemostinfamousBritishwanimetraitor.williamJoyce.alias
elements ofthe 4th SS,but alsoa rnanby rhe nameof Edward Lord Haw-Haw-wasan ex-BUFmember.He hadtravelledro
Jordan,$earingaWaffenSSuniformbearinga UnionJackarn Beilin in 1939,just beforethe outbreakofthewar.There.with
shield.This nan was a memberof the liule known Britische a bandofother Britons-he workedIor the GermanBroadcast-
Freikorps- Britain'sSS. ing Corporation.Another ex-BUF member.walter Purdy.a
This very small unit representsBritain s only insranceof junior engineerofficeron H.M-S. ydrdlk?. wascapturedoff
uniformed collaborationwith Nazi Germany. In contrast Nawik on 10 June 1940 during the disastrousNorwegian
collaboration in the oc€upiedcountriesin westernEuropewas campaign.He wasmovedloa holidaycamp'nearBerlinon l0
widespread. Theyprovidedmenfor theWehrmacht,theSSand May 1943and recruitedto 'Radio National'.CharlesGilbert
the internalsecurityfor€es,althoughin the caseof the latter andPearlJoyceVardon,both from Jersey,werealsorecruited
theyoften hadlittle choice.Francesuppliedthe SSwith about into the GermanBroadcasting Corporation.
2.452men,theBelgians600and theDutchover5,500.In lerrns Anotherbroadcaster. RaymondDavisHughes.recalledthe
of internal collaborationwith German SecurityPolice and BFK at hiscourtmartialin1945.RAF Wanant-OfficerHughes
Schumaunitsthe figureswere far greater,Belgiun provided wasshotdownoverPeenemunde on 18August1943.Takento
8,000(although87,000werc accused).Denmaik 4,000(four Berhn at rhe end of Ocroberl94l he wasrecruitedlnto the
timesthisnumberwerearrestedattheendofthe war).Francea Englishsectionoflhe ForeignBroadcasting departmentofrhe
staggering100,000Holland 10.000and Norway 1,300.East Geman ForeignOffice.He helpedsupplythe BFK with fu.ds
Europeancollaborationwas ofl a much greaterscale.with and claimed:
Albania, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Ukraine, Russiaand "It was not intendedto fight in the front line of the
YugoslaviaprovidingwholeSSdivisions. Russianfrcnr, but to fight againstpartisanswho were
Britain fortunatelywasneverplacedin the positionofbeing assisting the Russians,
occupied. Nor was there any great politjcal morive to They told me thereweretwo thousandmenwaitingto
collaboratewith the cermans, as the urge to fighr allied join the corps,andBrig-GeneralPatterson(Parrington),
CommunislRussiawasnorverymarked.Sowhatmotivated60 '
of Crete.waswaitinsto take over.
mainlyBritishseNicemento betraythe; counrryandse e the
Germans? Isthereanylink with the BritischeFreikorpsandthe BRITISH SS
strong Fascistmovemenlrhar existedin Brirain during the The Legionof St Georgewasintiallyfonnedby an associateof
Iol0s?tnhiall)calledrheLegionot Sr ceorgerheKorpawa\ Joyces. John Amery, eldest son of an ex-B rish Cabinet
supposedlyformed from British Union of Fascisr(BUF) Ministerand Peer.He approached the Wehrmacht,bur they
blackshirtsand menfrom British/Germanparentage- were not interestedin what they probablyviewedas a silly
scheme,so he contactedGottlob Berger in chargeof SS
BR]TISHFASCISM recru;tment.In October 1940 Berger had convincedSS
No direct formal link existsbetweenthe BrilischeFreikoms Reichfuhrer.H€inrich Hirnmler.of the benefitsof raisinga
(BFK) andBritishFascism,althoughthe influenceofthe BUF EuropeanSS, mainly becauseof the limits placedon ethnic
is notable.ForrnedbySir OswaldMosleyin October1932.four Germanrecruitmentby Hitler. ThroughBerger'seffortsby
months before the Nazis came to power, the BUF was 1944some220,000ofthe 910,000troopsinthe SSwereforeign
supportedby the paramilitaryex-youthmovementthe Fascist volunteers,althoughin the eyesof their own countriesthey
Defence Force (FDF). British Fascismsoon gained rhe
reputationfor bully-boy confrontarion.Largely incoffecrly Berger was keen on the idea of re€ruitingBdtish PoWs
portrayedas a bunch of gangsters,the BUF'5 inage was capturedin Franceandthe Mediteranean.At thebeginningof
severelytarnishedby the violencear the EarlsCourrOlympia 1943Amery recruiteda LancashirepharmacisrcalledFrank
rallyinJune lql4andbyrhe BaltleofCableStreet inOctober Wood.He drafteda leaflettobe distributedtothePoWcamDs.
1936. callingon FellowCountrymenl'it stated:
At theonsetofthe SecondWorldWar BUFmembership had We of the British FreeCorpsare fightingfor YOUI
droppedfron 40,000'n 1934lo 9,000in 1939,althoughtotal We are fighting with the best of Europe\ yourh to
membership includingpassivemembersis nowrhoughrtohave preserveour Europeancivilisationand our common
been 20 40,000.Ii h clear rhat many felt Britain shouldbe culturalheritagefrom the menaceofJewisbComnunism
fighting the CommunistSoviet Union rather than National Mosl of us have fought on the batrlefietdsof France,
Socialist Germany.Evenso the lureoffor€ignFascismwasnol Libya,Greece,or ltaly, andmanyof our bestconradesin
significant.During the SpanishCivil War only a dozenBritish arms are lying there- sacdficedin rhis war of Jewish
foughl for Fran€os Nationalist (nominaily Fascisr)€ause. revenge. . . We mustuniteandrakeup armsagainstrhe
whereasup to 2,000fought for the Republicans(nominally commonenemY.
Communist).
It is likely that known BUF membersvolunteeringfor the In total only 300BritishPoWsresponded to this anti-Semitic/
British armed forces were kepr out of combat units and antiBolshevikleafletfor variousmotives,orwere cajoledinto
intelligen€e. This wascertainlythe casewith membersof th€ showingan interest.Thesemenweresentto a Berlin 'Holiday
left'wing.For exarnpleth€ hislorianEric Hobsbawn,a known Camp for two-lhreeweeksfor indoctrinationand education.
Communist,on joining the army was given a clericalpost. The Germaninternaltecuritvforcesalsoresorredro blackmail.
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Many British.ArnericanandCanadianPoWswereseniout of remindedthe m€nof their duriesas PoWs(escape!).Also he
their campsas Arbeitskommando (work parties)to help clear was completelyin ignoranceof the BFK. Parringtonwas
up the bomb damage.Somedesertedto the cermans,being innocentof Berger'sclaimand ironicallyrhe PoW Directorate
turned by women or financial inducements,to become of the High Commandrefusedto releasehim.
'slool-pigeons(campinformert
and.in the caseofthe Korps
members.traitors- A handtul of men probablyjoined for
ideological
FAILURE
reasons. havingbeenBUFmembers.orweresimply
vehementlyanti,Communist.Many were forced to ioin for Recruits were not forthconing. Reganand Coryoral Peter
consorlingwith Germanwomenor petry misdemeanours_ Butcher. another ex-BUF member, visited40 campsduring
One suchcasewasJohnWhiteoflhe BritishArmy. He was March-April1944,sometimes accompanied by the American
assigned to an Abeitskommando, workingin a sawmillon his Tyndall-Bulcherrecruitedone man, Frank Maccarthy,and
own.hewasseduced by theowner'sdaughterandlateranested Reganfive fron a list of 270(mainly SouthAfrican) names.
'Buck Rogers',andWood
by theGestapo.Whitewasinformedifhe did not collaborate he Other recruits included a Canadian,
would be shot.so he joined the Korps_ who hadservedin the SSbeforebeingtransfered.Recruiting
By December.1943there were less than 20 volunteers by June 1944had dried up and Bergersuggested
"lalent spottert' inb the PoW carnps.
puttingSS
gatheredat Pankov/Berlinincluding:Able SeamanWaher
LanderRN. threegunners, Clifford Haggard.Nobby Clark Only 50'60menout of the 300'volunteed wereeventually
and Rudyard Meredirh. PrivatesWilliam Bryant, Alfred deemedsuitableto be grantedfull membership of the Bdtische
Robinson.Harry Davis.Canadians Arthur Tilburyand Edwin Freikorps.They includedJohnAmery, ThomasMellor Coop-
Bartlettand New ZealanderRoy Regan. er, EricDudn (or Duran),knownasthehardmanoftheKorps-
Americans,Australians, NewZealanders andSouthAfricans probablyfor brawling,John Galaher,EdwardJordan,John
joined the WaffenSS. Even today rhe US Army retusesro White and LieutenantTyndall.CorporalJohn Galaherof the
numberAmericantraitors.andinterestingly noneweretried ar Canadianarmy was a ttoolie' gainingmoneyand whoresin
the endofthe war. LieutenantTundallofthe USAAF bom in retum for his services,so he wasonly too pleasedto join for
Texasof an Englishfather and Frenchmother, joined the reasonsof personalsafety.
BritischeFreikorpsworkingin the US PoWcampshandingout During 1944 the SS had planned to select British and
propagandaliterature.Becomingbored with this he volun- AmericanPoWsto attendfortnightlyclasses arBadTolz,theSS
teeredfor activeserviceanddisappeared on the Easremfront. trainingschool,but the ideahadto be scrapped whenthe staff
Someme. joinedotherSSunirs.An earlyrecruitwasThomas were sent to the front. The 60 or so men of the Britische
Mellor Cooper.of mixedparentagehe joined the SSin 1938 Freikorps inrt'ally wo'e Brilish unitorms wilh Cerman inlgnra.
sefling with the 'Das Reich' 2nd SS PanzerDivisionon the TheywereissuedWaffenSSuniformson 2 April 1944,with a
EastemFront.He wastheonly Englishrnan aogainthe cerman Union Jack shield on tbe lower left arm and a cuff title
'BritischeFreikomt belowit. andthreeembroi-
combatdecoration.the blackwoundbadse. embroidered
Obersrurmbannfuhrer (Lieutenant-Colanel) cerd Brenner deredleopardson the right handcollarpat€h.The unit'sfirst
of rhe 'Leibstandarte SS,AdolfHiter' lst SSPanzerDivision, commander,HaupsturmfuhrerRoggenfeld,was followedby
remembentwo Englishmen- a London bus driver and a HauDsturmfuhrcr RoeDke,
mechanjc capturedin creece who fought wirh his unit in
Russia.Ironicallywhilston leavein 1944theywerestoppedby a
border official, orderedout of the LSSAH and retumed to ALLIED RECRUTS
LargenumbersofAllied PoWswerealsosentro specialcamDs
TheSSoffi€iallytookresponsibility forrhe BFK on l January in I944as porential recruil. Nearh 1.000lrishmenfromthe
1944.They were placedunder Haupsrurmfuhrer(Captain) Iish Republic,the UK, the Commonwealth and the US were
JohannesRoggenfeld, of the 5th Ss-Panzer Division,Viking,' likewise collected together at Luckenwalde.A SwissSS
who had liv€din Ameica beforethe war. Ar rhisstasemanv Captain, Hans Lindt, a German Idshman, Mccinty, and
'volunleer,.see'ng
lheir couneot acrion*as foUy.opitedoui severalIRA representatives tried to appealto thesemen.
Theyincluded: LanceCorporalVance,PrivatesPercyNorman. Furthermoresomeofthe 6,300SouthAftican PoWs,nany
William Bryant.Alfred Robinson,Strcet.Arthur Titbury and ftom the unfortunate2nd SouthAftican Division(Dartof the
gunners Haggard. ClarkandMeredrth. Theti'sr50 volunreers33,000stronggarrisoncapturedat Tobruk under the hapless
werethengatheredat Hildesheim. MajoFceneralKlopper'n June lo42t. were galheredar
Luckenwalde. A few werepossiblyftomrhe lst SouthAfrican
PARRINGTON? Division,takenduringthe retreatfrom cazala.By now an SS
Bergerreportedto Himmler'sHQ on 3 March 19,9 that the General,GottlobBergerrhoughtrheyhadpa icularpotential,
volunteershadrequested'Bdgadier-General' Parrington(also hopingto appealto their Afrikaner nationalhm.
called Partersonand Passavant) be appointedtheir leader. These operations were a failure and all the men were
Brigadierl-eonardParrington,M. C. hadan impeccable record. retumed to their PoW canps, alrhough at leasr three South
He was mentionedin despatches four timesduring the Filst Africans,Theo Martens,a friend of Buck Rogels,who could
WorldWarandwontheMilitaryCrossin 1916.Subsequently he only speakAfrikaans, DouglasHodge and Addaan Smith
servedon the Staffin India and Eglpt. Parringtonhad been eDlisted.This left the BritishSSvolunteersstill only about60
senior officer in Kalamata,Greece, and along wirh 7,000 strong.
assorted Commonwealth troopswentintorhe'bag'on29April The only success the cermanshad in recruitingCommon-
t94t. wealth troops in large numberswas with the Free Indian
AccordingtoB€rger, Parringtonhad"the reputationof being Legion. The nationalistleader,SubbasChandraBose, per,
both enthusiastically and sincerelydevotedto the Fuhrer". suadedrhe Wehrmachrto recruit Indian ttooo..aotrted in
BrigadierParrington's namewaspossiblyput forwardafteran Nonh Africa. Some2,000weretofinedinro thi LecionFreies
inspectionvisit to the 'holidaycamp' at censhagen.Furth Indien by 1942and were stalionedin Europe.wiinarawn rn
emore Roy Regan had been capturedat Kalamataand 1944they cameunderthe WaffenSS,but n;ver sawcombat.
probablyknewof Parrington.Nevertheless the Brigadierhad Bosealsoassisted theJapaneseto organise the IndianNational
neverbeenhappyabouthis visitsto the 'holidaycampi and Army, whichby 1944numbered7,000and foughtat Imphal.
The BrilischeFreikorpshad an extremelyinauspicious career, throughlackofpetrolfailedto g€tinlo lineor counterattackat
unlikethe otherEuropeanforeignvolunteerlegionsrherewas the SeelowHeights.just27milesfrom Berlin.andwithdrewon
to be no glory fighdngon the EasternFront. Initiallythe men the city. The BFK at Schoenebergrerreatedro Templin.some
were usedfor propagandapurposes,touring cerman cities, wentto Berlin.Duringthefinal battlemon ofthe menin Bedin
boozingand whoringen route - but time rapidlyran out for escaped, but ReginaldLeslieCornfordwaskilled on 27 April
1945resistingSoviet T 34 tanks and Corporal Turner was
However.with imaginationmuch greateruse rnight have
been made of this unit. It is only a little surprisingthat Stein€rwhose3rd SSCorpsnumber€dno morethan 15.000
SSObersturmbannfuhrer Otto Skorzenydidnor find arole for m€n(justoverdivisionalstrengthl). hadno time to worrvabout
them in Operationc/ef. This was the commandopart of the litde Freikorpsunder Standanenfuhrer Walter Harzer's
Opeftrion Wachtan Rhein or Herbsmebel,(better known as command.His aotalforces€onsisted ofsix battalionsincludins
the Battle of the Bulge) foughr in De€ernber1944.In it \omeirom rhe4lh SSPolzeiDrvrsion. rhelargelluseles,.)ri
Skorzenyorganisedthe 150th Brigade, impersonatingUS Navy Division. the remainsof the 5th SS PanzerDivision
troops in order to seizethe Meuse bridges.Even so had 'Wiking'.whichhe hadformedandconmanded
until October
Skorzenyobtainedpermission to usethe Britisch€Freikorpsit 1942, and a large number of unarmed l-uftwaffe ground
is likely Amery and the olhers would have refused to personnel.Steinerwasorderedto move30 milesnorth,easlof
co-operate;marchingaround in German uniformswas one Berlin to hold Manteuffel'ssouthernsectorin the forestsof
thing.but fightingArnericanorBritishtroopswasa completely Eberswalde.
differentmatter.The c/ef operationprovedlargelyto be a In the confusionthe bulk of rhe 4th SS seemsto have
failureanda totalof l8 cermanscaughtin Anerican uniforns remainedin the Stetrinarea.Soneofthemfoughtin Berlinand
escaped westwards, latersurrenderingto theAmericans.When
At the end of 1944the BFK had movedto Dresden.Bv the Freikorpswere alened for active duty ready to resisr
Jdnuar!lql5 someof rheFreikorp.hadbeenarmed.burnoi Rokossovsky\approaching forces,most of them fearingthe
issuedwith anyammunilion.andcameunderthe4th SSPolizei consequences ofbeingtakenbythe Russians decidedto getrid
Panzergrenadier Division(SSPz cren. Regt.7, SSPz cren. of their uniforms and head wesain order to surrender to the
Regt.8 andSSPz Abteilung4). The 4rh SSafterservingin the
Balkans.andhavingcornmitreda numberof atrocilieswhilstin GeneralSteinerin the meantimeduring the final Sovier
Greece.wastransferredro the collapsingEastemFront and onslaughton Berlin, was aa the headquartenof the 25th
deployedin the Stetdnand Danzigarea.The divisioncame PanzergrenadierDivhion at Nassenheide. whenhewasordered
underSSGeneralFelixStein€r's3rd SSPanzerComs.Dartof to attackacrossthelineofthe lsr Belorussian Front'sadvance.
CeneralHa\soron Manreuflel\J'd PanrerArmv t\\hichar he refused:He hadhardlyanyanilleryandonly a fewanti-tank
onepoinrIncluded CeneralAndreiVla5sor\o00lhando05rh gunsandtanks-in Steiner\own words'a completedmixedup
Panzergrenadiers Divisionsof the rebel RussianLiberation heap . . . and he avoided Berlin by retreating through
Arm)). defending lhe SrerrnandSchwedr region. Brandenburg to surrenderto the Americans.
The BFK liaisonoffice in Berlin wasmovedto Bremenin Manteuffel ako order an unaurhorisedwithdratral for which
March 1945.lts staff includedMaior Srranders.Lieutenanr he wasreliev€d.The delenders of'fortresJ Stettinhadnorhine
Kumcane.CaptainWebstera.d a promoredSergeant-Majorwilh which lo srop the Sovrers.rhe 3rd Panrer Army:
Butcher.About ten able bodiedmen remainedin Berlin and desperately short of artillery,had strippedthe Stettinareaof
werelaterorderedto Bremen.rhougha numbersrayed behind. 600 anti-aircraft guns. Ir is likely rhat the 4th SS Panzer's
Abteilung4 had c€asedto existor had withdrawnsouthwith
NEVER FIRED A SHOT Sleiner.while rhe infanlrywerepoorly armed.in somecales
The 1lth SSFreiwilligenPanzergrenadier Division,'Nordland,' youngand recentlyorganised.They receivedno help exc€pt
in December1943wasmovedfrom Yugodaviato the northem possiblyftom a few of the BritischeFreikorps,who like the
sectionofthe EasternFront,beingdespatched to thelfningrad others were rapidly captured, not a very glorious end to the
area.ln April 1944the division(SSPzGren.Regt.23Nolge,SS Bdtish SS.
PzGten. Reet.24 Danmarkand SSPz Abt. ll Hetmannvon Butcherand his group of about 30 men surrenderedto the
sdlza) under ss Brisad€tuhrer(Major'General)Joachin Americansin the Schwerinarea. Other Korps members
Zegler becamepan of Steiner's3rd Germanische SSPanzer escaped in the chaos.but with the end of the war in May 1945
Korps,fightingintheNarvaareaon.the Balticcoast. Retreating mostwerehandedoverto theBritishmilitaryauthorities. Wood
into the Kurlandpeninsulathe divisionwasevacuated to fighi surrenderedto the Americansafter escapingfrom Berlin,
aroundStettinand Stargardin February-March 1945. Reganand Maccanhywere capturedin Brussels-
It wason 22 March 1945that two units numb€rins20 men Anery, the instigatorof the BFK, itonically had little contact
f'om rhe Brili.cheFreikorp\were a achedlo N;rdland. with it after 1943.He had touredEuropeandwascaught with
'Kurt
TheseInen dug in at Schoeneburg. ln April rhe divisionwas his gnllriendin Milan, as wasJohn Beckwithof the SS
deployedto the right of Generalleutnant Karl Weidling's56th Egged Regimentof war correspondents. Severalothen were
PanzerKorps (gth ParachuteDivision,20th Panzergi€nadier found in France. John White also surived the war and along
Divisionand the MunchebergPanzerDivision,whichwasan with Amery and otherswere tried at the Old Baileyfor treason.
almostnon'existant unitscrapedtogetherfromtrainingpeIson- Amery's hearinglastedonly eight minutesafter he chaogedhis
nel).Archie Webster,with the BFK conringenrfrom Bremen, pleato guilty and he washanged.The restwhenroundedup
reportedto Steiner.He orderedButcherand this group to weregivenvaryingprisonsentences, thougha numberescaped
rejointheirmainunit at Schoeneberg, altiougha fewmayhave justice.
foughtwith the'Nordland'in April-May1945duringthe Batde Amery and Joycewere the only major instances of British
for Berlin. executionfor collaboration,unlike France,whete 10-100,000
Holdingthe centralareaof the 9th Army, the 56th Panzer peoplewereexecuted or simplyshotout ofhand,andBelgium,
Korps lay directlyin the path of the Soviefsmain thrust on where 4,000were condemned (althoughnot all executionswere
Berlin-But theBritischeFreikorpsmennevergotto fire a shot, carried out). In 1986 it was estimatedthat 10 Freikorps
asthe EasternFrontcollapsedunderthe dedgehammer blo$s memberswerestill aliveandeventodaytheir true motivesfor
of the Sovietoffensive.The 1lrh SSPanzergrenadier Division sefling Nazi Germanyremaina mystery.
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Thb phob wastaken

at Partisan' in

Derbyclub'sEame
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participation events.
This year they're
coming up with an
Indian Mutiny
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An eyewitnessaccountofDerby Wargames Society'sparticipa-

tion sameat Partizan'90. Newark. ACTION
The first movesof CorporalJack Palance'spatrol were to
cementthe bond of army-settlerrelations. . . with bloodl
SETTING TIIE SCENE PalanceIelt one wagon wasn't enoughand had decidedto
Severaltroopsof the United StatesCavalryhavemovedinto borrowthe Clantonfamily'swagonaswell. Old PaClantonand
'Granny'weresittingpeacetullyor .heir porchwhen
hosdleIndianteritoryto establish Fort Stanyon.Thiswasto be his wife
"Old man, the army needsyour wagon,so
a baseftom which to pacifythe region.Havingenclosedthe the patrolrode in. "Damn
campwith a temporarybarricade,the CommandingOfficer we're taking it." Pak responsewas equally blunt,
now wishesto build permanentquarterslor himself,hisfanily Yankeesyou killed ma boy at Chickamaugal Be off with youl"
andhismen,in thatorderof priority.Hiredciviliancontractors The Dleasantries over. Palance now decided to kill the old
had collectedstonesfrom the surroundinghills, but had left couple and loot the homestead.The cavalry drew their
whenIndianwarpartieshadarrived.Sothecavalryweregoing revolvers,PaClantonraisedhisshotgunandGrannythrewher
pin. With deadlyac€uracyit hit Palancebetweenthe
to haveto loadthepilesof stonesintowagonsthemselves. Each rolling
patrolconsistedof an officeror N.C.O. andsixlroopers.four eyes, stunning him. Pafell, a bulletin hisleg,but not beforeone
mountedandtwoon thewagod.As anextraincenlivethe patrol of thetroopershadreceivedtheshotgunblastfullinthechest. A
that retumedwith the moststoneswouldbe granteda weeks chorusof wild rebelyellsannounced thearrivalof theClantonJ
leave (or at least the survivorswould!) All patrols were grandchildren from the nearbybam to join clanny who was
expectedto co-operatewith eachother. (An order that was now blazing away with aColt.45.Thecavalryfledfor thesafety
normallyobeyedonly while within sightof the Fo(!) of the fort leavinetwo dead-
t8
The patrol of Lieutenant Audie Murphy had suffered ftom
longrangesnipingsincefirstlight.His response hadbeenby the
book.Dismount.forn skirmishlineandretumfire. All thathad
achievedwas to waste ammunition and time. An,.xay it was
boring.Nowhe did the stupidthing.He mountedup, drewhis
sabreand charged.To everyone'ssurpdsethe India s ran. A
secondband appeared.Murphy chargedagain,and againthe
Indiansmn. Meanwhile,the fiIst band had retumed,heavily
reinforced. Murphy wheeled his rnen into line and charged
again.This time the Indians did not run. After all they were the of Gamrgfir funlon
@emple
expertsat hand{o-handcombatand they outnumberedthe
cavalry3:1.Murphy'smenwereengulfedby the Indianhorde,
but once more the unlikeiy occurred; the cavalry won. Six
anUtfr pome@ounties

lgrsunr
dlUE5
redskinswereshotorclubbedofftheirponiesby thebattle-mad
troopers,for onewoundedcavalryman. Murphywasobviously
big medicinefor his men and bad medicinefor the Indians.
Sergeant C. Hestonalsomadea bid for wild glory.His patrol
had €hancedupon an Indian village complete with a caprive
whitewoman.Half his mendismounted andopenedfire while 91 BALLARDS LANE
the olher halt rushedin to rescuelhe woman.SeveralIndians FINCHLEY,
LONDON, N3
fell, but therestralliedroundrheirchiefwhoheldrhewomanin
front ofhim asa shield,whilstdirectinghismen's6re. Heston 081-3462327
orderedhis lndianscout,"Cross-eyed Charlie"to pick offthe Chaoslum,Columbia,FASA,
chief. Charliedroppedto the groundaookcarefulaim andfired.
It wasa perfe€tshotandif the womanhadn'tbeenin the rvay
GDW,GamesWorkshop,lCE,
would have hit rhe chiet in rhe hearr. Disgusted.Heston Mayfair,Palladium,Standard,
withdrew.Charliewasstill protestinghis misfo(unewhenth€ SteveJackson,TSR,West End Games
final Indian arrow hit him betweenthe shoulderblades!lf ano many,many more
Heston'sdayhad startedbadly it quickly went downhil. Atread -tryus-
oI him wasa minerd campsite.It was only as they greetedthe
'miners'thatthecavalrysawrhewhiskeystill oP€N 6 DAYSA WEEK9.30am{ph lsAT 5J0Dm)
andboxesofguns.
They were renegades,out to sell "fire-water" and guns to the
Indians. Too late the cavalry reached for their guns. The
renegadesfired first, killing Heston and routing the resr.
SergeantRandolph Scott had managedto avoid the Indians
and collect a wagonload of stones.The only excitementso far
had been an ambushby the Bros twins, two meanoutlaws.
Fortunately their gunfire was asgood astheh singingand they
had left the patrol in peaceonce their guns were empty. Scott
had alsoacquiredHeston'shaf-loaded wagonand his surviving
troopers. Now all Scotthadto do wasreachthe saJeryof the fort
MAC
and the week's leave was his. To do that he first had to pass
through Elk's Canyon and as he spurredhis men towardsit he
was aware of three things. Fint, Lieutenant Murphy's patrol
wasalso headingfor the canyonand would arrive at about the
WARREN
sametime ashim. Second,heary fuing hadbeenheardfor some
time beyond the canyon, but now it was quiet. Third, the hills
PAINTINGSERVICE
behindhin wer€ tull of Indians.
The heavyfiring beyond the canyonhad been the demiseof 15mm-30mmfigures
Lieutenaflt Errol Flynn's party. They had quickly Ioadedtheir
wagon, but repeated Indian charges had left them low on Sendf.1 or $3for sampleanddetails.
ammunition,with sevemlwoundedanddead.AnotherIndian
charge swept down fuon the hills and onto the dismounted
Rangeof figuresin stock.
patrcl. In secondsit was all over; Flynn\ tloop ain't coming

Havingscalpedtheir victimsthe Indianswent in searchof 50, Sunnybank,

more.Theyrodeinto oneendof Elk's Canyon.iust asMurphy
and Scottarived at the other- The cavalryhad no option but to Hull,
dig in their spursand try and crashthrough the opposition. The
Indiansaho charged,concentratingon the wagons,rrying to kill
the driven and leap onto the lead horses. Scott's fint wagon
HU3 lLQ
burst through the Indians andon to the fort- The secondwagon
was lessfortunate and was last seengalloping in the opposite
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Murphy's wagon were wounded, but managedto bring the Overseaorderswelcome
wagonto the fort, although an Indian who leapt ooto the lead (Visa/Acc
essaccepted)
horsehadto be shotoff and trampled.The last maninto the folt
was,of course,LieutenanrMurphy.

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INTRODUCTION The Game

placea fewtrees,coverthe restofthe
Althoughthecolonialperiodlendsitselfverysuccessfully to the In the centreof the table
table with rocks and bushes. The MountedPoticeshouldbe
solo wargameit can becomea web bit predictable.Ther€ is
between ten and fifteen figures strong and start the game
nothingvery inspiringabou.hundredsof \yarriorsadvancing Divide the sidesof the
andmorecasualties dismounted in the centre of the table-
on alineofEuropeantroopsincurringnore
tabl€ into twelve equal segments and eachmove shaketwo
the closertheyget.Beinga soloandacolonialwargamerI have (f2D). The fint scoreindicateshow many
twelve-sided dice
tried to come up with a few scenarioswhich won't always whereihey appear.(See
prcducethesamer€sult.Ihavealsofoundthatthefewerfigures Zulus arrive this move the second
thatareinvolvedthe moreinterestinga gameseemstobecome,
wiih theeverincreasing numberofZulus theonlyoptionfor
althoughprobablyoneofthe reasons it cutsdownon
is because
the Mounted Police is to try andescape,whichthey cando by
the amountof time spenton eachmove.Here then, for your point
teaving the table at any alongits edge.
amusement, arefourscenarios, all ofwhichI haveplayedmore
lf you want to decide on a winner the policecanbe saidto
than once and which, on each occasion,have proved most gethalfoftheirmenaway,altholgh
have won if they manage to
entertaining.So, don your sunhelmet,pick up your Webley, just playedfor fun- Indeed,sometimes you
giveyourselftherankof captain(a.least)andprepareto stand I've fouod it best
mayconsideritasuccessifjust one manreaches safety.It\ up to
firm againstall oddswith a stiff upperlip.
you how to play it, do all the policemountuPandtry to break
throughat the samepointor do theysplitup andmakeit every
SCENARIO1 - EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF manfor himself?You couldeventry leavingtwo orthree men
Background dismountedto try and hold off the Zulus whilst the others
Setin the Zulu War of 1879.A troopofNatal MountedPolice attempt to get away.
aretakinga restin theshade,whilstout scouting,whentheyare Onepoint, don't givethe Zulustoo manyfirearms,onerifle
spottedby a smallgroupof Zulus.As time goeson moreand or musketto everyfive men shouldbe rnorethan enough.
more Zulusappear,attractedby the gun fire.
 "-'d
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 Dervishes comeon, the second,how manyofthem arearmed
with swordsor spearsand the D6 the numberarmed with
muskets.On eachsubsequent moveshakeoneD12,ifa oneor
two is scoredmoreDervishesappearandthe methodusedfor
moveone,to determinenumbersetc.,is repeated.The British
win whenthereaie noneof theiropponents lefton rheboard,so
whenthe lastDervishis killedor runsoffthetable.the sam€is
over.In tbisscenario, unlikelhepreviousrwo.lhe resuhlsctear
cut, the British win or they are wipedout.
I tend to arm the Dervisheswith musketsrather than rifles, as
in my rules musketsare pretty inaccuiatesogividg the British a
chanceandnec€ssitating the Dervishesto closeon the British,
ratherthan snipefrom a distance.It's alsopreferableto have
some sort of momle rule for the Dervishes. so there is the
chanceof themhalting,retreatingor runningawayifconstantly
Example The table divided into twel'reequal sectiots. This is sustaining casualties.
ba:ed on an 8' t 1' table,fot usewith 25nn figures, with each
secnonmeasuring2ft in length. The sectionscould be further SCENARIO4 _ FIGHTINCTHROUGH
sub-divided, if desired, ot altercd in number or leneth to suit Backglound
different table and fr8urc sizes. Againsetin the Sudan1885,a squadronof the20thHussarsare
retumingto th€ main column,after a reconnaissance, when
SCENARJO2 _ FOUR WIIEELS ON MY WAGON they are attackedby Dervishes.
Background The Game
TheNorthWestFrontier1880.A supplycolumnonitswaytoan The Hussarsshouldnumberaboutfifte€nmenandcomeon to
outlyingfort hashadtwo wagonsdamagedin a rock fall. Being the tablein column,their aim is to traversethe tablefrom one
only a coupleof milesfrom the fort the columnhascontinued end to the other, as in scenario two. If the first srouD of
on, leavinganoficer andtwentymen,plusdrivers,to repairthe Dervishes theycomeacrossa'e equalor fewerin nu;be; rhe
wagonsand escortthem. cavalrymustattackthemas, ofcourse,theycannotbeseen tobe
The Gane running awayfrom what would seem to them to be an inferior
The two wagonsare assumedrepairedand haveto traversethe enemy.Tbe mechanism for the Dervishesisthe sameasforthe
tablelengthways. Sceneryshouldincludesteephills androcks previousscenario ex€epta one,two or threemustbethrownfor
andtwo possibletrailswhichthe wagonscantaketo the other them to appearand no Dervishesappearautomatically on the
endofth€ table.Again dividethe tableedgesirto twelveand first move, unless the dice throw permits.The British can be
eachmoveshakeoneD 12.If thescoreis a oneor a twoir means deemedsuccessful if they manageto get at least half their
Pathans comeon to thetablethismove,shaketwo moreD12to numberacrossthe table.
determinehow manyand where-
Arm most,if not all, the Parhanswith muskersratherthan FINAL SUGGESTIONS
dfles,asriflescanbe abit devastating. If playing
solodetermine In the scenariosdescribedthe intention was for the solo
by a simpledice throw wh€thera Pathanfires upon men or wargamerto control the British troopswhilst usinga simpledice
rvagonmules.Rulesmay needcenain additionsto allow for throw to determinethe outcomeof anydilemmasfacedby their
time to unhit€hdeadmulesfrom wagonsand to decrease the opponents, but it shouldbe possibleto takecommandofeither
speedof a wagonas the team is reducedin numbers.If one sideor be completelyneutralifso desired.It is alsopossibleto
wagonmakesit acrossthe tablethe Britishcanbe deemedto changethe settingsof all the scenarios.Scenariotwo could
havewon, but againit's bestjust playedfor fun. easilybe playedasa Zulu War action,scenariothreeasFrench
ForeignLegion fighting Tuaregs,andso on. Rememberthough
SCENARIO3 - The Sandof the D€sert that ifyou €hoosea period whenthe regulartroops werc armed
Background with magazinerifles then their nativeopponentswill needto
Tofrek, the Sudan 1885.The 1st BerkshireResimentare havetheir firearmssimilarlyupgradedor havetheir numbers
connruclingraribas frommimosa.lhorn busheswhichcoverlhe
ground,whenthey are attackedby thousands of Hadendowa
warriorswho havemanagedto advanceunobservedthroughthe RTJLES
densesfiub. Sevenmen out on picketdury, severalhundred Any small scaleskirmish rules will do, such as flre Slrord ard
yardsfrom the mainbody,find theyhavenot beenseenby the The Flane or Sknnish WdlgdrninSby Donald Feathentone,
attackingDervishesand, beingcut off from their comrades, althoughwhetherit is still possibleto get hold of copiesI
decideto laylow.However,theyarespouedbyasmallgroupof wouldn'tlike to say.Ifyou happento haveissuenumbertwelve
warrion bringingup the rear andthe ensuingrifle 6re betrays ofwatqames I urtnted rhenJim Wallman'sZulu War skirmish
their existence to other stragglers. rulesarean obviouschoicefor th€ Zulu War scenarioandcould
The Game easilybe adaptedto coverothercampaigns of th€ sameperiod.
Thewholetableshouldbe coveredwithrocksandscrub.with a Failingthat why not do as I did and write your own?
coupleofsrnallhillsandtrees.The pricklymimosabushesgrew
very denseandbetweensix to eightfeet high, so althoughthe CONCLUSION
teffalnrs meantto representthe desertit shouldn'tlook like a Hopefullyyou will find the scenarios describedasentertaining
pie€eof sandpaper. as I have. Many instancesof derringdo can occur as the
The sevenBritishbeginthe gameat rhecentreof therableand, skirmishesunfold.DoesTrooperJoneshaveenoughtime to
as for the previoustwo scenarios,the sidesof the table are helpup behindhim hisunhorsed comrade,beforethe Zulusare
dividedinto twelvesegments. On the first moveshaketwo D12 upon them? Can Private Williams fight off yet another
and one D6. The first D12 indicateswherethe first srouDof Hadendowa warrioremergingftom the bush?Why not havea
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READING LIST
Of course there is a huge amount of reading matter on the
colonialperiod,so hereis just a short list of the onesI would \ r TheWorldlUars
' & post.1945
Colonial SnaI WaB 1837-l9r-l by Donald Featherstone.
Wat On The Nile - Bitain, EgJpt & The Sudan 1882-1898hy Visito'J b'Jappointnent
MichaelBa(horp.
fh? Wattungol thp Speatsby DonaldR. Morris.
.
RegularCataloguesissued.
Unifom$ & WeapoLt of the Zulu War by Christopher
Wilkinson-Latham. Unit I I , I 15 Dinon W.lk, Crmb.idt CB5 tQD
The BritishArmt on Campaign1816-1902(V ols3 & 4, Osprey Tclcphonc0221.21l0!0
Men-at-ArmsSeries)by MichaelBarthorp.
Battlein Aftba 1870-1911by HowardWhitehouse.
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THEDEFENCE
OFFORTSOUVILE,JULY1916
by Chris Peers

Evenin theimpeffonalslaughterof theFirstWorldWar on the highgroundon threesidesandhadno lessthanfifteenrailway

WesternFront, there were times when the courageand skill of linesleadingup to the front on their side,whileth€ defenders
individualscouldmakea differenceto the outcomeof a battle; hadto rely on two rail links andone nanow motor roadfrom
amongexampleswhich springto mind are the actionof 'L' Bar-le-Ducto thesouth,Whatwasmore,thefamousfortswerc
BatteryoftheRoyalHorseArtilleryatNeryinSeptember 1914, lessformidablethantheyhadbeen;followingthepoorshowing
whi€hsingle-handedly beat off a cerman cavalrydivision,or ofthe Belgianforts at Liageearlierin the war, the Frenchhad
thatof LeutnantMiillerofthe German108th.FieldRegiment, concludedthat theirstoo wouldbe useless ir modernwarfare
who at Carnbraiin November1917fought on as the sole andhaddecommissioned them,takingtheirguns, garrisonsand
survivorof hisbattery,leavingover40Bdtishtankswreckedin storesto strengthenthe field armies.
fuontofhis position.It seemsthatsometimes thehugheffortsof The aimof the Germanattackwasthere{ore,by threatening
entirenations,thei armaments industriesandtheirmillionsof the capture of Verdun, to force the Fren€h to feed in
men,onlymanaged to canceleachotherout, leavingtheissuein reinforcements to a positionwherea supeior concentration of
the handsofa fewdozensoldiersat the decisivepoint.Another Germanartillerycoulddestroythem- a purebattl€of attrition.
suchinstanceoccurredat the clima\ of the Germanoffensiveat Thosewho are inclined to criticisethe British generalsfor their
Verdun,and because of the obvioussuitabilityof rhiskind of dr€adfulpolicyof wearingout the enemy,tradingtwo of our
eventfor wargamingin a period which is often difficuh to come livesfor threeofhis until nonewereleft, shouldbearin mind
to gdpswith, it may be of interestto examineit asa potential thatFalkenhaynwas thefiIst to usethismethod,andrumedour
to be at leastthe equalof Haig in hispig-headed determination
to continue with it after it had clearly failed to work. At first,
THE VERDUNOFFENSIVE; however,the planseemed to be succeeding asinteoded.Joffre,
AIMS AND METHODS the FrenchCommander-in-Chief, orderedhistroopstohold at
all costswhilehe preparedthe freshand well-trainedSecond
A bri€f surveyof the cou^e of the battleup to the incidentat
Army to reinforcethe salient.The trenches aroundVerdunhad
Fort Souvi e will perhapsbe usetulbecause of the unusualway
not in fact beenstrengthenedto compensatefor the lossof the
in whichstrategicains influencedtacticsat Verdun.The battle
forts,andthe massive forceofthe Germanartillerystrikestook
began in February 1916 when the German commander,
the defenders by surpdse.Between21stand25thFebruarythe
Falkenhayn,orderedan attack with the specificaim not of
attackerspushedforvad severalmiles on the eastbank of the
capturingthe town of Verdun, which had little srrategic
River Meuse,occupyingthe abandonedfort at Douaumont,
significance,but of forcing the French army to fight where it
oncethe mainstayof thesystem.In Marchtheyattackedon the
couldbe destroyed.It was obviousto the Gemans that the
year westbank,againmakingsignificant advances, thenagainon the
springof that wouldseea co-ordinated attemptby their
right, all the time not only moving closerto the town itself but
enemies,France, Bdtain and Russia, to crush them by
inflictingappallinglosses on theFrench.The Alliesdo not seem
advancingon all fronts simultaneously, and that it would be
to haverealisedthisatthe time,but betweenFebruaryandJune
necessaryto concentratesuperior Geman manpowerand
the totalFrenchcasualties of around460,000nere matchedby
rcsourcesagainstone enemyand knock it out before this could
no morethan280,000 on the Germanside- a completerevelsal
happen.Britain wasdefendedby the seaandthe RoyalNavy,
of the usual ratio between attack€rs and defenders.Not only
leavingFranceandRussiaaspossibletargets.Russiahadbeen
that,but 80%of the Fren€harmyhadbeenfed in rotationinto
seriouslyweakenedby a stringof defeatsin 1915and would
the "Hell of Verdun",emergingmoreor lessshattered, andthe
have been the obviouschoice;Churchill(seeBibliography)
Allies' plan for the summer offensive had been thrown into
laterargued percuasively thata Germanattackinthe eastwould
disarfay.The Frenchhad originally plannedto use39 divisions
havehaddisastrous consequences for the Allies.But for some
alongside theBritishin theplannedSommeoffensive,butwhen
reasonFalkenhayninsistedon goingfor the strongestenemy.
thisfinaly beganin Julytheircontributionhadbeenreducedto
andnot only that but, flying in the faceof all military experienc€
in th€past,attackingit at its strongest point.Verdunwasoneof 18,andtheBrithh werealsoweakened by theneedto takeover
more of the line to releasefurther French units for Vedun.
the traditionaleastembastionsof France.andin fact German
demandsthatitshould begivenuprvereanongthecausesof the The Germanshad achievedthis result by rhe careful useof
war in the firct place.It had escaped beingoverrunin the fint manpower,relyingon artillerywhereverpossibleandinfiltrar
battlesof 1914,and now formed the baseof a large salient ing infantry forward through gaps in the inadequate trench
bulginginto the Germanlines.The town wassuroundedby a systemratherthanassaulting Frenchunitsftontally.The useof
chainof fon! extendingup to abovefive milesin front of it, new weaponssuchas gasand flam€throwers alsohelped.The
whichwerethe maincauseof its reputationwithinFranceas,in French.on rheotherhand,hadat firsl feweraunswilh whichro
the wordsof a Frenchwriter, "the greatadvancedcitadelof reply, and had deniedthemselvesthe fle;ibility neededto
France. . . whosefal, resoundingthroughout Europe and the conducta lesscostlydefeoce;withsolittle spacebehindthemif
wholeworld. wouldeffacefor everthe victoriesof the Mame Verdun was not to fall, they had to defendeven the most
and Yser". Falkenhayncalculatedthar for sentimenral rather exposedpositionswith largebodiesofmen,andrepeatedorders
than stlateSicreasonsthe Frenchwould nevergive it up, but its from Joffre kept them in thesepositions..atall costs",even
defencewould presentthem with some seriousproblems. whenoutflanked. Churchillexplainedit in a Iamousmetaphor:
German forces were in a position to fire into the salient from ''The Frenchsufferedmore rhan the defenceneedsuffar bv

Opposite. Two WWI scenesu:inr 25mm WaryamesFoundryfigurcs. Thetanks,theterrain an.l thegun b6 werca scrukh-built by
talenEd desiSnetDave Andrews. llhibt thesephotos doh't tie in too closel! with the action at Fo Souvi e describedabo|e,
v'aryanets wishing,r rcfiqht thisaction will beplcasedto know that hmch machine-gunteans arc an imminent rcleaselrom the
their valiantand obstinateretentionof particularpositions.
Meetingan artilleryatta€kis like catchingacricketball.Shock
is dissipatedby drawingbackthe hands-A little "give", a little
suppleness. and ihe violenceof impact is vastly reduced". MEU5E
Gradually,however,thingsbeganto change.The defenders
broughtuptheirownartilleryandhitback;by €arlyApril all the
heavyGerrnan17"and15"batteries hadbeenputoutofaction.
On 4th Junethe Russians underBrusilovattackedin the €ast.
achievingdramaticsuccess againstthe Austrians.And on the
24ththe Britishbeganthe week'sintensebombardment which
prec€ded theirattackon the Somm€.Still the Frencharmywas
not beaten,its resolveunshaken, but by nowthespellofVerdun
appearsto haveaffe€tedthe Gemans as well. It had beena
basicfeatureof Falkenhayn's plan that his troopscouldbreak
off the offensiveat any time i{ he felt that the €ostswere
outweighing thegains.By Junethiswasclearlythecase,andthe
troopswereneededelsewhere, but on the 7th they had taken
Fort Vaux. desperately defendedby a new Frenchgarrison,
whichlay at the startofthe lastridgebeforethe town itself.It
seemedunthinkableto br€akoff the battlewhenthegoal."the
proudcitywhichhaswardedoffsomanyblowsagainstliberty"
as PresidentPoincar€describedit, wassuddenlywithin their
grasp.Thisrevenalofthe oiginal aimsoftheGermanoffensive themwereout of action,not havingrealisedthe dangerandput
seemshardlylohavebeennoticedat thetime;bythenthebattle on masksuntil it was too late. (This was a not uncommon
ofVerdunhadbecomeoneof thosemonstrous calamitieswhich exDerience.as maskswere too uncomfortable to wear all the
appearto escapethe contrcl of the generahon borh sides, time and the relativelyquiet burctingof gasshellswaseasily
suckingthemin ashelplessly asanyo{ the €annonfodderthey missedunderhighexplosive bombardment). Luckily.however,
command, deprivingthemofthe capacityto makedecisions and therewasstill a fightingunitbetweenthe GermansandVerdun.
draggingthem along with its own impetus.Crown Prince The 3rd Companyof the French7th InfantryRegimentunder
Wilhelm,the nominalcommander ofthe GermanFifth Afiny, LieutenantDupuy had beensentup to the front to reinforce
tried 1ocall off the off€nsive,but Falkenhaynarguedfor one anotherposition,but hadbeencaughlin the bombardmentand
moreattemptagainstFortSouville,Iurtheralongtheridgefron the survivorsdrivento take shelterin the fort. Dupuy had 65
Vaux.On23rdJune,subtletythrown aside,fourCorpsattacked men with three machine-guns, presumablylight Chauchats,
up the ridgefrom the north,supportedby artilleryfiing a new whichhe immediatelypostedat firingpointswhilehe sentoff a
secret weapon: "Green CrosJ' gas shelh containing messageinforming his superioN of lhe situation."Unless
diphosgene, the most powerfullung iritant employedin the otherwiseordered",he wrote._Iwill stayin thefort andassure
war sofar. The ruinsofthe villageofFleury fell, followedby a its defence".
smallfort at Thiaumont,but the effectof the gasfired at the It seemedlike an ambitiousundertakingasan entireGerman
Frcnchanillery positionsbeganto wear off. The Frenchgas rcgimentcameup the slopetowardsthem andDupuy andhis
maskhadrecentlybeenmodifiedand by a luckychancegave men,fightingmostlyfrom shellholes on the glacisof the fort to
someprotectionagainstdiphosgene, particularlyas the heavy escape thegas,foughtthemoff firstwith machinegunsandthen
gasfloweddowninto the numerousgulliesandvalleysleaving with grenades.Some of the altackers actually got onto the
the positionson the ridgelessaffected.The attackeventualy concretesuperstructureof the fort but wereforcedto take cover
qenl to groundunder fire from the French75mm.gunsjust as Frenchobserversin the next fort along the ddg€, Saint
belowthe ridgeat the point whereFort Souvillestood,only a Michel, directed artillery fire onto Souville. For a while
few hundredyardsfrornultimatesuccess: for Souvilledirectly Dupuy'smenwereunderfire by thegunsofboth sides,but this
overlookedVerdunitself.whichwouldbe untenableiftbe fon drastic measurefinally forced the Prussiansback. Shortly
fell into enemyhands.Whenthe Sommeattackbeganon lst afterwardsa counter-attack by the 25thChasseurs clearedthe
July all Germanreinforcements {or the Verdun sectorwere areaandrelievedthe defendefs.Th€ Germansneverattacked
stopped,but on the llth they madea lastattemptto stormthe again,but3rdCompanyhadbeenreduced to LieutenantDupuy
andonly 15 men.

THE FIGHT FORSOUVILLE WARGAMINGIDEAS

Earlythat norning a massivegasandhighexplosivebombard-
mentcoveredthe wholeridgefron Souvilleto Verdun.andat
5an, the BavarianGuard and rhe 140thPrussianInfantry
Regimentadvanced, supportedby fl amethrowers. Theyhalted
for while along the railway line (seemap) under fire frorn
Frenchinfantry, but the Prussians regroupedand swepton
towardsthefort in dense€olumns- By thisstageof thebattlethe
fonswereno longerdesertedl theystill lackedtheirheavyguns,
but it had been realisedthat they in fact providedvaluable
protectionfor infantryandsuppliesagainstGermanbombard-
ments,whichdid not employthe super-heavy pieceswhich had
shatteredthe Belgianforts. Souvillethereforecontaineda
ganisonof Territorials,but its underground gallerieswerev€ry
vulnerableto sasandbv the time the Prussians arrivedmostof
In LieutenantDupuy'sgallantde{encewe havean opportunity
to combinea small skirmish-game force with a real tactical
objectivein a waywhichis not normallyrealisti€.Too oftenin
warganeswe tend to give a companyan objectiveor sector
whichwouldreallybe the responsibility of a r€giment,but on
thisoccasion it wouldbejustified.The actioncouldof coure be
refoughtusingrulesd€signedfor divisional-siedactionsand
6mmfigures,butthiswouldlosesomethingof itsflavourandmy
preferencewould be for a skimish game with the Wargames
Foundry25mms,whichby the time you readthiswill no doubt
includea Chauchatmachine-gunner. An obviouschoicefor
rules would be Jim webstet's Hell bt DaJlight, b$ ^nother
possibility is to useTom Penn's19thCenturyrules publishedby
"BirminghamBackshooters". I havementionedthesein other
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A. Banks.A M ilitary Atlas of the Fnst World Wat. Heinemann, ShopopenTues-Sat(10.00am-6.00pm).
1975. VISAand ACCESSAccepted
J.J. Becker.Ler Fruncaisdarc La Crcnde Cue e, Laffont.
1980. PGtage
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