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\IIARSOFTHE mentsandpreparedto rcconquernorth€mUlster,but Briandef€ated

them.lt is r€cordedthat in doingso, he lvasleft with otrly 15of his
followen,suchv,/as theferocityof thecampaign. But with thesuppoii

GAEDHILWITH of otherIrishchieftahs(itselfa victoryon Brian'spanas,despitetheir

hatredfor theNorse,theIrishtrib€swerea[ gr€atrivals)hecontinued
to harnmer tbeNorsesettlers,
THEGAITL CONQUFfTOTLIMERICKANDLEINSITR
by DanMersey Bdan'snextactionwasdirecledagaiDst the Danesof Lim€rick. Itis
'Ihis
campaignbeganwith th€ batdeof Sulcoit. wasfoughtagainsta
conbinedNorseandIrish force manyof th€ warlordsof Munster
INTRODUCTION wouldnot hav€vantedtheDal Caisto b€cometoo strongalongtheir
Thetitleof thisaniclecomeskom atw€llthcenturylrishaccoutrt of the horders.Brianandhisalliedchieftainswouldnot havebeenke€nto
Noneinvasionsoflrela in thenitrthto €levetrthcentuiisAD. None confrotrttheirtrumerically superiorenemyin openconfict, butvhena
inter€stin Irelando..uned fai y sootrafterth€first recordedraidson n€waly appear€d for them- a wellrenowned freelanc€Irishv,/arrior,
theBritishmainland- the "devastation of a[ thehlandsof Biitain by with lm retainersall well armedand bearinglargeshielG- Brian
gentiles"(VikiDgs)in AD793.Thefocusof thisarticleis notlhe edire d€cidedto fighta battleon theopenplain.
historyof theNoneinvasions, butratherto concenlrate upotrpossibly The battle of Sulcoit\vasfought betweenthe two professional
the geatestwarlordev€rtnoq/Dh lreland.This leader,like many wa$andsof thenobilitypresent- theNols€rlerc rnountedandwor€
otherIrishherces,hasbecome enscorced in l€gendovertheyea6- but strongsrmour,andthelrishwerenodoubtequallyattired;thenubber
unlite eaiier ldsh heroes,tbemanbehindth€m'4hcatrbediscovered of soldiersinvolveds,ouldnot havebeetrhigh, andfewunamoured
ashistoricaldocumenbrecordedhimalso.His nanewasBrianBoru, peasa0ts wouldhavebeetrpresent.Frcm suffis€ utrtil midday,the
chieftainof the Dal Caistribe at lhe mouthof the river Shannonin q,anio6setat eachother,andtheNors€atrdth€iraliesfinaly broke.
Munster, TheDal Caispu6uedthemand"chasedaDdbehead€d ftom thattime
until evening."
BEFORE BRIANBORU Wilh the defeatof the Norseandtbeir localallies.Brianoverran
From raids on coastalislands,the Norsegraduatedto full scate "r€ducedslaught€ring
Limerick, and plundedng.Fonressesand towm were
invasions.As they gr€w bolder, so did their assaults,unril lalge to a cloud of smoke andfire" andtheinhabitants werccaried
itrvadingamiesravelledto lrcland,intenton permaneot settlem€nt.
The chronicl€rsof lhe Warsof the Gaedhil(Irish) with the Gaill Brian'ssackof Limerickshowedhimto bea poweffulaDdfearsome
(Nors.)recodedthatin thetenthcenturynototrefonres of Munster war leader,and he consolidatedhis successby overtbrowingthe
waswithoutfle€lsof Danesandpirates;the wholeof Munsterv,/as opposiog localIrishchieftains: hebuihafleetatrdsailedit to plunderin
plunderedandNors€strongholds andlandhg ponswerebuilt all over Connacht and Meath. With his holdoverMunst€rs€cure,Brianmoved
heland. They ravagedchurch€sad holy sanctuaries, killed Irisb againstthemenof ldnst€r.
chiefrains andchampions andemlavedthewomen- Nolsecoloni€sonthebodersof ldnster hadloDgbeenappreciated
The No$e prefenedto consolidat€ land aroundth€ coastlineand by the lordsof kiDster, andthey alied with th€ Vikitrgsof Dublin
theirfonifiedports- usingthes€asbas€s fromwhichto launchattaclG against theadvances of BrianBoru.TheNorse-hisharmymetBriatrt
otrth€Anglo-Saxons andWelsh.Acrossthereslof lrelad, theys€ttl€d Dal Caisad lheir MunsleralliesaroundAD10m,andwereFonptly
for exacthgtribute lhroughregularraidingratherthan permanent defeated:Dublinwasransacked andthe arcafell underBriant ever
coDquest. RivalryexGtedbetw€enScandinavian settleEfiom difrerent growing power.
cultures,hovrever, aodlo sidewithoneor theotherwasjustaboutthe
onlywayin whichthenativeIrishcouldfightbact agahsttheiNad€rs. IIIGH KINGSHIP
kish v,/aiordssti[ ruledthe inlandarea!of Leland.aDdd€sDite the
facttbai NorsemilirarycraftinitiallyoveNhelmedlhetrativewafriols, As lord of Munster,kinster and th€ Norsecommunities, Biian's
theLish were quick to adoptthe tacticsandweapons of theinvaden: thoughts iumed to the north, and herode to Tara to chal€nge for th€
No$€ spord5and batde ares wer€ tradedand coDied.and Irish highkingshipofa keland.Withbimrodeawarbandofhismen andhis
resistance becamestronger.The warlord(ol the Gaedhilno longer conquered Irish andNorsefolowers.For centuri€s,the tribesof the
reli€duponsidingwithorc groupof invaders againstlheirrivals,andin north had been domfuant h Irishpolitics- theO'NeillshadruledlJlster
AD902,the Nors€wereejed€dftom Dublitr. However,the No$e andfiorn then desc€trded a line of highkingsol all lreland.Around
.egainedsuperiority,andcontinuedto usethe kish in lheir political AD1m, whenBriar Boru rode to Tara, the high king wasMael
intdcuesatrdasalliesin theirraidson theBritishmainlatrd. S€chnaill,lord of Meath. Upon bearingof BriaD'sapproach,he
requested supportfromthewarlordsof UlsterandConnacht to @unter
theusurper.TheO'Neillsrefiisedto lendthissuppon,claimingrhatthe
TI{ERISEOFBRIANBORU highkiDgshoulddefendNmselfandnot forceothersto risktheirliyes
Theearlyeler,€nth centurysas/asmuchturmoilberween the caedhil "agabsttheDalCaish defenc€ of sovereignty for anotherdran"- such
andthe Gaill ashadoccurredin the previouscenturies,andftom it !,/asthereputationof BrianBoru.Whenevetrhisov,mtritr€sof Meath
Brian Boru of the Dal Caisemergedto build one of rhe greatest refus€dto supponhim, Mael Sechnailchosethe p€acdul (and
reputations of anyIrishwarlord. Fobablyquitesensible) optionof surr€trderhg hispowerto Bdan.
As chiefrainof the Dal Cais,Brian establish€d hinsef throuqha Brian Boru was crownedhigh king of aI keland at Tara, and
guerrilacanpaigndirecledagahsrtbeNoResertlersaroundLiDeick. folowedthisupbyraidingonceagainintoConnacht, andalsoUlster-
"Howeversma th€ injury be mightbe ableto do
to the foreiFers, to obtainnobl€ho6tages andfill hiscoffers.
Brian Feferred ia to p€ace.From the forestsatrdwast€lands, h€ Brian'scoDquest of kelandwasnot a nationalisticstruggleagainst
emerged to plunderandkil theforeigneis.If hedidnotdestroythemin foreignhvasion- it wasa supremepersonalstlugglefor iminens€
theday,thenhewassureto dosoat night."Thisishowthechroniclers powerandwealth;Lishmanfoudt lrishman,withNorsealies aiding
recordedBdant attacks,It vas alsosaidlhat he set uDtemDoran bothsidesin anattemptto holdontotheircolonies.
canp asopposedro s€rtleddwellings.alJowirgbrsvaftind to'movi D€spit€r€gularrebemons, Brianmaintained hishighkingshipfor a
withsp€edto layv,/aste to northemMutrster. decade,and sent expeditionsacrossthe seasto gain tribute fion
The Nors€of Tratraigheerectedgreatbanksaroud their settle- ScottishandWelshareas.

BATTLEOFCLOMARF
BnanBoru\ gripon Irelandlooser€dasheaged;in AD1013thelords
of l-€inst€ratrdtheNoneof Dublinbrokeawayfromhisrule.After a
seriesof raids,BrianandhissonMurchadledaforcefromMu$ter and
Connacht to laysiegeto Dublin.Ilck of supplies
meantthatBrianhad
to prenatuelyrctumhone, butheretumedtheD€ny€ar,plundering
hiswaythroughlrinster towardsDublin. Uponhearingof rhis, the
Nolseof Dublins€ntout for helpftod their munterpartsacrossthe
Irish Sea:pariors arived ftom Orkney,Matr, Danishand Celtic
Cumbrians, andMtiv€ supponoccurredin th€folm of iheIrishmenof
northeml,€inster.
Briant aimy facingtbis nighty aliance coD:istedof men fiom
Munster- the heanlandof his support- and his loyal Dal Cais.
WaniorsfromConnachtandMeathwerealsoamongst hisra*s, but
B.ian distrustedtheir loyalty.At the lastminute,Brian\ forcewas
bolst€redby sonehastilyconvertedChristianVikingsfiom Man.As
Biiant forcesgatheredunderhisbannersof red,greeDaDdyellowand
preparedfor battle,hesentforlh light horsenento plunderthe areas
arcundDublinitselJ.
To counlerlhes€plunderinghorsenen,theDublinerss€ntouttheir
owDcavalryforc€,andtheysetuponBian\ warriorsto thenorthofthe
towtrat aplacecaledClo arf.
As battlelin€sformed,Brianplac€dhisDal Caismenin theftont of
hisforce,ledbyhiscapable soDMurchad.Behhdthes€$eretherestof
the Munsternen, Ila*ed by the VikingmerceDaries andotherIrish
tribes.Themenof Meathwererecodedto havesatthebattleout after
secretcontaclswitbtheDublin€rs.
TheVkingsof Dublinwerel€dbythei lord Sitric,andtheLeinster
nen und€rthecontrolof MaelmoreplacedtheirhiredNorseandIrish
alliesin thefionl of thei army.
Theopenfugmovesof the batdeof ClontarfsawBrian'sIrish alies
oDhisflanksclashwith theLeinstermetr- thekinstemen brokeand
werechased awayby mail-cladhorsemen. Tlen th€Dal Caisa their
Viking rivalsclashedtogetherwith swordand are a strongwind
hanperedthe useof missileweaponsin this battle. The men of
Connacht alsoplayedatey rolein battlingth€Nors€of Dublin.Bdan's
sotrMurcbadreportedlywieldedtwoswords,andrushedat theNorse
"like a furiousox. . .". He madea hero'sbreacboI theen€rny,felling
fifty wadols withhisleft handandfifty vith hisright.As theNorseof
Dublin and their alies beganto fl€e, the leaderof the Orkney
contingeDt madeastand,slaughtering manyof theadvancing Dal Cais.
Murchad eventuallydeleared rhestubbom resisrance.
Thebattlewaseventuallywon by Brian'sforces,but at greatmst;
Murchadwasmonaly wounded,dyingthe dayafterthebattle.BriaD
hadtakenno activerole in the battl€,remainingprotectedbebinda
shieldwallof warrio$muchyoung€rthanhe.In tbeconfirsion tovrards
lheendoflhe battleofcloDtarf,Vikingwarbands stil roarnedthefeld,
andoneof theserodethroughthe r€laxingraDtsof Munstermenand
sle* Brian.
AFTERMATH
OFCLONTARF
For a victory,thebattleof Clontarfwasnot a gr€atdayfor the lrish-
thegreatestoverlordof Irelaodandhissuc.essor laydead,atrdin rhe
wakeof thebattl€Ir€landrevertedbackto adisunityof waring trib€s.
However,the battl€wasa decisivedefeatfor the Norsesetd€nitr
Ir€laDd,andtheirinfluencenev€rregainedits tull powei.TheVikjngs
of Dublinandl€inster continuedto tbrivein theircoastals€ttlenens.
butnolong€rdonxinat€d theirIrishrcighbours.
WARGAMTNG
THEWARSOFTIIECAEDHIL
ANDTIIE GAILL
Suitableopportunitiesfoi a widevaiiety of gamesexislswithin th€
p€riodofBrianBoru's'campaigns. Ea y battlescanbeardixtureof set
piecebattlesand guerdllaactiotrsby the Dal Cais againstNorse
- a novelscenariofor the Vikingsto bethe peopleb€ing
settlernenls
11
CHELIFER
BOOKS
MikeSmith
ToddClose,Curthwaiie,Wigton,Cumbria
Tel:01228711388
MILITARYBOOKS
and Sold Sendsaelor catalooue
raided!Banlesw€realsonot a simpleca5.of Irish versusNorse,a5
inter"tribalrivalryplayedits palt- a m€chanism to reflectunreliability
of alied troopsmay be suitable.Laler campaigns carlalsorevolve
aroundraids by Brian's troops (quit€ oft€tr light cavalry)against
assorled settl€ments. ThetwomaiDbattlesof the p€riodw€reSulcoit
andClontarf.andthes€t-uos for suchbattlesaredes.aibed in theten
A wargamer wbocannoa 6ndsuitablefrg|Iresfor thisperiodcannot
havetried very hadl Coundess manufacturers produce"Vikng" ot
"Dark Ages"ranges,andas the campaigns of Brian Boru occured
after tbe Irish adoptionof Norseweaponry,anysuchfigur€sc.anb€
usedfor tbeDrofessional soldienof thisDeriodin lrclaDd.Thenative
Irish of pooier classare slightlyhardeito find suitablefigurcsfor,
althoughmatrymatrufactur€rs producelrish for eitherthe Dark Ag€s
or Medievalperiod,andtheseare fne; evengeneralpurposeDark
Agesspearmen,etc., can be utilised.Th€ relativelyne$/rangeof
figuesbyGrippingB@stloot good(althoughI haveoolys€€nthen in
phoiognphE,andWarylnesFo|ln&y andMiDirtllle trigrriDesalso
make25mmrangesof Vikings.My Norsearmy consislsof l5mm
TrbletopVikings,and manyoth€r nanufacturenprcducesindlat
ranges. A choiceof frguresalsoexistsin 6mm,withfguresbylrftgol$
andHeroicsrDdRo6.
Thebeslwaniorsin anyarny in Irelandat thisperiod,aswith mo6t
Europeanami€sof the tine, wouldhavebeenthe nobilityandtheir
retainen;lhesewouldhavebeenattnedin chainnailand h€lnets,
ann€d\rith axes,s*ords,aDdspeals.lt hasbeenr€mrdedthatboththe
Irish nobilityandth€irNorsecounterparts w€recapableof fightingas
cayalry.Th€ poorerclass€s of soldierin kelandat this pedodwere
spearandjav€lin-armed lidt infantry;ther€wouldhavebeenlitde
differencein quality betwe€nsuchsoldiersof the Irish ad None
A battl€of lheearlymedievalp€riodin Irelandwouldhayecotrsist€d
of anunsophisticatedbatdeof brawn,with tacricsfa ing secondaryto
themighlof individualwardorsatrdth€clashof fieldwals andclose
formationtroops.Usuallythenobilityatrdth€irretafuers
wouldclashitr
thecentreof thefield,with thepoorerclasssoldiersperformingoDlya
secondary roleooth€€dgeof themainbattlearena.
Warfarefu the BritishIsleswasrelativelyuniforn andbackward
compar€dto on the continent,as statedabove,tacticswere l€ss
importantthanoverallstrength,andmostarmiesconsist€d of bandrof
soldielsamedwithneleeweapons andanrouredto ageateror lesser
FTIRTHER
READING
TherehavebeennanybookswdttenoDearlymedievalIr€landatrdthe
Vikings;however,booksabouitopicssuchas'earlyCtuistianlrelad'
oten concentrate on the periodprior to the riseof BrianBoru, and
bookson theVikingsdonot exclusively dealwith lr€land!Of obvious
useto thevargamerareSaron, VikingandNonnanbyTerryWisear'd
Anhw andtheAnglo-Saron wa.r byDavidNcolle (bothpublished by
Ospr€yin the Menal A/'nJ seri€s).Tbereis alsoa bookin Ospr€yt
tJire s€rieson Vikings,aniors.A suitableintroduclionto the Norse
hflueffe on theBritishIslescanb€gleanedftom readingth€English
Heil^ge bookVikingAgeBn&in by rnyold lecturerJulianRichar&.
VariouseditionsofWarrof tie GaEdhil wik nE Gti cal Alsobesotg\t
out - thisis a translatiotrof the twelfthceDtunaccountof th€Nors€
invasionof heland.
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LandwherFlegiment,(atl ol 3 battalionsiinadditionto a
CavalryFegimentand an ArtitteryBanery.Manyot the
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unifomsdestinedlor the Ponuquese Armv.Th€sewere
blue, l6ced red, white laced,6r ptain btie faced tioht
greenor red.Rilleunilormsweredarkqreen.tacedbtaak
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NP766 Otlicer in lilesAa advancmq.swoid shouldercd
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NP769 Slandard b€aroi/oll!6mai advanono. -
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NP770 Drummer slandino
NP771 Drumm.radvancino
NP772 Miririamanslandrnoina{8 h€ad varianls)
NP773 Miliriamannarch ainsik 13head va.iantl
NP774 Milillaman advancroot8 head va antsl
NP775 Militiaoan ma.ch ataaak,ralsrnqcao
NP776 Mill aman advsncind bEr.headed
NP777 Silosian Miliriamani-nBritish stovgoloeshako
NP773 Silesian-Mililiamanln B.illsh stoveDlooshako
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Unitsonlynove underspecficorders.Theseorderscomefron the

Commandand appropriate
Commanders
BrigadeCommander, or directlyfromtheC-in-C.Bngade
mightin tum be issuedtheirown ordersby the C-in-C
downthe 'Chainof Command'. Officenhavea ComnandRadius,in
ControlSystem whichtheycnndislributetheirorderswithoutoeeding
elaborate signah-It is assumed
to usecouriersor
thatwilhinthisradius,theycanmoveat
byJasonMonaghan will, distributemessages via aidesandgiv€sinplecommands by such
acts as wavinghats or blowiDgbrgles. Tbe Officer is awareof
everythitrg whichoccursin rhisradiusandis ableto communicate with
For thepasl20yearsor soI havebeenfiddlingwith setsof warganes
'clean'. all unirsor ofiicenwirhinit.
rulesin search of systems whicharebothlealistic'and In order
The issuingof ordersis represented by CommandCards.These
to be lealistic' the rulesneedto capturethe flavourof the periodas
'clean'garne represent the'initiative'of eachgeneral;hissrockof ideasaDdstandhg
muchasthedetail.A isonein whichconmonactivity (ie
orders.A deckof command cardsis madeup by stickinglabelsontoa
moving,firing, moraletests)canbeperformedquickly,with minimal pack
of cheapplayiflgcards,indexcardsor makingup chitsfrom
reference to tablesor siftingthroughtherule-book.
squares of mrd.A packsufficientfor threebrigades persideismadeup
At lastI amputtingtogether a series undertheflagof 'Argonaut
Press'andthefirst twoshouldbeoff the press nextyear - 'Argonaufs
"BigBattalions"' for Napoleonics and'Argonaufs "RebelYell"'lor 15Attack
ACW.Ancients,Colonial,Skirmish,WWI andWW2areunderway. 10Hold
MyConmand andControlsystem hasbeen developed overadecade l0 Reposition
atrdahalfandwasalwaysgreattun to play.Essentially, theC-in-Cand 10March
hissub'commanden weregiven'pe$onalities'. 5 Skirmish
"Gifted"officersaretheverybestof men,deslinedfor glory. 2 Dir€ctAdllery
"Able"officers l Reshuffl€Pack
aregoodcommanden wholackthesparkof genius.
"Da.hing"officersare daringandcharismaric, I Event
but impuhiveand
hol-headed.
"Cautious" Athck
officers areimaginative in defence, butrimidorlethargic in
altack. Unitsmakea normal movetowards theenemy. bulnotnecessarily the
"Solid" officerscarry out their ordersreliably.but lack persoml nearest enemy. Tleymaychange direction, butnorformadon. Infantry
or cavalrymustdeclareanAssaultif theyareableto r€achatrenemy
initiative.
"Eccentric"officersare sometimes brilliant, sonetimesidle, some-
timesdead drunk.
Hold
A "Buffoonacquired hisrankpur€lytor prestige andhasnomilitary
All Unitsin the brigadewho are in Routor Retreato. wbo are
talentwhatsoever. (Hhlamilyprobablysenr hin inlothearmytokeep
advancing Reckl€ssly maytestto hatttheirflight andallShaketr troops
him out of the alehouse, gambling den.debtor's prison or lunatic nay
asyrun.) be reformed. A HOLD card issued by the C in-C overrules any
ordertharasubordinate hasgivenonhisowninitiative.
Whenanorderwasissued. it travelledby courier, signalorwhatever
to thesubordinate, vho thenrolledadieto s€eho* heinrerpreted the Reposilion
ord€r;thiswasdoneby cross-relerring'personality' versus a dieroll, Anyorallunitsin thebrigade maychangeposition byuptohallamove
givinga dozendifterentfornsof disobedience or spurious initiative. andor changeformatianor facing.Thissaverana\r'fullot of messing
Greatfunwhenit$'orked, burnot'clean'as it needed a iableand t*o around q irhlable. andrule)regdrding (hange of tormalion.
pagesof possible outcomes whichplayersfounddifficultto r€menber
or interpretwithoutan umpir€.Al the suggestion of BryanAnsell,I March
transfe(edtheseoptionsto cards.Ratherrhan roll a die, a Anyorallunitsinthebrigade nakea doublenove,butcannot enter
sub-comnanderwoulddrawone of50cards, whichboresuch nessages combal. This card can be lef in play' by troops marching by road and
usedin subsequent moves untiltheyreachtheirintended destination.
"Dashingwill Attack,ciftedwill doasordered, ignorerhe Skilnish
allorhers
Anyor allskirmishen in thebrigademaymoveindependently of iheir
unitsfor thislum. Lighrinfantryunitsmaydeployintoskirmishorder
"Giftedwil arguewiththeC-in-C.All others or reform.Cavalry candismount andskirmish
onfool.
foloworders."
Greattunagain, butin play-testingir wasfoundto havea \poiting' Dir€ctMi[ery
effectonthebaltle.lendingto frustrateplayers\r,hentheirordenwere TheStaffOfficermaydirectanyor all hisartilleryontoa singletarget,
disobeyed.Turningtheidea inside-out I finallyended upwithapackof oveniding rulesabouttargetprioriiy.Thiscardcanbelefr'iflplay'if
snnpb'OrderCards'.Thisgorrid of theftustralion,for aplayerknew theplayerwishes.
thalonceanorderwasin hishand,it wouldbe obey€d. Whether or not
he would draw the card he wantedwas anothermatter, but the Reshume Pack
anticipation
onlyaddsto theexcirement. Thisis howir worksin the Theplayerwhodnws hiscardmustplayit immedialely.Tle enemy
Napoleonic game,wherean annyis organised intobrigades andthe mustdiscardall cardscurrentlyheldby his C-in-Candall 'Control
C'in-Crepr€sentsa Corpscommander. Artilery' Cardsin play.Reshufflethedeck,including thediscards.
Tumsarealternate. andin rheenemy tumit isassumed ihatofficers Thisprevents 'hoarding
indis.riminate ofcardsandrecyclesthedeck.
havebeentakingin reponsandhsuingtheirownorders in rcsponse.
hsuingorde^h therefore assumed to havetakenplaceduring,the Event
enenyturnanddoesnoteatinlothePlayer's owntum.Messages thar Historyis peppered withamusing,tragicandtrivialincidents.Ofien
donotrequilerheuseofcouriers aretherefore distributedwithoutany theseunderline thestren$hsandweaknessesofa particulararmy.To
addextrasDice andDefiod flalour.a listofRandom Eventsisincluded
atthebaclioftheruies.Eacharm,rha5itso\n lisiofevents peculiarto mEsoctxtYor ANctxNts - t997suBscrumoN
irs history:Spaniards ma! find gucrnlhsconingto their rescue, milfu4 hnbflTd*[ going. rho Deob€ntup otrh. socGTYoFNoENrswin
Russians maydiscover the old lrick of layingflat b€forea cavalry :ppal to wu. Nd in i6 l2nd ya, ourseiety ha ovcr I l0o mmb.6 mdd wid..
charge. BrilishInarhalrroconducr aflogging or$,emayseethesudden sbrtug r c@o hr.ct rbmugh d'. p4s ot oD. binonrhly iou@l
arrivalof theFrench generalsmistressl Sut srb. ffire I.bnqry rd 199t io K€tr€ tou e.. @py otou .d
hdrd gd. 'L€slon".l hq.bs.d 9n. srdm b ans you b a.f3hr
TI€ nunberoforde^asraffOfficercanissue duringeachCommand hiioridl bail6 in Ro'@ rd H.lldsdc dm6.
Phase isdependenton hispersonality. whichis determined belorethe sub6criptioi bri4s six i$6 of slingshot,ech wnh & pas6 or ddq n.s.
battlebegins. Plaringacard.orkeepingacardinplaycounlsasissuing dis, bdde rcpo6, erc.. logErhs qiih pdiciFrion in thc mmy {tiyirl6
oi eachlum a play€rdealsa number o4risd by ou adb.6hiD
oneordcr.At thebeginning of
lpplybM@b.r.h&On6, Rtch.rdC@|q 20'n!c MadG,
cards facedo$nto eachol hisStaffOffrcersl Po6ooud! R..4 Guiil6.4 suey GU25Dr Udktrihs.tln
0 ifa Buffoon Pl€&hdch.qu6e ddlbsnotr.yord€6 ld41,t.t0tJrq
516,(x)rtEurop.&vdtdSufi &, t2t.0or\irUsA,l19,0oor
I if Solidor Eccentric Ust3ovorldilmdr
2 ifDashing, Cautious
or Able ^vrlt for d.bils on hdb ork Flrdrbyc.tiid
3 if Gifted
Tte C'in-Chasno limit on thenumberof cardshe canhold.All
othe^arelimitedto theabove lotal(butaBuffoon
facedown,thathasbeense to him.)n a subordinate
mayholdonecard,
StaffOfiicer KEEPWARGAMING
PaulandTeresa Bailey
alreadyhashislimit of cardsbeforehim(eitherfaceupor face'down),
TheKeep
he cannotbe dealtmoreunless the appropriai€numberof cards;s
Lel/larchant8€rracks,LondonRoad,
discarded.Theplayermayimmediately lookatthecardsd€all,butif he Devizes,Wiltshire,
SN102ER,UK
Iooksatthecards ofhissubordinateshe mustshowthemtotheenemv. Tel& Fax(01380)724558
If hedra$'sEventorReshufile, hemustdeclare this.
We wish aII our customers
Dashingofficenmustacton anATTACK cardif thisis turnedover. A Eappy New Year!
CautiousofficerscannotDlavan ATTACK cardif their othercardis W€ shall b€ at rhe fouowing 3how3 in th. ned futu€:
HOLD. 25thJanlary gT,Cadlft
Ctusade
Eccentricofficersmustplay wharevercafd they haveif ihe player CosanLesureCenr€,Penanh
lsvzndFebruary PAtry, Pymouth
decidestoturnit over. TheRefedory,
College ofFunherEducal
on
A buffoon is nev€rdealtcards,bul maybe 'senla card,or'cany it l6lhFebruary FantasyPadizan
Newa*,rclhamHal
froma staffmeeting.Hemaykeepil untillater. CHRISTMAS & NEWYEAROPENING HOURS
TheC'in'Cisexemot fromtheabove character
rules. TieshopwillbeclosedChrlslmas Ev6,Christmas
DayandAoxinSDayand
openasusual27lhand2athoecember.
A StaffOfficermayplayanyor all of biscardsonunitsthatarewithin WeshallalsobeopenluesdaySalu.day3lsloecedberlo4thJanuary.
hisConmandRadius. As manyof hisunitsastheplayerlikescan !F, borllm|il Dddlnd ii rh.lhDtrpbr.$nd m
followa singleorder,burno unit canfollowmorethanon€ord€rin a
turn.TheOfficermaynotmovebefore Mndu'€roL'raA ! r t s T r a ? dr
issuing orreceiving orders. The
C-in-Cmay'send'orders 10hissubordinates, whocanimmediately play D o r v n d J 1 5 - a r 1 5_r&lr_':nqd\ v fi !;{ho a_q.s
themor keeplhemunlillater.Couriers areusedto delivernessages
andorders be_vondiheComrnand Radius oftheofficer.
Asanerample of ho$allrhis$orks.lctusconsider \l alerloo-
I I am:
Naooleon (Gifted3)dra$shisthreecardsandhasATIACKHOLDT
HOLD.GeneralReille (SolidI )draws onltiMARCH.Napoleonwants Eaoresonsre
to captureHougoumont ms sosends hisATTACKcardtoReille(who
isNithinhi Command Radius). Reill€discards hisMARCHandplays
theATTACKinstead; hedulyattackwithallhisbrigade. Meanwhile,
in thecentre,Ney(Dashing2), commanding a cuirassier brigade, has
dra{n ATTACKSKIRMISHand,beitrga Dashingofficer,he must
sendat leastonecavalryunit forwardinto lhe Attack.Thelasl thing
Napoleonwants isforhiscavalry to gohurtting across th€table,sohe
sendsa HOLD cardto Ney (whois also,fonunately, withinhis R & R Ii'IOE'ELS
ComnandRadius). HadNeybeenturtheraway,thecardwouldnot 145 Cront'rook Rood, Iliord, Essex lG I 4PU.
haveanivedin time1ostaveoffdisaster. Tel Ol81 553 I144
Thissimple bul effectivesyst€m purstheplayerin theposition ofa Mondoy-Sqiurddy 9<rm 6pn1
historicalcommander. He is noi a Godlike beingendowed with Sunday lOorn 3prn
telepathicpoNe|ssothathecancommunicale hisorde6instantly and Essex Flgure3
havethemobe]'edto the letter.Thingsgo wrongin warfare.hsuing
orderskkestime andtheyarenotalways obeyed. If a playerfindshe buckets of dice.Because therestof thegamemechanics areveryfast
doesnothavethecards hewanls. thisrepresents thesituation vherethe (nomorethanl0 minutes perturi for a l6'battalion persidegame)
commander hasbecome confused in thefogofbatrle, orsimplythathis playershavetime to planfeirts, usereserves and makelengthy
ordersare notbeingobeyedproperly. Whenasubordmatecommander redeployments fromoneflanklo theother.Suddenly, I hada 'clean'
drawslheconectcards, he is showing Wheihedrarsbad syslem
initialive. whichgavean accurate feelof Command andControlin the
cardsheiseilherstumped for ideas or beingwilfullyinsubordinate. NaDoleonic erawithoutanyrccourse to tables
or fte rulebook.
Ascanbeseen, thisresultsin asubllegameof judgement. A C'in-C (I nelcorneanyconnentsrcad€rsmighthav€on lh€s€iders- or
willneverhave thecards to attack every"flhereatonce,sohemustplace inde€don th€rulesth€ml€lv$.Pla''testvelsionsof lheNapoleonic and
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THEITATIAN Thefirst sixCorpsalsohadtworegiments

hadth.ee.ThisadditionbroughttheCorpsstrengths
5CJ00
of cnvatry,whilstlhe ?th
up to,14,000
horsesatrd60guns(includingsixwith theCorpsRelerve),r{hii5t
men,

ARMYOF1866 the smal€r?th CorF had31,CJ00

(includingfourwiththeCorpsReserve).
men,4,900horses

EachCorpsalsobad a GeneralAnillery Park,composed

and40 gutrs

of one
by SteveShann '\ection" per division,eachof whichcrrried 1,520roundsof artilery
and 252.000roundsol smal armsammunition.Therewas also a
Havingrecentlyre-readfuchardClarke'sveryinJormative anicleson bridgingtrain, a further ergrneercompany,an engineerpark with
someof lhe minoraciionsof the Austro_Prussian War,it occurredto €noughequipmentto lay a l00kmtelegraphline, a companyof train
methat r€lativelylittle informationexistson the armedforcesof the andotherancillarvserl'lces.
othermajor participantin the war: Italy. AlthouShvery muchthe TheReseNeCavalrlDivisionhadthe four HearyCavalryreginenls
subsidiarl theatre of operalions,as far as lhe Austriansweie andthetwohorsebatteri€s. Itsstrengthwas4,266men,3798hors€s ad
concerned, thefrghtingwasnevertheless onasubstantial scale.D€spite
12 guns.
two major defeatson land and on seaat Custozzaand Lissa,ils
"colunns" of
contributionto the Austriandefeatled to its recognitionasa unified The Army Artillery Reservehad 18 batteriesand 18
sovereign country. '{as
rese e amnunition.Total strength 4,135men,2,792horsesand
The forcesemployedby Italy were,asalreadynoted,substantial. 126guns.
Theyhadalreadybeenh aclionagainsttheoldenemyonlysevenyears
if On a war fooling, eachregn ent formeda d€potof two inlantry
before,whilstalliesof th€French.At Solferino, theenthusialtic,
comoanies- whils!the 16field comDanies wer€increased to 176men.
somevhatinexperi€nced Ilalianinfantry,hadperfonnedwellenougb, a7thsquadron to actasthedepot,tlhilst the
Cav;Iry regiments formed
despitetakbg heavycasualties from ahe$,ell_ledAuslrians.No'one
fieldsquadrons wereincreased to 150menand120horses,onlyslightly
howevernasunderanyillusionsthai it hadbeenthe Frenchwhohad largerthantbeir peace-time establishments. Artillery batteieswere
donetheliotr\ shareof thefighting.In 1866,theItalianswouldhaveto increas€d to sixguns,although somehadeight,186nen and138hones.
manage otrtheirovn, horsesand538guns.
All ofthisprovidedaforc€of 311,978 nen, 42,867
Italy wasdividedinto six militaryregions:Turin, Milan, Bologna, Theinlanhywasarmedwithth€1860modelpercussion rifledmusket
Florence.NaDles andPalermo.Thesewerefurthersub'divided inio 23
(17.5mm cilibre),withaneff€ctiverangeof400metresandamaximun
tenitorial divisions,with 193district!.Therewerealsoa funher 11 metres.Eachmancarried60 roundsof amnunitionwith a
{ortresses, fortsanddistrictswith independent mmmandstructures. of 6m
further 1?()in resenewiththedivisionalartillery.
h peace{ime,thearmywascomposed of 40inlantrybrigad€s,each
Tle Bersaglied rnrriedthe 1856modelcarbine,a somewhat short€r
of tworeginentsof fourbattalions,eachof whi€hhadfour companies. weapon infantry rifle. They also useda sabr€,ratherthanthe
thar the
Infantrybattalionstendedto be quitetveakin peac€-time, companies
triangularbayonet,cani€dbytheinfantry.
fieldingonly 86 nen. There$ere alsofive regimentsof Benaglieri Line cavalryaswell asLancerscarriedthe lanceandsabre,Light
(lighrInfanrryJ. eachoi eighrbatlalions. alsowilhlourcompanie\.
Cavalrycani€donlythesabre.All cavalryatsohadpistols.Th€anillery
The cavalry arm was conposed of four reginentsof Line (Hearf)
nfled field grns. The 8pdr,1863model(c.alibr€
cavalry, seven of Lancenandeightof LightHone,including oneeach hadSpdrand 16pdr
with a 96mm) used was by rhe divisionalbatieriesandhadaneff€ctiv€range
of Guid€sandHussars. Eachregim€nt hadsix squadrons,
of about 2,500metres,but couldreachout to 4,0m metresat full
waFtime strength of 146menand112horses.
elevation.Canisterwasdeem€d effe.tiveout to 500metres.Thel6pdr
Theartillery\l,asdividedinto five regiments,four of whichhad16 was lor thereserve batteries,hadacalibreof 121mm, andvas
int€nded
fieldbatteries, whilstthefifth had14freldandtwohorsebatteries. Field (600metresforcanistet).
efieoive up to J.200 metres
batterieshad112menand50hoNes.horsebatteries126menand100
ho$es. In peace-time,a battery had only four guns,which was Tlere werealsosomelight batteriesequippedwith mounlainguns,
increased to sixonnobilisalion. whichhada rangeof 1,200metres(400metresfor canistet.Heavier
Twoor threebatteriescombinedto fotma "brigade"undera senior fortresspiecesweresmoothbores,
officer.Thesewerelhen attachedto aninfantrydivision.In addilion, Recruihentof lhe armywasbasedonunivenalservicefromtheage
therevere threercgrments of fortressanillery,eachof 16comPani€s,of 21.Someexenptionswerepermittedandthesereducedtbenominal
vith 105 netr each. There was alsoasingleregimentof Pontomien,of numberof conscripts availableamuallyfiom 200220,000 to around
ninecompades of 126nen. 80,000. These$reredividedintotwocategories. Thefi$t wasconposed
Finally,thereweretworegrments of Engineers, l8 comPanies of 105 of men$,hoserved{or 11 yeaE; 6ve with the Coloursandsix on
meneachad threeregiments of Train,eachwith 10cnmpanies of 94 ind€finiteleave,but subjectto re-callat anytime.Thosein thesecond
Inenand60hoEes.An Administration Corps,of 3,063men(H Q. and category servedfor fiveyears,onlyhavingtotrainfor 40-50daysayear.
s€vetrcompanietwasusedaccordinglo need-On I January1866, Fortherestof thetime.thevtoo wereonindefiniteleave.
therewerein tolal204.329 menunderarms(14,(n4of6cersand190,325 Thosemenof thesixannualclasses ol thefirstcategoryandthefive
OiR), with a turther 1,754officersand 148,660men availablefor annualclasses of thesecondcategory,furnishedthemennecessary to
call-up. bringahearmyupto war-timestrength.Therewerealsoasmallnumber
Accordingto tablesof organisation laid dov/nin Februry1864,the of long-service men,vho werewiththeColourscontinuously for eight
armywould,in cas€of mobilisarion, be organised intosevenCorps,a years,R€-engagem€nt wasallowed,butwasnotcornmon.
ReseneCavalryDivisionandanArmyAnillery Reserve. Thefrrstsix Mobilisation,whenit came,wasfraughtwithproblems. Th€numb€r
Corp6wouldhavethre€iDJatrtrydivisions,the 7th only two. Each of men availabl€ was only around 2m,000, includbg manynon-
divisionwascomposed of twobrigades, eachof tworegmentsof four conbattanls.S€ver€financialrestrictions hadseena steadydeclinein
battalions,plusa battalionof Bersaglieri. Therewasalsoan anill€ry th€army'sstrengthsince1864.Maoymenwhoshouldhavebeen\dth
brigadeofthreeGgunbatteriesatlached. the Coloursweresenthomeon leave.Worsestill, the call up of th€
The artilleryalsoprovidedth€ reseneammunitiotrcolumn,\tith Classof 1845(thoseliablefor coffcriptionattheageof 21in 1866)had
1,260roundsoI adllery and48,000roundsof inJantryammunition. A beensuspended. Thh ledlo animmediate shortfallof 40,000 menol the
company of engineers completed theestablishment, whichtrumbered, firstcategory, whosetrainingwasdueto $an in January.
atfull strength,some13,9mmen,608horses andl8 guns.Eachdivisiotr In March,whenwarseemed irnminent,thegovemment r{asforced
would also be assigneda companyof Train and detachmenls of lo act. On 11 March lhe second categoryof the Classof 18,gwere
sendarnes. nedicsandsoon. re-caed,alreadyhavingreceived sometrainingthepreviousyeai.Tlus
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provided some35,000 men.
Two weekslater.the Classof 1845wasfina y summoned to the
Colours;another 10.000 men.whowouldbeavailable byJuly.Tlese Wherecan I find 2000 MilitaryBooks?
measures hoqelervere felrlo beinadequateandon7June, thesecond ln the
category
providing
menfrom the classes
a funher50.000 men.
of 1842and 1843werere-called, KENTROTMAN
Catalogue
On 8 July.thesecond category ofthe cunenl1845Class werealso of coursel
calledup (30.i100 men).Four dayslaterthe Classol 1846were
conscripted a yearahead of time.ThosemenoI theClasses ol 183+42
whosereonindefinite leave werealsorecalled.Tlusbythetimeolthe
armistice
on 12August, a totalof496,3?g menwerewiththeanny,of
which293.472 wer€wilh thefi€ldarmies.
Obviously, nany of thesemenhadro morethanbasictraining,
thousandsbeingfit for mthingmorethaninternalsecuritydulies.
At lheoutser of fte campaign, however, numberswereconsiderably
lowef,about210,000 menbeingimmediately available.
Evenso,thh
numberwasdoublethatof theAustriansfacingthem.Thercsponse to
thevariousphases of themobilisationwasextrenelygood,only2,092
nen failingto appearwithoutgoodcause,1.6%of thetotal.
The actualorganisation of the Italianaimy whichtook the field in
1866differedmarkedlyfton that laiddovn in 1864.Insteadof seven
infanlrymrps,or y four werecreated,threeof whichsenedwith tbe
mainfield army.TheR€serve CavalryDivisionandReserve Anillery
formations wereretained.Thearmvwasconoosedasfollows:

MAINFIELDARMY
Iirst Corps(GeneralDurando) Mailorderis our speciality.
CorpsH.Q.with lst,2nd,3rdand5thDivisions. plusamixedresen€ of KENTROTI\4AN LTD,
four battalionsof Bersaglieri,a regimentof Lancers,a squadrorof UNIT11, 135 DITTONWALK,CAMBRIDGE,
Guidesandfour batteries.Total34,874infantry,1,792cavalryand72 CBs 8QD
cuns.
S€cond Corp6(GeneralCucchiari)
CorpsH.Q. wirh 4th,6th, 10thand 19thDivisions. Total33,467
infantry,1,009cavalryand72guns. BACKBYPOPIJ'L{R(?)DEMAND!
Itird Corps(GeneraldellaRocca)
CoAsH.Q.*ith?th,8th,9thand
guns.
1,?80cavalryand72
Tolal33.319infantry,
l6thDivisions. ROGUES
CrralrJ Diri{ion(GeneraldeSonnaz)
Reserve
Tolal2,493
cavalryand12guns. GATIERY'97
l2rhAPRII1997,9.00-5.00
ArmJR€$n€ Adinery(Colon€lBalengo)
Total54guns. KENSINGTON CLOSEHOTEL,
Grandtotalof 101,660 infantry,7,074cavalryand282guns,to which KENSINGTON
sbouldbe add€dthe $nnel!, engineers and other suppontmops. * FREEENTRY! *
Thesebroughtthe total present\viih the anny to 132,894 menand
23,494hors€s. SEEOT]RA.D.NE MONTII FOR DETAJIS
Eachinfantrydivisionhadthe standardtwo brigades,eachof two
regimentsand a battalionof Ber$gli€ri, plus a companyeachof
engineersandtrain.1stCorps'divisions eachhad12gunswitha corps Cromwell Miniatures
reseweo[ 24.Second and3rdCorpseachhad18gunsperdivisionand Comoisseur quality 25rnm amies
no r€sene.FirstCorpsalsohadtwosquadrons of ca'Jalryattachedto
eachdivision,with a full regimentin reserve.SecondCorpshadil5 wanted and for sale.
cavalry(2regimenls)concentratedat CorpsH.Q., whilst3rdCorp6had SAE to: Clomwell Miniatues, Flat 72,
ftree regimentsat H.Q. anda single squadron with tbree of its four RiversideOne. HesterRoad.London SW1l4AN.
divisions.The CorpsH.Qs. alsoheldthe bridgingtrains.Battalions
fieldedon thewhote450-550 men,cavalryquadrons110120menand cavalryand354gltrs.Eachdivisionhadtheusualtwobrigades with yl
battenes 150-170. squadronof cavalry,tbreebatteriesof gunsanda compatryeachof
engineersandtrain.Thecavalrydivisionhadsixreginentsof cavalry
with no attachedanill€ry.The anilleryreseNehad 174guns,with a
FOURTHCORPS turther36at CorpsH.Q., vhichalsoheldrhebridgingtrains.
(G€neral Cialdini)
Thisformeda subsidiary forc€operatingaroundth€RiverPoandwas Therewerealsoa numberof auxiliaryunitsformedinto a cory's
composed of CorpsH.O. andthe 11th,121h, 13th,14tb,15th,l?th, under Garibaldi,which by the niddle oi July numbered33,886
18thand20thDivisions.Alsoattachedw€rea reservecavalrydivisiotr infantry,2m cavalryad 24guns.Of this total all lhe gunsandooe
andanartilleryreselle.Totalstengthwassome63,795intuntry,3,503 batialionof Bersagli€ri
werefromtheregularariny.
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McPherson'sRldge, ,f,;
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Gettysburg,
UuIy1863 Q,,,,,
by DavidBtckley ?h
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INTRODUCTION
Therearcmanyreasons whichmayleadwargamers to plananewarmy '//",,,,.. "..,,,,.. e)
or period.or leadothersto recreate battlesor engagements in ,.!,,"t:T,!odF
€stablishedperiods.In mycaseitwasa combination ofcircumstances Buaord = " '',,
{hich hadenabledmeto maketurthervisitsto th€GeryrrargNatirnal
Military Park;rheln twhile attendingHisloricon1995in thecompany
of my long{ime friend and long-nngewarganesopponentDave Fightingfor McPherson'sRidgeFl.
Paddock, thesecond when thetwoof us were ableto nakea longer
returnvisitin April i996.Combined with thesevisils{'erea gift I
received fromDave\growing rangeofhistoricallyaccurate wargameslayacross its cr€st,aboultwomilesto thewestof th€town.Tle resaof
buildings underthetradenameof ArchitecturalHe.ihg€- of a truly JohnBrford'scavalry laytolhenorthandeastof Gettysburg,
Division
impressive 25rnnscalcMcPherson\ Barn.to nrarkmysuccessfulsale attemptingto discemthe approach of Lieutenant GeneralEwell's
ofthefirstsuchmodelduring$e show. Therange no$exrendsro cover Corps marching olerlhemountains fromCarlisle.
ihe RoseHouseand its SpringHouseand oul-house from the Herr\ Ridgewasone ofa numberofsuchprominencesto thewestof
Gettysburg Battlefi€ld,aho in 25mm.Together with the splendid thetown.About900yardsto ils eastlayMcPherson\tudge,namedfor
buildings,thereleaseof yetmoreexquisitecavalryfiguresin theDixon thefamilyfafin whicblayacross il, whoselandwasculiivat€dwithcom
Miniatur€srangeof A. C.W.figures,to whichreadeBmayremember I andwheat.To thenorthandwestol ihe faJmhousestoodanapple
onceconfessed anaddiction, actedasa funherspurlo planning a new orchard.lolhesouthaboutfiveacres ofwoodland. Bet*eenthetwo
game. Ourvisilsto theBattlefieldParkhadenabledmelocompare the ranasluggish streamnamedWilloughby Run.Across these ridge!ran
models withtheirprolotypes in somedetail.Incommon withallDave's theChambersburg Pikeandtheasyetunfinished raihraycutting200
rangeto-dale,theyare a mostremarkable likeness. the yardsto theroad\northside.A fewhmdredyardsto thesoulhof the
capturing
essential qualities
andappearance of thebuildings in exrraordinar!Chambersburg Pikelayrhesevenr€en acresof McPherson's Woods.
detail.Oncebaclin England. themodehweresoonpainted upb\ m\ Behindthcsclay Seminary Ridge,little cultivaied in 1863,which
sonMatthewandthegameplanning ua\ under$av for an aurumn merged withMcPherson sRidgeandlednorlhin rhesingle OakRidge.
debutonour*argames tablcsith Phil Har4 HethRobinson.asboldculminaring in OakHill whichdominaied theareanorthwestof the
andimperuous anopponenr asonecouldrvantfor ther€fight I

TIIE CONTEXT
OFTHEOPENING
ENGAGEMENT RIDGE
TI{EFIGHTINGFORMCPHERSON'S
In orderto stage anyrefightorr€creation ofa historicalslruggle,it is At abouteightin themorning Helhordered theleading elenents of
advisableto engage in appropriateresearch to obtaifltherighrfeeland ArcheisandDavis'sBrigades to deployanddrivein the Federals
balance for the game.evenif the playersthendecidetharsome opposire themalongthecrestof Herr'sRidge,perhaps believingthem
adjushentsare n€cessary to makefor a moresatisfyingwargame to bevolunteer cavalryof thenilitiaratherthanvelerans of lheArmy
experience. Il wouldbepossible to wrilea lengthy situationreport1o of thePotomac. Notonlydidtheattackfailinilsimnediate objective.
giveaconlext to theslrugglesforMcPherson's Ridge,bulil seemsonlybutit nadeHethandhisbrigade comnanders realisethattheynay
sensiblein the contextof suchan articleto aimfor the minimum havebrought onthebal ewhichL€esostrongly wishedto avoidal lhai
necessary detailto allowfor an enjoyablegameacrosslhe tabletop
bartlefield. Nonhof the pike,Davis,a nephew of theConfederate President
MajorGeneralHeth's Divisiorofsome7,5mmen wereearlyonthe Davis,commanded his brigade.the reginentsof rhich had not
roadon 1July,withBrigadier Ceneral Pettigre$,'smenretracing their previoudy foughttogether. Southof thepike,Archercommanded his
stepsof theprevious dayin thecompany of theBngadeof Colonel vereran brigade of troopsftomAlabamaandTennessee. Opposing
Brockenbrough. togeth€rwilh thoseof Brigadier Generals Davhand themlayGamble'sBrigade in a 1.000yardfronlalongtheeastbankof
Archer,accompanied bytheanilleryof MajorWilliamPegram. Heth MlloughbyRun from the railbedacrossthe pike. Gamblewas
didnotbelieve hewasopposed byanysignificantforce, evenwhenhis suppo(edby CalefsBatteryof horseanillery.TheFederal voleys
adlancing units€ncountered the vedettes qhichBrigadier General cralhed intoHeth'saltacken. andfor almost anhourtheConJederate
JohnBufordhadposted to wamhimoftheenemy's approach. lndeed, attackerswere heldal bay.Parilylhiswasdueto thefierceFederalfire,
Hethwasparliallyconectin hisestimation of the strength of his panlyh Hethhdifiicultiesin passinS uptroopsfromtherouteof march
Fed€ral opponenls, forhelacedonlythe Brigade of ColonelGamble\ to deploy intotheattack.
cavalry,witha strength of some1,200troopers. However, Gamble's Hovever, by9.00a.m.Bulordcouldsee{romhh observationpost in
menweremoreformidableopponents thanHeth realised,armedas thecupola of theLutheran Seninary onSerninary ridgethatGamble\
theywerewithlheSharps breechloadingcarbineandoccupying agood troopets were hard pressedto maintain their polition against
defensiveposition alongHerr's Ridge,named lor Hen sTavemwhich increasinglypowerfulConfederatethrusls.As Camblewas being
rl-r""a u""r "cro$ willoughby\ Run, Major ceneral nrynolds,
commanding in the absenc€ of Major GeneralMeade,rodeontothe
battlefield.
Heenquired if Bulordfeltthathecouldholdhiscunentline
and$,hen Buiordreplied thathe". .. reckonedhecould"thestagewas
setfor thesecond stageof thefightingalongMcPherson's Ridge.

..IHESEARETHOSEDAMNEDBLACK.HATTED
FELLOWS
AGAINI'
On the evening of 30 June,MajorceneralReynolds hadbeenar
Emmilsburg, twelveniles to thesouthwestof Gettysburg, fromwhere
hehadsethisforcesin motiontowardsthetownthefollowirgmoming.
In theleadwastheFint Divisionof theFirstCorps,withthefamedand
hardfightinglron Brigade,dislinguished bytheirbroad-brimmed black
felt hats.Thishard-figbting brigadeof theArmy of the Potonacwas
commanded by aNonhCarolinaOuak€r,BrigadierceneralSolomon
Meredith,at 6' 6' tall a commanding soldierandan obviou!targetl
Theyadvanced in thevanundertheconnandof Brigadier ceneral
Wad5wonh. Coming onin theirwake $asMajorceneralDoubleday
with the bulk of the Fint Corps.XI Corpsnoved in their rear.
Reynolds hadrecommended alsothal lll Cor!6movein theirtum on
Gettysburg.
Aboul a mile short of th€ town Wadsworth'sadvancingtrooF Fightingfor McPherson'sRidge[21.
encounteredReynoldsreturningfrom his meetingwith Buford.
Reynolds orderedthetwoleadingbrigades to moveoff overthefields reponed to General Lee,"theenemyhadbeenfeltandfoundto bein
directlyto theridgesto thewestof theto$n. Thesebrigades movedofl hearTforcein andaroundcett'sburg." Ar about11.00a.m.a quiet
smarlly,th€ Firsa,or kon Brigade,to the Ieft of the line, enending settledov€rthebartleneldwhichwouldbedisturbedonlyby sporadic
throughMcPh€rson's Woods- the2ndWisconsin to theright,folloved skimishandartilleryfue for almostanothertwohou$.
bythe7thWisconsin, rhe19thIndianaandihe24th Michigan to theleft
with the 6thWisconsin in reserve.Cutlert SecondBrisadeformedto OPFOSING FORCES ATMCPIIERSON'S RIDCE
rherighl.tworegimenFtorhesouthoflhe pil'e.rheo5rhNewYorkand
,Iartin,
the 14thBrooklyn,threeto the north, the 76thNewYork, the 56rh $'JI(€: RegitgftalStengtkarCen)r&4g.Bu$y & cateway,
Pennsylvania, andthe141hNes/York.Theywere$ipponedbyHa['s 1982.
2ndMahe Batteryof 3" riflesastridethe pike.JusiasGamble'stired
troopenfinally gave{,ay underthe w€ightof the attack, Reynold's Confederate Forc€s
reinforcements advanced to Gamble's cry of "Go in andgivethem Gene.rlHeth'sDivision
helll"As Reynolds moved to$ards Meredith\command in thewoods Arch€r's Brigrde
he fell deadftom his horse,shotthroughthe headby a markman\ l3thAlabama 308officers& men
Mini6ball.It was10.15a.m.Command devolved to MajorGeneral 5thAlabamaBattalion 135
Do0bleday, onlyminutes onthebattlefield. lst Tennessee ul
In McPherson's Woods,Archer'sBrigadeadvancedrecklessly, 7th Tennessee 249
believingtheyonlyfacedtiredandbattlewearycavalry,onlyto runslap 14thTennessee 220
into Meredith'sIron Brigade. Meredith'scommandoudanked Davist Brigade
Archer's,the 19rhIndianaandthe 24thMichigantuminghis right 2ndldssisappi 492
flank.Archer'sm€nwerecaughtin amurderous crossfire andfell back llthMississippi 5a2
acrossWilloughbyRun,butArcherhimselfwa!tak€nprisonerby the 42ndMississippi 575
npidly advancing Federals. 55thN. Carolina ffi
North of lhe railroadbed,Cutler'sBrigadewasheavilyengag€d.
DaviJs commandoverlappedCutler\ line and h€ found himself Pegran'skrilhry
flankedby the55thNorthCarolina.Cutlert threer€gimetrts mrth of ConpanyD, SourhCarolinaArtillery
theraihoadbedwereorderedto fall backon S€ninaryRidg€,butrhe 4x3'
1471h NewYork foughton, theircolonelfallingdeadbeforehe could
relaytheorder.Finallytheytoo fenbackandw€repursuedbyDaviJs Federaltrorc€!
men. At that mom€nt,Cutlels remainingtwo regiments,the 14th GenerdBuford'sCavalryDivision
Brooklynandthe gth NewYork, chargedtovardr Davis'smenand Gamble's Brigad€
beganlo enfiladetheirflank.Doubleday threwhisremainingreserve, Sthllinois 470officers& men
the6tbWisconsin, intothefight a th€ydrovethe2ndMississippi to l2thllinois 233
seekcor,erin anunfinished railroadcuttingabouttwentyfeetdeep.As 3rdIndiana 313
lhe Confederate! continueda gallingfire from the rim of their new 8thNewYork 580
position,th€ commanding officersof the 6th Wisconsin andrhe95th Ihvin's Brigade
New York ordereda chaqe acrcssthe interveningopen gound, 6thNewYork 218
folloq,edby the 14thBrooklyn.Althoughtheir casualti€s numb€red gthNe*York 3A
morethan180,th€yreachedtheirobjectiveandcapluredalmostthe 17thPennsylvania 464
wholeof the2ndMirsissippi,whosurrendered almostto a manrather 3rdwestvirginia 59 "
thanbecutdo\rnbyFederahliningthelip of thecutting,wilh Corporal
FrancisA. WalerseiingtheirColour.In thisaction,Davislosralmost Batl€rJA, 2ndUnit€dStalasArtiI€rJ
halfof his2,3mmen,mostasprisone$.Ther€mainder of hiscommand
fell backon H€rr Ridg€,joiningArcher\ shattered brigade.As Heth
 Wadsvorth'sFirstCorp6
M€redilh'6Firsl Brigrde- lhehon Bdgade
l9thlndiana 308officers& nen
24thMichigan 496
2rd Wisconsin 3m
6thWisconsin M
?thMsconsin 364 I }1A1'ERECENTLYCOMEINTO POSSESSION OF
'IIIE
Cuder'sSecond
Brigade TIAMILTON MINIAIIJBES RANGEOF
7thIndiana 434 MOI]LDS.
76thN€lvYo* 375
84thNeu/Yo* 318 ANYONEINTERESTEDIN PIJRCHASING TIIESE
95thNee York 241 MOUDS PI"EASE CONTACT:
l47thNewYork 380
56thPennsylvania 252 CAMPBELLON 07294 222514
2!d Mrire Altilert
(24hrs answe4rhone)

WARGAMING
TIIE FIGHTINGAROIJM
MCPHERSON'S RIDGE probl€ms of fightingb woodlands; for theeffeclsof snip€rfire; for the
For the gam€rwho favourslhe 25mmscalefor actionftom the d€ployment of thoselovelylron Brigadefigur€syou'justhadlo have';
AmericanCivil WarthefrghtingaroundMcPherson\Ridg€hasmuch {or delivedngthatdevaslating flankingattack;andfor co-ordinating a
to reconmendit. It offersthe panicipantsihe chanceto deployal developingaclion under battl€field pressures.Although a small
arms,Cavalry,Infantryand Anillery, thoughth€ total numbersoI AmericanCivilwar scenario, it seemsw€llsuitedto achb multiplayer
troops ne€dedis manageable and within the smpe of even the evening,with a nunber of comnandingpersonalities pres€nton the
n€wcomer totheAmericanCivilwar. Thelabletopbattlefieldneednot field.
b€moreihanI' x 5' to comfonablv accommodate allthemainaction.I \l4)en it comesto the choiceof figures,we AmericanCivil War
haveprovid€dtwo map6to facilitateaccuratereconstruction of the enthusiasts aregenuinely spoiltfor choice.wlilst thereaderwill know
temin for the tabletop,toSetherwith the Ordersof Battle of the thatI favourtheexquisite figuresof DuooMiniahres,I haveto mnj€ss
principalprotagonists. A third mapis provid€dfor the defenceof to owninga nunberof the Old GlorJ dismounted cavalryandlirst
Seminary Ridgefor players,perhapsin themorepopular15mm$ale CorF anilery. {IJ t wereto s€tup the gameftom soatchmy choice
variant,whowouldlike to developtheactionafterth€11.00a.m.pause wouldhaveto be for Fi$t Corpsmountedcavalryunilsandanillery,
whichI hav€describ€d. OldGlorydismounted troopen,andDLon inlantryunits.)
A numberof farm buildingswill b€ needed,with the McPherson
Bam the largeststructure.Afthitechrrl Herilrge providea gand
venion of same,availablein Britain throughFint Corps.Woods, AFTERWORI)
orcbardr andfieldsof comandwheat willneedtobedepicted, together
with the Chambersburs Pike and the unfinished railroadb€d. AlthoughPhil, ManhewandI fint rried out rhe scenario acrossour
-Iarl Pky,4CW
WiloughbyRuncanbe represerted by manyof the smallstream home tables, where we had to modify our chosenrules
tenainsections commerciauy availabl€or bythetrustybluef€ltI Rrler ftomTabLiopGam€{- for cavalryca6inefire €ffect,thegane
Thegameoffersth€rareropponunityfor cavalryrotakeoninJantry; madeits first appearance at the Phalrm '95 Shovin late 1996.We
for the rcle of anillery closesuppon;for th€ contmlandmmmand found a table of ?' x 5'to be about right, althoughw€ had to
cornpromise on the areaof McPh€rson's Woods.By the tine this
app€anh print perhapsthe readermayhaveglinps€dour gameand
Pend.6 DM.lo. Iorm€dan ideaof how it might be adaptedfor his orin tabletop
rcquirem€nts.
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on RedBeach justnonhof thegap- at 9.58amandwere
WWIISCENARIOSFOR landed
.RAPIDFIRE'RITII,S swiftlyupthedykeandintotheoulskinsofwestkapelle,readyto cover
the landingof ihe restof the Commando who,minuteslater,chumed
throughthegapin theirBuffaloanphibians.Of theLCTScaryingthe
byRichardMarsh armouredbreaching teams,onlyonemanag€d to dis€mbark anytanks
onRedBeach,leavingasolitarySherman Flailtonegotiateth€slippery
dykewallsto supporttheConmando'satrack.
OPERHf,ION Hall ol thefourarmour{arryingLCTSwereredirected to landin the

.INFATUATEII'-
gapitself- designated white Beach- wherefrreandtenarnwereless
intinidating;however,few of the amour€d 'Funnies'managedto
flounderacrosstheclayandbrckenmasonryto reachfirmergpund
and fulfill their intendedrole in lhe attack.Meanwhile,48(RM)
Conmando.who cameashoreon the southemDanof white Beach
ASSAI'TI ONWESTKAPELIE withdryf€et- counesyof thenamphibians - pr€ssed onintothedunes
towardsthenobjective.
l November1944 The battlenow dividedinto thrustsnonh and southby the two
Commandos, aimedat roling up the Cermandefences aroundthe
westemrim of thewalcheren'saucer'andcapturingtheall importatrt
BACKGROUND
Bytheendof1944theAlliedadvance towards Germany wasrunning To the north, a troop of 41(RM) wadedthroughlhe streelsof
out of steam.Not onlyhadtheAmhemoffensivefailedto deliv€rlhe Westkapelle to seizeth€dominalingbricktowerat its centre,whitstB
highwayinto lhe Ruhr that Montgomery hadhopedfor, but alsothe andX troopsclearedtherestof thevillage.Thelasttroopto land- Y -
over'extended supplylinesacrossFranceandtheLowCountrieswere thengroupedto th€ rear of batteryW15and attackedits defences,
starvingthefrontline lroopsof vital logistics. capturingthecasemates andsil€ncing ilsgunsby 12.30pn. Thegunsof
The irony of the latter situationwasthat a nearerBelgianpon - W17,furthernoih, continued io fire at41(RM)Conmandountil dark,
Ant{eA hadfauento theAllieson 4 Septenber,twelvedaysbefore by whichtim€ this unit hadfinishedits job at Westkap€lle andhad
thelastsurvivorsof theBritishlst AirbomeDivisionwerewithdra\rn advanced nonhtocaptureboththebatteryandthevillageo{Donburg.
over the Rhine. Unfortunately,the appioachto this relatively To thesouth,B, X andY troopsof 48(RM)discover€d lhatpillboxes
undamaged harbourlayalongtheheavilyminedWestScheldtestuary, anda radarstation from $,herethe defenders couldhaveenfiladed
thebanksof vhichwercstillfirmlyheldby theGerman 15thArmy. trcopslafldingon WhiteBeach- wereempty.Encouraged, X andY
Wonestill, its nouth - andthusaccess to the sea- continuedto be iroopsthenleap-frogged eachotheralongthelineof dunes,capturing
dominated by theislandof Walcheren, with itr formidable arrayof twomannedstrongpoints, butcomingunstuckafierattempting a quick
coastalanillerv. assaultonWl3. Meanwhile. lheres€rve trooDs- A andZ - hadlanded
Whentheimportance of openingAntwerp$,astully realis€d,a plan (minus theComnando smedium machine guns,loslin a knocked-out
to capture Walcheren wasdevised, takingth€formof twoseabome Buffalo) and were now directedtowardslhe lroublesomew13 in
assaufts: one, to the south,againstits main port ol Flushing preparation for a strongerandnore deliberaleattacl
(Vlissingen); theotherto theWest,agairst a breach in theisland\s€a With manpackradiosetsnol up to thejob andmor€powerfulsets
'Ite
defencesatWestkapelle theresultof earlierRAFbombing raids. strandedon white Beachin weaselcarrieNunablelo crossthe soft
codenanesfor theseattackswere, r€spectively, 'Infatuate I' arld sand,communicatiors nowbecaneamajorprobl€m,as48(RM)\ CO
'lnfatuate II'. wantedartilleryandair supponto bolsterhisownm€agrefire power.
Thetroopsallocated to theWestkapelle landing were4th(Special Eventually,a link wasestablhhedwith Canadiangunsacrossthe
Service)Brigad€,constituting 41,47and48(RoyalMarine)Comman- Scheldtand aft€r their tined fire programmehad poundedthe
dos,wbowouldcarryoutthefint Britishseabome assaullusingBuffalo strongpoint, T]?hoons lcreamed in overthe commandos' headsto
amphibiais. ft€se,andsupponing Weasel caniers, wereto belanded plasrer rhe(oncrere emplacenenls *irh 500lbbombs.
just ofr shorefrom LCTS,apartfrom elemenrs of No 41 (RM), who Unfortunately, thedelayin establishing radiolinksal|danangingrhe
wouldbe carriedto bafllein fast, wooden'hulled LCI(S).A limit€d bombardment badresult€din Z troopsufreringhea\Tcasualties from
force of specialistamour fron the 79thArmouredDivisionGhe thed€fenders' monarfir€, buttheassault wentin regardlessat4.05pm
'Funnies') wasincluded in the forceto clearninefieldsandbridge andapartfiom the d€6antSunneFmanninga 20mmOerlikonto the
cntenanddyke walls, south,all defences andca5€mat€s w€rein Commando handsby the
Essendally, the Commando€s wereattackinga narrowrim of sand timedarkness fe[.
dunes,splitbytheWestkapelle 'gap'thatledto thefloodedvillageand As eventsunfoldedonthedunes,47(RM)Commando w€rehavinga
theinundatedpoldenof Walcheren island.Themainoppositionwas disastrous time.Landedin confusion nonhof thegapandin thecentre
expected fromtheG€rmangunposilionscodedW15(nonhof thegap) of WhiteBeach,it tookuntil darkness to musterthescattered troopsin
andW13(to thesouth),withavarietyof strorgpoints, mortarpositions the sandhills and dunesto the south,ftom wherethey had beetr
andpillboxes,protectedby miflefieldsandwire, scatteredb€tw€en inlendedto advance andsupport48(RM).Thus,theyplayedlitd€ pan
in th€vitalestablishm€nt of abeachlEad andonly'cnughtup'withtheir
obj€ctiv€s laterth€nextday.

TIIE ASSAIILI
Followingthe limilingeffectof badweatheron preliminarybombing AFTERMAIH
raidsanda powerful,but inadequal€,off-shorebombardnentftom By nightfall,theinitial baltlelo establisha firm foorholdon thedunes
HMSWffqrte andtwomonitors,lhesegunscreatedhavocanongstthe andsilenc€W15rnd 13wasover.Thespecialis€d armourhadproledto
SupportSquadrcnof gun-amedlandingcraft acconpanyingthe beoflittle use,dueto losses fromgunfire andthedifficulti€sof crossing
Connando'svessels. However.the concentrationof Germanfue on craterandd€bris-strewn 'beaches',
andCreenBea€h- to thesouthof
theLCG(M)S,LCFandthelike did allowthetroop-€arrying -
LCTSto White couldnotbequicklyclearedto acceptsupplies duetothelossof
disSorgetheirBuffaloeswith relativelyfev casualties,
despitelwo of vital engineerequipment.Nevertheless,the three Commandos
thethr€evulnerable LCI(S)Sbeinghit onihe runin. consolidatedtheir beachhead and eventuallyall the batteriesalong
Relativelyunscath€d, B, P andS troopsof 41 (RM) CommandoWalcheren's pedmeter{,erecaptured,althoughit llas io besevendays
beforetheentireislandllas securedandthenouth of th€Scheldtsafe
fromcoastalbonbardment.On 28Novemberthefi$t Allied convoy
b€rthedatAntwerpdocks.

THEWARGAME
TheSamecentesonthelandings andadvance of thetvo Commandos -
a1anda8(RM).a7(RM)areassumed to havebeendelayed in their
landing andplayno panin theaction.Theduelbetweenthe Suppon
Squadron andtheG€rman coastalbatteries isdeemed to beover,with
theformer's vesseiseitherwreck€d or withdrawing, havingattracted
fire awayftomtheCommando's landingcraft.
TheBritishplayer'sobjectivesareto captureWestkapelle andthe
gunpositionsatW15andW13(eachrepresented byon€modelbunker
or ca$mate)within 15moves.Bolh gunpositionsmustbe physically
occupiedandrlltheirclosedefend€rsputoutof action-whetherornot Thesouthemdunesaremined.Non,flailtanksandBuffaloes
the casemate hasbeendestroyed. Failureto captureoneof these treatthiswholeareaasa minefield.ThrowaD10pervehicleper
objectives results
in a draw,failureto capiure iwomeans thecernan move.0 = destroyed,1 = immobilised. nail tanksmove,yper
playerhasson, moveandcleara safelanebehind, whichisnarkedwithwhile
Tle twostrongpoints (154and285)eachconsist of a smallpillbox
(housing4 infantry, or a 3-figureMMG leam), a monar pit and Tanksmaynot recross
thebeachoncetheyhavereachedfirm
trenches. In Westkapellethetowerisclassed asabunker(holdingupto ground
6figures)andallhouses offerhardcover.Theradarstationand'empty'
blockhouse arebothbunkerscapable of holdingup to 6 6gures. Buftaloes
The figure scaleis the slandardl:15 of Rapid lile, usinSthe Buffaloesmayswin thefloods,cross(andrecross)beachareas
organisations givenin Colin Rumford'snev book of organisational andtravelin thedun€satE'permove.Theydonotrequiretotest
chartsfor NW Europe.In th€ Commando ORBAT ihe figuresper forboggingdown, butdoneedto testforclimbing
thenonhem
Troopisin factdighdyoverscale,butthisprevents th€unitsshrivelling dykewall.
up too soon{,hen reaeivingcasualties. Vehiclesare repr€sented at
aDDroximatelv 1:5 Conmando Support
T1l/odemolitioncharges simultaneously placedagainslW15or
13will deslroythemfor a roll of 4, 5 or 6 on a D6.Casualtjesas
MORALE for m€dium gunsbelow.
All Bitish infantryareclassedasElitefor noralepurposes andtestby Fire from the MediumBattery(from acrossthe Scheldtel)
individualCommandos. Britisharmourisclassed asRezularandAFVS mayonlybecalleddo{n bytheFOOwiih48thCommando HQ.
tenindiriduallv. Dueto communications diffcuhies, a throwol 4,5, or6 onaD6
The Defendenar€ classed as Regular.Pnor to rhe game,rhe is required a link (initialmoveonly).
to establish Nomorerhan
Gennan playermustdeclare howtheywill tesr(eiih€ra! isolated
unirs. threemoves offifeisavailable.If adiredhitisachievedonWl3
infantry apartfromnavalgunners. orallrogelher). Theonlylimitalion throwa D6:6andit isdestroyed. ThrowanadditionalD6 forthe
isthatthetroops onthesouthem dunes muslrestsepararely tothoseon
thenorthem dyke. One sonie (lhree movet by a bomb armed Tphoon
fighter/bombermaybepreananged bytheBritishplayer.Each
carriestwo5001bbombs.Effectsasfor mediumanillery.
TIIEMAP An AVRE\ petard mortarhasarang€of 1/ A D6rollof3.4,
Thisis astylisedvedon ol theterrainin theareaol Westkapelle,
vith 5, or 6 wiu destroyan ordinarybunker,a roll of 4, 5, 6 wil
distancesftomthegapto thegunpositionscompressed andtherelative destroy aspermedium
W15or 13(throwforcasualties anillery).
widthof thedykeanddunesinoeas€dto allowfor som€mano€uw€.
Thetablesiz€is approximately5' x 8' for 20mmor 15mmgsmes. Defender'sSupporr
Tle 220mmgunat W17(off table)mayfire underthecontrolof
the CoastalAnillery OP only. It is allowedfoor movesof fire
SPECTAL
R[]LES duringthecouneof thegame.
Tle75mm,20mm, nonarandinfantry positions
atWl3,W15
(Rather alot oIthese
I'm afraid,butnanyareuseable fororherbeach andstrongpoints 154and285areopenandconcret€d. Deducr2
landinggames. Thenine damage, flail, fire effectonconcrere
positions from the D6 roll whendeterminingthe nunber of casualties
and 'bunker'busting'rulesweredevis€dby Colin Runford for th€ rath€rthanthenormal1forhardcover.
D-DaygameI reportedon sometimeago.)

LandArmour ORDERS
OFBATTLEANDINITIALDEPLOYMEM
Vehiclesmaymovea maximum of 6"on theirlandingmove. Brilirh
WhiteBeachis not clars€dasnin€d, but dueto mud,masonryand LaDditrgby LCI on RedBeach
craters€achtankmlsl tkow aD6permove:6andit hasboSged dorxn. MoveI
Oncein contact(within 1') the bulldozeror an A\RE canfr€erhe Elements of 41(RM)commando
strandedAFV in onemove- HQ CO (Malor PeterWood)+ 2figures
Fron WhiteBeach,elements of theArmouredBreachins Teammay (2 x demolitionchareet
eithermote to lhenonhorsouthdunes, Bul. B Troop 7 figures
Tantsattempting to climbtheslipp€rywallof rhemrth€mdyke PTroop 7 figures
needto throvr/5 or 6 on a D6,or theAVRE Bridgeneedsto b€ STroop I x MMG (3figures)
positioned againstthewall- makingsuc.ess automatic. I x 3'monar(3figures)
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LrDdingbyBrfraloonwhil€ B€ech(North) thegamecommencing. thatthesearemapped,but not
It is suggested
MoveI placedon th€tableuntil theyarcobsefledor openfire.
Eleme sof 41(RM)Comnando
Bfialo I 1 x 20mm GERMAN
HQ CO (Lt Colonel + 4
E.C.E.Palmer)
fgures(PIAT,2nonar,2x demolitionOntheCernanside a bit of wily andthentenacityaregomg
disposition
chargeE to bethe key in
factors a successful defence.Youcanaffordto loseone
A Troop 7frgures of the three but
objeclives, you need to caus€ onthoseelit€,
casualties
but n$mericall]limiied,attackersto slanda goodchanceof holding
Buf,slo2 1 x 20nm
X Troop ?figures The?5mmclosesupPongunsandpanzerfausts areyour Pdncipal
YTroop(attached) 7figures anii-armourweapons(plus AT grenadesat closeand staionary
IrtrdiDgbyLCT onWhiteB€ach(Soulh) quanen),butthose75smayalsoscoresomeusefuthitsontheinfantry,
MoYeI firingHE.Monars werethesingle mosleffecli\e deiendrngweaponsin
48(RM)Conmando $e real engagemenl and dre your main substhule fol onhodox
Buf,alo3 1 x 20mm supporting anillery. The gun at W17 is very powertul, but tbat
HQ CO(LtColonel J.L. Moulton) + 6figures hiqh-Do*ered HE effectlhouldbe husbanded for the rightmonenls.
(PIAT, 2' nortar, 4 x demolilionTi€ ;bservationteamthereforeneedsa s€curepositionwith good
charges) visibility.Youdon'twanrthemcaughtshiftingfiom oneOPlo another
Medium AnilleryBatteryFOO justasajuicylargetsprings up.
B Troop 7figures Your forc€is efrectivelysplit in two by the gap,but lhere it the
possibility ofofferingsomemutualsuPpon wilhlongrange*eapons
Bufirlo4 1 x 20mm fie amount ofconcrete availdbler(goinglo beofgrealad\antage. but
XTroop 7figures muchcoulddependon howyouelectto split(or not)yourforceswhetr
Y Troop 7ngures testingfor morale.I wouldsuggest workingout yourd€ploFnentfint
Move2 andihenweighingup theprosandconsof thevariousPernutations.
B!firlo 5 1 x 20mn
A Troop 7fierres
Z Troop 7figures MODELLING WALCIIEREN
Bufirlo6 1 x 20mm T€rr3in
STroop 1 x MMG(3figuret I hopethe mapmakesthisreasonably clear.lt is essentially a beach
I x 3"mortar(3figures) assaultwitha holein themiddleandmorewaterbeyond.Thedykeand
Ofitable dunes werenotof anygreatheight,theirslrength ling in theirdePth,
2ndArmyGroupRoyalCanadian Artillery andsomewidehillsor $ood blockscoveredin clothwouldfrt thebil.
3rdMediumBattery 3 x s.s'guns Theedges of thegapshouldberepresented bysomerubble(renember
the gapwascreatedby bonbing)andthe gapits€lfandthe beaches
Gernan shouldeIr onthesideof nudflaBratherthanStTropezl
2!2ndNavalArtilery Batlalion
(3figures) For thosewho wishto 'dressup' the gamemoreelaborately,the
Wt5 l" T5nmgun northemdykecouldbegivenafaceof smoothstoneandthebeacharca
1 x 20mmflak(3figuret couldbe festooned with a fewwid€robslacles andshellholes Some
10x Gunners sandandafewcluslersof marangrassonthesouthduneswouldalsofit
1x MMG(3figures) thebill.
Wll I : 75mm gun(3figures) wasin ruinsby the timelhe assaulttook place,its neat
Walcheren
I x 20mmflak (3figureE Dutchtenacesandpitched-roof€d houses in asorrystatefollowingthe
10x gunne$ bonbing,floodingandbombardment. All buildings\r'erebrickbuilt
El€ments of 101fthR€gimeDl'70thInfaDliyDiYision. anddiagram1shonstheapproximate appearance of the(scaled_down)
Stmogpoinl154 CO + 8figures westkaDelle Towerwhichwasconstructed of lhe samematerial.some
Panzerfaust of theruins(asshownon themap)couldrunintothefloodedar€a.
I x MMG (3figllres) ThefloodedfieldscanbereFesentedin thesamewayasyouhadle
I x 81mnmoflar(3figur€s) thesea.eitherbv 's€a'boardsor somecleveruseof blueclothor cl€ar
Sliongpoint215 CO + 8 figures plastic.The odd telegraphpole or leaflesstree protrudingftom the
Panzerfaust watenwill indicatethat the floodingaroundthe to$n wasrelatively
1 x MMG (3fisuret shallowcompared to tbatfurtherinland.(TheDutchresid€nts joined
1 x 81mnmortar(36gure) the Germansin attemptingto construcia temporatydyk€aft€r the
W€stkapeUe CO+ 16figures bombingto savetheir painfullyre-claimedland.Manycivilians$ere
x
2 Panz€rfaust drownedwhenthedvkewasbreach€d.)
2 x MMG(6figuret W13and15canberepresented byanybigbunkeror casemate ftorna
CoaslalartilleryOP(2ngures) reDutablemanufacturer (suchasBrftanniaMiniaturesor Monolith)
Ofitrble 2 x 220mmguns(W17) andbothadditionalty requireat leastoneopengllnPosition.Theother
strongpoints need small pillboxes(alsoavailablefrom the above)and
Notes more concr€te trenches andmonarpils to hold their ganisons.The
The 75mm(gunclass3) and20mmgunslistedfor w13 and 15 are RadarStationand'emply'blockhouse cansimilarlyberepresent€d by
mountedin openemplacements for th€Protectionof thebattery(see gunpositions lf you
concretebunkers-preferablysmallerthanlhetwo
map).Somecoastalgunsin W15weretnockedout prio. lo lhe action wantto go a stepfurther, a spotof barbedwire, somecamouflage
andlhe otherscouldn'tbe depress€d sufficientlyto firc on the b€ach
nettingandafew'AchtungMinen'siSnswill addlo th€atmosPhete. A
Thegunsof W13lan outof ammunition sho(ly alterth€landings.The
radaranay(thesonresembling a giantbedstead) for thestationin the
guncrewsmaybeusedasinfantry. 'aesthetically
TheGermanplaler mayre-deploytroopsto otherPositions prjorto duneswould put the finishng touch to any such
€nhanced' layout.
 A-FVs
The AVRESusedat Westkapelleseemto havebeetrlessgaudily
markedthansomeof thoseusedin Normandy,bythisstageof thewar
exp€rience hadtaughtAlled tankcrewsto keepa low profile,andthe
only markingevidenton anytank in photosof the actionis a large
chalked'5' s.rawled onth€frontof aflaih righthand'arm'.
The Buffaloesborethe divisionalinsigniaof 79thArnoured (l€ft
handcomer,front glacis)andat lea$ oneborethe code'lE in large
white letten on ils upper rear door - presunablya squadron
designation.All Bufraloes
werefiled with20mmPoktencannonfirbg
overthebo$,andmaywellhavenountedtwo .3(halmachineguns on
eitherside.(l haven\includ€dthes€in ny lists,butfeelfreeifyou want
norefirepower). It wasquirecommon to naneBuffaloes, butasthese
werenevlyissu€dtheymayhavegoneinto actionunchristened (mire
bear the nanesof Englishrownsbeginningwith 'S' - I wouldnl
recommend'Z').
All AFVSsere coveredin kit andcamonetsandfor rcal narking
fanalicstheyveredrawnfromtbefollowingunits:
tower
rvestkapelle DraGI
Buffaloes
carrying,E
Comnando 82Assault
With any'dug-in'positionsther€areonly two options:gougeinto Squadron \
Buffaloes
carrying41 ! u*o*
somesoftlenain malerialsuchaspolystyrene, or usehomemade or -
puchas€dfree-standing Comnando 26Assauh J
nodules.Yes,I knowyoucanbuyhalffigures
stuckontolrenchsections(I dreamtsomething like thatup for Hovels -
AVREs 87Squadron,5thARRE
abouta decadeago- unfonunatelytheyneversold!),burit r€allyis a -
Rails hrhian andBorderRegiment
lot of duplicationanda wasteof your beaulifullypa;ntedfuluengrh -
AmourcdDozers 1491hAssault
ParkSquadron
R.E.
figures.
Yottnay already possess someof the'Funnies' listedabov€,either
Figuresrnd Werpons basedon lhe old Matchboxfavourireor rhe impr€ssive rangefton
Thedefenders ofwalcherenwouldhavewornihestandard Wehrmacht Britannia.Amoured dozersare availableftom Trux Models,and
gub of the rinrLe (fed gau tunic andtrousenandshortbootswith SklarexandDrewsnowdo Buffaloes.Of coulse,if youwerewise,you
anklets),but I fancythatthos€icywindshowlingin off theNonh Sea wouldhaveforeseen thisarticleandstockedupontheAirfir kit whileit
*ould haveencouraged morethana fewto wrapupin grealcoats. The wasstill ontheshelves.
navalgunnersby thisperiodof thewarw€reahoin standardfeldgrau Mine are a nixture of Airfix anda nowdiscontinued mod€lfrom
unifornswith only minorvariationsin insigniato differenriarethen Archer-Mymainwarganes opponent JohnDu$ton,usedthelatterfor
fton theirinfantrycomrades'in-arms. his'dryland'Buffaloes andcreated waterline duplicatesftomtheAirfr
Weapons *ould haveconsisted of nfles,SMGS,MG34sand42s, !e|sion.l ve nol caughtup with thisdelelopment y€t,but I have
81mmmortanand20nmflakguns. Tle 75mmclosedefencegunsareincludedoneplaslic'Buff withits rearrampdownfor a bit of variety.
moreconjectunl. Tloseguarding W15wereex-British3 probably You can see photos of our joint amphibiousforce in acrion
lowvelocityweapons andthoseat W13mayhavebeenex-French or accompanying John'sarticleon 'Crossingthe Rffne' (Wl 103).The
evenPak4{h. I hate'enledforgunclasJa5a bil ol a compromi\e. \r,aves aroundthefloatingBuffaloesarecreat€dfromPlasticPadding.
Theattackenworethe famousComnandogreenberetandfor this 'WhatabouttheWeasels?' I bearyoucry. Well,unfonuratelythey
oeFationwere aho hsuedDenisonsnocks,as wom by British wer€a bil of a deadlosson the day;eitherswamp€dastheyswan
Paratroops.In all the pholoFaphsI haveseenof Commandos al ashore,or failingniserablyto copewith the sanddunes.Couplethis
Walchercn(andFilushing - lhe otherassaulton Walcheren)100%of '{ith (S&Susedto doon€,as
theunavailability ofanymodelversions
personnel aredressed gratefullyin thosecamouflaged
anoraks. I doubt didRocoMinitanks) andI feltjustified in leaving themout.
theywereanymoreimnuneto freezingAutumnalweatherrhanrheir
adversaries. Apart ftom standardBritishwebbinga proportionof th€ LandingCraft
troopsmay also havetoted th€ Commandotcharacteristic bergen I'vestarledth€Buffaloesatthewater'sedgeto avoidtheneedfor more
rucksack andIengthof togglerope,althoughphotographs of infantryin thanoneLCT, asbeing bigbunnies'theytakeup alot of tablespa@.
actionin Westkapelle shownost menin lightoder - morepracticalfor Bitannia aretheonlypeoplewhohavebeencrazyenoughto market
hecticstre€t-nghting. onein lhe UK anda lovelypieceof kit it is roo albeita USMK VI,
WeapoflswouldhavebeenstandardBritish infantrysmallarms, usedin smallnumbers by the RoyalNavyon D-Day.The other
possiblywithsome'K' lightmachineguns(fedbyacharacteristic drun alternative is to scratch-build or waitfor Brilanniat projectedrangeof
magazine abovethe barrel),althoughBrens$reremorelikely al this large Brilish landing craft, which wil alloinclude anLCI(S).Noone
stageof thewar. VickersMMGSand3'mortarsequippedthesupport models this yet, but you might have a copy of Wl 89 whichshows
companrcs. MalmlmnTaylols scratch-built vessels attackingSwordbeachon the
For the Germanfigur€sthere is now a tremendous choic€.l'd
pe$onallyfavourBritanniaMiniatures'rangein geatcoats,withLMG
crewsconfiguredto fire fromtrenches,but Raventhorpe, FA"{, SHQ
andmanyothersofferexcellentquality.
Again,BritishComnandosarenowwell cov€redby all the major
manufacturen. Theprcblemis Endingfiguresin Denisonsnocks!I'd
suggesteilher ignoring them (especiallyil you've alreadygot a
Commando or twoin stadardgarb)or ulingBritishParasin beretsand
lightorder.All thefiguremakersnamedabovecansupplyCommando
figuresandParas.I'll leavetherelt to you. L C G ( L j 2 ) , 1 7 ' G U N s I X 2 o t ' 4 r 1 E . o*- a.u.
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OTIMRTIIOUGHTS
Theassaulton Westkapelleis cryingoutto beplayedona largerscale.
Thenavalsideof theassaultonWalch€ren hasdrawncomparison with
th€ DardanelesCampaignof WWI, whenBrithh warshipsdodged
mhesanddu€lledwith Turkishcoastalbatteries(unsucc€sstully asit
happent, andthis is undoubt€dly dueto the factthat 20thCentury
op€rations
featuringclose-inNavalaclionagainstshorebatteriesare
rare.andWWI isnoexceDtion.
Theuniquefeatureof the Walchercnattackwasthe useof shallow
draughtcoflvenedlandingcraft to bring close-infire supponto th€
C,ommando's beachassaults.The SupportSquadronEastemFlank
conshtedof thefollowingvessels:
2XLCM LandingCraftHQ (based on theLCI(L)
6 x LCG(L) - LandingCraftGun(Large)(basedon the LCT
andamedwith two4.7'destroyer guns)
2 x LCG(M) Landing Craft Gun (Mediun) (similar con- WARGAMESTIGURF^SPAINIED
figuration to LCTS, but purpose-builtwith
properbows.Armed with two l7pdr gunsin to collector's standards.SendSAE or two IRCSfor Dric€list
turrers) to: D. Seagrove,
6xLCF LandingCraft Flak (Basedon the LCT and THE LAST DETAIL
armedwith eightBofon 40mmandfo|lr 20lnn 196ParlauntRoad,Lansley, SloughBerkshte SL3 8AZ
oerlikons- or viceversa)
5 X LCT(R) l,anding Craft Tank (Rocket)(Armed with CommandoJlandirg craJt got n€arcr to the beach,the heavier
800-1000 5"rccket5for beachbombardment) weapons andthenthelighterofts wouldc€ase fire- to avoiddamaging
6x Lcs(L) LandingCraft Suppon(Large)(basedon the fiiendsandrecreatingthe 'ftiendlyfire' of the realattack(atrLCT(R)
LCI(S). Armed with one 6pdr in a forward inadvertendy straddledtheLCI(S)on theirrunin).
turret,twinVicke$MGsand4"smokemonar) On the def€nd€rtsidecoastalgunswould,of coune,haveio be
XML Motor kunch (aclingasforceguideboatand represented,includingtheveaponsartheothertwobatteriesin range:
armedwilh 3pdr or 40mmBofors and four W17and wlt.
20mmOerlikons. W15-4 x ex-Brilish3.7" (93mm) (scaleddownto 1)
Wt3 - 4 x 150mm (scaledo$r to 1)
I've stanedthe Westkapelle ganeat th€ pointwheDthelastol the Ofrtable(longrange)
LDG(M) pullsotr ad sitrks.Thesevessels wered€signed to beachand W17- 4 x 220mn(scaleddo14n to 1)
thetropetrdirec.fire at closerang€on concr€teemplacements. Onthe Wll 4 x 150mm (scaled do{ll to 1)
daytheypres€nted a larSe\rlnerabletarg€t10everygunin nnge and
thei 17pdrsolid shot failed to p€netrateth€ hard shell of wl5. Not loo nuch 1oslrainthe brainh€reif hils are registered by simple
'Big BoatsandBigger
Ho*ev€r, theydid distractthe Gernan gunners ftom tbe far more Rapil Firc stylemechanisms (s€e my anicle
fragileLCI(S)S. Boab' WI, 98.Yet anoth€rplug!)
A nore complete gameof theWestkapelle attackcouldbeplayedby tu with all ganes,achieving balanceisthedifrcult bit. Rul€swould
modellingsom€of lheseunusualvessels andincludinglhe final run-in hav€ to allow for knockingout th€ Germangunswithour totally
fton theoff-shorecollectionooint.with the attendantbombardmenrdeslroying th€enplacenents (or theCommandos will havenothingto
andair strikes, dowhentheygetashor€ l). Similarly,thelesseffectiveBritishweaDons
In 20mmI estimateyou wouldneed10forn a T.shap€dplalng (suchasth€ l?pdn) will needto begiv€na chanceof causing danage,
surfacemadeup of two 5' x 8' lables,the crossof th€ T beingthe or they'llbecom€ sonuch poindess windowdressing.
mappedplayingarea,theothertableconshtingof mthingbuttea'. Of couF€,th€san€amongst youwill haverealisedby nowthatthe
wholething wouldbe mucheasierin 15mm,,4mlhor evensmall€r
TheSupportSquadron couldberepresenled by thefollowing: $ales-Indeed,ny hoardof hmth s.ale'Skyrave'landingcraft kits
I x LCG(L) - maintaininga safedistancebetweenit andthe have b€en\vaitingfor meto do something aboutthisengagement for
shoreand targetingthe W positionsafld any abouteightyears.Perhaps I oughtto goandhav€a lie down. . . .
othergunsfiring al theassaultforcewithits2 x
4.7"(117mm) guns.
r x LCS(L) - dashingin clos€r(butawar€of its woodenhull BIBLIOGRAPHY
andlimit€darmout to fire on strongpoints and Railelot Antwery,J. L. Mot!lton, (IanAllan, 1978).
laysmoke. (Oneof thebestbuysever.Thebiblefor Walcheren andtheScheldte
1x LCG(M) - beachingaheadof th€ Connandosto takeon campaign, it containsmanyinterestinglad bardesaswell asall the
W15or olher emplacements, p€rhapswith an detailsyoucouldwishto knowabouttheWalcheren assault.Excelletrt
€nhanced chance of success. photosand maps.Written by th€ ex,commander of rhe 48{RM)
In additionto the LCI(S) ard LCT alreadylisred,two moreLCTS Commando.)
wouldberequiredto carrytheBuffalo€s, andthewholefleetwouldsail Connandosond Rangerlof WruI, JamesLadd, (MacDonatdand
onftomtheendof thetableundertheofi1abl€cov€ringfire of: Jan€s,1978).
-
HMSWanpte 4 x 15'(381nm)guns(sr.aled (Another'biblical'work- th€sp€cialforcesin superdetail.Includesa
dotmto 1)
HMSXorerrrandEr€rrd- each2 x 15'gunsGel€d do1lnto 1) good sllnlnlaryof the assault,plus uniquediagramsof th€ la ing
1 x LCT(R)- (couldpossiblybeon table). wavesat Westkapelle andthecontentsof eachlandingclaft. Discover
whichelements of theforceI've fiidgedout of thescenado!)
Finally,anadditionalai$trikefroma rocketarmedTlphooncould AJtettv BattleMagazine,No36
b€calleddownpriorto thelanding. (Availabl€asbackissue- maps,detailandphotographic references
The supportingfire would have to b€ so anangedthat as lhe garore.l
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SANJACINTO
2l Aptll 18:16

TexanWarof Independence
by John French

TheMexicanvictoryat theAlamo(6March)andtherecapture of San

AntoniodeBexarwasfollowedbyfurlherreversahfor theT€xians(1)
at Retugio(16 March)and ColetoCreek(20 March).Thes. Iatter
defeatswereto r€sultin the massacre at Goliad(27 March,Palm
Sunday)of some332(y2) prisonersof var on the orden of Santa
Anna.Some28nen managed to escape andafurther20weresparedto
n ork asdoctors,interpreters andmechanics.
Theseprisonenincludeda partyof volunleersftomTennessee lvho
hadsailedintoCopanoBaybelievingth€portwasstil in Tenanhads. TexianPresidentBumei andmostof his govemment, nissingthen
SantaAnnades.ribedthenajority of theprisoners as"pirat€s".Today literallybyminutes.Shotswereexchanged withaMexicanpatrolasth€
we wouldprobablyuse the term mercenaries. Althoughthe term Texiansescaped byferry.An advance Mexicanforceof about7m meo
Texiansis used,manymenhadonlyrece ly arrivedin Texasbecause wasnowsentoutandsantaAnnajoined it.
of theprospeclof landandanewb€ginning. By 18April thisadvance forcewasonly30milesftomHanisburgand
So,assured of theeaseofthe"mopping-up" operations, SantaAnnaHouston\ army.AlthoughSanraAnnawasnot awareof Houston\
splithisforces, sending hiscolumns in threedirections. On14March, pres€nce, Houstonknewof SantaAnna.SaffaAnna'smainarmywas
"Deaf' Smithinterc€pteda
evenbeforeth€massacre at Goliad,Brig.Gen.AntoniaGaonaandthe some45 mil€sbehindhin. On this day
Fi$t Brigadehad beensentnorth-westto hany anyTexianforces courier bound for Santa Anna- The dispatches gavethefull detailsof
berwe€nSanAntonio and the ColoradoRiver beforetumingback the Mexicanarmyandtold of the imminenlarrivalof some600men
towards thesouth-east ad alongthebanks of theBrazos. Brig.Gen. underGeneral Cos.
JuanJoseUnea wasorderedto continueto advance alongthe coast By 20April Houston's forcehadcrossed ihe ButraloBayou.(Bayou
onceth€prison€nhadh€endealtwith at Goliad.SantaAnnahimselJ, is sluggish, nanhy streamor:iver tributary.)Th€yth€nmovedonto
with the main Mexicanforc€s,was intendingto nove eas$r,ardstheplainof SanJacinto,nowonlysomel0 to 12milesfromSantaAnna.
towardsGonzales. The Mexicanforceshad spenttwo daysat the smalllown of N€w
SantaAnnawashopingto find anddestroythelastmainTexian Washington. gatheringfoodandrounding upsome catllelo accompany
forcesunderSamHouston.Hehopedthal all th€thr€ecolumnswould tbearmy.By now,SantaAnnatoo wasreadyto mov€off towardsthe
re'unitein south-east Texasbefor€pushingon towardsthe Sabin€ Sanlacintoplarn. butnotbeloredeuro'ing rhetown.
Fjver,thusstamping outihe lastof th€TexianR€bellion.
By mid-aftemoon therewasa smallskirmishasoutpostsfrom each
WhilstSantaAnrn wassplittinghis forces,Houstonwassteadily army(mainlycavalry)clashed.Therewerea handfulof casualties on
tryinglo buildup hisarmy.By us€of aneflicientscoutingsystem,he eachsidebut aseveningapproached both sidespulledbackto lheir
waskeptitrIornedof the Mexicandispositions evenashe andmany respective camps.TheTexianswerelaterto findfournewly'dug graves
Texicanfamili€swereretreatingeastwards to whattheyhopedwould in the Mexicarcampas evidence of the encounter. SantaAnna,
b€relalivesafety.Onescout/spy, Erastus"Deaf' Smithwasconsidered confid€nce highafterrecentsuccesses, wassurethal hisarmywould
soeffectivethatSanlaAnnaput $1,000rewardout for hishead.The compl€te theexpected victorythefo[owingday.
retreator flighlof somanyfamili€s€astwards is oftenreferredto asthe TheBufraloBayouandSanJacintoFjvercometogetherto enclose a
"Runaway Scaape". plain,with an areaof some3 to 4 squaremiles.Ther€wereno fords
SantaArna pressedon easrwards. On aniving at the toln of across th€riversatthispoint,lheonlycrossing beingviaLyncht Ferry.
Harrisburg, wheretheTexiangovemment wa!bared,hedestroyed th€ Lynchis thoughtto havemadea lot of moneyby ferryingthe fl€eing
pressandbumt therown.He knewthat theTexianswer€sonewhere Texianfamiliesto safely.The nextcrossingpoint of the Buflalowas
nearby.Houstonmeanwhilesawlhe numbersfu his armyflucluate. sevenmilesawayat Vince\ Bridge.Thegroundnearfte nverswas
Som€nen des€nedto retum to their families,whilst orherswere marshyandther€wasa lake to the easternsideoI the plain- Lake
detailedto protect the fl€eing settlen. This $as 10 someexrent PeggyGeemap).Again,marshylandwasto befoundh thevicinityof
balancedby the anival of freshvolunte€nfrom the United Stales. thelake.Notlhatmarshland wastheonlyf€ature asquitea fewstands
Tlese includedsom€200 dese(ersfrom the AmericnnArny of of trees,mainlyoak,wereliberallyscattered acrossthegrassy plain.
Observation stationedalongthe SabineRiv€r.Thesemencamefuly Themomingof 21April sawHouslon\lorcecamped in oneof these
armedandmanywith complelekit. Theywerequicklyrumedinrorhe oakv,/oods onthenorthof th€plain,justb€lowthebanksof theBuffalo
Texas Regular Battalion. Bayou.SantaAnnameanwhile wassome2,000yard!to thesouth-easl,
As SatrtaAnna press€don, tbe Texianarmy oncenore rctired alsoencarnped in woods.Fouror five hundredyardsin front of the
ealtwards.H€ wasnowsocoofdentof victorythat he evenspokeof main canp was another(smallet copseof oak trees wherethe
retumingto M€xico- urtil his staff convinc€dhim otherwise.The Mexicans hadplaced theirsingleGpound€r gun.It hadbeenslightly
moraleof lhe M€xicans wasrealonablygoodastheybadhadseveral damaged in theskirmishthedaybeforeandto prot€ctit animprovised
suc.ess€s, foodandlool wereplentifulandthefighlingseemed almost breastworkhadbeennade of packsaddles,andothersuppliesand
equipnent.Branches hadalsobeenusedto makea roughabaris.The
Uponrcachingthe RiverBnzos, SantaAnna'sforcewasrcunited Matamoros Bn. (about240nen) werethinly spreadalongthewhole
ftomGaona'sFirstBrigadeandthitrgsse€med to begoingvell for the front,roughlyonemanpersixyards.Theonlyothertroop6SantaAnna
M€xicans.OD15April the M€xicanso y just fail€dto capturethe hadat thistim€werefiv€smallconpaniesof lightinfantry(ca:dorcr)
postedto the rearrightof the frontline anda similarnumberof
grenadiers(8/anaderos)
to the rear left. Tle only resere that Sa a
Annahadat thi pointwasa smallpersonal esconof lancersbackat t
SantaAnna must hale felt thingswere improvingslill frrther.
i . - re . : ! !
however,
vhen,at about9.00a.m.,General Cosc-ameintocarnp with
500men.Thearrilalwasdescribed by Col.Delgado,oneof Santa
= - ;q" :t ?
-4
"His anivalwasgreetedwith the roll of drumsandwith
; +'i":*-;r2t
i#.r
joyfulshouts. Asit vasrepresented toHisExcellency
thesemenhadnot sleptthenightbefore,he instrucled
rhat
" li']
themto stacktheir arms.to removetheiraccoufenents
andto goto sle€p quietlyin lheadjoining gro!e-"(2)
w}ty thenhadHoustondelayedhis attack,as he now hadnearly

N$
K
twiceasmanyMexicans facinghim?Heknewthatthesereinlorcemenls
wereexpected at anytimeandthought it betterthatthey6ght,and
defeat,the combinedMexcianforcesratherthanhaveenenytroops
anivingin themiddleof thebattleandcausing panicamongst hismen.
Houstonnow badsome800-850
hardly bedescribed asprofessionals.
men.Allhoughkeen,theycould
TheTexian situation wasthatlhey **:;i;,\;.'
";i; ;1;l?k;
1?L:;,,,:\"J W\
wereflankedon t\lo sidesby waterwith a numerically superioren€my
rothesoutheff€cliv€ly

anenemy whohadretreated
boxingthemin. By co rast,Santa
had1200men,mosthavingalreadyseenactionandtast€dvictory,and
intoa dead'end.
Mindful of the possibilityof moreMexicanreinforcements
Annanow

using
Xx5'Nnl
''lib,'|' "\
00.". ni
0,"*
Vince'sBridge to cross lheBuffaloBayou, Houston had"Deaf'Snith '\
andagroupof sir melldestroylhisbridge.It issaidthatlhiswas "Deaf' v\
,'.,.,Y\dB "
Smith's idea.Thismeant, however, thattheTexians wereevenmore
trapped.If thingsdidnotgowellfor themin thebattletherewasnoway
ry3ar"*|"
a'il \Y
that Lynch'sFerrywouldbe ableto copewith the numb€nof menin . q:. t?
the evenlof a rour.Houstonusedthissituationto hisadvantage. His 'rrs wdh,ncM a ,,,
mennowhadno alternative butro fightfor theirlives.Theyknewonly 1,1.
toowellwhathadhappenedto prisonen previously. Texiar|! Mexicans
But middayhadstill not seenbaulejoined.The Meicanswere a Cavalry A Grenadiercompanies
restingin theircampandit appears tha!no lookod! hadbeenposted. b TexasRegularBattalion B Cavalry (Santa Anna's
(Unlesstheytooverehavingasiesta.)TheT€xianleaders, followinga c "TwinSisters"artillery Escon)
meeting, decided to atlackon lhefollowing day.Themen,however, d lstTexas Volunteer Regt. C AldamaBn.
disagreed quitevehenently. Theywerespoilingfor a fight.They 3 2ndTexas Volunleer Regt. D Matamoros Bn. in enended
thoughttheyhadretreatedfar enoughandthey\rereeagerlo avenge
thosekilledat theAlamoandGoliad,wheresonehadlostfiiendsor E Single Artillerypiece
family. (This mayhale beena psychological ploy - like lhe bridge F Lightcompanies
destruclionto furtherrousethenen andconcentrale theirenergies on G Guadalajara,cuerrero &
thebattleto come.)It vasagreed thatthemenwouldeatandth€n TolucaBns.
prepareth€irattack.By 3 p.m. theyhadstartedto form a battleline
alongtheftontedgeof theoaktrees.TheTexians*ere spreadoutover and
advance of theeneDyuponlhatwing. HisExcellency
aftontofjustoverhalfa nile, probably tworanksd€epin mostcases.
lhegreaternumber ofthemenwereaho
staffwerc asleep,
Theyvereformedinto5 mainbodies. Ontheleffwasthe2ndTexas
deeping;ol the resti somewereeating,otherswere
Regt.(260men).Nextcamethe1stTexasRegt.(220).In th€c€ntr€
"Twin Batterywith32 scatt€redin the woodsin searchof boughslo prepare
waslheartillery, the Sisten"ofthe Cincirnati
shelter.Our linewasconposed oi musketstacks. Our
men. Tlese were two iron gunsse early in 1836by citizensof
cavalry wereridingbareback,to andfromwater."(3)
Cincinnati, Ohio,lo aidTexians in theirslrugglefor fteedom. Nen
camethe TexasRegularBatalion,composed mainlyof the U.S. As rheymarchedforward,the"Ladyof Libeny"flagwascaniedin
desefi€rs (240).Thiswastheonlybayonet'armed unit. Lastly.on the theranksofthe2ndTexas Reg1.by29-year-oldJamesAustin Sylvester
nght,came6l cavalrymen. Some cavahy hadbeenleftontheoppositefron Maryland.Tlis wastheonly flagcarriedandhadbe€nmadefor
sideof th€Buffaloaspartof theguardfor thesickandvoundedandthe Sidney Sherman andhis52volunteers ftomKentucky, nowpartofthe
baggage- 2ndTexasR€gt.(seeillustration).A woman's whitekid glovewasalso
Althoughonlyoneunil wasarmedvilh bayonets. perhaFmore attached to thetopof thepoleasagoodlucksyinbol.Theartillerywas
importantly in lefmsoi close combat, manymenerearmed wilhoneor dragged wirhthe aid of rawhide.opesto pointblankrangewhere
lwo pistols,pluseitherswordsor bowieknives.Sonemenpreferred several rounds were6red.Onedrumandonefife(orftreedepending
shotguns or blunderbusses for closequarterwork.I havereadone upon \r,hich account youread)playedapopulartune.Th€Tenanswere
accountwhereit was saidthat there was no rcundshot for the "Twin able to advance ridiculoudy closewithout sufferingthe level of
Siste$",ahhough shothadoriginally beensent.It h probably more casualtiesthey may hav€ f€ared.Again, different witnessesSive
likelythatasthegunswerewheeledto within70yardsof fte Mexican differingaccounts. Oneparlicipant,PrivateJohnS.Meniffe,stales:
lineshome-nade cannister wsa moresensible optionin thisassault. "we marched upontheenemy withthestillness of death.
Colonel PedroFrancis Delgado continued: No fife, no drum, novoice$ras heard until . . . Houslonin
"No important his famous baritone roared oul, 'Fire Away,GodDamn
incident took placeuntil4.30p.m. A this
faral momenr,the bugler on our right signalledthe yor,fire!Arenlyougoingtofireatalll"' (4)
Possiblyboth accounts are corect.It wouldmakesenseto beginthe
approach quietlyto prevent drawingattentionandfireuntillheywere
certainthattheyhadbeenseen. "Deaf'Smith isreportedtohaveyelled
outthatVincet Bridgellas downandthatthey*ere to fight for their
lives.SidneySherman,commanding the 2ndTexarRegt,is giventhe
credilfor the famousba(le cry "Remember the Alamol Rememb€r
Goliadl"
Houstonmust havernadea good target mountedon his borse
'Saracen',ridingat theftontofthe lst Reginent. He managed to get
wilhin40yardsof theMexicanlinesbeforehishorsewarshol.Moutrted
ona second horsehewashitin theankleasthishonetoowasbrought
down.Hewasgiven athndhorsetocoinuehisadvance. Generally,it
appears rhatth€Mexican firingwastoohigh,henc€ thesmalnumb€r of
Texian casualies.
ColonelDelgadooncemore:
"In thh disposition,yellingfuriously,r,ilh a briskfire of
grape,muskets andrifles,theyadvanced resolutelyupon
ourcamp.Theretheutmostconfusion prevailed.G€neral
Castrillon shoul€don one sideron anoth€rColonel
Almonte\lasgivingordersi somecriedoulto cornmence
firing;oth€nto li€ downto avoidgrapeshors.Amongthe
latterwasHisExcellency. Then,already, I sawourmen
fightingin smal groups,terrified,andshelterirgthem'
r.s.L
selves behindlargetrees.I endeavour€d to forcesomeof
themto fight,but all €fionswerein vain theevilwas f;z 2
beyondrem€dy;rheywere a bewildered and panic'
strickenherd."
The2ndT€xasRe$., followedbythelst Regt., quicklybrokethrough
the overstretched MatamorosBn. and ovenan the Mexicangun
position.As theAldamaBn.caneup theyweremetbylhefugitives
fromthefrontlineandlheytoo quicklybrok€.Tle Regular Texas
Battalionarrivedat the Mexicanlinesas the TexanCavalrybroke
"Libe y Flag"ca ied by Col. SidneySheman\
throughthe Grenadiers. Theyalsomanaged to d;spenethe Mexican FiE.l. Sonlacina
"Libe y"
cavalry.The routed Mexicansllow fled backlowardstheir camp, Kentuckiad.Field tt'hiu (althoughnowgruny ye oh,ed).
breaking through theranksofthe battalions (Guadalajara,Guerr€ro pale skintones,tuesst|'hie r,,ithda* rcd clo& arcundlegs.Therc
andToluca) thathadbeenresting andwerenowhastily tryingto fonn appea$to besoneki d ol shieldathetfeet,althouqhseotb fadedand
ranks.Thebattlewasnowasgoodasover.It hadrakenaboutl8 detnihindbtinct.Clou^lbackgoundda* greyandswpicionoJgeen
minutes.TheTexianshadlost9 killed or fatallywounded(8 in some freld (againdijcolontionprcventsckar idennfrcation). Theibbon i:
reporls)and20to 30less serioNlywounded. Theslaughter,however, gey withblacklerering.gt ms! havenonedoutoswhiteor evenlighl
wasonlyjustbeginning. ThefleeingMexicans lostsome600to 650 blue.) Theothe/sideol theflaBhassomenightdiffercnces:
killed,mostlyin thefollow-up, andaround700weretakenprisoner. 1. Thefigurci: nuch morcbentfotwad, almosta sittin9poskonondi:
Alrhougisomementriedtoe\ercise manymore$eregi\en lacin| left.2. Han b.owni stud of black.3. Theshieldi: krget and
reslrainr.
overto bloodlust,seekingr€vengefor the deathsof somanyof their behind her(possiblr||hik flithrcdbarucnsscentrc).4.Thespeathasa
sne rcd(?)llagflute ng.5. Ribbons(yllot',-bnwn) hanglinp and
SantaAnnaescaped onholseback, butwastakenprisonerbypatrols A'otu rctersed(Fig.2) FIagnowin StateCapitolBuiding, Ten:.
scouringtheareathefollowing day.Bynow,hewasnolongerdr€ssed
asanofficer- ManyTexians{anted tohanghim, butHouslon realised
M€xicans: AntonioLopezdeSanta Anna
thatby negotiation hecouldgetSanlaAnnato srgnapeacetrearythal
Staff:30
wouldremoveremainingMexicantroops(4,000)andgainindepend' (8companies):
MatamorosBn. 240
enceforTexas. Santa Annadidsig!apeace treaty,eventhough behad
AldamaBn..Guerrero Bn.,lstToluca
Bn..Guadalajar Bn.(all
no iurisdictionto do sowhilsta Drisoner.TheseniorMexicnnoffK€r
lessLight& Grenadier Coys.):150each
now$,asMajorGeneralFilisoh.futhoushoneof themostseniorin the (Grenadiers) fron above4 units
Granaderos Bn. Grcnadiers
wholeMexicanArmy,hewash factIlalianandwasunsureof hisexact plusthoseof lst Mexico(City):160
authority.He reluctantlyorderedthe remainingtroopsbacktowards (LishtInf.)(asGrenadiers): 160
cnzadores
Mexim.UponsantaAnna\releasein 1836,heabsolr'€dhimsellof lhe
Escortof mounted lancen:60
promises hehadmade.Theclaimto Texaswasnotfinallyrenounced by
Adllery:1 x 6 pounder gun,20crew
M€xicountil afterthe1846-48 rlar withth€UniledStates.

ORDERS
OFBATTLE ANALYSIS
T€xians:SamuelHouston why didSantaAnnalose sodecisivelya battle,wheflit appearedthat
Staff(H.Q.A,led'caletc):16 theoddsw€rein hisfavour?As oneMexicanofficerwrote:
Artillery:2 x 6'pounder
guns,31crew "Ac.ordirg to whal this officer
[Don Miguel Aquirre]
Cavalry:61 it is knownthattheactiontookplaceonthe21slat
says,
TexasRegularBn. 2tl0 fouro'clockin theafternoon onthenearbankof th€San
lst TexasVolunteer Regt.220 Jacinto,and thal lhereperished (a
in it. by surpris€
2ndTexas VolunteerRegt.260 surFiseal four o lockin theaftemoon!)"(6)
 33
Over-confidence musrhavebeenone of the factorsin the Mexican
defeat.HavinSbeenlargelysuccessful ro date, they had sup€rior WARRIOR MINIATURES
nunbers,nany experienced regulars,andwerefacinga fairly untried 14Tiverton Avenue,GlasgowG32gNX Scotland
armycomposed of irregulars.Theywerealsocaughtoff guaidat siesta Na Cirrlogle El.50 pls a stdp€d .ddrsd mrelof€.
glp shb inreGb Id rrpl!,141$6 ffiwaphm,0141-73 342j. vth acplv6l
tim€,wirhfewlookoutsalen, if postedat all. Thetroopson thefronr '
M6rddD$edc Mril oddoit,
linewerelittle morethananoutpostandwereunableto holdtheinitial thtu ABMTES - ONLYet,95pl6 fr8 p6r, Chc€ toh rmrn o! &it'6h N.polsiq
chargelongenoughfor otherbanaliotrsto organise themselves. Santa RoI@ ECWPorrlist or Falioentdia ACW Nonn md Souilr"t$n G ury, Coldiat
Annaalsounderestimated the resolveof theTexiansfu termsof their Zdc rnd &ili{! Fuhliy Coodd Evil annSideids, Mhindol lm pis in 6d afrry
F.l. G@l ql@.
desirefor independence, andfor revenge, andtheknowledg€ thatthey 25rmN POttoxICrttMIES-ONtynzgSttsrt00roei,
werein a"do or die" situation.Theextrafirepowerof theTexiansnay
100riG,&iti!t!Fmd!
PnEia RciraAEln4spdid!
alsohavehad a bearing,particularlywith pistolsand other close- bn AttrtiES - ONLYp4t)5 pttt E,50poer,100rt6 cRL R.ML tuEiaq Ttuld4
quarterweapons, in thecouseof following-up therout,evenif northe Itaccdodai, Notua 9nu4 Moi€oL, tfthEhb, M.dieyitr, AClr, Nodh andSouth
initial breakthrough. Havinga reasonable proponionof the inJantry EffiDBAlP.l'l'lS - rROM AZA, drr a0b o\@$ Ircn
(approx.a third of the m€n)asr€gularswouldalsob€something rhat En6 FICUT.TS- FROMEp,15dn FROMrop. All Md. eon bp qualiy rJqa Atin
theM€xicans hadnot hadto fac€sofar. Conversely, ir mayvell have ?0Eu Spaisft Civil war, VFtrm dd rtotem lrSA [xrsiw ljlu Colodal and
helpedtheTexiansin terns of conlidenc€ andcohesion.
Thisba(le is anotheroneof thegreat"{,hatifs?".Twofairly-evenly
matchedsides,onefightingfor its veryexistence, the otherlrying ro G.J.M. FIGURINES
crushwhattheysawasthe dyingembersof a rebelion.Howwould Walgah€s F gurespainredto corlecroBsbndard.
thingshavetumedout if the Mexicansentrieshadbeenmorealenor smmlo3omm.5mm smdel s withSAEors lFlcs
prepared? Forsampl€ 15mmfigu€dndlish send81.95or E295
Whatif the fiont line hadbeenlessstretched? Wouldthe lor25mmsamllelioure.Davabls lo Gsrad cmnin.
oulcomehavebeendifferentif Houstonhadafiackedbeforeceneral 74 CrononRoad,O-rpinslion', KentBF6 8HY.
Coshadbroughtin hisreinforcements, ot thesemenhadnotendureda Newtef€phon€numb€r:0164982U74 lz4htsl
forcedmarchandhenceb€enrestingat thetimeof thefirstalarm?Had
"Deaf'Smithnotintercepted thecourienwhenhedid,wouldHouston UScuatomer3ple$e 3end$5 blll tor 15mmsamDlelnd lbt.
havebeetrcaughtbetweenrwoforces?Vince'sBddgemustalsohave
playedanimportant panin themindofrheTexians;even todayit h
rcpresented on th€backof theGreatSealol Texas. lar cavalrywhichcouldformJuanSeguin'sTelrror thatfoughton the
Texianside.Conmercialpurpose-nad€ cavakynay posea Foblem,
butasonlyl0 to 12areneeded for eachsidetheycouldbemnvened.
WARGAMING TItr ACTION I'n nol surewhatisavailablein 15mm.Thosewhogam€in thiss.jle
will bemuchmoreawar€of whatis available.
Withfaily lmall numbers involvedit is possibl€ to fightthisalmostasa
Srandskirmish. A figureratioof 1:5wouldbe€asilypossible. Unils
couldevenbe split at companylevelascompanies werequitesmall BIBLIOGMPITY
(oftenonly25-30 men).
Hercesof theAlano andColiad,by MaryADnNoonancuerra, (The
Special Rt 6 AlamoPress, SanAntonio,Texas. 1987).
Something is n€ededro simulaterhespottingof rheTexianapproach. Goodgereralguidewithplentyof illustrations.
Depeding uponthe tablesize,I x D6 or D4 couldbe usedfor the The Alamo and the Wat of Tenn Independence 1835-36,by p.
numberof movesbeforethe alarmis raised.The alarmcouldthen Halthomwaite.(Osprey.1985).Nomal Ospreyformar.
radiateout hom the fionr line (perhapsftom the gun)at a raleof 8 TheRevoltin Texa\Ieadingto itt lndependence Mexico1835-36,
(20cms.) permove.2 x D6 couldthenbeusedto decide Irom
lhereaction by TerryD. Hooker,(El DoradoBooks,N. Humberside, Engtand.
theMexicansmake. Reaction couldbethrownper@mpany orrroopof 1993).
honeasnunbers aresosmall. Very usetulline drawings.Thisbookis availabledirectfromTerry-
look fot EI Dorudoad\enslrevie\$in Waeameslllustated.
Dicelhro* R€action rh? Alano andke Ter,.JWatlot tndepinden.e.by Nben A. Nofr
2ot3 Break& run.Cannol rally (Combined Books. Con:hohocken. Pennsyhada. t992).
4or5 Break.Canberalli€dif notcharaed. Goodoveflll viewandr€centlyavailablein U.K.
6to 9 Take2movesto reacr.Breakifchargedwhilststil GeneralReading for T€xasWarof Independence.
reacting. With Santa Annr in Tdas, b! JoseEnriquede la Pena,translated by
10to12 Asabovebutfor I move. Carmetr Perry(TemsA & [,] Univ.Pres(.1975).
Carnpaign from Mexicanpointof view,thisoffc€r easnot pres€ntat
T€nain SanJacinto,beingengaged elsewhere.
Table€dges \ri[ sufficefor BufraloBayouandSanJacintoRiver,if Atamo Defenders, by B'll corcman (Eakin Press,Austin, Texas.
purpose'built riven ar€notavailable. Otherthanthattreesto 19m).
represent theoakwods andafewmanhyareasareallthatare Pottedbiographiesof Alamodefenders.
Temnsin Reeoh,the Ranlefot SonAntonio 1835,by Al*Tn Ban
(Univ.of TexasPress, Austitr.1990).
hcludesusefulstreetplans.
FIGURES
In 25mm,DixonMiniatures makea smallnngeof..Alamo"figures.
Thereis suffrcient
varietyof headsin theMexiians,buryoumayneeo NOTES
to supplement theTexians fromorherrange\or conveFions. Sadty. 1. CilizeNof Texasarthistimeverc kno*n asTexians.
theydo notproduce anycaralry.tsrCorp,do baveilems{romtheir 2. Hercesol theAkno andcoliad, p.43
Us-MexicanWaI! rangeu/hichcanbe adapt€d,althoughRob Bak€r 3. ibidp.43
hasspoken of producing a rangeatsomefuturedatel'Ileoddoneor 4. ibidp.44
twofiguresfiom cuemseyFoundrycouldalsobeutilis€d,stongwith 5. ibidp.45
someof Wargames Foundry\MaxinillianRarge,particularlyinegu- 6. WithSantu Annain Teus,p.123.
v
l{ithdrawiryto this position.Now to addto yourtroubles,afteryou
Af,TEREDIMAGES? havefinaly managed to pullbackfor a refit, divisiomlHQ n'aswiped
out lastw€ekitr an air-raid,andthe newC.O- is someglory-honttug
Somethoughtson decqillon party-member fron a rcar-echelon trainingsdool Sti[, heis thenew
C.O., soyournustfollowhisorders.If thatwasn'tenough,wordhas
on theurarllamestabte justarrivedthatthePoleshavestag€dsomekindof majo.rebellioni0
wa$aw,sopanisanaclivityis liableto increase locally.All your€ally
by GaryHughes watrtatthemomentis a coupleof daysrestanda coldbeer.Thogood
nel*sis: yournewC.O.hasnot established communications with you
Thelocalclubhasrecendytakenan interestitr WWII games,matuly yet- signals unit is somewhere to lhe west,sountil it arrivesh€can
the
thanks to tbe publicationof Rtpid Fne, nd has s€en seY€ral "
onlycontactyoubycourier,
moderalely largenultiplayer games.
Mostgames havebeenfalrlystraightforward, butit wasonlyamatter f,achof tttm hid s furlhervitalpiectof infornrdoD:
of tine beforesoneon€suggested a historical refightol on€of the On€of thetwoutrilshadnoservic€able vehicl€satthestanofthegame,
najor actions. The majority of our figures and equipment w€re for the and had MG but no main gun ammunitiotr; the secondhad
laler stagesof the war, so Arnh€m,Kulsk, the Normandylandings, ammunition, but no tuel.
Bedin, Renagen,andthe Battleof th€ Bulgewereall suggested as As rcitherof themwerein radiocontactwiththeirnewcommander
theyhadnoneansof tellinghimthisuntil hissignals u t arrived.
'Dossible sames,
Iwasdventhetaskof \t/orkingoutascenarioandorganisingth€fi-Ist Th€reserEthr€eRossirD Connand€rs,€rchrYilhthesamebdefiDg:
game.My choic€s,asAmhem,but myfirst Problemvtashowto deal "Now is your chanceto strike a major blow againstth€ fascist
withhindsightr if theplayerskftw it wasbasedonAmhem,wemuldn't oppressolllThebridgeheremustbecapturedintactto stoptheenemy
oossrbly haveabaianced aame, theCermans wouldknowenctlywhal fromusingthemtual def€nsive lineof theriver, andto preventany
io expio ana tbe A iis wouldtrl relish lhe Prospecl of being furthercrossings by retreatingGefinanunils.Localenemyforcesare
obliteratedwithno chanceof success. tiredold nen ad depletedpolic€units.TheRedAir Forcehasclear
Theanswerlay in disguising the gane in the hop€thatthe players commadof theskies,soit hasbeendecid€dto dropthreebatlahoos of
would not realiseit was basedon funhem until they were fully paratoopsto seizethebridgein advance of amajorarmouedthrustby
a GuardsArmouredDivision.The enemyaredistractedby a major
Tenainwasmininalist(wehavelotsof frguresaDdvehicles, but are risingin Warsav,andwill payno attentionto thiss€c1or.
defici€ntin scenery), butsufEci€trtly represenlative to beiecognisable: You areto comnanda paratroopbattalionandseizeandholdthe
we hada broaddver (about1g wide)spanned by a majorbridge,a bridgeuntil youIreliefforceamves."
to*n wbichwaslargelyfocus€daroundtheaPproaches to thebridge,a TheRussians wereallo*edanair raidontum 0 (fivelarg€bombson
wideexpanse of woodsandorchards,andsomebu*ers, ealthwork, pre-selected targets),andv,/ouldbeanivingin threes€parate wav€s.
andanilleryemplacemenls. EachRussianplayerwasalsogivena conpanyof T34swhichwere
To belpdisguis€ things.I settbe gamein Poland.1944.so th€ "just ofr table"to the East,but coningfastaloDgthe now deserted
Germans wouldlarselvcommence on$e weslbankoflheriver' mainroad.
.tfter lalng outlhi scenery,playe6wereindividualybriefedas The T34swerepronin€ndyplacednearthe Eastemedg€of the
fo ows: rable, which totaly distractedboth sidesfron the reality of the
GcrmanoYerrlc{nnander: situationuntil wellintolhegame.
"Youhavebeenassigned to command amajorcounter-offensive in this Tbecennanplayentooka goodlook at thetableandmted *her€
sector.You haveat yourdisposalan SSPanzerDivision(comprising they plannedto deploytheir forces.Earthwork, bu*ers, pillboxes
two r€gim€trtsof healy tanks,a PanzerGrcnadierBatlalion,and andfield defen€swerelaid out, alongwith headquanenposihons,
supporting senices)whichiscu(ently refittingin th€area. aoti-aircraftpositions,anmunitiotrdump6,etc. (mostlyfor extra
"You alsohavea Luftwaffe6eld regiment(artilleryandinJantry) plannedth€iratlacksanddecidedondrop
sc€trery),
whilsttheRussians
l{hichis currentlychargedwith defendhgtherivercrossing, andsome zorcsandai raidtargets.
localseclrrityforces.Thisbddgeisavitalpointin comnunications asall Onceoders hadbeenwritten,the Germans deployedtheirforc€s,
otheroearbybridgeshavebeetrdestroyed, andtheriverisunfordable." whichuntil now hadremainedhiddenin a box. The RussiaDs were
Healsohrd a p€rsonsl brietingto folov: particuladyhomfiedto seetheG€rmantanlc,butrheirbombhgruns,
"You area memberof a distitrguish€d Prussian family,andhav€not alroPzones andorderswer€flowwritt€nout andfully committed.
gaiD€danynilitary decoralions in the war so far, largely due to you
havingsenedfor thepaslsixyearsin amilitarytrainingschool.Nov,/is
yourchance to eamthekon CrosswhichyourfamilyexPecl. ORDEROFBATTLE-RUSSTAN
You cannotallowyoursubordinates lo detractfromtbis. Theyare Thr€eelite paratroopbatlaliom,eachcomprisinglour 8'manrifle
obviouslyshirkers,trailon, or cowardsandiI theywill not motivate companies of 6 riflemenand an MMG and an &man suPportHQ
thems€lves theyar€to betreatedwiththeSreatest contempt andshould company with radioplus2 oew-servedheavfw€aPons, chosenfrom
mt betrust€d. A./Trifle. mortar or HMG.
Questionshave rec€ntly been asked aboul your loyalty and Thr€ecompanies of T34l85lanks,eachcomPising4 tanK
ieliability,andtherehaveb€ensuggestions thatyoumaybeaccused of In addition(although hedidn'trealis€it atthestartof thegame),the
cowardic€by not volunleeringfor lhe front until now. You must Russianoverallcomrnander would also receivetwo companies of
succeed in yournission.AnyIailurewill probablyseeyouassig0ed to a Polishpartisans in the town centre, each comprising 6 rillem€n and an
frringsquad." MMGwith2 cr€$,.
Hissuhordir{t4conn[nders,itr chrrgeoflhetno lrnk nginents,each Theoverallcommander nominated5 tarS€tpointsfor hisinitial air
r€ceiY€d th€foloving briefilg: raidwhichwouldtakeplaceontum 0.
"Youhavebeenightingotrtheeastemftont for almostayearwitbouta Although theRussran playerskne\r,tbal theirforceswere n
arriving
br€ak,and your unit bas b€en d€cirnat€d. Although you nomfualy tkee separat€ waves, they did nol know that their tining was
commanda panzerregiment,ad you have the most uPto{ate depeDdent on adiceroll.
equipm€nt,youhavebarelyenoughvehicleslelt to form a cornpany Thepanisansappeared on tum 1, but th€ fint vaveof paratroops
(andthoseai€notin th€b€stcondition).Fightinghasbeen particularly wouldnot arive until 1d6tums later, with eachsubsequent wave
savageover the past month, and you have suffered heavily in seDarated bv 1d6 tums.
 ORDEROFBATTLE-GERMAN pantroopdrops,thediceroll effectsbecame:
After all Russiatr
Ona6, acompaDy of T34sanivedonthe€astemtable,edge.
TheG€rmancommander
hadat hisimmediate
disposal: On a 5, a r€treatfugreconnaisance vehiclearrivedon rhe eastem
HO company with 2vehicles(haf'track& kubelwagen). edge,travellingwestatfiill spe€dandinlormingrhed€lenders tharrhe
S€curityforces- 2 companies. ftont hadfinallycollapsed andtheRussians wereh closepunuit. Atry
Luftwaffefieldregiment- two88nmAA gunsaDdcrevs. fiirtherdicerolls+2 uotiltheT34sarrive.
LuftwaffeinJantry- HO company plus4 companies of infantry. Otr a 4, a retreatinggeneralservicevehicleardvedon the eastem
SSPzGrenadierAbt - 4companies of infanky(novehicles) edg€,travellingwestatfiill speed.
Eachmmpanycomprised6 dflemen,althoughmostcompanies also On a 3, an anbulancefull of woundedanived on the eastem
hadeitheranMMG or oanzerfaust team. table€dge,destioedfor thew€stemedge.
The Luftwafleunitsweredug in alongthe river bant, andwere On a 2, a retreatingreconnai$ance vehicleanivedon the eastem
eff€ctively
immobilefor theentiregane;otherforcesweredeployed in edge,travellingwestatfull speedandinforningthedefenders thatrhe
fronthadfinallycollapsed aodtheRussiaN*ere h clo6epursuit.Any
turfter dicerols +2 untiltheT34saniv€.
Hissubordinate commandeF weregiven:
- 5 Tigerh. On a 1, nothinghappened, but the Dmpireshulfledhispapersfor a
a) SSPzRegim€nt
whileandthenmadea noteof the rum numberandcountedRussiatr
Nomaingunamnunition.All v€hiclesimnobiliseduntil repaired(1d6 vehicl€s. etc.
tumseac0r. Onc€the frIst T34shadarrived,all futuredicerolls otherthanls
b) SSPzRegiment-3 "Elefant"SPGS,1Jagdpa her,1Jagdtiger wouldmv bringeitheranothercompany of T34s(evenif thiswouldbe
(Perhaps notv€ryrealisiic,butit caused lhe appropriate
shockvalueto mor€thantheinitial Russiatr deployment), or a lorryloadof RursiaD
lhe Russians whowerenotexpecting seriousopposition.) infantry,or a Russiarfi€ld guntowedby a lorry, decidedby €ithera
Onthedornside,theyhadammunirion butstanedthegamewithno second diceroll or attheumpire'sdiscretiotr.
fuel,andwithfix€d-veaponry theirinitial d€plornentvascrucial.
Rehforcem€nlE COURSE OFTHEGAME
Eachtum aftertum one,otreof theGermansubodinatecommanden
rolledad6,but theywerenottoldwhy. The Russiaffwer€shockedat the stanof the gameby the ceman
On a 6, a supportvehicleadved on the w€stemtable-edge, this deplolmetrt,especiallythe hearTarmour.Non€of the nomhated
wouldbe eithera supplytruck loadedwith fuel or anmunition,and bonbingpoinlsontum 0wereactuallyoccupied by Germanunits(not
destinedfor the H.0. (unless it couldbe flaggeddownfiIst) or a lhat it matter€d, becauseall five missed their targets anyray).
communications vehicle.(Vehicledecidedat randombyasecondroll.) TheGermaffs€ttleddownto conraidngthepartisans, anddecid€d
Ona5,anambulance arrivedonthewestemtable,edge, destined for thalfiis wa!to bea refightof theWa$awuprising.Theyassumed the
theeastem edge. Russians wouldjustsitatthefar sideof thetablead wait,sotheywere
Ona4, agenenlservice vehicle(truck,kubelvagen, half,rrack,etc.) astouDded whenthefiIlt para-dropcommenced. Especially whe0the
anivedon theweltem€dge,boundfor theeast. 6lTt drop-zone was adjacenr to theTiger unil uder repair.
On a 3, an ambulancefull of woundedarrivedon the eastem The Russiamsufferedhom tr€nendousbadluck throushoutth€
table€dge,destined for thewestemedge. Bame. Thepreliminary air-raidhadcaus€d no danageai a[ andlhe
On a 2, a retreatinggeneralservicevehicteanivedon rh€ easrem fint drop-zone proveddangeroudy closeto the tabl€-edg€,
withs€veral
edge,travellingwestatfull speed. menincludingthebattalionC.O.neverconinginto playat all. Those
Otra I, nothinghappened, but the umpireshuffledhispapersfor a whodid landwerespreadquitethinlyandtooksonetimein coll€cting
qrhileandthenmadea noteof th€tum numberandcoutrtedvehicles. themselves together,by which tine the eleme of surprisehad
des€rted them.TheTigercrewscontinuedtheirr€pairworkaslongas
t'ossible,andthencommenced MG fte ontheadvaocing paratroops.
The next elementof bad luck was the arival of main,cuD
ammunition tor lheTrgetson rhesecond !€hicleontothelable.ihe
Tigercrewsunstintinglyflaggeddownevery€asrward-bound vehicle,
a[d hadsoondivenedafuelrankertowadsth€parkedS.P.GS.
In thetotrn,thepartisans wer€mntainedandquicklyelinimted by
the PanzerGrenadiers astheyrandorolyrush€dftom houe ro houre
rath€rthandiggingin amotrgst therubble.
Thes€condandthird paratroopdropfaredno benerthanthe frst,
vith severslmeofion thesemnddropdriftingintoth€riv€r,or faling
anonglthous€sandemplacementr, b€forebeingoverwheln€dby rhe
H.Q. andsecuritycompanies. Dudngthe ensuingfirefighttheydid
manage to cnptureoneof the Germananillerypieces,andkilledthe
G€rmancommander asrhefightingnged houle-to-house.
Tle thirdbattaliondriJt€dtoofar eastto pr€senranyseriousthrcats
beforethesecondbattalionhadbeeneliminat€d,andcouldmakeno
beadwayacross rhe(bymw heavily defended) bridge.
Finaly, astheT34sarriv€d,a salvoof strayartillerysh€lls(aimedat
I the RussianparatrooF huddledon th€ eastemriver banl) landed
squarely in lhemiddl€of thebridge.
The Russians werenow unableto eventry a desperat€ full-sp€ed
chargeacrosstheriver.
Althoughthe gameprovedto be a decisivecemaD vic1ory,both
sideshadfoundit an interestingchallenge,andagreedthat it could
€asilyhavesrl]ngtheotherway.Esp€cially if theyhadrealisedearlier
lhat theyw€refacedvilh an Amhem-based scenario.UnJoruately,
thistimefor theRussians. it vasa bridcetoofar.
BEFREIT'NGSKRIEG! haveoneof the largest(if not the largest)ratrgesof frguresaround.
Theirstyleisverysimilarto manyof the25mmranges - i.e. tall (around
l8mm,like A.B.) andextremelywe animated- oft€trwiih random
poseand dressvariations.On the Napoleonicfiont, almost€very
AWhrgamer'sGuldeto the nationalityandtloop typ€is cateredfor. As anadd€dbonus,theyare
absolut€lyrhec/relperlquality15mmfrguesaround- lhey areeven
SpringCampatgnof1813 cheaperif you buy them h their 'Battle Packs'of 100figuresand
cheaperstill iI youbuya fewof thesepackslTheLancashire Ladsare
by Mark Davies alwaysamiableto talkto (whichmakesa reiieshingchangefrommany
PartIII -WargamlngLntzen of lhe tradelsat shows),andarealwaysopento suggestions
figures(butdotr'taskthem"ifibey dogoblins"- asoneofour m€mbels
for n€w

foundto hiscost).
Rules Thescaleof thenap is 1mapsquare= I squarekilometre(ifyou play
At th€Wargarne Association of SouthPembrokeshire (WASP),after NrpoLont 3ofller,thisworksout atroughlyI squarefoot).
manyyealsof ftustnting 'WRG' andt np,/egames,wehavefinaUy I stronglyrecomm€nd that youdeploythe troopsassho$non lhe
s€ttleduponAvalotrHiI\ Napoleon'rBadlerasourprefe(edrules€t. map,rathertha0gofor a 'ftee deploynent',asLiitzenwasverymuch
Napobon\ Railrs er]63bled\ts to refightLiitz€nandBautzenat recent an ellcounterbetweentwo armiesthat hadlittle ideaof the other\
shows($ch as Worco\ Reteille,Patlizan, Ctaade ald To the strengthor disposition.Indeed,the Alied d€ploymentrvasalnost
nedourl)withasatisfactory conclusion overt\yodays(for eachbattle), totally dependent otr their orderof march,while the Frenchinitial
atrdallowitrgustimetogoshopping, browsing,talking,drinkingandaI deployment wasdictatedbylll Corpt bivouacsites.
oftheoth€rusualshowactiviti€s(tboud Dotrecessarily in thatord€r). All rcinforcenentsmustetrterth€rableattbeirsp€cified entrypoints
Anyonewho haswitnessed the statewe'vebeenin at the lastfew in columtrof route.
'Warcons'canvouchfor theobviouseas€ofplayandspeedof thegame
systeml TIIE ORDERS
OFBATTLE
Another recommended gamesystemwilh vhich to fight titadc
Napoleonic baltlesis Pet€rHeath'sinno'r'ali\eEbb & FIowoJBanle The{eordersof battleareorganised according to theNapoleont,anles
s€ries(Anschluss Publishing),whichmme conpletewith ordeKof figurentios of 1-120for tuIantryand1:80for cavalry,with thefrgures
battleatrdcanpaignmaps.The ord€n of battlealonear€worthlhe beinggroupedaccording to the 'usual'unit sizesof between12and20
money,but the rulesthemselves are remarkablyinnovative,in lhat figues for a cavalrybrigad€,andh€t*eetr16 aDd28 figur€sfor an
they don't usedic€l Peter(a d llts Leagueof Gentlenen)hasbeet bJatrtryrcgin€trt/brigade.
r€spotrsibl€for someof the bestNapoleodcdemogamesof recent It shouldbenotedthatafterthe Russian campai$,manyregiments
y€an- a[ usingE b & Flop. on bothsideswereof verylow strength.As a result,t hav€grouped
manysuchreginentstogeth€rto form singlewargames 'brigades'.
Olher rule syslemswhich cater for large-scale battlesare the
bn -newShakoandvollEy& ,alonet, whichI'm akaidI can'treally Wh€repossible,unitsof a sinnart}?e or functionhavebeetrgrouped
comment upon,asI haveyetto playthem. together.Forexample, Chastel's 3rdLightCavalryDivision,belonging
to LarouFMaubourg\I ReserveCavalryCorps,conshtedof the
FiCur€s folowiogunits:
Whatcanonesay?Thereareprobablymorediff€rentfiguresavailable lst Bdgade- Gdn6raldeBrigadevanMerlen
for this period than th€re w€re soldien in the GrandeArm€e. 3Squadroff,6thChasseurs eCheval Total- 14?men
Obviously,uDless yournamehapp€ns to beJ. Tuckeyor M. Inghan, 3Squadrons,8th Chasseurs aCheval Total- 82nen
youFobablydoD'thaveth€spaceor thefiguresto dobattlesof thissize 3squadrons,2sthchasseursachevalTotal- 58rDen
tu 25nn! 3Squadrons, 6thHussars Total-184men
Usinga figurescaleof lsmm anda groundratioof 100pacesto the Portugues€Legionchasseursicheval Total- 71men
inch,Liitzenwortsout at approxinately6' x 8', whileBautzenworks
out at 6' x 12'- stil big for a warganestablelUsingfrgureratiosof 2trdBdgad€ G6neraldeBrigad€Richter
1:120for intuntry,1:80for cavalryandI gunmodelfor ahorseorhearf 3 Squadrons. 9thChasseurs a Cheval
foot battery(standard l{apoleort dtler ntios), approximately 2,000 2Squadons,19th Chasseurs a Cheval
fguresarerequircdfor Liilzen,while3,000areneededfor Baulzen. 3 Squadrcns, lst Chasseus a Ch€val Tolal- 142men
However,don't d€spair,why let Iack of spaceor figuresstopyour 3squadrons,2trdc'hasseutsacheval Total-:qlgg!
wargamirg?Do what we did for years,and cut rcctanglesto th€ DivisiooTotal- 871men
appropriatesizesfor 6mmfigurebasesout of cardandusethes€to
repr€sent thetroops.Doingit thiswayis acluallymoreuser-ftiendly, as
€achpiececanb€ marked,showitrgits unit na]ne,par€ntunit and TIIEFRENCIIARMYAT LT]TZEN
commander, thusmakingthe identificationof utritsa lot easier.The
onlydisadvantage is thatit doesn'tlookasgoodasmasses of figures. CoDmrndel-in-Chief: TheEmperor,NapoleonI
Anlray, ouiof,T preference -
is for 15mnfi8ures specificalythos€ InpelirlGurd Corp6 MarshalMonier,DukeofTreviso
byA. B. Fkor€s,BatdeHonousandLaD(rrbjr€Games. Old Guard Division (G6n&aldeDivision,BarooRoguet)
A. B. Figrf€s, designedby AnthonyBanon and availablefrom Grenadier & Chasseur ePiedRegimeDb 28Figures
W$gam€sSoulhproducethefnest figureson thenark€tfull stop- in 3rd Old Guard Foot Battery(6pdr)
anyscaleor period.If youdon't believ€me,just takea look at their 1st Young Guard Division (G6n6ralde DivisioD,Baron
FrenchOldGuardinfantry-theyar€far moredelailedthanany25nm! Dumoustier)
Themajontyof theBrttlc Eonour6rangewasdesigned by Anrhony
MiddleGuad & ItalianRoyalGuad Regts 20Figures
Banonbeforche erled A.n. ana.needlesro sayrhestyleis quire lst & 2ndTiraileur Reginents 20Figuies
similar.if slighrly
smalerthatrrheA.B. rang€.Hos,ever, 6th& ?thTiraileur Reginetrts 20Figures
sinceBinje
Honourstale{ver by Kjbey & Co., theyare nowsoDeof rle 1st,2nd&6thVoltig€urRegime s 23Figues
cheapen l5mn dound- aodtheygiveyoufreehigh.qualiry 2nd Old Guard Foot Battery(12pdr)
basing
lst YoungGuardFootBaxery(6pdr)
L$ncarhir€ Games hav€onlybeenarouDd for afev,/years,butajready 2nd YoungGuad FootBatlery(6pdr)
 GuardCavalryDivision (cen6IaldeDiv., CountWalth€r) 7lhItalianLigne 20Figues
Chasseurs eChevaldela Garde 12Figures lsl ItalianFootBatt€ry(6dr)
GuardCh€vauxleger LancerRegimenB 20Feures 13thllalianFootBattery(6pdr)
Guad HeaiTRegiments 20Figures 38th(Wiirttenb€rg)Division(Not presentatLiitzetr)
CuardArtillery Reserve (G6n6raldeDiv., CountDulauloy) IV CorpsReserve CavalryDivision(Not pr€sentatLiitzen)
lstOldGuardFootBattery(l2pdr) IV CorpsReserve Artillery
4thOld GuardFoorBattery(12dr) 26l2ndFootBattery(6pdr)
5thOld GuardFootBattery(12pdr)
lst OldGuard"Volante"HorseBaxery(6pdr) VI Co&s (MarshalMarmont,Dukeof Ragusa)
20thDivisioD (Gdn6raldeDivisiotr,CountCompans)
2ndOldGuard"Volant€"Baxery(6pdt "AnilleriedelaMarhe"
1stRegiment 20Figures
TheAnoyoftheMain: MarshalSoult,DukeofDalnatia 3rdRegiment "Anillerie dela Marine" 20Figures
m Corp6 MarshalNey,Princ€of theMoskwa& Dukeol Elchingen 20th& 25thProvisional Ligne l6Figures
8thDivision (G6n€IaldeDivision,CountSouham) 32ndl,6gCr€(Vetersnt
6th& l0th Provisional
l€gare 20Figures U4thFootBattery(6pdr)
14lh& 19thProvisional
Ligne 20Figures 10/4thFootBattery(6pdt
21st& 24thProvisiomlLigne 20Figures 21stDivision (G€D6ral deDivision,CountBonn€t)
22r'dL;gle 20Figues 2ndReginent"AnilleriedelaMarine" 24Figures
923ndFootBattery(6pd, 4thRegiment "Artilleriedela Marin€"
20Figures
10/2ndFootBanery(6pdr) 37thL€gire(Veterans) 28Figures
qh Division (C6ndralde Drvision.
BaronBrenruet l4l4lh FootBattery(6pdr)
2ndProvilionalLlgdre& 29thLegare 20Figures 21rth FootBattery(6pdr)
136thUgtre 20Figures 22ndDivision (G€ndraldeDivision,BaronFriedrichs)
1381h Ugne 20Figur€s 15th& ?0thLiFe l6Figures
145thLigne 20Figures 23rdbgCre l6Figures
Z9thFootBattery(6pdr) 11th& l3th ProvisionalLigne 16Figures
11/9thFootBattery(6pdr) 16thProvisional& 121stLigne 16Figures
10thDivision (G6n6raldeDivision,Baroncirard) 5/9thFootBau€ry(6pdt
139thLigtr€ 20Figures 2u9tbFootBaltery(6pdr)
l40thLigne 20Figures \'l CorpsReserveCavalryBrigade (Gdn6ralde DivisioD,
141stLi$e 20Figures Beaumont)
3/7thFootBattery(6pdr) Beaumonttknc€r Brigade l2Figur€s
4tth FootBattery(6pdr)
Ille Arny of lhef,lbe (MarshalEuganedeBeauhamais, Viceroyof
11thDivision (G6n6raldeDivision,BaronRicard)
gthljgare (Veterant ftuly)
l6Figwes n
17th& 18thProv'sional Corps (MarshalMacDonald, Dukeof Tarentum)
Ligne l6Figures
31stDivisiotr (Gen6raldeDivision,Fressinet)
142ndLigne 16Figures
144thLigne 11th& 13thProvisional
Deni,Brigad€s 20Figures
16Figures (6pdt
18/1stFootBauery (6pdr) lst Neapolitan
HorseBattery
19rth FootBaltery(6pdt 16/5thFootBattery(6pdr)
35thDivision (G6ndraldeDivisioD,Baroncdrard)
39th (Confederationof lhe Rhire) Division (G6n€ralde 6thLign€ 16Figur€s
DivisioD,CountMarchand) 112thLigne 16Figures
Stockiom'sBadenInfantryBrigade 20Figures sthItalianLigne& 2ndItaliankgere l6Figrres
Pr.EmilvonH€ssen'sHessianlni Bde. 16Figres 3rdltatianHorseBattery(6pdr)
Hesse-Dainstadtl€ib-GadeR€giments l6Figures 6/1stFootBattery(6pdr)
lsl BadeD FoorBattery(6pdt 20i5thFootBaxery(6pdr)
1/2of HessianFootBattery(6pdr) 36lhDivision (G€ftral deDivision,CouDrCharp€ntier)
I CorpsRes€neCavalryDivision (c6ftral de Division, 14thLegere
K€llermann
16Figures
II, Duk€of Valmy) 22ndLdgBre 16Figures
kboisiere LightCavalryBrigade(French& Baden) 14th& 15thProvisionalDemi-Brigades 16Figures
16Figures 5/1stFootBattery(6pdt
vonJett'sLightCavalryBrigade(Wiintemberg& Hessian) 192ndFootBattery (6pdr)
20Figures
III CorFReserve Anifl€ry I ReserveCayalrJCorTs (cdn6rald€ Division,Baronktour,
1/3rdHors€Battery(6pdt Mabours)
3/4thHors€Banery(6pdr) 1st Light CavalryDivision (G€n€ralde Division,Baron
BIuyare)
IC Corps (G6n6raldeDivision,CountBertrand) Combinedchevaurlegers&HussarRegiments l2Figures
12thDivision (Gdn6raldeDivision,CountMorand) 3rd Light CavalryDivision (c6l|6ralde Divisiotr,Barotr
l3thLigne 23Figures Chastel)
23rdLigrc 28Figurer Combin€d ChasseuraChevalRegiments 12Figur€s
2ndProvisiooal CroatianRegimentr 16Figures lst HearfCav.Div. (cdneraldeDiv.,BaronBordelouue)
3rdProvisioralLigne 16Figures CombhedCuirasrierRegiments l2Figures
1/2ndFootBattery(6pdr) 3rdHearl Cav.Div. (c606rald€Division,BaronDounerc)
3/2rdFootBattery(6pdr) Combined DragoonReginents 12Figures
15th(Italiall)Division (c€ftral deDivision,Pelri) 1Reserae CavalryCorpsAnillery Res€rve
lstltaiianligne 16Figures 3/1stHone Battery(6pdr)
4thltalianlign€ 2oFigures l/6lh HorseBattery(6pdr)
6lhftalianlign€ 20Figures
38

TI{EALLIEDARMIESATLIJTZEN Russian Reserve Cav. Divn. (Generalmajor, Co0nl

Trubetzkoy)
TbeMoDrrchs Parado\sky's LightCavalryBdgade 12Figures
CzarAlexanderI of Russia Knoning'sLightCavalryBrigade 12Figur€s
III of Brandenburg-Prussia
Khg Friedrich-wilhelm IllowaiskyXII CosackBrigad€ 12Figures
Allied Militart Conmrder-in.Chief: Generalof CaYalry,Count Russian R€serve HorseArtillery (G€rcralnajolNikititr)
wifigeDstein HolseBattery(6pd4(otrly2 gunt
lst Russiatr
firslLineofBe[le (Generalof Cavalry,Gebha]dvotrBhcher) 2rd Russian Ho6eBatterj (6pdr)
UpperSilesian Brigade (Generalmajor vonZ€ithetr) 3rdRussiaD HoFeBattery(6pd4
SilesianLightCavalryBrigade 12Figures 7thRussianHors€Battery(6pdr)
InlantryRegiment
lst Silesian l6Figures 8thRussian HorseBattery(6pd4
2ndSilesian InlantryRegiment 16Figures Russiatr
Il Corps (Generalleutnant, PrinzElgenvonWirttemberg)
1stRussianPositioD Battery(12pdr) 3rdDivision (Generalmajor, CountSchakhofskoi)
33rdRussianPositionBattery(12pdt S.hilvinsky\lnf antryBrigade 16Figures
l2 of 3rdPrussian 12pd.FootBattery Kapustin's JiigerBrigade l6Figurcs
9thPrussian 6pdrHorseBattery 6tbLightBanery(6pdr)
llth Prussian 6pdrFootBattery 7thLightBattery(6p&)
13thPrussian 6pdrFootBattery 4lh Division (GeneralnajorSt.Priest)
Ir*er Silesian Brigade (OberslvonKliix) ryschnitzski's InfantryBrigad€ 16Figures
vonMutius'DlagoonBrigade l2Figxres Ivanov'sJagerBrigade 16Fiellrer
Combin€d Gr€nadier Battalions 16Figures 33rdLighlBattery(6pdt
1stWestPrussian InJadryRegiment l6Figur€s
2ndWestP.ussian lnJantryRegiment 16Figures AIi€dR€seree Afiry (Generalof Gvalry, countTormassov)
14thRussianPositionBattery(12pdr) Russirn
m (GreDadier) Cons (GeneralleutnaKonovizin)
?thPrussian 6pdr Hone Battery Guard Lieht Cavalry Division (GeneralnajorSchaevich)
7thPrussian 6pdrFootBattery Tschailkov's Guard LightCav.Bde. 12Figur€s
Brand€nburg Brigade (Generalmajor votrR6det Tichischedn\ Guard Light Cav. Bd€. 12Figures
vonKalzlelsLightCavalryBrigade 12Figures 4rh Horse Batt€ry (6pdr)
GardeR€gim€ntzuFuss l6Figuies 1stGremdi€rDivision (GeneralmajorSulilDar)
vonNatarer'sGreDadier Biigade 16Figures K$iascbnin ll's Grenadier Brigade 20Figures
Conbin€dJagerBns.&Freiwilligercoys. l6Figures Acht's GrenadierBrigade 20Figures
8thPrussian 6pdrHone Battery 30th Position Banery ( 12pdt
4thPrussian Guard6pdrFootBattery 14thLightBartery(6pdr)
9thPrussian 6pdrFootBattery 2ndcrenadierDivision (Gen€ratmajorzweileniev)
Pissar€ffsGrenadier Brigade 20Figures
S€condLiDeof Brt € (Generalleutnant vonYorck) Golo'rin'sGreoadier Brigade 20Figures
RightWing (G€neralnajorBerg) H€sse's Crenadi€rBrigade 20Figues
Remnants ofLukov'sRu$ian5lhDivn. 24Figures 32ndPositiotrBattery(12pdr)
Remnants ofThePr.of Siberia's Russian14thDiv.24Fiaures l4th LigbtBattery
5thRussianPositionBatt€ry(12pdr)
27thRussianLightBattery(6pdr) V (Gusrd)CorF (CeDeraleutnant
Russiatr Galizin V)
Irft Wing (Generalmajor vonHiinnerbein) lstCuirassierDivision (GeneralnajoiDepreradovrch)
lst Combined InfantryRegiments 16Figur€s Areni€fsGuardCuirassier Brigade 12Figures
5thCombined InfantryRegiment 16Figlres Rosen's CuardCuirassier Brigade 12Figwes
16Figures (retov's Cuirassier Brigade 12Figures
6thcombinedlantryRegiment
Lithuanian&2ndcombinedDragoonReginents l2Figures lst Guard Horse Battery (6pdr)
12 of 3d PrussiaD 12pdrFoolBattery 2ndCuirassier Division (GeneralnajorDuca)
lst Prussian6pdrFootBattery Leo ieY'sCuirassier Brigade l2Figures
2ndPrussiaD 6DdrFootBalterv Gudowitsch's Cuirassier Brigade 12Figures
3rdPrusian6pdrFootBattery MassaloY's Cutassier Brigade 12Figures
RightWingResene (Gen€ralnajor Kasatschosky) 2nd Guard Horse Battery (6pd4
MitauDragoonRegiment 12Figu€s 1stGuardDivision (Generalrnajor, BaronRosen)
Converged Grenadiers of 1st,5th& 141hDivisiotr! Pot€nkint Guard Infantry Brigade 20Figures
24Figues kapovitzky's Guard hiantry Brigade 20Figures
1stDonCossack HorseBattery (6pdr) 1st Guard PositioD Battery (12pd4
l€ft WingReserve (ObentleubaDtvonSteindFtz) 1stGuardLightBattery(6pdr)
ColbergInfantryRegimeot(VeteraDs) 16Figues 2nd GuardDivision (Generalmajor UdomII)
2Ddl€ibHussarRegimeDt l2Figures kischam\sky's Guad InJantryBrigade 24Figuies
2ndPrussian 6pdrHone Battery Scheltuchin's Guard Inlanay Brigade 24Fi$res
lst Prussian3pdrFootBattery 2ndGuardPositionBattery(12pdr)
2ndGuardLightBattery(6pdr)
ArtilleryReserve (GeneralmajorEuler)
FirstR€sen€CorI6 (Generalleutnant,BaronvonWiMing€rod€) th PositiotrBattery(12pdr)
Prussian ReseneCavalryBrigade (Ob!€ntvotrDorh) 31stPositionBattery(12pdr)
vonWerdelsGuardCavalry Brigade 20Figures 5thLightBattery(6pdi)
vonJtrgais'Ki.assier Brigade 20Figures 28thLightBattery(6pdr)
3rdPrussian 6pdrHorseBattery 32ndLightBattery(6pdr)
10thPrussian 6pdrHors€Battery 36thLightBattery(6pdt
4thPrussian
Guard6pdrHorseBattery
 39
GAMEEYENTS
Dmhrs - BattleCommeoces, theAllieshavefirstmove.
Marnont'sVI Corpsarrivesat 86 (Weissenfels road).
1230h$ - Neyanivesat F6Gntzenroad).
1400h$- Napoleon,accompanied by Mortier's lmp€rial Guard
Corpsairivesat E-F6(Litzen road).
1500hn - Sulina'slst Grenadier Divisionof trI (crcnadier)Corps,
arivesatDl (Pegauroad).
1600h$ - Eugane,accompanied byMacDorald'sXI Coes, anive.s
atHtr (Leipzigroad).
- B€rtrand,accompaded by Morand's12thDivisionof IV
Corps,arrivesat A5 (Naumburg road).
- TheCzarallo*s Konovizitr's lII (crenadier)Corpsro be
coDmitted.
1700hrs- Iatour-Maubourg'sI ReserveCavalryCorp6arrivesat
H6-6(l-eipzigroad).
- The Qar allo*s Galizin's V (cuard) Corps to be
committed.
1730hn - P€'ri\ l5lh (Italian)Divisionof ry Corps,arrivesat A5
(Naumburg rcad).
m30hn - Dark- endof battle(if still engaged, somernov€scanbe CATLTOARMS
play€dasanightaclioD,in orderto disetrgag€. NEWBURY & READING
WARGAMES 5OCIETY'S
Optioffl Rules POPULAR OPENDAY
a. The &ar preventedWittgeDstein iom usidgTomassov'sMaitr ZInd FEBRUARY1997
Reserve Armyuntil verylateil theday.To simulatethis,I havegiven
'commitmeoftimes,wheDthey
NEWBURY
TECHNICALCOLLEGE10.30am- 5.30Dm
tber€serves maytreus€dby theAllied WARCAMESCOMPTTIT ON' . ANCITN15.
DARX AGTs,
players.A betterwayto simulatethisis to hav€aninpartialumpireor MEDINAL/RENA65ANCT, PI(E& 'HOT,
NAPOLEONIC, A(W
{flRt8 fu8t, wwrl
observer'play the Czar', and decidewhenthe commihent of the DEMO\JSTRAIION A PARII(IDATIONGAM!9
reservesshouldtakeplace,Howeyer,asthetimeslistedabovearequite MANYTRAOESTANOS
generous. I do not recommetrd l,adeenquifi$ to RoyG 8o$, Eld tdrn, Hdnrenon.whs SN16gsz
alowingthe reserves to movebefore Comperniorr& othe' erquiriprro Chrnsm(h, 8 I' anretl Clore
thosetimes. Thar(han,BerkhneRG1l4Fz {Tet01635861393)
WhileTormassov's are'sittingon thetouchlio€', histrmps
reserves
mayDotmov€,exceptin reactionto a direcltheat; c,henlhey may
chadgefomation, deployanillery,shootor charg€at targetswithin
range,or adjustformations.It wouldbe bestnot to giveTormassov,s
command initiallyto aplayer,asit *ould b€averyboringgan€|
b. BertrandinexplicablydelayedIV CorF' marchto the battlefor
two hours.If wished,the 12thand 15thDivisionsof MorDs mav
aniveup to two bour!earlierthanlistedabove.However.I siroogly
recommend thatyouplayit throughat leastoncebeforetryhg this,asit
unbalances thegamequitedranatically.
c. Von Bliich€r may commatrdany PrussiantrooF present,in
additionto thosetrooDdwithinhiso*n corDs. l3lh & l4th SEPTEIIIBER10.30am-5.30pm
at THE HEXACON.READINC
T€rnin THE WARGAMES EVENTOFTHEYEAR
Hills - All hillsaregende. FEATURESINTERNATIONALOPEN
Fld6sgrabetr - TheFld$sgraben canalis steopsidedaodinpass- WARGAMESCHAMPIONSHIPS
ableto cavalryor artillery,erc€ptviabridg€s. OW TNCORPORATfS 8 PtRtO05
Builditrgs - AI buildingsareof theusnalhaiJ,timbered variety Andenis(sqiervofAncients Shietd)
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Streams - All str€a$sarepassable to all arns, Ptte& shotlPanihnPrcsthield)
- Theareain thesouth-west€m Napoleoni( (Napol@nic A$*iation shi€td)
Boc comerof themapis l9ln century(ftnlederate Histori..lsGiervshi€rd)
boggyandimpassable to cavalryor adlery. rrft'rrd
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HORSE&MUSKET inrendedvictim.andNeapons
advanlage,
place
{ilh the longerfeachhavcthe
liringat almostpoint-blank
in ihisround.
rangemayalsotake

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exchanged.
are

Th€grapplingrould:whenonecombatantcomesthrough
the
A stralghtforuardsetof othelsguardandthebloodybusiness gouging
ofgrappling, and
combatrqles for sldrmlshlng, hackingcommences.
Eachdassof characler hasa number of conbatpoinciivhichare
adventurtngandderrhg-do adjustcdbyvarious charactermodifie^andtheefiectofsome skilh.
Edchplayerdivides hischaracter's
combat poinlsbelveenthelhree
ln the ageof Genlternan, rcunds,allocatingbetween oneandlix pointsto each:theplayerrakes
Gunpowder& Gtenzet thf€edice(a difierent
oneup sorhatit shows
colourfor each[ou.d)andsecretly
thenumber
turnseach
of hiscombatpointsallocatedto
PartII eachround. heconceah these
ready.theysimultaneousl)
benealhhishand.Whenbothplayenare
re\caltheirdicel
by BryanAnsell Theexceplion to thisis Raq characten. whoarenot capable ol
planningtheirractics, andsimplythrowa dicefor eachroundof
. . . conlinuedfmn lastmonih

RAW CHARACTERS
WOODLANDCOMBAT D]CETHROW COMBATPOINTS
Manysknmishes villtakeplaceinNooded withtheprotagonisls
areas: 1,2 I
onlygaining ofeacholherthrough thetreesandscrub.The 1.4 2
Slimpses
frr.tthingrhatdchdracrertrishing
lo [iren ]nopponen mu\la\endin 5.6 l
is{helherhecanmakeaclearshol. weaponsnodifiersarerhenappliedandthe resultof the fightis
Woodedterrainis represented by tenainpiece!.Therearefour
classesof {oodedterrainieachis represenled b} diflerentcombina objective
Thecharacler's isto either:conpletely
overpoverhis
tionsofmodelledireesandundergrovth mountedon cardofacircular. opponentin anyoflheseroundsi byscoringhisopponenfs
total
olalor anirregular
shape:
Loo\e$rub,Deru€\crub, Loos€ $oods. Den* $oods.
Beardosn hisopponents guard.thenfollowihroughwith a
Thesecanbe anysize.roughlyfrom threejncheslo sixinchesin tellingbloN:bv $oringhigherlhanhisopponent in anytwo
diameierworks$ell. The spacesbehleenlhe $oodedlerain
representsrelativelyclearareas andNoodland tracks
Onceaplayerhasdecided thatacharacter willattempt to aimorlire. Success in eitherobjectilcslrikesa bloNon hisopponent. The
hemuslrhrowa diceto discover if hehasa clearshotat his prcposed maximum numberofblo\s rhatcan bestruckistherefore i if
four
target.Drawa Iinebetween thefirerdndtarget. Totalupthe densityof theviclorscores olerdouble oneachround.
theNoodsbetNeen them,lhisis onefor eachareaoi loos€scrubor Combalpoinls:
woods, andtwofor eachareaofdense scrubof voods.Thefter must Rarr:thro{adice foreachroundin lurniaschartabole.
throwa diceandscoremorethanthetotaldensity to bepermilted to sixpointr.
skilled:
fire.Ifhefaihthethrowhestands instead. V€teran: eighrpoinrs.
ln theopen,allcharacteB mustmovein a stmighlline.In sooded H€ro:tenpoinls.
terrain.theyhaveiheoptionoffollowing theedgeofant terainpiece
thartheywouldorherwise enter.endingrhe turnfacing theirdireci;on
ofrnovenrenr. Wecallthisskirtingthererrainpiece. Character modifi€rs
A characterski.linga tenainpiececanchoose to novea{ayifomil Thesenodifytherotalnumberof combalpointsthallhecharacterha
atanjrpointin histurn.rnoving awa], tangenliallv.
Characlers choosing drailablero divrdeber\€en lherhrce combrl round'
to enrerterrainpieces haltimnedialely theifenlirebaseis withinrhe EachflshNound l
rerrain,onsubsequenl lurnstheyhave theirmolement reducedl bvltlo Erch$ious\$und -] Nlolnred +2
diceiftheystantheirturnin dense terrain.
onedicefor looseterrain. Fi-qhlingwrong'handed -2
Ifacharacterinloose ordensewoods isgrazedorwounded. throwro A mountcdGoodorE\ptrr
seeilthe shorwasnoppedby a tree:needinS a 1.5 or 6. A characrerKnockeddo$n )
grazed. wounded or having a shotstopped byatree.in eithervoods or An{kedtuomsidc 2
scrubmuslduckback. Arr{kedflomrca! .l Horles ranplingIhei!opponcnr
Rockvground canbetreatedexactlyaswoodedterrain if youchoose, ldd onep{no\enenr drce
wilh terrainpiecesrepresenting denseor looserockv terrain. rolkd. ro . ma\imumof lhree.
Altematively, single,large rockscanbetreaied assolidcoler.juslasif
theywerewallsorbuildings. Filin-qedienhler$h turn -l
StnkinBpassingblo\ I Diin-q
: Dodgin-q +1
FIGHTING Cha!-qing +: Hdoicleap
Whentwoopposing charactersphysicallycome
intoconlact,
theywill rceiling
SlrikinSor GansdAresmayfunh{
fight.Inalum.iherearethreeroundsofcombai: + odedice modifrUeeoe s $er nnd
appropnate
round:'rhentheattacker
Theassault firsl lunges
toqardshis
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frgures,
tnaint\' te otd Hin.hlift'e r,ltrye. but attu Dxtud,tE soDk Ftun! Rd k.
Belov:Joh Ra\. anlottgs!ttuueunt ol ..lle (tor|raryaner'. pua thisJitleSatnedr Partizunthrce rearcago Thefi"e ships\|ere
|nade b\ Len Johnson. The Fr th nn B tish hutt oto\-ed man\. lir.d\ get togeth?rshng before,Lc Chunnet opened.
 Eachplayerprepar€s
lh€ircombdtdiceasusual.
b tonlyoneround
is ioughlunless
theattacking is knocked
character downor suffers
a

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sudden passing
flurryof violence.
soweincrease theluckelement
by allowingeach
participant randomnodifierof a singledicethrow.
an addirional
Characrers onfootnayonlyslrikeonepassing
blowperturn.
Firingin combat
A characler ent€ringa fightNith a loadedweapon mayfire ai his
opponent. Thhoccunaftercombat diceareselected.Characlers firea
shorbeforetheassault round.Charade6 arrned\!itha pairof pisrols
fir€asecond shotbeforethegrappling round.
YouwillfindthatRawtroopsareollittleusein combat unless lhey
gangup together againnindividual opponents!Charging lancenare
particularlydeadlyal thismanro'man level.withRawtroopsbeing
entirelyat theirmercy.

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Throwior thelocation location
andeffectof knife
{ounds.andlor theelfectofheadvounds.onthehii localion
chaft.
Olherw€apons(fisls.clubbedpistols, etc.)andhorseslranplinghale Youakothros for thelocation andeffectof terriblewoundsl, buta
nonodifiers. grazeor fleshwoundbecomes a seriouswound,anda serjous wound
eitheralsocauses thesevering of alimbortheh€ad,orrunsthrough the
Compare rheoppoingcharaclehlorrl\oreroundata lime askillingthevictimand,in thelattercase. having a 50%
body,treared
A characterwhoscores exactlydouble hisopponenl in a single chance ofcausingthe weapon to become struck.
roundinmediately disarms him.
Trampled or lhrowncharacters arealways knocked downandNinded:
A character llho scores orer doublchisopponent in a single sothatrheycan makcnoactions whaieverunlildfter$e Jokerisnext
roundimmedialely sirikesablowandauionalically knocks him turned.Throwncharaclers are placedimmedialely behindtheir
deparlinghorse.
A characterNith thc highestscoresjn any two ro'rnds Bowledover:
immediately strikesabloN. a: ihro{ to determine rhe distancethatthe characler flies
throughthe air rhrowaredandablackdice.leave lhenwhere
Ouhumber€d characters theyfall.thecharacler ispropelled lhedifferencebetween the
Thecharactervhose tumit i. rnrstfightallenemy characters thatheis
in contactwith.Hefightsalone:heisnot assistedbtanv friendswhoare in thedirection parallel
to a linedrawn
b: movethecharacler
alsoin conlactwirhrhesame enemy. lvhenit istheenemier
Of course.
lrom rhepo.rrron.of lheredlo Iheblack dicr
turn.theytoomunfighlalloltheiropponcn$ alone.Thisgives groups
of menstanding shoulder lo shoulderthe advantage iltheystandand Iootcaught in asli.rup:throwforinjuryagain inmediately, and
fightoff theirenemies logether. Ii he fighlsmorethanoneenemy eachtimetb€characlefs cardis drawn.A second 1 allowslhe
simultaneody, heturnsjust onesetof threedice,andcompares them character to escape. otheruise hesuffers thedamage indicated.
to eachol hisopponents' dicein turn,firstfightinglheassault ro nd A character whosehorsehasbeensholfrom underhim is
wilheach, thenclose combat. $en finallyagrapplingroundwilh each. trapped underneath. Treatasabove. butsubtractonetiomthe
diceforeachfriendtryingtopullhimclear.
Passing blovs
A character caneitherendhisnove/charge wbenhefirslconlacls an Brokenlimb:throwon thehit locaiion chartto seelvhichone-
enemy, or ahempt to makeapassingblo$ andcontinue moving to the Theeffect islikeaseriouswound, butvithabrokenneckcausing
endofhisrolleddistance. death.
 BadlJbruised:firow onthehit locationchart.Theeffectislike a
lightwound.

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PRODUCTIONS
FORTITUDE Thecharacter
innedialely rollsa number of fortitude dicel
You Nill find thaithereis a tendency for games between srubbom Raw . ... .... ... .. .. 3
opponents to onlyendwhenthelastwounded survivorfrom rhelosing E x p e r i e n c e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sideis hunteddownandshotof beaten unconscious by hisenemies. V e t e f a n . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nanyofwhorn willbehobbling arorndwithwounds oftheirownbythis H e r o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
point.Really,ihe skirmish shouldhaveendedlongbefore;when ir OfflcersandNCOS (andtheirequivalenrs) addrwoandonedice
became apparenl thatonesidewasseverely disadvantag€d andcould respectNely.
nottulfilitsobjectiles.
In 'teal ',
life ihelosing side.findingrh€nsetves Subtractonedicefor eachfleshwound,andtwodicelor each
in anuntenable situation, wouldhavescalpered whiletheoppodunily
wasstillftereto getawayin onepiece.However, thelitrleleadmen Subtracttwo diceif thecharacter is awarethathisofficeror
onlyhaveasmuchcommon sense aseitherrheirplayers or therule NCO'5courage hasfailed.
system providesthemvith, andif youfindthalyourskirmishesdragon Addoned'ceif heandhisfriendshavecaused moreof theenemy
beyond thepointofcommon sense or livelyentenainmenr, thenyou togodo*nthattheyhavelostthemsetves, orif heandhisfriends
willfindth€follo*ingrule useful: havecausedmoreof th€enemytu go downthat theyhavelost
themselves, or if a respected officer,NCO(or equivalent) or
Therearelourcircumsrances whena characrer mustthrowto iesthis Heroiswithinsixinches.
fortitudeandseeif hiscourage failshim: He mustthrowa1leastone6, otherwisehiscouragehasfailed,
l WhenheisBADLYHURT:thishappens when: andslarting on hisnexlturn,mustmovelowards coverfurther
A Ravcharacter suffersanywound. a\rayftom all enemythanhiscurrentposirion. If thisis not
An Experienced suffers anytwowounds. possible,
or halfof hisfri€ndsaredo"n, hewill hide,run (asif
A Veteran suffersanythreewounds. charging,but towardsthe edg€of lhe table)or surrender,as
A Herosuffers anythree*ounds.atleastoneofwhichisserious. appropnate.
Fortitudeis testedagaineachturn that the character
is
subsequendywounded. OPTIONALRULES
2. Whenha|fof ]risf.iendsgodotln;eitherkilled,seriously
wounded, Thesewill eventually include:experience andskills(youcoulduie
knockedour,surrendered, losrtheirforrirude
orlefrrhetable. appropriateskillsfromourWestemgunfghtrulesto begoingonwith),
3, Whenachrging chancterh ord€redlo halt. mor€ sophisticatedcharacterdefinitions,scenarios,blunderbuss/
musketoons andrifles.grenades, buildings,renainobstacles,random
4, Wh€nev€rthe grm€smaster lhinksil appropdate(badlyournum forcegeneralion, primitilepeoplesandtheirweapons, aneventcard
bercd,severalf.iendshit simultaneoudy. isolatedfron all his system(suggestions for eventcardsareinviled;I've hadloadsof good
ideass€ntin for theWestemgunfightsystem).
A SELECTION OF WORLD IVAR T}VO PICTURES
Abore: RtitsattackingGetnans in a late WW ganeatWurtonn 1995.Below: Pacific naraLactiot as Ancritunfliers oauck the
tapan$e \eet. Thi: game $,as staged bt Norman Bticktebank of Check Sir' and his pal\.
OpposLte, lran the botom up: (l) SomeRawnthorpe Miniatutesltalians,paoned bJ Calin Rumlord. I think I tDk tliesephatas
at the same sessiontt thefrcnt coret ol WlS - a nerc nine yars ago! O) A Ws pnintetl h\ he ,ten a! Battle Craup Figurcslsee
thei od in last month s mag.). Theseareplattic kits, and not pan af the BattLcGtuup rdrge hu! the Bofile Crcup figwes arc wr)
nice anJway, n ||hr not shanelesllr gire them d plug?! (3) a peLotonol poiLut u a.krry thraugh a rillage. carercl bt a Renaull
tank. BuiLlings bl theprolilic Mick SewlL. Thb action took place at the WarqamesHoLi!1a\Cenc!. (herc hostsInghan & E iat
wtth ChutchilLianexpetuisel(1) Wese Dese gameput an at KeLhan HdL bt the
can handle large ciga^ antl b/atkl.y gLasses
Sheplal club ol Kent. Don't know il they won the Palm d'Or but ther seem to hare pLu!) of the pd,t, date.

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46
manufacturer
Wargamer's thatbestsuitsbyinterests.
therewill beaslighttendency
rel€ases
Thisis oneof thereasons
toreviewandgetexcitedabourthefigure
rhatapp€alto ne, andlesssoonothers.Butthisisnotbias,it is
that

Notebooh justpreferenc€. Wea[ havedissimilarlastessinceweareall different.

It's a DNA thing. But this hasnot stoppedme positivelyreviewing
Gripphg Beast, Wodensf€ld,Peter Pig, Xth Legion, FAA and
byMike Siggiru Kenningtonwithmanymoretocome.AJtera[, ]'veonlybeenvriting
for teo issues.But nothitrgis Soingto mate me like Redoubtt
Octoberis alwaysa solidmonthfor shows.Not onlyis thercSELWG, Peninsula rang€(becauretheyaredire),Frod Rank(foreshortened,
oneof myfavourites,but I alsospendthebest part of a weekin sumy built like barrels),mostOldGloryGawky),mostDixon(thosecreases
Essetrfor lhe massive Spielshowwhichattracts100,000 ganersof all andthesquashed gargoyleheadgor Elite(justplainweiid).Thatismy
des.aiptions. Believeme,thh makesevenSalutelook tiny- inagine p€nonalsubjective interpretatiotr,no more,no less.
thesanenumberfiIing Olynpiaor theNEC.Thevisitis primarilyto But to rcundoff thediscussion, let ne explainwhatreallyappeals
bringm€upto sp€edotrmyotherprofessional interest,boardgames of aboulFoundryandthos€fewothen produciDg corrirtenlryexc€llent
all tt?es,buttherehasbeenagowingfactionof UK traders(withDave figures- I exemptherenon'comm€rcial eni€rpris€ssucha! Bill Gaskin
ThomasandOldGloryin thevan)plyingtheirwaresto theEuopean & Co and the compadeswith somegoodfigures,but inconsist€nt
market,characterized by gamerswith bulgilg po€ketstull of marks. qualityoverall- Redoubt,Old Glory, Dixon'sPJ'ramids range,etc.
Ess€nhasveryfewfigureganes,hdeedthisyearit hadnoneatallthatI Firstly, they appealon a p€rsonallevel. They are anatonically
couldfind,bul it is awonhwhiletrip if youar€inlerested in otherareas €xce[ent,theyar€accurate, thedetil is superbandtheanimationand
of ganingandcanputup with afewnightssamplingGermanfoodand posevarietyarespoton. ln a word,theyareimpeccable ngl]res.So
beers. It\ hell,it reallyis. goodthattheyareprobablythefirsttrfl€ls$ figuresI hav€€trcoutered
SELWGwasmuchthe sameasever- a highqualityshowthaastill in ov€rtwetrtyyea$.Meaning? Tlat I wouldn'tneedorwantto replace
enthus€s me with ils mix of wargames and military nodelling,the ahembecaus€ I can'thonestlyseethemgettinganybetter.
relaredandspacious location,andth€excellenttmdesupport.came So,for instance, havingsurvivedyearsof upgiadingftom Airft, to
of the Month,the 6Jstfor 19?, is the estimableContinentalWars Minfig, to Hinchliffe,to Foremost, to Connoiss€ur, andev€nto Frotrt
SocietyyBattleof Plevna'.RalphWeaveratrdhiscohodsdosterling, RaDk,my Napoleoni€s arenowFoundryandwill staythat vay. No
andinspirational, workin a fieldthatgeBmuchlessexpo urethanit mor€paintingandbasitrg.No moreexpensive purchases (unlessthey
deserves. The gane, asever,wasvell presented, the demonstratorsdoRussiansl). they areherelor theduralion. I an content. Andvrhen
onlytoo keento answerquestions andwa! a standoutin a showwitb I expad intoDewperiods,assuming FoundryMk I or II candeliverthe
unusuallyfe'{highlighlsrivaledonlybySAsyBicocca'andtheGLC goods,tbatwil bemywayforward.Okay,sotheir detailis suchthat
Club'sECWsetpiece.The Soci€tycanbe contactedat 37 Yeading paintingtakesa little longer.andtheycone at a price,bIIt astheyare
AveDue,Rayners Lane,Hanow,Middlesex HA2 9RL. thebeslmadels availablen n) opirio, I *ouldn'twishto proceed in
I suppose if thiscolumnweremeantto generate anything.it would
idealybefeedback ftom the readers.ThefactthatI sit herespoutinS Secondly, myhobbyisaboutmodelsoldiersad thepahtingrhereof.
viewsis defhitelymt to be takenassonesortof gospel.It is nore a A clos€second comehistoryandclever,workablerules.Theganeplay
caseof I saywhatI think,yourespond,I tak€it onboardandf€edir isasadlyinfrequent,bul enjoyable, thirdandcompetition isjustnoton
back,sowegetsomesortof coDcensus view.Admittedly,myviewsare the scale.But it is herelhal I worrya little andrun the risk of being
stronglyheld andput, andI canundeFtandpeopleconsidering me labelledanelitist(ironiceh?).I-efs look at thesituationof anaverage
opinionated, but I an not- I amin factquiteopen'minded. But I need buyerbrowsing thestands forsom€25mnancients for,say,DBM.He
effectivepelsuasion. And I amcenainlynotbiased,afailingof whichI looksatsixdifferertmanufaclur€rs andconcludes thathecanspendas
{,asrccentlyaccused. I actuallylike to list€nto theothervie{'point.be lorr as35pper fEure, or ashigh as70p.At the lowerendhe getsa
it WDexplainhghowlheyalways listento comments, arenoteItist and poorlysculptedlump with an overlongneck,Schwatzen€gger torso,
arepushiDg backth€v€ryboundaries of design(still waitingfor actual short legsand a telegraphpole spear.At the other end he getsa
proofon thes€.. .), or panisan lackeys puttinglorwardtheviewthat p€rfecllymodelledwork of art inqedibly cheap,whenyou thint
theirscaleor makeof figuresis th€bestandrhereloretheoneto buy. aboutit.
Whichis interestingsincetheonly lett€rspublish€din Wl sofar have And whatdo somechoose? The35pmutant.Why?Because either
beenonexactlythosepoints. a) costis a significantfactor.Fine.No quibbleshere.b) Thestandard
So,assuming wI) to bea lostcause,in ansv,/er to th€latterpoint,let of themodelis not imponantto them.Fineagin- c) It is a matterof
metale aparagraph or twolo explainwhatis goingofl here.I think,at subjective choiceof 6gure1overfigure2. Alsofine,but debatable, or
the end of the day, there are at leastthree hobbiesoperatingin d) theyaregenuinely unabletot€ll thedifference andclaimfigure1(ol'
mhiaturesganing. ThereaJethosethat love to play games,ofien muteyhimse8isa5goodasfigur€2.
competitively,in which scsnery,figure quality (they are purely NowI can'texplainthelatter, onasubjective orobjeclive basis,and
maIkels)aDdhistoryar€largelyunimponant.Youmaybeableto guess whileI hadwondered aboutthis,it onlybecame appareDr to mewh€nI
ny reactionto th€segamen,but only becaus€ theyare effectively waslisleningto twochapsdiscuss figuresatSELWG.Onehadboughta
anotherhobby,or at leastav€rydifferentbranchof myo\r,n,perhaps batchof whatI cotrsiderto be the stockbring& buyEgures 15mm
closerto boardgamers in sone respects andlikely to elicit th€ same blobs,no identifiablemaker,an amorphousmassof drab, brcwn
reactionI wouldhaveto, say,anglers,bell ringersor train sponers. paintingonflockedbases, andalmostalwaysSuccessorslheyremind
Thereis anothergroupwhoplayandtruly enjoytheirgames,perhaps ne of an inauspicious Indianmeal,lor sev€ralreasons.(h therc a
witha feelingtheyarerecreating history,someof *hom rakepridein factorysomewh€re witb a lony thatgoesroundwith these,dropping
th€rul€s,layoutandfigures,andsomewhodon't.And thereis athird themoffat b&b stands?)
goup, of whichI an a member,whob€lievetheoverallaesthetics ar€ His matemeanwhile hadboughtsomesuperblypaintedandbased
fundamentally important.I playwith nodelsoldiers,not toysoldiers BattleHonours,albeitat thriceth€price.ChapA wasarguingthathis
animportantdistinctionfor me.I alsohappento believethathistoryis werejust asgood,andcheaper.Not fiom a 'utility for ganing'angle,
a0othervital factor, but that in itseff is not alwaysnecessary to butftomanaesthetic standpoiDt. Theotherguylookedpuzded,andso
enjoFeDtof thehobbyof miniaturegaming. didL I concluded thatsomepeoplegenuinely cannottell thedifference
So,to me,bul notnecessarily you,attractivefigures,realistictenain betweetrthe anatomically soundandthe Lamming,betweenthewell
atrd decentrules are paramountto ny enjoymetrt.The logical animatedandtheMinifrg,bet$reen the caskin-painted andthefigure
conclusion of thisis thatI will buythestaDdard of figure,s{aleandthe dippeddarkeanh,bet$eenqualityandthemediocre.lvhich certainly
 startsto explainhowGenesis madethechartssooften. YORK \.4]ARGAMES
Ratieyound: Shilohis the iatest in the rapidly gowing seriesof
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I waschattingto DaveTbomasin Essenwhilepickingup somenew

colou$andrefillsfromtheVallejopainhrange,andhetelhmethey
havegonedownextrem€lywell-L€adinglightssuchasMarkA enand
KevinDallimorehavebeenat leastpartlyconverted,th€yareselling
wellandI too uselittle elsethesedays.Wharvasn'tapparenrbeforeis
justhowlargetherangeis- sobigthatcolourmixingisalmosrathingof BRING& BUYSTALL
thepast.AndI canalsorecommend theirWWII rankcolounwhichare
spoton- especiallyfor thePanzerfans.

Now.hisis goingto soundrealywimpy,but I havehun my 6ngen

throughpainting. Yes,yes,veryfunry.However, fourmonths onvirh
noimprovement il isnolongerajoke.Backin thesummer I hadabarch
of figues to do andpaintedfor aboutfive or sixhoursstraight- rhe
enthusiasm doesrhissometimes . . . TowardstheendI sorsomeoainin
mylhumbandIndexfinger.andthoughr nolhingoi ir.-Buril di;n I go
awayandis evennowtriggered by holdinga brush,a penor evena ,NAPOLEON'MAGAZINE
mouse.I loldmydoctorandhelaugh€d (he\ dueforachange anyryay) "EmpiEs, Eagles& Lions')
andI amnowlookingfor a second opinionanda solution. ll would {formerly
seemto be bruising,or perhapsa squashed nerve,vhich of coune UK substo the bi montt y nnl .olou Amsi@ NapolMic
neverreallygelsachanceto healfully.To carryonpaintingI havehad nagzine aF availablefun SbataEemPublicatio6
to makefoamsleeves for the old brush€s,l havebouehtsomeRose Oneyear's subsdiption (6 issu6):
'triangular'-handled brushes andcanonlydoanhour6r.oara rime. 423.Y,(421to W1 3ub3dibe6)
So,bewarned - paceyounelfanddont gripthebrushroohardandif
E,E.L Dilds (holal12bsu6) 16 pGr paid.
anyonebascomeacrossthisbefore,pleaseI€tne knolr th€ans*ef.
Onthesubject ofbrushes,lrecently calledintomylocalshopwho Erdsively ftom sh-.t ts
advised me,withnorealsympathy, thathenolonger srocked thewhote 18bleis L.ne, Nryrk, Notls NG24lIlZ
Winsor& NewtonrangedDeto theirextremecost.Thisis apain,since
for detail\r,orkI usetheir Series7 andfor muchof my blockinqand appropnately chunky,seriousfguresthatcaplurethebre€dperfectly.
shading I uselbeeconomical serie.lJ. I al$ ha\eacou;teorSeri;jt2 Something tell! methatMarkspentaloroftimeonthese- andit shows.
sablesfor eyeballs! For largecoveraSe washes, undercoating, oil I amnot surehowyoucoulddo withourthesefiguresif the armiesof
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thantheTamiyarange.So,I $,asforcedfor rhefinl iimeto looklor an Bookof the Monthis a deadheatbetweenthe two rcw Bnssey's
alt€mativesource.Thiswasquicklyfoundin theshapeof theWinsor& Napoleonic uniformbooks.At I20 each.theid€aislo breathefreshlife
Newtonshopin London's WeslEnd,butin rhemeantime I triedthe into thissurelyoveEupplied nich€in the marker.Canw€live without
newred-handled Citadelswhich aren'tal allbad.Muchbetterthanthe anotherbookof BritishandFrenchuniforns?Well,I for otrecan'iand
olderrangetheyreplac€d andtheyreallyholdrheirpoint.Recom- I wasdrawnto thesebecause theyhavemadeaneflon aobedifferenr.
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figuremanufactures to go into highgearon releases. I havebeensent courseall opento debate,andI alwaysr€memberthe extraclftom
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t}?es civilians,pri€stsaDdpersonaliries which are universally themselvesup. rolling up g.ealcoatsand attachingplumesand
excellent. IJ th€rewereanyweakpointsin theinitiatrangeit was epaulenes onthebasistharif theyweregoingto die,theywouldarleast
inconsistency of facialdetailandcharacter. buttharis nowwelibehind lookgood.
them.Thesear€ superbfigures.Also rathergoodare the Prussians I can'trecallanyrecentbookthat hasattemptedthh rout€,in facr
from the two Foundries.Foundrypel€ haveproduceda remarkable nothingsincetheexcellent(andin manywaysunsurpassed) Blandford
rangeof Prussian Napoleonic resenists - fivenajor uniformtwes, seriesandtheseminalWndrov & EmbletonPeninsula volume.
advancing andmarchattack,andeighth€advarianlswithineachg?e So,do Brassey's matchup?Well,no- butrheymakea damngood
sboulds€eyour unitslookingsuirablyvaried.Excellenrfiguresare stabat it. Th€yarea little thin otrcolourplat€slor theprice,but it is
usual,especially thosein lhecapsandshelljackets - realcharacten. however lhose plates thatdrawyouin.Richard Hookhasdoneasuperb
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I petialBayonets: of theNapola icBatEry,Battalionand
Tactics BRING&(CAN'DBUY
Brigadeai Foundin ContenpoftryRegulations
G.Nafr'ser(1996) DeatWI
302pp. 7charts I25
138figs,91tables. MyiriptoNorthern Militaire thismontbnadeil my20th- allhough the
halcyon daysofyorehavelonggone(!) I stillenjoy it asbeinglocaland
The Napoleonichobby has been afllicled r€cendyby a loi of henceconvenient. However,thislime I madea pointof standing
ill-researched theoryandcolourfulnanaiiveof campaigns, butwhat aroundthebring'&'buystallto pickany"straybargains"-
wasreallyhappening on.thegroundisoften lostinthegunsmoke. some A ladycamealongwitha larg€boxfulof colourfulGWproductsand
of theseauthorsclearlyhalen1gotto gripswith the nutsandboltsof a pricelist (her son\, of course)that showedprice!wantedand
howthetroopswercforned upandmanoeuvered. So.it isgoodio seea minimums acceptable -bothreasonable.
bookwhichprovides thatkeyinlormation required by aUenthusia$s But,asI wasabout to talktotheladyconcemed I wasinkrrupted by
andparticularly wargamers. in aclearly laidoutway.Thispublication is ayoung genlleman fromtheb & b stallwho,rudelyandralhergrumy,
thehandier sizehardback lersionof the 1995Natuieer A4 softback stated, "we'vegotto bookthemin firsl".SDffice to saythalwhenlhe
Guide to Napokonicwarfare, nov presenredby Greenhill and boxcamebacktwominutes laterthe"plum"choices haddisappeared
desisneIsDAC. (nodoubratthemini,nunprices slated).
A quicklookat thebibliography revealsjust howmuchinformarion whenI inquir€d aboutthis, thegentleman in question merelyasked:
hasbeenlrawledthrough. Withinfte rext,thekeyregulations for all ''why doyouthinkwedorhis?"Thisandthefactthathewasjoking
threearmsareexamined andexplainedin thekindof conprehensive, abonisellingold Minifigsto thepublicat !1 (whilslalsosellinga large
yet undersrandable detailsadlymissingthesedays.The book\ amonnt of hisownl5mmNaooleonicr onthesland)ledm€tolhinkhe
structuremakesfor easyreference. Eachsectionstanswithanoverall shouldhavehiredatradetabie(althoughI hearlhepricesonthosearea
view of eacharm and its mainfunclions,includingsuchrarely littleoutraSeous!).
considered pointsas the heightdifferencesbelweeninfantry ranks Compar€lhis examplewith a friend\ experience at anothershow
(figuremanufacturers, please note),andlhatboth AustriaandRussia (Reading, I think) a isnm nedievalarmyturnedup oll theb & b
facedthemobileTu*ish warfareaswellasEuropeantactics. srandaraknockdown priceat whichthepersononthestandliJtedil up,
Thatis followedby 'howeachnationdid il' with originaldiagrams, proclaimed ir abargain andoffered ir rorhemases..
mveringalmostthe entireperiod,(whichma(esthechanger which I canlseemyselfretuming to NorthemMilitair€; afterall,Recon is
occurred appearlogical). Theactual orderof themainarmies (France, onlyafewweeks later...
Britain,Prussia. Russia andAu*ria)ismaintainedthroughoul, making Keepupthe
soodworkandtn"nO,to. ot..u, .ur-'ii;U
cross-referencing muchquicker.Nafzigeris well knownfor his ,. **
fondness lor mathenaiical calculation andthisis no excepiion. ashe Manchester
coinpares thespeeds of manoeuvre andfornationchange. (akhotgh
someof the conversions seenio havegonea little a$,IyNith lhe
Austrians, slowingtheir marches somewhat). lt mighthavebeenmore MBGAUCTIONEARIY!
instructive to showthesecalculations at a morer€alistic 70% of r9yt iiIBG BOAXDGAMFJ AUCTIONSaturday1stFebruary,1997.
effectilestrengrh. but at leastthe benchmafk is consistent andthe 12.00mon, ScoutHut,Romiley.
actual calculation me$odsexplained if youwantto workupyoufovn Anyonewishingto sellgames mustarrivebet*een10.30arn& 11.30
am.Thesellermustput a renovablestickeron eachitem indicating
Theaulhorahoexpands the basictextto considef in detailsuch o\r,ner'snane,conditionof game,aodmiDimum ac{€ptable salepric€.
trickysubjects as mounted andfoot skirmishing. (panicularly well There will be a naximum 25 lots persel€r. An overal naimim of 400
supported by accompanying diagramt.andsomerarelyconsideredlorswill be imposed;experience suggests that this limit will trot be
regulations oncombined armsassaults, togeiherwilh analysis of some r€ach€d.
of th€keylactical treatises.suchaslhosebyNeyandJany,whichlake Th€ auctiotrwil be restrictedto boatd walgam€sand olher
thereader rightupto brigade lev€I.Asvellassome general guidelinesboardgarnes. Collertibl€cardswill not be accepted for auction.Itens
al grandtacticalandcoryslevel.thereis spacefor aciualtactical will be registered, andlaterauctioned,in theorderin whichtheyare
examples in thegeneral chapten,although lheselendto comefrom notifiedto theauctioneer.
1812onwards. It doesnlstopthere.asthe authorrunsthrouehthe Thisauctionwil bestrictlycashtermsonly.S€lerswil bepaid,less
effectilen€ss of muskets andaniUery pieces withdetails of ammunition10%comnissionto MBG, b€for€theendofthe auction.
For futher detailssenda SAE tor 9 TenbyAvenu€,Withington,
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analysis in thecavalrlsection, wheretheauthorgetsintoleadenhip
raiiosandtriesto drawupaleaSue tableofcavalry unitquality. Thisisa
raihersubjectile argumentand, astheauthoracknowledges, manyof A BRIDGEIIEAD TOOFAR
theadvantages layin sheernumbeE andnotablythesuperior French HUMBERSIDEWARGAMESSOCIETY'SBRIDGEHEAD '9:
command andcontrolaboleregimental level.subjecrs beyondthe OverthelasttetryealsBridgeh€ad hasbecouleapopularfixtur€in the
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thedonkey workhasbeendonefor you. futuregroMhof the show.Unfortunatelywehadnol atrticipated the
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enthusiasts asbeingthoroughly goodvalue bothintermsof contentand aildthecoNequenr lossof incometo theSociety.
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