I am expecting a visit from a guest general
on Saturday – not sure if we’ll have time to have a game, but I’ve set one up,
just in case.
This is to be the mythical Battle of
Alquèzar (Province of Huesca), which is very loosely based on a published Commands
& Colors scenario (for entirely the wrong theatre of war) – a French force
commanded by General D’Armagnac is opposed by the Spanish division of Pablo
Morillo, with cavalry support.
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| General view of the field - Spanish Army on your right |
French
Army (D’Armagnac)
Brigade Thouvenot
4/28e Léger
Chasseurs des Montagnes
4e Vistule
Garde de Paris
Bn Grenadiers Provisoirs
Bn Dragons Provisoirs (à Pied)
Brigade Leberknödel (Duché de Stralsund-Rügen)
Grenadiers
2 bns Fusiliers
Jaeger Bn
2 Foot batteries
Cavalry:
Brigade D’Abry
13e Cuirassiers
4e & 20e Dragons
Brigade Kleinwinkel
1st & 2nd
Stralsund-Rügen Ch/Légers
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| With all the recent concentration on my white-uniformed 1809 Spaniards, it's nice to see the late-war boys get a run out - here's the 2nd Mallorca in the foreground |
Spanish
Army (Morillo)
Brigade O’Donovan
2. Jaen
Vols de la Victoria (Ligero)
Sevilla
2. Princesa
Bailen
Brigade Conde de Manzaneros
La Union
Leon
2. Mallorca
Legion Estremeña (Ligero)
2 Foot batteries
Cavalry:
Brigade Ducado de Fernan Nuñez
Coraceros Españoles
Granaderos a Caballo Fernando VII
Brigade Del Roque
Vols de España
Cazadores d’Olivenza
Husares de Estremadura
If my guest does not have time to fight(!), I'll play it as a solo effort - either way, there should be a report here in a few days.
Forward gallant sons of Spain!
ReplyDeleteYou know how it works with the Spaniards in C&CN - 1 step forward, 2 steps back (3 for militia)...
DeleteLooks very inviting! How could your guest say no to that piece of art? I could not.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon - it was originally a non-Spanish field, so it is a bit less cluttered than I'm used to! We'll use a cut-down C&C ruleset, so should be able to finish in 150 mins max, including instruction time, so I'm hoping we should be OK.
DeleteLeberknödel and Kleinwinkel, Attorneys at Law. Call 800-GOT-HURT. Why have I not heard of these names before?
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the AAR.
These gentlemen are the distinguished staff of the troops of the Duchy of Stralsund-Rügen (or Vorpommern, as the locals insist), one of the lesser-known member states of the Confederation of the Rhine.
DeleteGeneral Leberknödel is named for one of the traditional attractions I used to enjoy when I used to visit Frankfurt with my work - excellent eating house in Textorstraβe, Saxenhausen, called Kanonesteppel. I hope to go back there some time - "General Liver-Dumpling"...
The table looks great - give my regards to your guest!
ReplyDeleteWill do. What's going on? - a man on the radio has just told me there's an unexploded bomb in your part of the world - good grief - there's no need for that...
DeleteNo worries Tony - it's the other side of town. Should look spectacular from here if it does go up!
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