Waggons Ho !

A couple of extra wagons to add to my collection. Mounted jagers escort a small supply train ...

[Wagons are from the Dixon 'old west' range; pulled by teams of Dixon mules].

Picket Duty (3) - Deployed in the field ..

Hoorah ! finished painting something again. Below a shot of my picket duty figures. The mounted jager corps practice picket duty under the weatchful eye of their officer ....

A closer look at the original set of figures I started with, 3 mounted and 3 dismounted plus officer (mostly Front Rank, with officer from Foundry) ...

and a small late addition, 3 more single dismounted figures. Two are converted Perry plastic napoleonic french dragoons and the centre one a converted Jacdaw 30mm figure ...

Picket Duty(2) - work in progress

Things are slowly taking shape with my picket duty figure set. This small unit wears the unform of the Saxony army mounted jagers; they will be attached to one of the Wittenberg army corps for scouting and picket duties. More painting to do to finish the figures then add them to their bases and do the finishing off.

Monvrovians V Zomverre - Battle of Zettenwell

A chance to play a game with my recently finished units, scenario based on Sittangbad from Charge! ...

The Monrovians have invaded the Duchy of Zomverre (see initial dispositions) and taken the border town of Zettenwell. The Ducal army, which includes some troops on hire from the Duchy of Fenwick, is commanded by General Friedrich von Messing. The Ducal forces make their presence felt by moving towards the village of Frostenberg which is held by Monrovian jagers..

The Monrovian commander decides fight a holding action, to give time for his engineers to fortify the town of Zettenwell. The Ducal forces build up continues ...

Battle is joined, the Ducal cavalry try and clear a way through whilst their jagers attack Frostenberg with support from the infantry..

The uhlans breakthrough and chase the Monrovian hussars, the heavy cavalry are still locked in combat; meanwhile the Monrovians have been pushed out of Frostenberg.

The uhlans continue their pursuit and run into some Monrovian infantry ... .

The uhlans retire back to safety, while heavy cavalry on both sides break off to regroup. The Monrovian infantry start the withdrawal back to the town of Zettenwell ..

In the town a company of engineers, with support from half a regiment of infantry, have been rejuvenating the towns old defences ...

The Monrovian use their cavalry to delay the Ducal forces while their infantry enter the town and take their places in the defences ...

The Monrovian cavalry break, their infantry is ready to defend the town ..

Under heavy artillery fire, facing an imminent assault and the sight of their cavalry routing is too much for the newly raised Monrovian regiment they lose their nreve and run  ... (the worst dice throw at the wrong time and their morale check failed, followed by 3 successive failures to rally - what a run of bad luck; the other regiment of infantry and the jagers got consistently high dice scores!).

General Von Messing commanding the Ducal forces wastes no time in preparations and orders an immediate assault; the Monrovian jagers try and fill the gap in the defences ....

The assault of the Ducal forces is stalling, but their jagers have crossed the defences ....

The Monrovians jagers can no longer hold back the assaulting troops back and they fall back allowing the Ducal forces to get a foothold ...

The Ducal forces enter the town and start to spreadout ...

The Monrovians are in full retreat, running as fast as they can ....