Monday 31 May 2021

Lagerheim - both sides deploy....

continued from the previous post ...

The main Fenwick army has arrived and all forces are now deployed... (pics from left to right flank)





Reserves off table:
  • Behind the centre - two half regiments of cavalry, guards battalion and converged grenadier battalion.
  • Behind left flank - one regiment of Dragoons
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The Monrovian army has also formed up ready for action ....(pics from right to left flank)




Reserves off table:
  • Behind the centre - Guard du Corps, Grenadier Guards battalion, Fusilier battalion, converged grenadier battalion.
  • Behind right flank - two regiment of Dragoons

Friday 28 May 2021

At Lagerheim ....

Following the blocking action at Grondheim, the Bylandt provincial troops withdrew north to the other side of Lagerheim to await the rest of the Fenwick army...

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Monrovian hussars chase some Fenwick uhlans out of Lagerheim...

Count Malpurgo Belladona, commander of the Monrovian army arrives ....
Monrovian troops start to arrive and move through Lagerheim ....
Von Kessing receives an aide from the Duke of Fenwick who informs him that the main army is close at hand and the lead units will arrive shortly...

to be continued...

Wednesday 12 May 2021

A bit of book care....

 Thought I ought to look after my older Wargaming books a bit, so obtained some dust jacket covering material.

I bought some that comes in a roll. You cut a length, fold to size and then use the adhesive strip.; I started with my copy of The Wargame.
Dust jacket in its new cover...
back on the book, should stop more damage to the edges of the dust jacket.. ready for another read.. 😀
Now will get on to do covers for the dust jackets for my other hobby books.....

(note: 

I ordered the dust jacket cover roll I used direct form the supplier,  

https://book-protectors.myshopify.com/collections/adjustable-lyfjackets/products/adaptaroll

there are similar products available on Amazon and from other sources.)

)

Tuesday 11 May 2021

Action at Grondheim...

 The Fenwick Bylandt provincial troops have deployed around the crossroads at Grondheim, the Monrovian vanguard is coming into view...

The commander of the Fenwick forces, Von Kessing, checks the artillery battery is ready before taking up position to command the cavalry...
The commander of the Monrovian vanguard, General Zeinite, rides forward to get a closer view of the forces blocking his path ...

Move 1:
The Fenwick hussars move forward to threaten the opposition ...
The Monrovian vanguard cavalry respond blocking the movement of their infantry... the cavalry come under fire from the Fenwick artillery as they move into position..
Move 2:

The Fenwick Hussars trot forward into charge range, with the Karabiniers moving up support them ...
The Monrovian cavalry is in position and their infantry is now able to move ... one dragoon regiment is shaken due to losses from artillery fire (red marker)

Move 3: 

The Monrovian dragoon regiments stood in position, shaken from fire from the Fenwick artillery and not inclined to move forward. Seeing this von Kessing ordered the hussars to charge into the nearest dragoon regiment....
The dragoons didn't stand the charge and routed .....
The Fenwick Karabiniers move up to support the hussars ...
Move 4: 

As the Monrovian dragoons routed, the neighbouring dragoon regiment lost their nerve and followed suit
The Fenwick hussars fell back despite the efforts of von Kessing who wanted them to wheel and attack the marching infantry unit to their right ...
One of the rear Monrovian infantry regiments gave way as the routing dragoons passed them and turned tail down the road; the allied Noverre infantry stood steady as a rock; General Zeinite could see the exposed flank of the marching grenadiers ...

Move 5:

The Monrovian grenadiers hurriedly formed line and faced the threat of the cavalry, as a regiment of Noverre infantry moved up to protect their flank;  von Kessing tried and failed to get the Fenwick cavalry to advance in the face of the opposing infantry.


Move 6:

General Zeinite had rallied the rear regiment and consolidated the Monrovian position; with no cavalry or artillery he could not move forward and would have to wait for the main body of the army...

As the advance of the Monrovian vangaurd had been halted, Von Kessing ordered his force to withdraw down the road to Lagerheim to join with the rest of the Fenwick army...

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Action order:
To simulate fog of war and the problems of units getting in the way of others; units were allocated a playing card. The card pack was shuffled thoroughly and cut at the start of each move. Units can only move and fire when their card comes up; if charged they can respond (counter charge for cavalry)....


Monday 3 May 2021

Monrovian army crosses into the Bylandt....

The Monrovian army had headed further north, going beyond Pinzendorf and established a pontoon bridge river crossing with out being seen by the Fenwick border patrols who were mainly watching the river Oudear below Pinzendorf.  The Monrovian army began crossing over the river, once the vanguard had assembled it headed towards the small settlement of Gosay on the road to Grondheim.  

However he movement of the large body of troops did not go un-noticed and riders were sent to warn the Fenwick provincial troops heading towards Grondheim......