Tuesday, 4 April 2023

Action at Sprengenhof...

Wittenberg troops have crossed the border at Tantozi into Begovian territory and are heading towards Skantanz ....

Count Boritzy commands the column, it also has some land militia cavalry scouting ahead... 

The scouts spot a column of Begovian troops in the distance advancing towards them.... and report back to Count Boritzy....
The Begovian forces ....
Count Boritzy halts his troops and calls an officers meeting ...
they consider the terrain in front of them and the best way to deploy...
both sides start their deployment...

As the Wittenberg cavalry finish deploying, Hoflers pandours form into line ...
and prepare to engage the advancing Begovian infantry....
The Begovian infantry cross the river, as their cavalry mass on their right flank
Count Boritzy orders the grenadiers to form square, he then leads the rest of the hussars round the flank ...
The action starts with the Wittenberg land militia cavalry clashing with the Begovian cavalry ... 
The Wittenberg land militia cavalry win the melee and push the Begovian cavalry back.......
The land militia cavalry rout their opposition and carry on into the next Begovian cavalry unit ...
Hofler's pandours exchange fire with the Begovian infantry to their front, who come off worse after a couple of vollies and some canister fire from the amusette...
The land militia cavalry win again and pursue the Begovian cavalry, leaving the hussars free to attack the flank of the Begovian infantry...
As the land militia cavalry chase off the Begovian cavalry, the hussars plough into the Begovian infantry routing them and then chase them off the field ....

a very bad day for the Begovians ....

5 comments:

Duke of Baylen said...

The hussars and grenadiers bring tone to the occasion but it seems the glory went to the lesser mortals! A great report.
Stephen

Archduke Piccolo said...

Methought the Begovian army might have given a better account of themselves, the presence of the amusette notwithstanding. But the hazards of the battlefield are indeed... erm ... hazardous. Are those magnificent Pandours new? I don't recall seeing them before...
Cheers,
Ion

The Good Soldier Svjek said...

Spirited little action !

tidders said...

The cavalry melee was the critical part of the action, if it had gone Begovia's way then the result would have been very different. The pandours have been in my collection for some years (first appearance was 2014 and the amusette added in 2017).

Tiberian general said...

Fantastic AAR and brilliant 18th century eye candy.



Willz.