Encounter at Wendelshaus ....

At a small hamlet of Wendelshaus near Ziegenfeldt, a Saxe-Jarlsberg dragoon patrol falls back after running into a detachment of Wittenberg jagers ....

The movements:

Wittenberg: General Waldebeck had marched his troops hard, left the main road and moved towards the centre of the Hoflandt aiming for Ziegenfeldt.

Saxe-Jarlsberg: Count Pottsendorf had secured Montberg and ensured supplies were brought up, this caused some delay; not finding the Wittenberg troops on the road to Marienstadt he had swung the army north.

On the march ....

The Wittenberg army has left Vanderhof and is now marching towards Marienstadt, a mounted jager arrives and updates General Waldebeck with the latest postion of the enemy forces...

 Saxe-Jarlsberg troops are to the north of Montberg ..

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A map of the campaign area in the Hoflandt showing the principle towns/cities and the routes of march of the opposing forces..

Wittenberg troops leave Vanderhof

As the troops spill out of Vanderhof, Colonel Waldeback and staff ride forward to organise the column of march..

[Figs: from my 40mm collection, mostly home casts from Creartec moulds, with some Front Rank and Irregular Miniatures]

Trouble on the South-West Frontier

Saxe-Jarlsberg hussars cross the border into the Hofland at Karlebach, the rest of the army is not far behind

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Their movements have not gone un-noticed, at General Waldebeck's headquarters in Vanderhof .....

Urgent despatch for General Waldebeck

General Waldebeck: Well gentlemen the Saxe-Jarlsberg forces have crossed

the border; assemble the army - we march tommorrow morning.

View Halloo ...

Count Pottsendorf, the Saxe-Jarlsberg commander, takes a break from organising his upcoming campaign and goes hunting - the fox is sighted ...

[I bought a couple more hounds from an O Gauge model railway accessory range to add to my pack of hounds - they fit in well with my 40mm figures]

Some Strange Visitors to the Palace ....

Two unusually dressed visitors have arrived at the palace ....

Romana: Who are we going to see ?
Doctor: Cantor, the court inventor, I always enjoy having a chat with him and seeing his inventions. Come along we'll go through the main hall; I say they've made some changes since I was last here ...

Doctor: have you seen Cantor ?

Page: try the ballroom sir, most of the court is there this afternoon  ...

Off they went through to the ballroom, as they went down the stairs they bumped into the Field Marshall ...

Field Marshall:  watch where you are going you fool !

Doctor: terribly sorry, do have a jelly baby ..

Doctor: Hello Cantor, finally found you

Cantor: So nice to see you again, shall we go down to my workshop

Doctor: why certainly, its a bit crowded in here ...

Count Zaltoy: Who was that fellow?

Field Marshall: calls himself the Doctor,

pleasant fellow and a charming lady companion .

Having reached his workshop Cantor presents his latest invention a horseless carriage. 'Can't get the motivator to work though' he says ..

The Doctor and Romana spend a pleasant afternoon and evening with Cantor discussing his inventions and continued talking long into the night, after which the visitors continued on their travels.

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A little fun - inspired by viewing some old Doctor Who adventures. Doctor and Romana are from Black Tree Design and the police box is from the Hornby model railway accessory range.

Saxe-Jarlsberg Suppy Column

A Saxe-Jarslberg supply column moves up northwards towards the border with the Hofland with a small dragoon escort...

Count Pottsendorf, the Saxe-Jarlsberg commander, is stockpiling supplies near the border ready for his campaign to attempt to re-take the Hofland from Wittenberg.