Sorry for delay in posting… Technical issues between laptop and phone which now seem to be sorted.

I recently visited friend Pete https://vonpeterhimself.wordpress.com/ and he lent me a couple of books on Leipzig 1813. One was ‘Lets Fight Leipzig!’ by Steve Shann which can be obtained from Caliver Books https://www.caliverbooks.com/ a long-time favoured source of Books and Figures for many of us down under.

I have gone and ordered the book and decided to play all 12 scenarios in the book. Thankfully the ladz seem keen so we kicked off with ”Cavalry Batte at Liebertwolkwitz’.

This battle is a meeting engagement between cavalry forces with some batteries. Both sides have 4 cavalry formations with the French also having a ‘Grand battery’ of 2 batteries on table. The game was played down the table with starting forces and then reinforcements entered on the table ends/sides as the game progressed.

The French were commanded with Murat who had special orders to represent his behaviour on the actual day of the battle…a Blackpowder ‘Follow me’ exponent to warm the wee cockles of my heart. Murats Special Orders were at the start of each French Turn, on a roll on a d6 of 1 or 2, he would join the closest regiment able to charge…and declare a charge on the closest Allied unit with it. He would stay with that unit underway combat resolution had occurred. In addition a successful charge by any other French commander would result in 2 d6 being rolled, on a 1 they lose the bonus for charging that move.

Starting French force……Rob and Robert played the French, Goldie, Alan and Keith were the Allies. Steve T and I were sampling a whisky below.

Close up.. Rob’s French cavalry are stunning.

Couple of turns on and the French Dragoons are approaching the Russians.

Russian Hussars take on French Dragoons.

Oh dear…….

Russian Hussars have routed 2 French and reformed facing them again.

Prussians join in with Dragoons charging French Dragoons and being supported by Cuirassiers. The skulking Cossacks then joined the conflict in the French flank!

Another view..

Prussian Dragoons and Cossacks won the combat…French retired and the Prussian swept on into another unit. The Cossacks swept in behind in support.

Meanwhile on the other flank, Robert through his light cavalry into the Cuirassier’s, who took artillery fire as they charged past the horse battery on the hill. The Horse battery was then charged in the flank by another light cavalry unit…and popped.

The cavalry having defeated the Artillery swept into the main combat, now in the flank of the Cuirassiers. Well planned attack.

Goldie had stolen Alans dice and was rolling ridiculously high dice…..the French lost the combat…and the Cuirassiers swept into the small supporting unit.

Elsewhere, more combat.

And more…..

The Prussian Dragoons were still making charges…..

French reserves pour onto the battlefield.

Even some Polish arrived!

The Austrians arrived and some Russian Uhlans…..

Alan through his Cuirassiers straight into French Dragoons…..

And a large unit Chevau-Legers into Dragoons……

The Austrian Cuirassiers chewed up 1 regt of Dragoons and sweep into another…..

The dice below show the newly arrived Austrians losing combat and rolling 1s…so they left the table in disgrace.

Pointy stick French and Austrians at it… Austrians winning.

The Polish Uhlans and the Russian Uhlans charged each other…below their commanders are looking for them. It was mutual extinction.

Well…that was fun….be most charges we have had in a Thursday night game for a while if not ever. Great fun. The Allies get the win.

Now I have just had a 65th birthday and a number of Whisky’s have come my way. Below is a GlenAllachie 12 which my partner particularly liked so we procured it.

Tasting Notes:

TASTING NOTES 

COLOUR – Polished Bronze. 

NOSE – Butterscotch and honey playing the lead, with raisins and mocha in the background. 

TASTE – Honey, marzipan and bananas, with lashings of butterscotch, raisins and a delicate hint of mocha. 

In other words….itsis very drinkable.

Until next time…Terry out.