Author Topic: SYW Honours of War - The battle of Georgsdorf (Read 3773 times)

DintheDin · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2019, 09:15:00 PM »

The situation around the village, seen from the Hessian side

DintheDin · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2019, 09:18:28 PM »

My 2nd Line Infantry Brigade marks some success: The Hessian light troops are sent reeling back with four hits to reform and another Hessian battalion is annihilated.

But not for long: Battalion Champagne accumulates five hits from Hessian canister and goes to the box

fred · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2019, 09:19:52 PM »

Nice looking armies. Seems like a fun game.

DintheDin · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2019, 09:24:18 PM »

Two of my batteries try to silence this murderous Hessian artillery causing havoc at my 2nd Infantry Brigade with flanking canister.
The French converged grenadiers finally manage to exterminate the village defenders and take Georgsdorf.
But my Grenadiers Royaux, although they manage to make Leib Regiment Wutginau retreat with 4 hits, receive 5 hits and are gone!
The two battalions Grenadiers de France are temporarily out of action, reforming. I send a light battery to assist my cavalry.

DintheDin · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2019, 09:28:51 PM »

Quote from: fred on April 24, 2019, 09:19:52 PM

Nice looking armies. Seems like a fun game.

Thank you! The battle has some more interesting moments!

(Second part to follow about this time tomorrow)

vtsaogames · « **Reply #20 on:** April 24, 2019, 09:31:44 PM »

I anxiously await the next installment!

DintheDin · « **Reply #21 on:** April 24, 2019, 09:34:52 PM »

Glad to see you dropping by!
It's a bit late now and tomorrow I have to go to work, my last working day for this week as we have Easter on Sunday
Tomorrow evening I'll have ample time to end the report!
Stay tuned!

DintheDin · « **Reply #22 on:** April 25, 2019, 05:02:43 PM »

Second Part:

Nailbiting moments!

Look at the Hanoverian cavalry! No regiment lost, but I sent them all reforming! They cannot move for the moment and my C-in-C had been near my two cavalry regiments left, reducing their hits, helping them recover! My light battery causes one more hit to the leftmost Hanoverian cavalry, sending it back further, taking with it the second line cavalry, they still have to reform one more round!

Next round, movement initiative, the French move first...
My cavalry is less than two moves distance from the enemy cavalry and all of them are unable to react!
If I manage to touch them they'll have to fight as hit in the flank or rear and most possibly the whole Hanoverian Cavalry brigade will be dispersed! I roll for movement... Aaargh!!! I bring a 1!
My move cannot reach them, a great opportunity to turn the game to my favor is lost!
At the end of the turn they'll retreat further and the bird flew away...

DintheDin · « **Reply #23 on:** April 25, 2019, 05:05:42 PM »

I risk my left:
Hussars attack hussars
First melee round three hits each, second melee round and both are done for

C'est la guerre, but not luck here, either!

DintheDin · « **Reply #24 on:** April 25, 2019, 05:07:09 PM »

My grenadiers are temporarily masters of the village

DintheDin · « **Reply #25 on:** April 25, 2019, 05:17:43 PM »

The Hessian elite regiments have numerical superiority around the village and George sends them to take it back.
Both attackers and defenders receive 4 hits, retreat to reform and for one moment the village is empty!
Next round, the Hessians gain the movement initiative and Georgsdorf falls in their hands again...

Having lost 6 units and George 3, we called it a day.
The French had no chance to win any more.
George played an excellent game for his first time.
DocVag offered him valuable advice, sending some occasional glimpses at the rulebook, correcting me in a couple of misinterpretations of mine. I thank them both!
All in all an enjoyable game!

vtsaogames · « **Reply #26 on:** April 25, 2019, 05:20:34 PM »

Looks great!

DintheDin · « **Reply #27 on:** April 25, 2019, 05:22:34 PM »

Quote from: vtsaogames on April 25, 2019, 05:20:34 PM

Looks great!

Thank you!
I hope I did not overdid it with the pictures, I always like to dress my report with plenty of them

DeafNala · « **Reply #28 on:** April 25, 2019, 07:23:09 PM »

Yet another SPLENDID 18th Century adventure! The miniatures & scenery are LOVELY. They bring back memories of my own early gaming experiences not as they were, but as I wish they were. Your games are a visual delight. I keep trying to spot Baron Maunchausen in the thick of things. VERY WELL DONE once more!

DintheDin · « **Reply #29 on:** April 25, 2019, 07:26:58 PM »

Quote from: DeafNala on April 25, 2019, 07:23:09 PM

Yet another SPLENDID 18th Century adventure! The miniatures & scenery are LOVELY. They bring back memories of my own early gaming experiences not as they were, but as I wish they were. Your games are a visual delight. I keep trying to spot Baron Maunchausen in the thick of things. VERY WELL DONE once more!

Thanks so much for your kind words!
I think that you will not find Baron Munchausen somewhere on that table, but he is always living hidden somewhere in our heart!
Cheers!

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