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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: DintheDin on October 23, 2022, 08:33:25 AM
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The Combat of Strehla
In August 1760 in Saxony, the prince of Zweibrücken was at the head of an Austro-Imperial army of about 25,000 men. The superiority of his forces over those of the Prussian lieutenant-general von Hülsen, left to defend in Saxony with only 12,000 men, put the prince of Zweibrücken in position to attack the Prussian general. Zweibrücken thus resolved to attack Hülsen in his fortified camp at Strehla on the Elbe river.
There is a detailed battle narration at the excellent Kronoskaf site
http://kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1760-08-20_-_Combat_of_Strehla
Also I would like to thank Wyre Historic Books for their presentation of the battle at YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKL0f6EVP_g&list=PLyeJr0AbkfGWGpPJBBLWRdO3E1MEOHs6_
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The map
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Yellow: Austrians
Grey: Reichsarmee
Blue: Prussians
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Orders of Battle
Austro-Imperial Army
Army Commander: Reichsmarschall prince von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Right Wing: Zweibrücken (Dependable)
E Cavalry colonel Zettwitz (Dependable)
Move on turn 3
1xAustrian Cuirassiers Large
1xReich Armee Cuirassiers Small Inferior
D Infantry Zweibrücken
1xAustrian Line Large
3xReich Armee Line Inferior
2xReich Armee Line
1xReich Armee Field Artillery Inferior (limbered)
Centre/Left Wing: Prince Stolberg (Dependable)
C Centre Major-general von Kleefeld (Dependable)
1xReich Armee Line Inferior
1xAustrian Grenzer Light Infantry Large
1xAustrian Hussars Small
1xReich Armee Field Artillery Inferior
B Left Infantry Major-General Würzburg (Dependable)
1xAustrian Line Large
1xAustrian Grenadier Superior
1xReich Armee Grenadier Large
1xReich Armee Line Inferior
1xAustrian Field Artillery Superior
A Left Wing Cavalry: Feldmarschallleutnant Guasco (Dependable)
Move on Turn 3
1xReich Armee Cuirassiers Large
1xDragoons and Horse Grenadiers Superior
Break Point:10
N.B. Not all Reichsarmee units are rated inferior
Austrian artillery is rated superior
Prussian Army
Army commander: Lieutenant-general von Hülsen (Dashing)
Right/Centre: Hülsen (Dashing)
1 Right (Dürre Berg):
1xGrenadier Superior
1xLine Infantry
1xField Battery
2 Centre Colonel Kleist (Dashing)
(from right to left)
1xDragoons Superior Large
1xFreikorps Cavalry Small
1xHussars Large
Left: Major-general Braun (Dependable)
3 Behind fortifications
Infantry
1xGrenadier Superior
1xMusketeer Infantry
1xFusileer Infantry
Artillery:
Captain Kitscher (Dependable)
1xHeavy Battery
1xHowitzer Battery
4 Klein Rügeln
Independent:
1xGrenadier Superior Small
5 Strehla:
Independent
1xFreikorps Infantry Small
Break Point:7
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Terrain:
Reussen Berg (mountain South of Reussen village), Dürre Berg and escarpments in front of Klein Rügeln and Strehla: 1/2 move for cavalry, no artillery
Woods: Soft cover, passable by cavalry and artillery (1/2 move)
Villages: Soft cover
Strehla: Hard cover
Streams: 1/2 move to cross
Fortifications: Hard cover
Rounds: 12
Victory conditions:
Occupying Strehla at the end of the game: 1 VP
Great victory: Break the enemy
Minor victory:
For the Prussians: Eliminate 2 of the 5 Allied commands (A,B,C,D,E)
For the Austro-Imperials: Drive the Prussian units out of the fortifications.
Or for both: Win 3 VP more than the opponent
In case of draw, or if any of the above conditions is not met, the Prussians win.
Austro-Imperials move first on the 1st round.
Prussians have +1 move, +1 fire initiative. Also all Prussian infantry units have superior fire.
Allow two rounds of pre-game bombardment against and from Dürre Berg.
(Scenario based on Honours of War rules, but can easily be modified for any other Horse and Musket ruleset)
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The battle
Last Saturday we played the battle.
Buddies Miltiades and Nick took the Austro-Imperials and the Prussians were commanded by yours truly.
The table setup seen from the Austro-Imperial side
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and from the Prussian side
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Colonel Zettwitz with the right wing Austro-Imperial cavalry
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The main Prussian force behind their fortifications
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The main Prussian force seen from the Austro-Imperial side, with their outpost of a small grenadier battalion in Klein Rügeln village
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The extreme left of the Prussian army is covered by a small Freikorps battalion defending Strehla
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The Prussians had a somehow isolated advanced post on Dürre Berg
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The Austro-Imperials make the first move
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The Prussian grenadiers on Dürre Berg readying their muskets
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The Prussian cavalry of the right flank, waiting
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The Austro-Imperial infantry of the right wing under Zweibrücken himself, approaching Klein Rügeln
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The troops of Major-General Würzburg brought low dice and are still away from Dürre Berg
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But the Left Wing Cavalry under Feldmarschallleutnant Guasco brought a dounble move and the Prussian cavalry (background) is reacting, crossing the brook and deploying
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Austro-Imperial troops advancing against Strehla
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Outstanding! I'm presently building up my Reichsarmee to fight Strehla. :)
'Only' 12 infantry battalions, 6 grenadier battalions, the Pfalz 'Kurfurstin' Dragoons and the Kleist Frei-Dragoons left to do... :( >:(
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Outstanding! I'm presently building up my Reichsarmee to fight Strehla. :)
'Only' 12 infantry battalions, 6 grenadier battalions, the Pfalz 'Kurfurstin' Dragoons and the Kleist Frei-Dragoons left to do... :( >:(
Great news! Eager to see your game!
Continuing...
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Nick attacks Klein Rügeln with a large Austrian battalion
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While Major-General Würzburg's troops are still delaying their march towards Dürre Berg (background)...
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...the Prussians receive an attack from Austrian Grenzers and Hussars who brought a double move! Nick exploited the gap when the Prussian musketeers moved from the left flank of the mountain to face the main bulk of the Austro-Imperial infantry leaving the Prussian battery exposed
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Würzburg's troops finally on the move
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The defenders of Dürre Berg managed to repulse the attackers, eliminating the Hussars, but they lost their battery
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The Freikorps battalion was too weak to defend Strehla and fell back to reform with four hits
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The main Prussian force is still solid behind their fortifications
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Miltiades still advancing his infantry against Dürre Berg
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The Austro-Imperials, having taken Strehla, charge the Prussian left flank, defended by the small Grenadier battalion which was formerly posted at Klein Rügeln
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On the Prussian right wing, a cavalry clash. The Prussian musketeers who were defending Dürre Berg are guarding their flank...
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...but the Grenadier battalion which was left on Dürre Berg, perished heroically fighting against 4:1 odds.
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Heavy fighting on the Prussian left
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Prussian musketeers leaving their entrenchments to flank the enemy
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Austro-Imperial troops investing Dürre Berg
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While some Austro-Imperial troops had fallen back to reform, Nick understands that his cavalry is useless at his right flank, forms columns and guides colonel Zettwitz's cuirassiers towards the centre.
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Miltiades is pressing the Prussian right. At the background we see the Austro-Imperial cavalry having fallen back to reform.
The cavalry battle did not go well for the Prussians (in contrary with the historical result), they lost their Hussars...
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and their Dragoons had fallen back to reform (background, on the hill beyond the brook)
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Prussian musketeers and a small Freikorps cavalry hold the ground for the Prussian right
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The Prussians won the battle on their left, eliminating one Reichsarmee battalion who attacked them from Strehla and sending another reeling back to reform.
The musketeers (background centre) who came forward from their entrenchments received a charge from Reichsarmee cuirassiers and eliminated them with a fine volley.
They are now facing the other Austrian cuirassier regiment. The Prussian guns also made a bloody work.
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A general view from the Prussian side. Strehla is a no man's land for the moment. The Dragoons (foreground) still reforming.
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Von Hülsen commanding the Prussian center
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The Austro-Imperials reform and come back in waves!
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The Prussians lose the move initiative and the Reichsarmee troops retake Strehla
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Prussian musketeers facing the Austrian cuirassiers. Their charge faltered and they fell back
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Returning to the Prussian right: A Reichsarmee battalion charged the musketeers...
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...but was eliminated!
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The fusiliers repulse the Austrian Grenzers
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While the Prussian centre is still holding...
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...the small Prussian Grenadier battalion make a last effort to retake Strehla
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...flanked by canister, they were decimated...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52444362169_60fca05ce5_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nUk4JR)HoW Strehla 1760 221015 (54) (https://flic.kr/p/2nUk4JR) by Konstantinos Antoniadis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/142494696@N04/), on Flickr
...but we had played over 12 rounds and the night fell...
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Congratulations to the Austro-Imperial generals, Nick commanding the right and Miltiades commanding the left.
The Prussians reached very close to their breaking point but they were not driven out of their defensive works.
As Prussian, I did not manage to bring good dice at crucial moments and probably I should have recalled on time the isolated troops defending Dürre Berg.
Overall, the game could be considered a Prussian winning draw, 12,000 Prussians holding 25,000 Austro-Imperials.
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That looks like it was an outstanding game and very close fought. :-*
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INSPIRING STUFF! It has been a VERY long time since last I played a historical game, but, each time I read one of your reports & see all the WONDERFUL photos. it seems like only yesterday.
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Alrighty then. Huzzah to the Prussians! For now, anyway!
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That looks like it was an outstanding game and very close fought. :-*
It was really a near run thing! Although the Prussians suffered a lot, very different than the historical outcome.
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INSPIRING STUFF! It has been a VERY long time since last I played a historical game, but, each time I read one of your reports & see all the WONDERFUL photos. it seems like only yesterday.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked my report, bringing you nice memories from your own games! Cheers!
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Alrighty then. Huzzah to the Prussians! For now, anyway!
The Prussians stood their ground... Thank you for commenting!
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This was a fantastic game ! We had a lot of fun. I was playing the Austrian side and I was happy to see the Prussians having a hard time. But of course they managed to keep thir ground. I would like to repeat it one more time !
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This was a fantastic game ! We had a lot of fun. I was playing the Austrian side and I was happy to see the Prussians having a hard time. But of course they managed to keep thir ground. I would like to repeat it one more time !
I am very happy that we finally managed to play this battle and we had a lot of enjoyment!
Don't worry dear friend, there are many more battles between Prussians and Austro-Imperials!
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Excellent report, as usual, Dinos . Glad to see you’re still enjoying your gaming . Hope you’re keeping well, look after yourself. 👍
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Excellent looking game, thanks for sharing
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Excellent report, as usual, Dinos . Glad to see you’re still enjoying your gaming . Hope you’re keeping well, look after yourself. 👍
Thank you, dear friend, I'm happy you liked it!
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Excellent looking game, thanks for sharing
My pleasure! Thanks!