Author Topic: War of Polish Succession 1733. The Battle of Sobieszewo (Read 4702 times)

DintheDin · « **Reply #15 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:29:27 PM »

The battle rages, but Sangfroid remains cool...

DintheDin · « **Reply #16 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:38:01 PM »

The camp is harassed by dismounted dragoon skirmishers.
If the peasants take four hits, they will disperse!
The old cannons score some hits, but not enough to send their tormentors away...
Meanwhile, Leszczynski orders his remaining Pancerni retinue to fall back to avoid encirclement.
They receive flanking fire from a Cossack pulk.

DintheDin · « **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:40:42 PM »

At the right wing, Bavarian infantry and cavalry fight bravely...

DintheDin · « **Reply #18 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:43:17 PM »

While the French grenadiers continue reforming, the Winged Hussars annihilate one French battalion of the second line

DintheDin · « **Reply #19 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:46:37 PM »

Also the Bavarians take losses.
Von Pappchen's dice are relentlessly impeccable!

DintheDin · « **Reply #20 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:49:05 PM »

The French manage to form a steady line.
Leszczynski continues falling back, near his camp

DintheDin · « **Reply #21 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:51:48 PM »

This Polish cavalry seems invincible!
French and Bavarian infantry are attacked frontally and overwhelmed!

DintheDin · « **Reply #22 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:55:35 PM »

The Saxon Old Guard sends a withering volley and one more French line battalion is dissolving!
Only the small battalion of French converged grenadiers defend well and make a Hussar pulk to retreat

DintheDin · « **Reply #23 on:** July 21, 2019, 05:57:17 PM »

Also a Bavarian battalion send a Hussar pulk to retreat, but themselves are done for...

DintheDin · « **Reply #24 on:** July 21, 2019, 06:02:17 PM »

Turn 6 and the Swedes arrive, crossing the bridge of Martwa Wisla river!
Shadows of their former glorious Poltava selves, they are only two mere poor infantry battalions.
Until the end of the battle they didn't even manage to deploy and send at least one volley!
This is why we did never learn a single thing about the Swedish intervention in the War of Polish Succession

DintheDin · « **Reply #25 on:** July 21, 2019, 06:05:33 PM »

The Bavarian converged Grenadiers manage to hold the Polish cavalry for a while...
...they take three hits, but the Pancerni are done for!

DintheDin · « **Reply #26 on:** July 21, 2019, 06:09:09 PM »

Lesczczynski is risking to be encircled!
His camp is defending well and still holding!
His armed peasants fire and dissolve some dragoons...
But his Pancerni lose the battle, and he himself, almost to be killed!
He has to flee...

DintheDin · « **Reply #27 on:** July 21, 2019, 06:10:38 PM »

The Saxons walk out of their entrenchments and advance against the remains of the French infantry!

DintheDin · « **Reply #28 on:** July 21, 2019, 06:12:36 PM »

Pancerni take the French grenadiers at the flank!

DintheDin · « **Reply #29 on:** July 21, 2019, 06:14:04 PM »

While the last sunrays fall, the Franco-Bavarian army is in shambles...

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Author Topic: War of Polish Succession 1733. The Battle of Sobieszewo (Read 4702 times)