Nap Campaign: Map Moves 8th March 1808

Situation End of 8th March 1808:

Nap Campaign: The Battle of High Otway

For this particular battle I dusted off my 15mm figures as I felt it would be better represented at this scale. The only problem I had was that all my 15mm figures were for the Peninsular War. Therefore, I had to take some liberties. For this battle my Peninsular War British stood in for the Hanoverians and my Spanish took the part of the Dutch/Belgians. On to the battle:

THE BATTLE OF HIGH OTWAY - HOLLAND/BELGIUM

French v Hanoverians & Dutch/Belgians

Total French = 204

CinC Lt Gen Marcognet

Total Allied = 177

CinC Col Best

Figure Scale = 15mm

7th March 1808

1300 hrs (max 16 moves)

Nap Campaign: Map Moves 7th March 1808

The first thing to note about the maps are that the numbers listed in the movement tiles are now the numbers of figures rather than the number of men. Here is the overall situation by the end of the day 7th March 1808:

Nap Campaign: The Battle of Cape Youngsport

This campaign is primarily for land battles. However, I wanted to include a naval element to add a little more flavour and I have always had a soft spot for the wars at sea. I did not want huge fleet on fleet actions as it would be too much of a distraction from the land campaign. Therefore the naval lists for all nations are rather modest in size, designed primarily for squadron v squadron or ship v ship actions, but the occasional fleet v fleet action may still occur. 

All nations with a port of some sort are allocated an initial fleet. They are then able to order more ship builds depending on the capacity of their shipyards and ports. Gradually, as the campaign progresses, these ships become available as they are commissioned into the fleet.

Before I provide an AAR of the battle I provide a brief overview of the rules used and the amendments I have made. The rules are 'Trafalgar' by Warhammer Historical:

Nap Campaign: Map Moves 5th - 6th March 1808

The situation by nightfall on 5th March 1808:

Nap Campaign: The Battle of Greysands

THE BATTLE OF GREYSANDS

French v Hanoverians

Total French = 214 figures

CinC Lt Gen Marcognet

Total Hanoverian = 132 figures

CinC Col Best

Figure Scale = 6mm

5th March 1808

1300 hrs (Max 16 moves)

Napoleonic Campaign - Post Battle Rules

In response to queries about how I calculate casualty recovery post battle, I have attached details here. I have also included how units are re-rated depending on how they perform, gain new recruits, capture or lose a flag etc. There is also the issue of Generals KIA. Again I include how they are replaced.

With regard to the naming of replacement commanders, I retained their original names for a variety of reasons but this was before any of this being made public. It will be my intention that for any future losses new names will be allocated.

Nap Campaign: The Battle of Sharpsborg

THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBORG

French v Hanoverians

Total French = 879 figures

CinC Marshall Grouchy

Total Hanoverians = 495 figures

CinC Maj Gen Kielmansegge

Figure scale = 6mm

5th March 1808

1100 hours (Max 24 moves to end of day)

Napoleonic Campaign Early Map Moves

As a reminder, this is the situation at the start of the campaign with a date of 1st March 1808. 

Napoleon starts to move his forces towards the French borders. He has split his army into 3 commands:

Army of the East (or the Grande Armee):

CinC Napoleon - Old and Middle Guards, Heavy Cav of Guard, Guard Arty, 2nd Corps minus 7th Div and 3rd Cav Corps.

Army of the West:

CinC Marshall Grouchy - 1st Corps, 4th Cav Corps, 7th Div, Young Guard, Guard Light Cav.

Army of the South:

CinC Marshall Soult - 6th Corps, 3rd Cav Div, 5th Cav Div

Napoleonic Campaign

I have said that I would probably not add this to my blog due to the time involved, but then I thought what the heck! So here goes for my Napoleonic Campaign:

I have always enjoyed playing out campaigns which add a whole new dynamic to fighting battles on the tabletop. An important consideration is losses which can have serious implications for future battles if a commander is reckless. When amassing my figures for my Waterloo project I decided to create a campaign which would provide encouragement to get figures painted. This also extended to a Peninsular war project. By using the 100 days campaign orbats in my campaign it meant that all those units could be used outside the limitations of the former. There was not much need for Dutch/Belgians, Nassauers etc. in my Peninsular War project for example. I started this campaign in March 2015. So far there have been 17 battles of various sizes including two naval actions. A couple were fought in 15mm as they were smaller actions but the rest was in 6mm. This campaign has barely started and in reality I am not sure that it will ever finish. It is my little indulgence and mostly fought solo although my sons occasionally dip in.