French L’Ordre Mixte advance towards Stare Vinohrady |
Some action a little bit into turn three ...but we will come back to that in good time. |
St Hillaire advances against the Russian brigade on the French left |
In the centre the Austrians advance rapidly on a “Forwards” order in order to possibly take the village of Pratzen |
The heights of the Pratzen do give a tactical advantage though... |
A view down the table |
In this period several French regiments remained eight company strong hence three “large” battalions. |
The outnumbered Russian skirmishers battle manfully however they are up against as Van Damme orders His brigades forward towards Stare Vinohrady |
On the French right the Russians have already lost a battalion routed and the brigade falters |
Artillery look to sorted Repinskys troops near the vineyards |
Rottermund orders the advance to support the Russians |
A shot out of sequence showing the French charge the Ryazan regiment |
Were’s small brigade arrives in the centre of the field on the French side of the village |
The Russians take cover in the vineyards as the French advance |
Another out of sequence shot just to show the formations before they come to grips on the allied left |
The Austrians under Jurzik and Berg make a run for the village of Pratzen and leave the heights |
Contact before the Russian rout |
Were’s French go hesitant at the worst possible time as they look to beat the Austrians to the village |
Russian and Austrian artillery attempt to make the French battery pay dearly |
Bugger |
The Austrians of Rottermund, all “Recruits” look on nervously. |
Van Damme has an idea to put pressure on the green Austrian brigade to his right... |
...and sends out a “Forwards” order that catches them off guard. The ground the Austrian guns hoped would be hard gained has now been rapidly covered with veteran enemy battalions on the charge |
Out of sequence but hey...I’m just a novice with a camera. |
Lovely Elite Miniatures early Austrians |
Mmmmm...this is not good |
On the French right the attack is well coordinated and not overly aggressive as the young French General opposite me is determined not to be sucked in too far into the Russian lines. |
Just to prove the Austrians did actually have a forwards order. |
A view from the French left down the table. |
I painted up the lovely Perry Baggage Wagon in the last month. Beautiful metal and resin model. |
Rottermunds view of the French advance |
The Austrians have now occupied Stare Vinohrady and support Repinsky from the rear |
The table from the French left |
Action on the French right |
Skirmishers screen the battalions advance up the slope |
Love the double basing for this period. Suits the models and the era in my opinion. I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but it gives the look I want. Thanks for the inspiration John Ray! |
The view from the Russians extreme right |
French guns in a battery duel that they are getting the worse of so far |
Lovely troops and table, as always, Carlo, with the table sagging a bit under the weight of led, I imagine!
ReplyDeleteLooks like both sides are about to get well and truly "stuck in"!
Thanks for your kind comments Peter. Thank goodness for reinforced and purpose built tables I say! The game is going very well and Ben is getting a very handy feel for the generalities of the rules and the a feel for the ADC taskings and the benefits it can give you. He was attacking a little bit in isolation early but has gotten better in supporting.
DeleteHi Carlo, impressive battlefield and great figures (Elite miniatures?) Nothing like a large Napoleonic battle. How are you finding the General d'Armee rules? Cheers Gregf
ReplyDeleteThanks you so much Greg and I couldn't agree more that a large Napoleonics stoush is for me at least is the pinnacle of my wargaming. GdA is an incredibly good set of rules and I cannot recommend them highly enough.
DeleteA mighty array.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Greg.
DeleteSpectacular Carlo. A lifetime's endeavour and enjoyment to build forces that large I guess. Looks great and sounds like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteRichard
Cheers Richard. Your comments are always so gratefully appreciated,.
DeleteGood looking collection and set up. Sounds like bags of fun too.
ReplyDeleteFond regards,
Jeremy
Thank you JJ
DeleteGreat looking battle! On it rages! 😀
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Stew. How are those beautiful figures of yours coming along? I do love a large Napoleonics game as you can see and the bonus of playing with my sons is sensational.
DeleteNow that is a battle to behold. What an awesome game to have with your son, this is the sort of stuff Wargaming history is made of.
ReplyDeleteI would suggest you have the ideal gaming area .
Looking forward to the continuation.
Thank you so much Graham. As a man who I know is very dear to your own son as well you know exactly how great it feels. The big advantage of having a dedicated room that can be left in situ makes gaming so much easier as a young 21 year old is often...ahem..distracted by the other delights of life!!
DeleteThat looks great Carlo, I've been looking forward to seeing the action and I see you've made a proper job of painting the Russian flag poles in their proper colours!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your always kind and appreciated comments Kerry. The biggest Russian find for me over the past few years was the excellent volume on Russian Flags which detailed pole colours, garrison colours etc. It was a sensational find! Looking forward to more of your GdA action in NZ too mate. I really need to get there after all this lockdown is over.
DeleteLove the look of it all Carlo. You can't beat a big Napoleonic game for impressiveness.
ReplyDeleteHow many brigades per side are you using? I was wondering how big GdA can reasonably go.
Hello Andy and a big shout out for what you and the lads completed recently for the Sudan Campaign. How spectacular.
DeleteGdA is used with the Loughton Strike Group at the WHC quite often for games as big as Austerlitz etc. so I have to think very well indeed in terms of dealing with multiple corps aside. I do very much enjoy the command and control elements as well. Great set of rules.
A splendid looking game as always Carlo
ReplyDeleteI wish I had the space for such a grand affair...
All the best. Aly
Thank you so much Aly - I am a very fortunate man thats for sure.
DeleteSimply superb! Well done Carlo. A great set up, and I'm following the game with interest. Best rgds. Phil
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Mr Olley. Very much enjoying the game and seeing how its going to play out.
DeleteBrilliant Napoleonics in the grand style how we like it! Excellent report and pics thanks Carlo! :)
ReplyDeleteExactly how you and I like our Napoleonic's Mark thats for sure. Thank you so much for popping by and your very kind comments.
DeleteVery nice! Love how you have based your artillery. Looks like a ton of fun!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much James and I’m sorry it has taken so long to respond. The artillery basing was an idea from John Ray which I thought was perfect for this period.
DeleteFinally going back to catch up on these. A lovely table and commencement to this fine game/action/history lesson.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
All of the above James! Thanks big fella.
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