tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467940965162601045.post9024177922434297245..comments2024-03-19T22:15:35.353+00:00Comments on Carryings On Up The Dale : The Battle of Leuthen, Thirty Years War styleColin Ashtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11650235978313356607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467940965162601045.post-49884900638374066322015-11-01T18:50:05.145+00:002015-11-01T18:50:05.145+00:00Papa Tilley here, and I m afraid i did rather dill...Papa Tilley here, and I m afraid i did rather dilly, dally through the battle, personally bringing up the gunnes but then getting in their way when they did finally arrive !!. As our host graciously did not mention, the main problem facing the Imperialists was their lack of any coherent plan. i hoped to catch the Saxons in the open and managed to do so in a manner of sorts and to press my Cavalry wing around the side of Leuthen to attack from the flank. Not being aware of the Swedish reinforcements, this plan turned into a cavalry fight on my right wing. Here I did not make the most of Papperheimer and his men, who enjoyed charging down hapless heretics. As a headstrong commander, he was at his best moving first, something i regularly forgot and compensated for his rashness (higher blunder rolls). He did rout one Swedish unit merely by heading in thier direction, but it was not quite enough to clear the flank. It was in the centre where my troops seemed to be drawn like moths to the flame of the fortified churchyard. I had two units charge in without orders, so keen were they and so prone to rolling 12s was I !. I was worried Gustavof with his wing of horse may have swept my left wing away or rolled up the centre, but luckly for the true Catholic cause, he failed to do either. A draw was perhaps a little over generous (for the Imperialists) but taken with good grace all the same. Great game to play and excellent host. I should mention, one possible reason for the delay in my reserves arriving could have been a large labrador dog careering around to the rear of our lines ?? John the Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430439684087903722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467940965162601045.post-13047588679719677682015-10-30T03:41:17.623+00:002015-10-30T03:41:17.623+00:00Great game, fabulous looking armies, I love this e...Great game, fabulous looking armies, I love this era but since I have to paint both armies I know I am never going to field such large well painted armies as this. Least I can enjoy reading about your games.Joseph.Cadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852800690417139299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467940965162601045.post-81701283249317468842015-10-26T12:11:08.197+00:002015-10-26T12:11:08.197+00:00Super looking game and nice reportSuper looking game and nice reporttiddershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467940965162601045.post-81261442236102920402015-10-26T02:48:16.978+00:002015-10-26T02:48:16.978+00:00What a brilliant looking game!
Lovely figs and tab...What a brilliant looking game!<br />Lovely figs and table terrainPaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467940965162601045.post-51736914330092223472015-10-25T19:14:51.898+00:002015-10-25T19:14:51.898+00:00A fine looking game, as ever,Colin! Always enjoy r...A fine looking game, as ever,Colin! Always enjoy reading your battle reports and enjoying the eye candy.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.com