Fought around Arras this fighting took place during the Battle of France. Take command of the Panzer divisions or lead the counter attack with a British Division. This early war game is heavily reliant on manouevre, infantry tactics and artillery support. Can you succeed as the Germans or drive them back as the Allies?
Month: December 2010
After last years success with Bautzen, I wanted to give people the opportunity to book this fairly early, a hell of a good game!
Hold the line as either a Prussian or Russian commander against the reorganised Grande Armee of France. Can you take on the role of Marshal Ney and cut off the allies retreat? Can you as Marshal Blucher inspire your forces to resist the onslaught? Take history into your own hands and re-deploy the Russo-Prussian force, hold the initial assault off and then drive back the French. Alternatively take up the sword as one of the French Marshals and pin the allied army in place hoping for Marshal Ney to cut the lines of retreat.
The most important engagement during the time of the Fifth Coalition, take the Grande Armee, their German and Italian allies and decide on the best strategy. Defeat the Austrian army of Archduke Charles and bring the war to an end. One of the largest battles for the Austrians during the Napoleonic wars, their attempted double envelopment nearly succeeded, until the French re-deployment. The massed Grand Battery finally drove the Archdukes army into retreat. Will you succeed where the Archduke failed? Change the deployment, re-invent the strategy and march to victory! Or will you smash the Austrian army once and for all as one of the Marshals of France? Oudinot, Bernadotte, Soult, Davout or Massena.
Another one of the fantastic General de Brigade weekends. We’ll be using the o.o.b. edited by Mr DCR Brown and using the latest issue of his fantastic ruleset.
Join battle as Count von Bennigsen with an Imperial Russian army, or re-claim the Polish territories as Napoleon and his Grande Armee. Can you end the Fourth Coalition for the French Empire or will you be one of the first to destroy the myth of invincibility that surrounds The Corsican Corporal?
Wellingtons drive to take Almeida, Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo, was in danger of being thwarted by Marshal Masséna’s army. Will you take up the sword as the Anglo-Portuguese forces or will you smash the invaders with your re-assembled veteran French corps and relieve the French Garrisons?
One of the major battles of the Wars of the Spanish Succession. Adopt the tactics of The Duke of Marlborough, or be decisive as the French General Clérambault and hold your reserves to maintain the French line against repeated assaults.
Alternatively take on the mantle of Prince Eugene of Savoy and assault Lutzingen to drive the Prussian and Danish troops on to victory, or stand firm as Marshal Tallard and lead the Franco-Bavarian army to a history changing victory.