On a cold snow swept battlefield, the Russian forces of General Bennigsen were drawn into battle with the forces of Napoleons Grande Armée! Can the divisions of Augerau’s Corp make the assault on the Russian centre, will the blinding snow allow the Russians the opportunity to see their advance? You decide, take the place of Ney, Soult, Augerau or Murat and drive the Russians into the winter snow. Or take the mighty Russian twelve pound gun batteries and smash the upstart French despot for the Emperor Alexander, or even make the difference with the arrival of L’Estocqs Prussian force!
Month: December 2010
Take command of Marshal Marmonts 50,000 French veterans, or play as Wellington and try to emulate his emphatic victory. There were two French Eagles captured during the course of this encounter, can you prevent it, or will you better it? Let battle commence!
On 26–27 August 1813 Napoleon faced the combined might of Austria, Russia and Prussia in a titanic battle for the capital of Saxony. The fortified city of Dresden was a key supply depot, this was a battle Napoleon could not afford to lose.
Defeat the monster, or crush the aggressors? The fate of Saxony is in your hands!
Here is another opportunity to refight one of the Napoleonic favourites, we’ll be using the o.o.b. edited by Mr DCR Brown and using the latest issue of his fantastic ruleset.
Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors! Napoleons finest victory, where the French destroyed the Third Coalition.
Take up the Sword as Bessieres and thunder through the Russian lines with the Imperial Guard cavalry, or defend the heights with Kollowrat and his Austrians!
This has been fought three times here at the New Wargames Holiday Centre with the French winning twice, can you turn the tables as the Allies?
Fought on the 7th September 1812. Can you take the Great Redoubt, smash the Fleches or successfully defend against the French Empire and all it’s allied nations?
Command a Russian force or one of the many forces on the French side, Poles, Westphalians, Württembergers, Italians and of course the French. This battle presents the full colour and spectacle of the Napoleonic Wars.
This is the Battle encompassing the southern sector of the Leipzig Battlefield, it sees the Army of Bohemia engaging the French Corps deployed in the Southern Sector with reinforcements possibly coming from the city. Encompassing the villages of Wachau amd Markleeberg this occupies the entire southern face of the battlefield.