"Australian Napoleonic Congress 2009" Topic

Well time travels fast and the Australian Napoleonic congress is back again in 2009. The dates are October Sat 31st & Sunday 1st November, this year we are returning to the original format with guest lecturers, wargaming , re-enactors and a dinner which is co- hosted by the Goulburn Pipes and Drums.

The committee of the Australian Napoleonic Congress will be meeting in the coming weeks to flesh out the details and come up with a short list of guest speakers to be approached. Invites to clubs and individuals will be sent out to the wargaming and the re-enactors who have already shown interest in the bi-annual event. The consulates of all of the major and minor players will be invited to the dinner along with the local dignitaries.

As normal the event will be conducted in Goulburn NSW Australia, at the Goulburn Soldiers Club in the Chisholm and the lecture rooms.

At this early stage we would welcome anybody who wishes to conduct a lecture to contact me, we are planning to pay the lecturer a speaking fee and provide refreshments for them. The lectures are planned for forty minutes in length, with five lectures per day.

We are also seeking quality Napoleonic games to grace the event as in the past the Goulburn Wargames club will conduct three games, one Grand game (General de Brigade), one skirmish game and one naval game, I suspect a number of the games will revolve around the 200th anniversary's of the 1809 campaigns.

This year the Goulburn Tourist Information centre will be helping with advertising and ticket sales for the dinner and lectures. We plan to advertise on all general media and some targeted media.

Further Information will be available after the 20th of March 2009

Our Goal is to achieve a well rounded event that will satisfy all Napoleonic enthusiasts, I hope to see you all there!

Cheers
matt

Matt,

Please pencil me in for a slot for the GdeB game, and if I can help with any figures or terrain

Kind Regards

Sparker

thanks for the heads up mate.

Hi Matt,

The Fighting Third Division with Cav support (1811) will be there and I can bring down what ever Spanish buildings/villages you need as well.

Cheers Adam

plenty of room sparker

Adam,

We will go with 1809 theme, possibly two large GDB ITGM games.

I will email you with orbats etc in the coming weeks, could you send me a list of your troops and types and buildings you have so I can slot you in.

cheers
matt

I would have loved to come from New Zealand and put on a display game (it would have given me a deadline to get my A into G to learn 'Sharp Practice' and prepare a scenario). But I can't figure out an way of transporting my figures and scenery over the Tasman … a method that is affordable, anyway – I can't afford those purpose-built carrying cases for that many troops.

Still, might be worth considering attending, just for the fun of it …

Arteis,

what are you after? buildings and trees can be supplied along with terrain tiles, let me know if you ned them.

cheers
Matt

even figures..but it would be good to see your here…

yes even figures could be supplied!

Sounds interesting. Keep us posted as the details firm up please.

Matt- I've about four 6'x4' MDF boards that you can have for keeps, plus decent quality several mdf painted and flocked hills of various sizes, plus roads and river and wood bases/sections- all gratis if you want them for the Congress and all things related.

They are just gathering dust in my garage so they should go to a worthy cause.

All you need is for someone to arrange to collect them from me in Canberra at some point.

Cheers

Phillip

They would be appreciated Phil, I will contact you via email.

cheers
matt

I can be there with a few divisions of British and a few regiments of French as well and look forward to winning another bottle of Glen Fiddich. So you need more French than British by the sounds of it. If you get your A into G we could have La Haye or Hougamont finished by then.

Mandelsons again old boy…..Tally ho

C

Yes A into G would be a great idea,

la Haye or Hougamont only need to do the buildings, the terrain tiles and the troops!

I can certainly add French Cav 36 x Cuirassiers and 24 Chassuers if needed. Maybe some infantry?

Adam bring it all as I have only 2regt ligne 1 legere and curassiers and 1st chasseurs a cheval

72 Hussars
48 chassuers
48 Dragoons
24 line lancers
96 Curassiers
16 Caribiniers (in bearskin)(TB done)

I want to do some more lancers soonish…….

Arrgh. I want to move to Goulburn.

Your a lightweight Matt when it comes to Napoleonics

British Infantry 29,32,28,25,26,47,33,10,28,25,33,21,23,17,21
British Cav 13,12,12,29,22,22,23,22,22,23
British HA 3 Batteries
British FA 2 Batteries
Rocket Troop 1 Battery

Nassau Infantry 44,44,9Jager

Belgian Infantry 30
Belgian Cav 20

Brunswick Inf 33,28

Dutch Infantry 22,33
Dutch Cav 20,24
Dutch HA 2 Batteries

French Infantry 42,56
French Cav 24,28
French FA 1 Battery

Prussian Infantry 45

Catch up…lol

So far confirmed games

Tallavera (July 27–28, 1809) (16 to 20ft table)
28mm French German states Vs British, Spainish Participation
ITGM or General De Brigade (6 brigade generals still required )
so far
Matt GM
Greg B (British Sir Arthur Wellesley )
Grant A (French King Joseph Bonaparte )
Dean C (Spanish General Gregorio de la Cuesta)
Colin (British)
Adam (British)
Sparker(French)
? (French)
?(French)
?(German)

Battle of Raszyn (April 1809)Participation
28mm Polish, Saxon Vs Austrians (24ft table)
8 Brigade generals still req
Battles Ancient Regieme or ITGM (8 brigade generals req) All minfigs played in the "Grand Way"!
GM< Matt
Bruce A (Polish rince Józef Antoni Poniatowski)
Raoul P (Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este)
Andrew (Polish)
Rob (Saxon)
John (Austrian)
Dave A (Austrian)
Matt V (Austrian)
Mark

Sharpes Practice Spain
28mm Skirmish participation
Chris L GM

(TBA Battle ) Participation 15mm Naps battles 12Ft
players required
John P
Mark P

(TBC) French vs British
28mm 12ft Table
players required
Andrew P
Adam

(TBC) 40mm Skirmish French Vs British
participation
Greg R
Ian C

(TBC) 15mm Austrian uprising

Napoleonic Naval "Cape St Vincent" Trafalger rules
1/1200th naval action participation
Captians required!
Craig GM (french)
Boyd E (british)
Mark S

Anyone who has other games to put on please contact me soon as I need to book the tables
Call me BH 0418 766 974

Accomodation can be booked through Goulburn Tourist Information service.

If You would like to attend the Scottish Ceilidh two course dinner, Scottish Band tattoo, highland dancer displays, and Bush band, tickets $40 USD each please contact me also for tickets, numbers limited to two hundred people (130 tickets currently sold) (highland attire not compulsory but encouraged.

Cheers
matt

Id love to see it are thre any pics of earlier events?

yep 2007 day one pics

link

bluewillow,
Thought you might be interested: There was a 7-page article in Wargames Illustrated issue 210, March 2005, describing a game held at the National Army Museum, London, based on Talavera. They used G de B rules and the article, which includes the Order of Battle is by Dave Brown, who I take to be the G de B rules author Dave Brown. ( The French won )
Mike

Gents all.

I just want it known that most probably the only reason Matt has appointed me as Wellesley is that I've just finished my new command stand of the man with two 10th Hussar escorts.

I will be able to field the best part of Spencer's 1st Division from the Busaco lists and Crawford's Light Division with sundry army elements (3 regiments of cavalry, foot, horse and rocket troops).

I'd like to establish everyone's desires regarding the game. Is anyone else uninspired (as I am) by large games which are an excuse to cram too many figures on an overcrowded table? I've been talking with Matt about this and I want to ascertain everyone's' views on movement and manoeuvre. We can put a little more effort into staged entry and the overall playing surface if such is the case. I like big games but not if they become a dull frontal assault.

Cheers,

Greg B

any traders? a Napoleonic bring and buy..the bloke over the road in Tou world with all his sets of Perrys and Victrix, that nice bloke from the central coast..?

Perhaps, still not confirmed, free for traders BTW, I have thought about a Second hand stall though.

cheers
matt

Hi guys,
Games firmed up for the Congress,

Date: 31st of October to 1st November
Location: Goulburn Soldiers Club
cnr Market and Sloane streets
time 10am till 6pm Sat
10am till 5pm Sunday
Gold Coin Entry (cover advertising)

Generals, if you want a postion on a game let me know, also any troops you will be able to supply and terrain, or if your game another demo game.

Dont forget the Sat night Dinner $40 USD two courses, live 5 piece band, displays by the goulburn highland Dancers and the Goulburn Pipes and Drums, please call me If you want to attend 0418 766 974 seats running out fast.

Tallavera (July 27–28, 1809) (16ft table) Both Days
28mm French German states Vs British, Spainish
ITGM or General De Brigade (6 brigade generals still required )
so far
Matt Game Master
Greg B (British Sir Arthur Wellesley )
Grant A (French King Joseph Bonaparte )
Dean C (Spanish General Gregorio de la Cuesta)
Colin (British)
Adam (British)
Richard (British)
Allen
John
Mark
Paul
Eric

Battle of Raszyn (April 1809) both days
28mm Polish, Saxon Vs Austrians (24ft table)
8 Brigade generals still req
Battles ancinet regieme or ITGM (8 brigade generals req) All minfigs played in the "Grand Way"!
GM< Matt & Peter
Bruce A (Polish rince Józef Antoni Poniatowski)
Raoul P (Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este) one day only
Andrew P
Rob M
John D
Dave A
Matt V
Chris
Gary
Jeff

Brother against Brother (to be confirmed which day)
28mm Skirmish participation
Louis W
Guy

Participation 15mm Naps battles 12Ft
'Bernadotte's Grand Manoeuvre at the Battle of Wagram'
players required
John P
Mark P

28mm WRG Demonstration Game
Battle of Naushera
Sikh VS Durrani (afghans)
Doug W
George

40mm Skirmish (to be confirmed)
participation

Napoleonic Naval "Cape St Vincent" Trafalger rules (sat)
1/1200th naval action participation (limited to 6 players)
Craig W,
Mark S
Boyd E
Sam

Napoleonic naval 1/2400th Sunday
1/2400th Napoleonic naval
Chris L
Mark S
Captians required!

Cheers
Matt

MAtt I am going to struggle for both days whats the best Sat or Sun.

I can bring lots of Brits
Also a number of French
Curaissiers and 1st Chasseurs a CHeval and a few ligne regts

Can also do a lot of 15mm French Cav and a few ligne and light regts

Also Austrians but not same basing about 4 regts let me know via email

Cole

Hey Bluewillow, be sure to take heaps of pics. looks like a cracker of a weekend! Have fun!

Anyone attending the dinner who has not let me know please do it today

0418 766 974

cheers
matt

Pictures from last weekend's Napoleonic Congress held in the Goulburn Soldiers club can be found at :-

gallery.me.com/sfinlay#100132

I spent some time looking at them all! The high standard of painting just grabs you and rattles your brain at the thought of the hours put in! Wow…Wow…Wow!!!!!

Nice pictures Steve. Just goes to show from the first photo we must have been having fun if the laughter is anything to go by. I didn't even really notice you buzzing about with the camera.