"Kleine Kriege" Topic
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| darrenwalker92 | 16 Nov 2009 9:33 p.m. PST |
I have been looking at the 7 years war for a while. I was wondering on sources for the kleine kriege or little wars. It is my understanding thee was a large use of light troops for raiding, cutting supply lines etc. Some of the Freikorp look very interesting and fun. 1. Can anyone recommend any good books or websites that detail this? 2. Are there any rules for this type of war? I own Koenig Kreig and Die Kriegskunst. I was wondering if the Sharpes Practice rules would work in this period (never having read them)? |
| citizen sade | 16 Nov 2009 10:39 p.m. PST |
Might be that the war of Austrian succession is a better bet. The exploits of Pandour Trenck in particular would be ideally suited for Sharp practice. How can you go wrong with someone who one, admittedly biased, historian called "Butcher Trenck, ruffian Trenck, unbeautifulest of souls, and the greatest monster since the days of Attila and Genghis"? IIRC, I got 'Pandour Trenck: An acoount of the life of Baron Franciscus von der Trenck 1710-1749' by Oskar Teichman (ISBN I-905074-42-5) off Amazon. |
| citizen sade | 16 Nov 2009 10:44 p.m. PST |
Oh, and there was an article in wargames illustrated some years ago called 'warfare on the wilder fringes' or some such. It was at the same time as Bryan Ansell had his blackpowder version of his TRWNN rules published in the same magazine. |
 timurilank  | 16 Nov 2009 11:53 p.m. PST |
darrenwalker02…an excellent online source is Kronoskaf.com. The link will take you through the campaign section and follow the European theater: link Our own campaign in Bohemia 1757 is currently exploring the six week period between the siege of Prague and the battle of Kolin. Following the actual campaign with the above link, we are simulalting the Croat incursions along the Elbe River and Bevern's task to clear the area while following up the fugitives from Prague. Further, I recommend Savory's "His Majesty's Britannic Army in Germany during the Seven Years War". Reading this actualy changed my view about the role of light infantry and cavalry. 18thcenturypress.com Cheers,
Robert
18thcenturysojourn.blogspot.com |
| timurilank | 17 Nov 2009 12:04 a.m. PST |
BTW…I do not see why you could not use your current rules set. Many of the actons described above were between like number of battalions and squadrons totalling 1,000 or 2,000 troops. You would need less table space and with less time needed for a result, you could do several conflicts in an evening. Cheers, |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.