"Crimean War - a list possible scenarios?" Topic

If anyone is avoiding Crimean War because they feel the war lacked suitable engagements to re-fight, please think again – here is a list of events that could be used for scenarios:

1854
January 4, Allied fleets enter the Black Sea.
February 23, The first British troops sail for Turkey.
May 28, Embarkation of French and British force for Varna (Bulgaria).
June 26, French and British fleets arrive off of Kronstadt, near St. Petersburg.
August 13, Allies besiege Bomarsund in the Baltic.
August 16, Surrender of Bomarsund.
August 21, Bombardment of Kola, in the White Sea, by the British squadron.
September 5, Allies embark at Varna for the Crimea.
September 14, Allies land unopposed at Kalamata Bay, north of Sevastopol (great what scenario – beech landing).
September 19, Allies encounter Russians at the River Bulganek.
September 20, the Battle of the River Alma.
September 23, Russians scuttle fleet in Sevastopol to block entrance to harbour.
September 24, Flank march by Allies around Sevastopol.
September 26, British enter Balaklava.
October 17, First bombardment of Sevastopol.
October 25, Battle of Balaklava, Charge of the Heavy Brigade, Charge of the Light Brigade, the stand of the 'Thin Red Line'.
October 26, Russians attack of 'Little Inkerman'.
November 5, The Battle of Inkerman.

1855
January 10, Russians feint attack on Balaklava.
January 17, Russian attack on Eupatoria, north of Kalamata Bay.
February 20, Allied attack across the River Chernaya frustrated by snowstorm.
February 22, Russians seize and fortify the Mamelon, a position outside of the fortress and in front of the French lines.
February 24, French attack on Sevastopol fails.
April 9, Second bombardment of Sevastopol.
May 1, Fierce fighting on the French left flank at the Quarantine cemetery.
June 6, Third bombardment of Sevastopol. Capture of the Mamelon and the Quarries by the Allies.
June 16, First Russian attack at Kars (Armenia).
June 17, Fourth bombardment of Sevastopol.
June 18, Main assault on the Malakov and Redan defeated, with heavy losses.
June 28, Death of Lord Raglan.
July 1, General Sir James Simpson appointed to command of the British army in the Crimea.
August 7, Second Russian attack at Kars.
August 16, Russian attack at Battle of the Chernaya River and defeated by French and Kingdom of Piedmont forces (Northeast of Balaklava).
August 17, Fifth bombardment of Sevastopol.
September 5, Sixth bombardment of Sevastopol.
September 8, At Sevastopol, the attack on the Malakov by the French is successful. The French fail at Little Redan, and Bastion du Māt. The British fail at the Redan.
September 9, The Russians evacuate the South Side of Sevastopol.
September 29, Russians attack at Kars defeated. Cavalry skirmishes at Eupatoria. Omar Pasha's troops embark for Asia Minor.
October 3, Omar Pasha's army lands at Suchum Kaleh, south of the Caucasus Mountains, with an expedition for relief of Kars.
October 17, Allied expedition captures forts at Kinburn. Ochakov evacuated by Russians.
November 6, Omar Pasha defeats the Russians at the River Ingur, south of the Caucasus Mountains.

1856
February 29, The Armistice is signed.
March 30, The Treaty of Paris is signed.
April 27, Ratification of the Treaty of Paris in London formally ends England's participation in the war.

Plenty here I think, to run a decent campaign and give you a good reason to invest in all things Crimean.

Raglan
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The Treaty of Paris is signed

hmmm, how would I re-fight that.

You could game the Treaty of Paris as a Generalship game or as a matrix game based on your personal success or otherwise in the campaign…
I played a ladder campaign with IIRC Alma, Balaklave, Inkerman, Tchernaya and Sevastopol. Only two players (British and Russians with no French/Ottoman support). Kept getting pushed back at the Tchernaya where the relatively open terrain favoured the numerous Russians against my doughty but massively outnumbered Brits. In retrospect I should have considered writing French or Ottoman intervention in as event cards or some such (e.g. at the Alma perhaps there should be an increasing chance of the Russian left flank being pulled away to their left as the off-table, non-existent French cross down river. It would have made forcing a bridgehead at the Alma easier in the scenario I played!)

I'd particularly like to game the surrender of Bomarsund. I plan to role play this one. In fact I have written the script already.

Player 1: Sign here.

Player 2: What here?

Player 1: Yes.

Player 2: Okay, all done.

Player 1: Thanks. Great game. What shall we do next week?

Player 2: How about the Embarkation of the French and British forces for Varna (Bulgaria)? I have a suitcase we could use…

My wife just looked over and said "what's so funny?"
"Oh just something on TMP" I said
She didn't look convinced…
Dan Of Iniquity -love the name.

Russo Turk action on the Danube as well.

What happened to all the actions of the Turks fighting the Russians in 53, before the allies arrived and drew the war out for another two years?

Just fought the Alma at the weekend.
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Otto's Weekend? Were there any cows on the battlefield?