"Napoleon has humbugged me, by God!"
Thus exclaimed – the Duke of Wellington, June 1815, when he realized that Napoleon had opened the Hundred Days campaign by positioning himself between the Prussian and Anglo-English armies.
Everything is all set for us to run this unique event at a great gaming venue in Manchester (about 10 miles East of Hartford, CT along I-84).
The more players we have (up to 16 to 18), the better it will be. So, if you'd like to be part of it, clear the date and let me know that you'll attend at the email address below:
Overall map for the campaign is from the Board game Napoleon by Columbia games
This has been divided in to eleven 4 x 6 tables, which the various forces will maneuver and fight over, under the direction and orders of their player C--n-C's. The setup and play creates considerable fog of war as the situation and maneuvers reveal themselves as the event unfolds. Movement and Combat is by the Snappy Nappy rules, which were designed with this sort of event in mind.
For an idea how this all works, here's how the tables integrated and the maneuvers played out for our 1813 event a few years ago
The tables are a bit more detailed for this event if anything.
Here's the OOB for the event (the troops are liosted in bases – a unit is 2 bases for infantry and cavalry, one for artillery).
French Army, Napoleon I
1st Corps, d'Erlon
16 Line Infantry, 2 Legere
2 Hussars, 2 Chevau-Leger Lanciers
3 6# Foot Artillery
2nd Corps, Reille
12 Line Infantry, 8 Legere,
2 Chasseurs, 2 Chevau-Leger Lanciers
3 6# Foot Artillery
3rd Corps Vandamme
12 Line Infantry, 2 Regt Etranger, 2 Legere
2 Chasseurs
3 6# Foot Artillery
4th Corps, Gerard
12 Line Infantry, 2 Legere
2 Hussars, 2 Dragoons
2 6# Foot Artillery
6th Corps, Lobau
8 Line Infantry, 2 Legere
3 6# Foot Artillery
1st Cavalry Corps, Pajol
4 Chevau-Leger Lanciers, 2 Hussars,
1 6# Horse Artillery
2nd Cavalry Corps, Exelmans
8 Dragoons
1 6# Horse Artillery
3rd Cavalry Corps, Kellerman
8 Cuirassier/Carabinier
1 6# Horse Artillery
4th Cavalry Corps, Milahud
8 Cuirassier
1 6# Horse Artillery
Imperial Guard, Mortier/Drouot
4 Old Guard, 4 Middle Guard, 4 Young Guard, 1 Sailors/Genie,
5 Guard HC (2 Grenadiers a Cheval, 2 Empress Dragoons, 1 Gendarmes d' Elite)
6 Guard LC (2 Chasseurs, 4 Lancers)
6 12 # Old Guard FA, 2 6# Old Guard Horse Artillery, 2 Young Guard 6# FA, 1 Line 6# Horse Artillery
French Totals: 89 Infantry, 55 cavalry, 29 Artillery
60 Line Infantry
16 Legere
2 Etranger
4 Old Guard Infantry
4 Middle Guard Infantry
4 Young Guard Infantry
6 Hussar
8 Chevau-Leger Lancers
4 Chasseurs
10 Dragoons
16 Cuirasssiers.Carabiniers
5 Guard Heavy Cavalry
6 Guard Light Cavalry
16 Line/YG 6# Foot Artillery
5 6# Horse Artillery
6 Guard 12# Foot Artillery
2 Guard 6# Horse Artillery
Anglo-Allied Army, Viscount Wellington
1st Corps, Prince Willem of Orange
4 British Guard Infantry, 2 British Line, 2 KGL Rifles, 2 Hanoverian Lts/Jager, 2 Hanoverian Line, 2 Dutch Jagers, 2 Dutch Line, 6 Dutch Militia, 4 Nassau Line
1 British 9# Foot Artillery, 1 KGL 9# Horse Artillery, 1 Dutch 6# Foot Artillery, 1 Dutch 6# Horse Artillery
2nd Corps Hill
2 British Highland LI, 2 British Fusiliers, 4 British Line, 2 KGL Line 2 British Rifle, 2 Hanoverian Line, 4 Hanoverian Landwehr, 2 Dutch Light, 4 Dutch Line, 2 Dutch Militia
1 6# RHA, 1 British 9# Foot Artillery, 1 6# Dutch Foot Artillery
Cavalry Corps Uxbridge
2 Horse Guards, 2 Life Guards, 2 Scott's Greys, 16 British/KGL Light Dragoons/Hussars, 4 Hanoverian Hussars, 4 Belgian Carabiniers (HC), 4 Dutch LC, 2 Brunswick LC
(We have lots of Brunswick Cavalry, so some may fill in for the Dutch and Hanoverian LC)
2 9# British RHA, 1 6# Dutch HA
Reserves, Wellington
4 Highlander Infantry, 4 British Line, 6 Hanoverian Landwehr, 6 Brunswick Infantry, 4 Nassau Infantry
2 RHA 2 British Foot Artillery, 1 Brunswick 6# Foot Artillery
Anglo-Allied Totals 76 Infantry, 36 cavalry, 15 Artillery
10 British Line
2 British Fusiliers
2 British Light Infantry
4 Highlanders
4 British Guard Infantry
4 British/KGL Rifles
2 KGL Line
2 Hanoverian Light Infantry
4 Hanoverian Line
10 Hanoverian Landwehr
4 DB Light Infantry
6 DB Line
8 DB Militia
8 Nassau Line
6 Brunswick Infantry
4 Guard Cavalry
2 Scott's Greys Dragoons
16 British/KGL Light Dragoons/Hussars
4 Hanoverian Hussars
4 DB Heavy cavalry
4 DB Light cavalry
2 Brunswick LC
4 British FA
6 British/KGL HA
2 DB 6#Foot Artillery
2 DB 6# Horse Artillery
1 Brunswick 6# Foot Artillery
Prussian Army, Marshal Blucher
1st Corps Ziethen
10 Prussian Line, 6 Prussian Reserve, 10 Prussian Landwehr
2 Hussar, 2 Dragoon, 2 Uhlan, 4 Landwehr Cavalry
2 6# Horse Artillery, 2 12# Foot Artillery, 4 6# Foot Artillery
2nd Corps Pirch I
6 Prussian Line 10 Prussian Reserve, 10 Prussian Landwher 2 Ex Lutzow Freikorps
4 Prussian Dragoons, 4 Prussian Hussars, 4 Prussian Landwehr cavalry
1 12# Foot Artillery, 2 6# Horse Artillery, 4 6# Foot Artillery
3rd Corps Thielmann
4 Prussian Line, 4 Ex-Russo-German Legion, 12 Prussian Landwher
4 Prussian Uhlans, 2 Prussian Dragoons, 2 Landwehr Cavalry
2 6# Horse Artillery, 1 12# Foot Artillery, 1 6# Foot Artillery
4th Corps Von Bulow
4 Prussian Line, 4 Prussian Reserve, 10 Prussian Landwehr
2 Uhlans 4 Hussars 2 Dragoons, 6 Landwehr cavalry
2 Prussian Horse Artillery, 2 Prussian 12# Foot Artillery, 4 Prussian 6# Batteries
Prussian Totals: 92 Infantry, 44 cavalry, 27 Artillery
24 Prussian Line
20 Prussian Reserve
42 Prussian Landwehr
6 Lutzow/RGL Infantry
10 Prussian Hussars
10 Prussian Dragoons
8 Prussian Uhlans
16 Landwehr Cavalry
6 12# Foot Artil;lery
8 6 # Horse Artillery
13 Prussian 4# Foot Artillery
Picture of part of the action form the 1813 event:
The troops are all done, the table layouts and theater maps set. Hope to see some of you there!
Peter
