"The Apple Orchard, Russia 1812 " Topic
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| Tango01 | 27 Aug 2018 9:12 p.m. PST |
"This battle is a "what if" scenario designed by Graham. It is based on the Battle of the Alma during the Crimean War. Graham tells us that "Alma" in Russian, means "Apple", hence the name. The terrain is taken directly from the battle, so the intrepid readers will be left to explore the books to look at the battlefield. In essence, it is a line of hills, filled with orchards, with a stream to its front. In front of this are two villages. Amongst the Orchards are two steep hills that rise higher than the orchards and the Russians have artillery emplacements on both. The Russian army has two corps of all arms. One corps starts deployed, one corps arrives as reinforcements. The "French Army" also has two corps, deployed around a single road which goes through the villages, over the stream and orchards, and continues through the hills onto a plateau. The Russians hope to halt the advance. The French have to force the road….."
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