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Perris0707 Supporting Member of TMP27 Aug 2024 5:50 p.m. PST

Either to refight, or just because you find it interesting.
Mine is Froeschwiller/Woerth Aug 6, 1870. The French 1st Corps with some reinforcements from 7th Corps takes on the entire Prussian 3rd Army under the Crown Prince. I have re-fought this battle many times, and it never fails to provide surprises and interesting outcomes.

smithsco27 Aug 2024 8:00 p.m. PST

Spicheren. As I have read and research more I find Frossard interesting.

Personal logo miniMo Supporting Member of TMP27 Aug 2024 8:42 p.m. PST

Also Spicheren, mainly because it is really fun to say.
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ChrisBBB2 Supporting Member of TMP27 Aug 2024 10:02 p.m. PST

Loigny / Poupry has a lot going for it.

It's a nicely balanced action in which both sides get to move a lot. Always a good game and can turn out in very different ways.

It features colourful troops on both sides. The German force includes the Bavarians. The French get a mix of regulars and garde mobile plus the Foreign Legion and the Papal Zouaves.

In practical terms, it's a good club game as the terrain is easy to set up.

It's also a good intro game for new players, as the forces on-table at the start are relatively small, then reinforcements for both sides march on later.

Last played in May:
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and visited in January:
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0ldYeller28 Aug 2024 7:10 a.m. PST

Gravelotte – St. Privat – mainly because I did a term paper on the battle about 45 years ago. LOL.

Perris0707 Supporting Member of TMP28 Aug 2024 7:27 a.m. PST

Even though Froeschwiller is my favorite, I have always entertained the idea of re-fighting Mars-la-Tour with its HUGE cavalry scrum. Seems like a cavalry battle would be a lot of fun to do.

Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP28 Aug 2024 10:13 a.m. PST

Ditto OldYeller for the battle although I haven't written any papers.

ChrisBBB2 Supporting Member of TMP28 Aug 2024 12:33 p.m. PST

Mars-la-Tour is probably a close second to Loigny / Poupry as far as I'm concerned. Similar in that both sides are frantically trying to maneuver, in MLT's case either to get through gaps or to plug them. Dunno about cavalry scrums – its more distinctive feature for me is the sheer asymmetry between very outnumbered (but agile and aggressive) Germans and huge numbers of hesitant, ponderous French. Always entertaining, anyway, as witness this AAR:
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Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP28 Aug 2024 4:51 p.m. PST

Spicheren


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My Spicheren game,

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Perris0707 Supporting Member of TMP28 Aug 2024 7:55 p.m. PST

OC – beautiful layout! My brother and I actually sculpted a lot of those 15mm figures. The Old Glory line. Glad to see that you are getting a lot of enjoyment out of them!

Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP29 Aug 2024 2:32 a.m. PST

Perris0707,

I love those figures! IMO they are the best 15mm FPW figures.

Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP29 Aug 2024 2:55 a.m. PST

Froeschwiller/Woerth Aug 6, 1870 is a great battle to do. I had to break it up into four scenarios.

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Tortorella Supporting Member of TMP26 Sep 2024 10:13 a.m. PST

OC this is a great looking and inspirational table. Thanks for sharing.

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