"What follows is an account of the mighty clash of arms that took place at Call to Arms 2025 with myself and my good friend the Baron von Driberg (BvD) on the one side, fielding a 6th Coalition Army of Prussian, Russian, British and Hanoverian troops; and KT and TT, père et fils, on the other, commanding the French.
The rules were Neil Thomas' Napoleonic Wargaming Rules (NTNWR), which KT and I tried out a few weeks ago.
As usual, it was the spring of 1813, so in line with the times the French, Guard troops excepted, consisted mostly of hastily-raised conscript battalions. The Coalition Army, however, was scarcely any better, as it contained numerous barely-trained reserve and landwehr battalions. There was only a small scattering of regular infantry on either side.
As was their right, given that I had laid out the table, the Ts chose the side containing the town of Dappol, which seemed to have the best defensive prospects. The Coalition also had a fair bit of cover, however. Dividing the battlefield was the River Weser…"
The Hinton Spieler.
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