DBR SUPPLEMENTS:
De Bellis Civile


Brief Description

This unofficial supplement contains 18 scenarios for use with DBR. Each is 2-3 pages, and includes historical background, map, orders of battle in DBR terms, and victory conditions. All battles will fit in 6' x 8' or less. Includes bibliography.

THE SCENARIOS
Title Forces
(stands/points)
Summary
Powick Bridge
23 September 1642
13/136 Royalist
vs
16/145 Parliament
Early cavalry/dragoons duel
Edgehill
23 October 1642
149/1190 Royalist
vs
131/831 Parliament
Royalist army abandons its defensive position to attack inferior Parliamentary army
Tadcaster
7 December 1642
42/251 Royalist
vs
17/172 Parliament
Flank march catches Parliamentary army unprepared
Braddock Down
19 January 1643
24/201 Royalist
vs
21/160 Parliament
Narrow hedge-lined lanes mark the escape route if Parliament must retreat from this fight
Coleford
7 February 1643
21/187 Royalist
vs
7/54 Parliament
Royalists must force small Parliamentary force from the town
Hopton Heath
19 March 1643
18/263 Royalist
vs
26/196 Parliament
Parliament has the smaller force but the better position; the Royalists have "Roaring Meg."
Highnam
27 March 1643
23/204 Royalist
vs
13/116 Parliament
Divided Parliamentary force engages superior Royalist force in good position (town and redoubt)
Seacroft Moor
30 March 1643
21/235 Royalist
vs
16/120 Parliament
Royalist cavalry catch Parliamentary force on the march
Ripple Field
13 April 1643
23/253 Royalist
vs
19/180 Parliament
Parliamentary force mistakenly engages superior Royalist force; narrow lane is the only path of retreat
Launceston
23 April 1643
59/429 Royalist
vs
39/251 Parliament
Parliament must take the hill before Royalist reinforcements make the job impossible
Stratton
16 May 1643
59/429 Royalist
vs
60/370 Parliament
Parliament holds the high ground
Chalgrove Field
18 June 1643
30/317 Royalist
vs
26/246 Parliament
Battlefield involves a river and many hedges
Adwalton Moor
30 June 1643
96/779 Royalist
vs
57/398 Parliament
Desperate Parliamentary army must fight; ground is very broken
Lansdown
5 July 1643
89/798 Royalist
vs
52/435 Parliament
Inferior Parliamentary force on hill behind earthworks
Roundway Down
13 July 1643
70/672 Royalist
vs
48/393 Parliament
Fight in the hills, with the Royalist Foot arriving late
Gainsborough
28 July 1643
21/251 Royalist
vs
26/276 Parliament
Even match outside of Gainsborough village, with rabbit warrens in the hills
Newbury I
20 September 1643
138/1111 Royalist
vs
109/701 Parliament
Major battle, with Parliament holding Round Hill, a key feature
Winceby
11 October 1643
57/607 Royalist
vs
52/521 Parliament
Armies deploy on opposite ridges, with the Parliamentary Foot arriving late
Period early English Civil War, 1642-1643
Contents 42-page, digest-sized booklet
Designer Julian Lander (101756.2272@compuserve.com)
Publisher First edition published January 1997 by Keep Wargaming

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Last Updates
26 June 1997page first published
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