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NEWSLETTEREditor: Donnl-.i Foati erstoiie

JULY 1977

EDITORIAL

■Ai.*/- . 'In the same frame' of mind" I ^^ack of\tte^ion and ^shelves of figures that all need basing, brine it all up to scratch. At the same time Iconsidered just how much time would he requ various other forces lies in their original statecould paint up the Boer Army that, together ^^^h various f having recentlyas purchased many ^ °g (^6^ sixty- ) of Airfix British, American and German paratroopersworked my way through sixty boxes (.yes, atbrornf OPERATIONS. I thought how interestingto be used in the photographs for my book W^GAMING AIRBORNE OPERATIONS l g reluctantlyit would be to take a Sabbatical ^"d 'io nothing but muck^^^pushed the idea behind me as 1 considered the diff could fill the years after retirement butwife, my accountant and the Inland Tn anv event those among you in much the sameI do not like to think that they are all that Retirement than'l. Wargaming and military collect-boat as myself are pro]Dably far lurtne y thoughts of finding more time to spend ating can become so obsessive that one i^ dri answer to the problem. Of course, there is alwaysit and rarely can any of us come up with a Practical by say four, six orthe idea of starting a Wargamers Commune ® tleable wives could be relied upon to give a hand,eight families all to wargaming ^^th their own wargames room and a largeThese contented groups could blend their lives i ^Rekends and holidays. Large campaigns could bewargames table tn the Common room place in the lower echelons and being promoted upwardsplanned and fought, with children taki g i na-int figures and make terrain and, if they areas their age and experience lengthens. Wives will p ^u.„^selves\ Of course, it would start offimmensely superior to other women, entered into it with those more skilled and in-gloriously and all end up in chaos as

RUSSIAN INFANTRY ORGANISATION I8I2-I8I'

John Cook

(Rather helated, this article was delayed hy the editor's quandary on whether it was of wargam-ing interest!)

The following notes, taken in the main from William H.Murray's hook "The Imperial Russian Army1805-1815", are intended to answer the questions put hy Mr. G. Bailey in the July Newsletter.

I have not seen the Airfix hook to which he refers, hut the organisation that Mr.Bailey hasarrived at is not correct. There were three types of line infantry regiment, two 'heavy' and one'light'. They conformed to the regulations specified in the reorganisation of 1810 and were asfollows;-

a. The Grenadier Regiments, the elite of the line regiments.

b. The Infantry Regiments, prior to the reorganisation of I8I0 known as Musketeer Regiments.These regiments made up the hulk of the line.

c. The Jager Regiments, the light infantry.

Each Regiment had three battalions, however it was normal for only two, the first and third, tohe seen in the field. The second battalion normally took the role of depot and was.responsible forrecruiting and training. It also provided a pool of reserves for the other two.

On paper a battalion consisted of 738 men. They were organised into four companies per battalion.A company had two platoons.

So far the organisation is fairly straightforward, hut the terminology of the various types within the battalion and regiment can lead to confusion.

A Grenadier Regiment consisted of three battalions of fusiliers. Each Fusilier Battalion had oneGrenadier Company and three Fusilier Companies.

The Grenadier Company had one Grenadier Platoon and one Tirailleur Platoon. Fusilier Companieshad two Fusilier Platoons each. The Grenadier Company was the senior company of the battalion inquestion and always took the right of the line. The Grenadier Platoon was the senior platoon of theGrenadier Company and formed up on the right of the Tirailleur Platoon.

The Infantry Regiment had three battalions of musketeers. Each Musketeer Battalion had a Grenadier Company and three Musketeer Companies. The Grenadier Company was organised in exactly the samefashion as described above and the same remarks regarding status apply. Musketeer Companies had twoMusketeer Platoons each.

A Jager Regiment also consisted of three battalions, in this case Jager Battalions. A JagerBattalion had one Jager Grenadier Company and three Jager Companies. A Jager Grenadier Company hadone Jager Grenadier Platoon, the senior platoon, and one Carabinier Platoon. The Jager GrenadierCompany equated to a Grenadier Company in the 'heavy' regiments. The remaining Jager Companies h'^adtwo Jager Platoons each.

In I81A the 1st, 3rd, 8th, lAth, 26th and 29th Jager Regiments were given elite status and wereentitled Grenadier Jager Regiments. With the lack of any evidence to the contrary, I assume that theinternal organisation of these regiments remained unchanged.

Jager and Grenadier Jager Regiments were the only regular Russian infantry capable of operatingin the light role. The terms Fusilier and Tirailleur as applied to certain 'heavy' types, did notreflect any difference in tactical usage from more normally named 'heavy' infantry. I presume theterm "Lifeguard Battalions" refers to the Lieb Grenadier Regiment.

This regiment was theto have been organised inreorganisation of I8I0 itsthe then current organisatBattalions. Although a li1809 to 1813 in the GuardsRegiment. It was sent toGuard Regiment, it formed

senior regiment of the line. During the period under discussion it appearsthe same way as any other line Grenadier Regiment, although prior to thestructure was unique in that it had three Grenadier Battalions, instead of

ion for Grenadier Regiments of one Grenadier Battalion and two Fusilierne regiment it served, together with the Kexholm Infantry Regiment, fromDivision. In 1813 it entered the Imperial Guard with th® Pavlov Grenadierthe then newly formed 2nd Guards Division, where, together with the Litovskithe 1st Brigade of that Division.

As the senior line regiment, the personnel of the Lieb Grenadier Regiment wore white Guard stylepetlitzi, or lace, on the collars and cuffs of their tunics. This distinction was retained on entering the Guard rather than taking the more normal yellow '^uard lace. In addition"to the lace, the redplastron of the 2nd Guards Division was adopted. In I8IA all Grenadier Regiments, and the newlyformed Grenadier Jager Regiments, took yellow shoulder straps to denote their elite status.

As for fighting power, I would suggest that any rules should reflect the senior status of eliteline regiments. I would indeed place them somewhere between Infantry and Guard Regiments.

A comprehensive description of the uniforms is beyond the scope of this article and I would referMr. Bailey to either Funken or Knotel for detailed information, or indeed Murray's book on the subject.Very briefly however, the colour of the Russian infantry was dark green, almost black, with whitetrousers. -Staraps were white or in the case of Jagers, black. The different types within a regiment

were distinguished hy coloured pompoms on their shakos.

1st Bn Grenadier Coy

Fusilier/Musketeer Coys

2nd Bn Grenadier Coy

Puslller/Musketeer Coys

3rd Bn Grenadier Coy

Fusilier/Musketeer Coys

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Tirailleur PI

All Pis

Grenadier PI

Tirailleur PI

All Pis

Grenadier PI

Tirailleur PI

All Pis

Red

Yellow

White with green centre

Red over greenYellow over greenGreen with white centre

Red over light hlueYellow over light hlueWhite with light hlue centre

The same scheme applies to the corresponding Jager types. Guard troops also followed the samescheme and were organised the same as Line Grenadier Regiments.

Grenadiers could also wear, although prohahly not In the field, a tall think hlack plume.Musicians wore a similar plume In red.

BOOK REVIEWS - Continued from Page

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR WARGAMING hy Terrence Wise. (216mm x 138mm; 6k pages; 56 photographs and lAdrawings. Patrick Stephens - £1.60p).

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Howard Giles, Secretary of the Napoleonic Association, 2 Esher Mews, Commonside East, Mitcham,Surrey CRA 2QE, has sent their latest publications - The Society's Spring Journal; draft WargameRules, complete with new amendments and their latest booklet. The Saxon Army hy Howard Giles withsketches hy Geoff Gihhs. The Journal Is a A8 page affair, full of Interest to Napoleonic fans, containing details of the Society's future activities plus the following arxlcles whlcii'will he ofvalue to wargamers.

Cavalry - Some thoughts for wargamers; a re-fight of the 181A German Campaign "If Napoleon hadWon the Battle of Leipzig", This Includes very complete Orders of Battle for both sides. This Isan Association activity and new players are welcome. There are numerous other articles of Interestconcerning uniforms, etc., plus hook reviews and correspondence.

The Napoleonic Association's Tactical Wargame Rules of 1796-1815 are compiled hy Howard Giles.Without actually play-testing them It Is both difficult and unfair to give any opinions. Glancingthrough the pages and attempting to assess their potentialities, etc., would indicate that they arecomprehensive and cover most aspects of the period. They are very full and might well need considerable mid-game consultation hut then they have to he comprehensive because they are being used hy alltypes of people who might well bend their vagaries or suitably Interpret them to their own ends. Nodoubt parochial groups fighting Napoleonic wargames will he able to suitably amend and condense wherenecessary.

The booklet on The Saxon Army 1810-13 retails at 65p plus 12p postage U.K., 25p overseas. TheJournal Is free to Members of the Napoleonic Association and the Rules are issued free to the war-games section and are being used In their current campaign. The Association would be delighted tohear from any wargamers In the London area who would care to participate.

Howard Giles Is obviously very enthusiastic about the Saxon Army and his enthusiasm Is Infectious(l wonder If he Is In contact with our American Army friends stationed In Germany who have a similaryearnln^9flie the Napoleonic Saxon Army?). Suffice to say this book Is nicely Illustrated with black-and-white line drawings and seems to cover just about every aspect in the Saxon Army, from uniforms,weapons, colours, history, actions, etc., etc., that one requires to know.

1859 - THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT

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THE BATTLE OP VILLADA - 2nd January

N.W. Siminonds

1. This was one of our CluL's (LeamingtonCollege for Boys Wargames Society) biannual "big" Napoleonic engagements. Itwas played in order to test the rules whiciiwere new to us and were going to be usedin our forthcoming (much-delayed)Peninsular Campaign. The other reason wasfor the glorious Imperial French armiesto give the Allies another much neededthrashing, hopefully, after several weeksof friendly scorn, especially from theboastful Spanish Commander!

2. The troops used were a selection ofRos, Hinchliffe and Airfix figures and theAirfix "Napoleonic Wargaming" Rules werefought with for the first time. The timelimit for the game was 3 hours, in which6 moves were completed, but fortunately adefinite result was obtained.

Tis:i li i

3. Situation;

The battle was a fictitious one set in northern Spain in early January, 1809 (before Corunna).It was an "encounter" battle between British, Spanish and French forces of equal points value. Theaim of both sides was to defeat the other (a rather unusual task for the Allied rearguard!)

k. Commander and Armies:

FRENCH BRITISH AND SPANISH

C-in-C - Nick Simmonds

Right Flank - Nick Simmonds

1 Regiment 2'ith Dragoons (l)1 Battalion 15th Line Infantry (2)1 Battalion 36th Line Infantry (3)1 Battalion 'iVth Line Infantry (^)1 Battery Line Foot Artillery (Spdrs) (5)

Centre - P.Carter

1 Battalion Polish Ath Line Infantry (6)1 Battalion Grenadiers of the Old Guard (?)2 Squadrons Westphalian Lancers (8)1 Squadron Polish Lancers of the Guard (9)

Left Flank - M.Adams

1 Battalion 122nd Line Infantry (lO)2 Batteries Line Horse Artillery (ll) & (12)

C-in-C Chris Tew

Right Flank - Chris Tew

1 Regiment 3rd Light Dragoons (A)J Regiment 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars) (B)1 Battalion Ath Line Infantry (c)1 Battalion 57th Line Infantry (D)1 Battalion 50th Line Infantry (e)1 Battery Royal Foot Artillery (9pdrs) (f)

Centre John (Elvis) Wright

1 Battalion h2nfl Line Infantry (Highlanders) (g)1 Regiment Ath Dragoons (h)1 Battery Royal Horse Artillery (6pdrs) (l)

Left Flank - Chris Steel (Spanish)

1 Battalion Walloon Guards (j)1 Battalion Princesa Line Infantry (k)

1 Regiment Del Ray Dragoons (L)I ̂ g 1 Regiment Cacadores (M)I B I 2 Batteries Horse Artillery (n)

* 3 Batteries Foot Artillery (O)

5. Plans: French

The French general's aim was to attemptone of the Emperor's favourite tacticalbattle plans - to attack the Allies leftflank with a strong force, where we thoughtthey would position the Spaniards! Andwhile doing this, holding the centre andleft by attacking Villada and "pinning" theAllies right flank and centre. The rightwould hopefully smash their opposition androll-up the Allied battle line. The ImperialGuard battalion was to act as reserve toeither the "pinning" force or the attackingbattalions.

British

In contrast Chris Tew had decided that

along all of his line except for the centre (where the infantry were to capture Villada) a defensiveattitude was to he adopted. He guessed that the French would attack him and wanted his commanders towait until the opposition had spent itself as an offensive force, soaking up the pressure, and thenswiftly counter-attack all along the line, thus winning the hattle.

6. The Battle:

The dawn of January 2nd, 1809, was a cold, wet and windy one. Heavy rain which had persistedthroughout the night was now continuing into the morning. Swearing and cursing both sides took twohours to reach their allotted positions (as on the map) with movement halved in the biting rain. Then,at 10am a French battery opened up - the signal for the French advance.

10-11 am - All along the French line, trudging through thick mud, battalions advanced to the"pas-de-charge". On the right, unexpectedly, the Spanish commander ordered his Dragoons (l) andCacadores (M) to charge the French Dragoon regiment (l) who counter-charged. Merrily the SpanishHussars (m) and Dragoons (l) galloped forward, bugles playing the 19th century equivalent of "Y VivaEspana", while their opposite numbers smiled grimly, welcoming another encounter with these enemy"cavalry". As the French Dragoons (l) picked up speed, a heavy barrage of cannonballs smashed intotheir flank causing many casualties, but this did not stop them and they crashed into the Spaniardsat full speed - grizzly veterans with the sabre. The result was inevitable - in the ensuing melee 726of the 792 Spanish troopers were killed for the loss of a mere 100 casualties. In the centre bothsides advanced in order to capture the village, with the three squadrons of French Lancers (s) and (9)deploying into line - preparing to meet the Allied cavalry. On the left the French 122nd (lo) remainedstationary to counter the threat of the British Line (E). Also the Ath Dragoons (h) moved around thefoot of the Heights of Zuestra with a view to coming in on the flank of the French Dragoons (l).

11-12 am - In order to counter the threat of the victorious French Dragoons (l), the SpanishInfantry (J) and (K) had to form square, while the former having survived a control test, wheeled toface the British Ath Dragoons (h). They also came under heavy cannister fire from the Spanish guns onthe Heights of Zuestra, although this was at half effect due to the weather in the centre all unitsmoved forward, while on Los Quentas an artillery battle developed between the British 9pdr Footbattery (F) on the lesser Quenta and the 2 French 6pdr Horse batteries (11) and (l2) on the GreaterQuenta. On the far flank, all units were stationary.

12amr.lpm - Elated by their success over the Spanish rabble, the French Dragoons (l) on the rightwing charged the British Ath Dragoons (h). The British commander of the latter suddenly realised thathe could not deploy them properly and so decided to counter-charge in a double line, whereas the Frenchwere in a single rank (the British commander of the centre probably relying more on luck than judgement;) In the resulting melee the lethal French sabres cut up the English, receiving only nominalcasualties in return. Surprisingly the British routed (cowardly dogs!) with the French following up.Denied taking their revenge out of the French Dragoons, the effective Spanish artillery turned on theFrench Bpdr battery (5) on the Barbito knoll - it was annihilated with one short, terrible barrage. InVillada, a sharp action developed between Polish and British skirmishers, the British coming out ofthis slightly better off. The French, however, were winning the artillery duel on the left flank,while the 122nd (l6) began to advance on the western side of the Greater Quenta. The British 57th Line(D) moved to tlie aid of the Black Watch (g) and the Ath Line (CK the former having had to form square,because of the approaching cavalry (British and French Dragoons).

Ipm-2pm - The most dramatic event of this move was the sudden decision of the British C-in-C(Chris Tew) to retire from the battle with a light head wound (bad headache) which had been troublinghim since the start of the game. So John (Elvis) Wright succeeded him as Commander-in-Chief. On theright the French columns advanced against the Spanish infantry, still kept in square by about 100Dragoons. The routing British Dragoons (h) were finally annihilated by the French cavalry (l). Meanwhile in the centre the battle for Villada began in earnest with the tough Poles (6) losing out on theinitial volleys, but proving a very effective force with the bayonet. The French horse batteries (ll& 12) succeeded in destroying the British Foot battery (f) and the two opposing battalions on the flankadvanced steadily. The Westphalian Lancers (s) were at last in a position to charge the Britishcavalry (A & B), and although the latter outnumbered them by two to one, they were not able to deployfrom their columns to lines. And so they were at a tremendous disadvantage, losing the melee, andbeing pushed back in disarray.

2pm-3pm - Two of the French line battalions, in the east (the other of whom had headed west toaid the centre) came within range of the Spaniards and exchanged volley for volley with them, but thesherry-drinking dagoe-srefused to break! The French Dragoons (l), a spent force, were at last wipedout by the vengeful Spanish artillery. The cavalry melee and the fight for Villada continued with theImperial Guard having to reinforce the Poles who were outnumbered 2-to-l.

5pm-Apm - The Spaniards on the Allies left foolishly changed formation in front of the enemy andwere routed by a charge while trying to do so. The British were finally, after much bitter fighting,driven out of the village, having to reform outside it. Their mounted men in this sector were routednever to be seen on the board again.

At this stage (as shown on the second map), night was presumed to have fallen as the 3 hour timelimit had run out. So, therefore a halt was called to the proceedings, and victory (agreed by allsides) was given to the Imperial armies of France.

Conclusions: A disastrous day for the Allies! The only unit, on their side, worth commending onits efficiency and effect on the game, was the Spanish artillery (N & O), basically because "there wasbloomin' loads of it" to quote a certain French commander - some well chosen points. Whereas on theFrench side nearly every unit deserved a battle honour on their standard to be proud of, in particularthe Polish Ath Regiment (6) and the 2Ath Dragoons (l) fought exceedingly well.

Chris Tew's own excuse for this massive defeat was that he "didn't know how rubbish the Spanish

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FANTASY MAY BE FUN - BUT IS IT WARGAMING?

Bill Thurbon

I have heen trying to understand that rather extraordinary "Fanzyrae" "News from Bree". While Iyeld to no-one in my admiration for Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", the one great Epic of this century,I have great douhts about it's suitability for wargaming. I think the same thing applies generallyto most "fantasy" wargames. Examples are "Doc" Smith's very good S.F. "Lensman" series, or EdgarRice Burroughs Martian and Venus stories. And there are countless others. I also seem to recallsaying to you that I suppose someone would try to wargame those fascinating rabbits of "WatershipDown" - a remarkably good story and a great success; 1 now see someone has done this with "Bunniesand- Burrows"!

When we come to "Dungeons and Dragons" we seem to be getting out of wargaming (table or board)into the realm of pure paper and pencil games.

When we deal with wargames, table or board, we are endeavouring to copy (as far as possible)real history — not necessarily actual historical battles, but with armies that existed in historicalperiods and we have a solid background to rely on.

But when we try to "game" even first rate fantasy or science fiction we are dealing with worksof imagination; Gandalf, Conon, Grey Lensman, John Carter of Barsoom, those rabbits, etc., arecharacters in stories. The authors of these are not setting out to write scenarios for wargames;they are writing imaginative fiction; some of it superb fiction. But they are not concerned with thebasic details of movement, logistics, weapons, etc., that make up the wargame army. They are therefore not primarily concerned with working to a detailed plan, and certain illogicalities appears whenwe wargame a work of imagination. The Journey of Frodo and his companions to Rivendell is a superbpiece of narrative; only the escape of Alan Breck and David in "Kidnapped", and possibly the Pilgrim sProgress" can equal it — but it is not suitable for a wargame. Again in "The Chessmen of MarsBurroughs even went to the extent of not only inventing a game of Martian chess "Jetan", but even inan appendix set out the rules. But if you try to play the game you find there are defects in therules - he has not worked it out properly.

We can wargame with symbols - Kriegspiel, Chess, Go, with board games, or with table games, withsimple or complicated rules. But behind all these are actual historical situations. But "fantasyby it's very nature does not lend itself to rules. No doubt it's fun, for those who like this sortof thing. But there is a difference between wargaming Waterloo and ending in a Napoleonic victory;and wargaming "The Lord of the Rings" without the Ring Bearer winning through. Frodo must end thering; Christian must reach the Celestial City. But a Western gunfight, a Boer War battle, or a Romanarmy may end in defeat for either side without changing history.

No doubt "fantasy" games are fun - but are they really wargames in the true sense of the word?

Behind the legendary figure of Arthur we can see the British resistance leader to the Saxoninvader - but can we wargarae the Round Table and the Quest of the Grail?

It may be difficult to draft rules for some historical periods: Ghengis Khan - perhaps the greatest cavalry leader of all the Great Captains - and his Mongols. We can perhaps with hindsight allowOuster to change the result of the Little Big Horn. We should find it difficult to wargame the UrbanGuerilla, or Robin Hood, or Mosby's Raiders, but we might manage it (certainly in solo gaming). Andwe can certainly wargame the 19th Century Colonial Wars and the South African War - as Wells did inthe prehistoric days of Little Wars — but none of these periods call for magic or fantastic creatures.The only magic I can think of is we try to "game" Rugby Union football - for, staunch supporter as Iam of England, I must still admit there was magic in the tries of J.P.R.Williams and Phil Bennett inthis years Internationals 1

1859 - THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT - Continued from Page ilnumber of dice I had to throw for the W.R.G. was two, and they made a small difference. For the SouthLondon Warlords, I had to throw A, and then make up to four additions and subtractions per die - andthis sometimes twice per unit per move. Morale is another factor; rather than throwing a die and consulting a chart, I merely had to keep a tally of flinch points.

The question which arises, of course, is which set of rules is the better? It is not one I wouldattempt to answer - each to his own. The South London Warlords set gives a fast moving game whichtends to bog down in combat, the W.R.G. set gives a more evenly paced game but with a tendency to slowmovement. What the whole exercise does intimate to me, however, is that the W.R.G. rules, with alittle thought can be extended well outside the period for which they were produced. Perhaps when thenew edition arrives they might consider extending them to 1870, and fitting in the American Civil Warand Franco-Prussian War, thereby saving me some heavy research and calculations? I can only hope I

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troops really were" - too truel My suggested reason would be that the Allies should have Intermingledtheir British and Spanish units, not having totally separate commands with the Spanish on their ownon the left wing. Also the Allies had a rather negative plan, which may have worked, but didn'tagainst the French massed attacks.

Anyway it was an enjoyable wargame, and that is what countsso easy next time.

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TRY THIS ONE FOR DIFFICULTY

Harold Gerry —

I thought this situation might he of inter- /est, since it (a) presents a very difficult 'jproblem to the attack, (b) does not require a /very large playing area (the above board was 5 x^), and (c) gives some indication of the ingenuity shown by wargamers these days as compared \with the old games where both players simply \lined up right across the table and the game proceeded by attrition rather than with any manoeuv- \ring skill. ^

It is early afternoon. The vital supplyroute passing through Cola by the lateral road /from 81 to 82 is threatened by forces marching ydown from the North, so a roughly equal force isbeing sent along roads debouching at 81 and 82to prevent the road being cut, and to hold any 'n.high ground commanding it, until sunset (12 moves/= 3 hours) .

The enemy from the North arrive by N1 or N2or both. Like the 8outh force, they may arrive ^any time from game-move 1 onwards.

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Both sides are in column of route. Not more than 110 points may arrive bj any one road in onegame-move. 8o if you want to achieve surprise by using only one road it will take you 4 game-movesto get all your troops on the board. (Our armies are usually 400-430 points). ''ihls stonS bri^gismay be useful later on to the attackers, so neither side will be allowed to blow them. The smallstreams have steep banks, and count as 3-contour obstacles.

As we sometimes do when a fascinating terrain problem presents itself, we used the same terrainat three different meetings, and the games all had the same result, although very different plans wereused, as follows:-

1. BJ with a Brunswick army feinted to attack along the full width of the board but in threemoves had concentrated most of his units in the valley and ridge between the two North-8outh arms ofthe streams, to advance with the streams guarding the flanks. This was probably the best attack planof the three games, but unluckily HG's Austrians were ordered to move up the Sl-Nl and 82-N2 roads andthe Brunswickers were lield up by the Grenadier garrison of Cola just long enough for the two wings toclose in, enfilading the cramped Brunswick units, who had to call it a day.

2. BJ with French used two brigades of cavalry to defend the Bald Hill area and used two infantrybrigade masses with some LI and dragoon support to counter-attack from the bridge area. CR's Britishdragoons and infantry found it hard to shake the French cavalry masses in the Ford region, but Britishinfantry in great strength moved down the windmill ridge and almost reached the road when they wereordered into square on the approach of French cavalry. The French massed infantry columns then ploughedinto the squares in succession. Again, the lack of space favoured the defenders. With 1,100 men lostout of 6-7,000, the British now did not have either the men or the time to break through.

3. KD with 8axons tried to tempt PT's defending British into committing themselves prematurely toa counter-attack in the ridges area whilst the real attack force was built up quietly behind the ChurchHill. This involved using a horde of low-quality units who deployed as if for a mass attack down thewindmill ridge. But this device failed, as PT was not interested in massing any decisive force. Heused an old-fashioned (but in this case effective) cordon system, with the British infantry in linefrom the Bald Hill to the windmill, with large gaps between the battalions to allow light dragoons andhussars to counter-charge through, and second battalions behind the first line, at about one movedistance. With insufficient cavalry to deal witji the steady British infantry, and the Saxon infantryless effective shots (we give British in line formation an extra bonus in firing, to allow for the 2-deep line), the Saxons had no hope of reaching the road.

At first sight it does not seem an ideal defensive position, as usually the defender wants anyridges to be right across the path of the enemy attack, not following the line of it. But the streamsand the contours of the ridges made all that side of the board very awkward when the attackers wantedto deploy. Should an attacker have tried massing on the N1 road and bulling his way through the BaldHill area? This would slow-up his deployment on to the board, and the defenders would have ample timeto bring strong flank attacks to bear from the pinetree ridge on masses advancing (again slightlycramped for space) over the West plain. In addition, the ridges obviously tempted each attacker touse them at least partly, as they ended overlooking the road, whereas the Bald Hill was only in longrange of guns placed on it.

Of course all this assumes that your Napoleonic rules use some kind of system of orders whichrealistically limit what troops can do, with difficulties in the way of changing orders when you seenew situations arising, or see some of your units guarding a flank where nothing is happening. Ifyour units are allowed by your rules to go anywhere and do anything, then of course this situation isnot much more difficult than any open plain would be!

AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

ENCOUNTERItKMCT'V^

David Barnes

Situation:

A compact Royalist forceconsisting of Lord Apsley'sRegiment of Foots; Gwynne'sFoote: Dormers Horse (cuirassiers); two squadrons of Col.Legge's Horse, a galloper gunand two sakers were movingsouth past Litel Wallop whenthe advance party, squadron 2 _of Legge's Horse noticed aheadof them Farleigh Castle.

A larger force of Parliamentary soldiery underCromwell and Fairfax consist

ing of Lord Brookes Regimentof Foote, John Hampden'sRegiment; Hazelrigge'sLobsters; a body of dragoons;a motley collection of Scotsand sevetal sakers (underCromwell). Two squadrons ofFairfax's Own Horse; LordSaye's Regiment; Col. Mande-ville's Regiment; Sir JohnGell's Regiment with SirLawrence Braine's artillery(under Fairfax) noticed aheadof them, to the North, FarleighCastle.

The second squadronLegge's Horse galloped up theapproach to the castle throughthe gatehouse, the gate standing strangely open, into thehailey in time to see a similarbody of dragoons of the Parliament pouring in through theopen hailey door at the rearof the castle - consternation

and pandemonium! The dragoons rushedstop them. The horsemen withdrew, hoof the squadron rushed into the gatehother half by the King's men!

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into a small tower in the wall and a cavalier died trying torse holders taking the mounts out of the castle while the restouse. The result, half the castle held hy Parliament and the

Meanwhile Legge's first squadron followed hy a galloper gun had swung east round Wilde WallopHill, cllmhed it's eastern side and seen the Parliamentarian column advancing from the south (lshould explain here that the historian has drawn the map upside down - the the N appears at the bottomand south at the top). The galloper laboured on to the summit and the horse was led down the reverseslope. Legge's No.1 staying lower down the hill in support.

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They were covered in splinters as the ball hit a pine tree right in front of them. A second Vailhowever carried off some of the infantry and a third hounded over them and struck some Scots horsemen, including lancers, that were behind coming up in support.

All this time Cromwell's forcewas making its way up into the castle ' ithrough the open postern door covered mby the dragoons in the tower. In the ^ ' |i ^ a ' )gatehouse the cavalier horse were ■' \ ^ j "\ ^pulling up the old trap doors in the Q j) , yj mfloor to fire down into the entrance. I i yiSome brave souls were crouching in (Ithe flanking towers spanning their V ^wheel locks. Their commander was { . , 1rapidly loading the second of his ^ r ^~XFrench rifled turn-off pistols while 4 4^-==Jv ^he peered anxiously at the pikes and f/ V^> ^muskets clad in purple jackets and f i Tm'S-f Hyellow trousers massed into the \\ 'bailey, forming up as if on parade. X^-lV^ \\"Reserve your fire 'til 1 bid you lgive fire!" he roared so that all , Whis gentlemen could hear.

Tlie Parliamentary Lord Brooke'sRegiment marched forward over thebailey and under the gatehouse. The cavaliers above fired as fast as they could but Brooke's marchedstoically forward as if the wheel lock's shot had been wasps buzzing about their ears. Once through

the castle gate, still in column\1 they were fired on by the saker

\ 11 ^"^3,. guarding the rear of Gwynne' s" - I /I Regiment. Gwynne' s were engaged

I, with Hampden's, who having fired11 volleys suddenly moved into abeanfield beside the road to let

\ through the Scots horse at Gwynne' s.^ ̂ X~l Gwynne' s pikes stood firm however,y~^ . '' discomfited Scots retreated,[ (T ^ helped on as they again passed by

'' ' galloper gun on Wilde Wallop(iliC V j ) ^ ]/ Brooke's regiment were deci-v'l^^r ^ , /yp c mated by grape from the cavalier

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howled over Apsley's, A Parliamentary gun had unlimhered across the roadl Wedging their piece roundin desperate haste the galloper roared and hounced and as the smoke cleared the galloper's men yelledirildly, their black faces split with white grins. One of Laurence Braine's guns was dismounted, lyingat an awkward angle, it's gunners in a sorry state around it.

Before the castle in the heanfield Hampden's were in a mess as Gwynne's fired into the heans ata venture and claimed several of Hampden's ensnared footmen.

Brookes in the hailey of the castle, reinforced now came forward again. The cavalier sakerawaiting them at the gate, loaded with grape, fully expecting to blow them to Kingdom come once more -hut: A misfire: And Brooke's rushed down on the saker and it's gunners ran behind the ranks ofGwynne's — who, happily for them, had wheeled to face a possible threat.

The galloper on the hill fell silent - it's ammunition completely expended. A body of dragoonsdismounted below and across the valley yet another Parliament saker unlimbered:

At this point merciful night drifted across the battlefield leaving the Parliament men in,probably, the stronger position. They still had several regiments unharmed and as yet unengaged.

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My sons and I enjoyed this battle very much. It took hours to set up because we could not agreewhere to put the castle, made by Chris. It was such a beautiful edifice we felt it had to be includec.We had to clear Robert de Malineux's garrison out of it first - Mediaeval soldiers grousing aboutleaving their comfortable quarters:

The hills were made, rather appropriately, of green polystyrene from ammunition box liners. Thesehave different thicknesses and ensure that your figures don't fall over. The castle was made on ahardboard base with piaster, bathroom tile grouting; card; lolly sticks; "Das" modelling clay and morepolystyrene. Warning note - don't paint polystyrene with enamels, it melts it: Paint and dyed sawdust and moss completed it. The figures were good old Minifigs, Tradition, Warrior and Hinchliffe.

I was the Royalist General, Christopher became Cromwell and Timothy, Fairfax. I took some flashphotos of the battle in progress - I hope they show something eventualiy. The rules were Wargamer'sNewsletter publications.

My wife calls "What stage are you at?" now with great forehearance - but no soldier with anysense neglects his meals:

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A few months ago a letter was published in Wargamer's Newsletter from Stratfield Saye, the homeof the Duke of Wellington, concerning the 18th of June Waterloo celebrations. Apparently NapoleonicAssociation were to re-fight Waterloo and Wavre in 25mm on that day to complement a re-enactmentdisplay. Seemingly however the Estate Manager has informed me that due to lacji of funds the barn inwhich the wargames would have been held has not been fully converted and therefor sadly the wargameshave had to be cancelled.

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TALKING WARGAMING

Sioi'y vi-'?:, d the Allies with complex prohlems re-lating to the needs of the three services - CombinedOperations as understood later were still in their infancy *and no one could prophesy to what extent forces could hemaintained over beaches by the severely restricted numbersof amphibious vehicles and assault craft,

The high standards of amphibious tank warfare attainedon D-Day June 6th 1944 was derived from experience gainedduring three previous major landings. The first took placein August 1942 when a squadron of Canadian-mannedChurchills landed at Dieppe to be completely destroyed onthe beaches; the first successful landing with United ^States Army tanks was Operation "Torch" between Gran and-Algiers in November 1942 the only opposition fewobsolete French tanks. The successful Allied tank

was on July 1943 on the beaches Sicily wheneffectiveness played a major part the rapid conquest

the

Opposed landings were a race for superiority at the landing place, particularly in the laterstages of the war when the Axis were forced to position their armour near the coast ready for immediateaction rather than having it in a central concentration area removed from the coast from which movement would be greatly handicapped by massive Allied air attack.

On the defended beaches of Sicily on 10th July 1943, particularly at the vital central beachesat Gela where several Axis armoured counter-attacks were made, the prompt landing of Patton's antitank guns and tanks (because they were embarked on ships and could only wade instead of swim on theirown, tanks invariably came ashore after the first infantry assault wave) played a vital part because,if the enemy tanks (which included Italian) had arrived sooner and pressed just a little more forcibly,the Allied conquest of the Island might have been prevented or at least seriously delayed.

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RULE OF THE MONTH:

Street Fighting:- Assaulting infantry can cross a street in their normal move but must split itinto two thus - if their move is 5 inches then they move 2^ inches, halt for firing (their own andenemy) and then survivors carry on remaining inches. This is to give defenders chance to fire.Defending forces suffer half casualties.

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PROBLEM OF THE MONTH by Godfrey Bailey:

What is the organisation of a French modern army Infantry company using AMX-lO's, including loadsof each vehicle and a support company?

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As late as 1877 the Russians at Plevna advanced in solid columns against the Turks who mowedthem down with repeating rifles.

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ANSWER TO PROBLEM OF THE MONTH by P.Bishop:

There is still a mix-up in my Problem of March 1977. In the first paragraph I mean that Selbysaid that Brunswick and Hesse-Hanau troops landed at New York which is not correct - they landed atQuebec. In the second, paragrph, in Leffert's book I mean that there is no reference to Hanoveriansoldiers.

Concerning Mr.Upton's problem - if there is any other person who would like more information onNapoleonic sapeurs I would gladly help them.

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MILITARY QUIZ:

1. At what battle did Brig.Pope's Cavalry Bde suddenly retreat, bursting through their ownartillery, hotly pursued by enemy horse?

2. Who commanded the Heavy Cavalry Bde at the Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman?3. Who led the FIRST relief attempt at Lucknow?4. In what ceimpaign was the Battle of Ahmed Khel?5. What is the name given to a defensive piece.qf armour, extending from neck to waist (both

back and front)?

ANSWERS ON PAGE 93

LETTERS"On mv way laack from holiday I called into a newly stocked wargames shop and in conversation

enquired if the owner took the Newsletter. "Is it any good?" he said. Sacrilege! Twenty minuteslater I think he got the idea. This was in Bridgnorth, in Shropshire.

I have gone quite mad (again) and ordered some 15mm Egyptians from those Southampton wizards,who won the F.A. Cup I understand with full-size animated "one-off" figures. I have also made afew Napoleonic ships of the line - about 25-30mm long - I know, a General of all battles and winnerof hone at this rate - but isn't it fun!

1 used to take "Campaigns" magazine but have stopped it now on seeing some pornographic modelsadvertised in it. It really hurts the hobby - so many young people involved too - there is enoughdegrading stuff around as it is without making models of pirates raping women.

Lynn Sangster, who distributes "Campaigns" wrote and said he agreed whole-heartedly with meabout it. It was a very good magazine otherwise.

1 am just reading Bruce Cation's "A Stillness at Appomattox" about the Army of the Potomac A.C.W,A book gripping and horrifying by turns and written with such clarity one can easily imagine yoursellthere. No wonder it won the Pulitzer Prize. 1 have just finished "An Eagle in the Snow" by WallaceBreem, about the end of the Roman Empire. 1 finished that at 2 a.m. one morning. 1 knew 1 would besorry later but it was such a good book 1 didn't care. Happy wargaming.

David Barnes of Basingstoke.

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"To repeat what has been said a thousand times: The Newsletter is the best single publicationon wargames in the world. 1 am surprised that the advertising rates and the subscription are so low,but then the circulation may not be as great as 1 think. If so, then many wargamers do not realisewhat they are missing. And in ending: Epistula nuntia floreat!"

Don Bay ley of Natal, South Africa.

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"1 would like to comment on a few of the items that have appeared recently in Wargamer's Newsletter and have been of interest to me; Firstly 1 would like to thank Mr. Hofschroer for his responseto my article on the tactics of the Franco-German War. 1 must admit that 1 covered the fusilierdesignation rather badly. As he rightly says there were in fact Fusilier, and for that matterGrenadier Regiments in addition to the ordinary Infantry regiments in the Prussian Army. However, 1 donot think the tactical employment of these units differed one from another.

The concluding sentences of your review of Michael Glover's book "Wellington's Peninsular Army"brought to mind another point 1 would like to discuss. That is, just what was the nature of aninfantry charge of the Napoleonic period? There appears to be conflicting opinion on this matter. Omansays that "an English charge was practically an advance in line with frequent volleys or independentfile-firing". 1 have my doubts that this really is a true picture, however, and would quote MoyleScherer, writing of Albuera, who suggests something significantly different, "At the distance of 20ydsfrom them (the French), we received orders to charge; we had ceased firing, cheered and had our bayonetsin the charging position " 1 favour the view that charges were made in an attempt to intimidatethe enemy, especially if they were showing signs of wavering and that it was necessary to stop firingand hold forth your bayonets in order to show you were in earneGt. There followed a quite closely controlled advance, and if it did not result in the opponent panicking and taking to his heels then a resumption of the fire-fight would take place until such time as another attempt was thought worthwhile.Scherer says that Houghton's Brigade, which bore the brunt of the main French infantry attack at Albuera,made repeated charges and several other writers give the impression of a certain 'ebb and flow' of thetide of battle in infantry confrontations. All this suggests a constant testing of the opponents nervewhich 1 feel is best reflected in Wargames Rules by a comparison of factors affecting opposing unitsmorale as in the W.R.G. rules. 1 would be very interested to hear other readers views."

B.Burton of Leicester.

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"1 should like to congratulate Ian McDowall on his concise and clear article on Napoleonic Tacticsfor Beginners; too often older hands assume everyone knows such basics, which leaves the newcomerfloundering in the deep end. (see Don's editorial in the April issue, regarding lack of tacticalknowledge.) 1 do not usually criticise other people's writings (having had my own criticised so often!)but as lan's article was aimed at beginners, 1 feel it is important the facts be right from the start,no matter how trivial. Could 1 therefore correct one minor error: Grenadier companies would normallyoccupy the right of the line. Light companies the left, not the reverse as shown in the diagrams.

You were quite correct in your comments on the longbow — definitely not in any of the Crusadesprior to the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1291. There is no mention in any source 1 have seenof the longbow being used outside of Britain before the very end of the 13th century. Of course, Icould be wrong ! Perhaps another reader will be able to produce a reliable example?"

Terry Wise of Doncaster.

"I feel I must comment on your Editorials in Newsletters Nos. 181 and 182. It seems that you areconcerned about two factors in wargaming today; the use of long, very complex rules and the trend towards what I shall call Mythical and Science Fiction wargaming.

Personally 1 do not like games with very long rules as I believe that many of the trival pointscan be "factored out" in a broader style of rules writing. For example, in the W.R.G. armour/infantryrules a tank, if hit, is either destroyed or unharmed. In fact in real life there could be manydifferent types of damage but the reduction of these types to two states, destroyed or not destroyedis an acceptable compromise which produces a fast moving game. However, if a lot of 1^ year oldschoolboys want to re-fight the Battle of Leipzig on a 1:1 basis with special rules for the poorerquality flints in the muskets of the 98th Vladivostok Volunteers then who am I to criticise them ifthey enjoy themselves. Presumably those who do not enjoy it will move to something else. I am notsure that lectures or demonstrations would be particularly effective as wargaming is not a spectatorsport.

While 1 broadly agree with your views on very complex wargames I cannot agree with your attitudetowards Mythical and Science Fiction wargaming which seems to me to be rather intolerant. You talkabout a "further gross complication inflicted upon wargamers" as though we were all being forced toplay some new Pravda of wargaming without any choice. "Dungeons and Dragons" is condemned as "bearinglittle resemblance to wargaming as we know it". Who is "we"? We all live in the same wargaming worldof which D & D forms a part as does Napoleonic or Western Skirmish. I write as one who gets no enjoyment out of D & D or other games of this sort but I feel that if people want to play it, and a greatmany do, it is not for me to stop them. The hobby has not "gone off the rails"; it is simply changingas is everything else nowadays. However, wargaming being the chaotic and decentralised hobby that itis, those of us, like myself who dislike D & D can avoid It and play something else, like a WesternSkirmish which, a few years ago would have been regarded as almost as outlandish as D & D."

Andrew Grainger of Leamington Spa.

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"Having read your two most recent editorials, 1 must say that I could not agree more, particularlyregarding your comments about the Fantasy game. I think this game is typical of the modern trend ofpresenting the bizarre in the guise of originality. You are quite right when you say that the attraction of this game is to the half-hearted wargamer. It requires little intellect and is governedpurely by the imagination of the player.

The Fantasy game can undoubtedly be fun to take part in, but surely it cannot be taken seriously.Wargaming is a cut above such trivialities and 1 believe that the Fantasy game can only lead to the-hobby being brought into disrepute and leaving it open to ridicule. Wargaming today enjoys a goodmeasure of respectability. Not so long ago wargamers were looked upon as being rather childish.Fortunately, exposure of the hobby at conventions and on TV, etc., and the hard work of many of the"elder statesmen" of wargaming has lead it to the creditable position it enjoys today. However, theFantasy game with its infantile frivolities such as Dragons and Wizards, etc., can only serve to erodethis position and return us, probably quite rightly if it persists, to the laughing stock that we oncewere.

To change the subject slightly, I cannot agree with you about wargames bearing no relation toreal warfare. 1 think that Charles Grant is right on this point. Of course one cannot, nor shouldone want to, recreate the squalor or suffering but from a purely technical point of view, given areliable set of rules, one should be able to recreate any bat