Today we had plan to recreate battle at Katzbach (Polish Kaczawa), but Rafał who had idea had issue and we just played as Prussia (Jakub), Russia (me) against forces of Napoleonic France (Jędrzej). We played in Bolter and get all those beautiful terrains from they storage. Thank you Adam and Rafał for everything today. Both sides had to control importants crossroads and graveyard in the middle to win this battle.
Russians arrived on right flank.French cavalry and artillery batteries in the middle.French cavalry on they left flank.First French brigade on they right flank.Prussian Jagers shooting.Russian artillery took a hill overwatching crossroad.Polish Uhlans in Tzar service galloped toward French.Many hand to hand combats on right flank beetwen French and Prussians.Cavalry charged each other.Another French brigade.Polish Uhlan lost fight and retreat behind they line Russian infantry – French cavalry charged – but were hold and beaten by brave Russians.Ready, aim, fire!French artillery ready to open fire.Hard hand to hand fighting on left flank of Prussian-Russian allies.Russian infantry battalion change formation to square to protect themselfs from cavalry charge.Polish Uhlans tried to help Prussians enganing French.Enough is enough – French brigade routed.Polish Uhlans fled after being charged on flank.Beautiful part of scenery.French artillery started shooting on Russian square.More French routed.Russian still standing and holding crossroad, while all French were retreating.
Summary: – it was victory of Prussian-Russian alliance, – great game – thank you Kuba and Jędrzej and Bolter staff, – it’s one of the simplest and cheapest system to start, – unfortunately there were only three of us today.
On 27.02.2022 there were a battle of French and Prussia versus English – continental Europe side dominates over Anglosaxons this day. Battle took place in Bolter.pl, Wrocław, Poland.
Main target for both armies were to secure crossroads.
French battery.French companies moving across forest.
Summary: – I was observer there, as I was too late and my Russians didn’t fight this epic battle.
Today we played on small battle (only three of us arrived – me, Jędrzej and Karaś) in Black Powder 2nd edition. On one side were French and on the other Spain and Russia. We played in Bolter.pl – Wrocław, PL. Many thanks for Bolter crew – today Basiorek and Rafał, as we got all terrains we need (today I was there around 6th hours).
Russianns came first and started shooting at French column with they gun battery.Russians in column to attack.French cavalry arrived on right flank.Russians turn right to welcome enemy cavalry.More and more French – Russians try to secure crossroads.Polish Uhlans Regiment in the Tzar service.French battalion took Russian battery during fight on bayonnets.Russian muskeeter batallion march to other flank…… too late to savve gun battery.Polish Uhlans charged and was countercharged.Spanish arrived in columns.Uhlans retreat after fight with cuirrasiers.French charged on unpreapared Spanish marching in column.Cavalry regiments meet again.One Russian infantry batallion was finally broken by French artillery batteries.Uhlans regrouped.Russian main battalion broken French battalion during fight on bayonnets.Spanish in column do not knew what was going on at the head of they columns.Brave batallion run for they lives…… as French batteries foccused all they fire on them.French cuirrasiers advanced.The battle was over. French lead by sir Błażej won over my Russians and Karp (if I’m correct) Spanish.
Summary: – great game as always, thank you developers from Warlord Games for it (many old game developers responsible for my belowed WFB). – we had some mindfuck with some rules, as we missed Krisu and Damian, still we had fun. – Wrocław, PL – is open to play with ppl from other countries 🙂 . – I know I had to paint more, thank you Marian for friendy reminder! To be shure, when I’m happy with painted batallion, Marian paints army. – wish all great weekend!
Music I love, even if policy sucks I like Russians and normality in contacts with Russia and Bialorussia. Let’s remember tragic fate of Romanow family.
Today in Wrocław we played our monthly Black Powder game. Today we played Great Britain against unusual alliance of France and Russian Empire. Today British side focused on crossing river (cross it with 13 infantry battalions/cavalry regiments) in four places (two bridges and two fords), French and Russian tried to stop them.
Two bridges, in addition there were two fords – one on far left and other on far right.
HQ of allies inside monastery tower.
British are coming!
Russians with supporting French on right flank.
Left flank belonged to French, middle belonged to French plus cavalry reserve (including Polish uhlans on tsar service).
French marching.
Time to start.
French send screen of skirmishers ahead of main units.
More and more soldiers of the British Crown.
When right flank had problems with understanding orders, middle and left flank on allies side moved. Artillery took hill and hid behind a fence.
Russian artillery got orders to shoot British battery on the other side of the river.
British crossed bridge in the fron of Russians.
French moved into the forest.
HQ send small regiments of light cavalry to aid Russians and French.
British crossed also other bridge. French tries to send them back.
More British in front of Russian flank.
Charge on bayonnets with supporting charge of uhlans on the flank.
Both lines shooting they opponents.
British also want to pass river by the ford.
Few units of French-Russians alliance were broken and left field .
Hussars are coming.
Uhlans charged unit in it rear and unhappily were broken and fled.
Taking position to shoot on the flank of hussars.
The end.
Russian brigade remained unbroken with maybe some more French.
Something is coming back probably?
Summary: – again great game played in Bolter.pl. – thank you all for today game.
Today we played big game in Black Powder on one side were Damians and Tomeks British, on other side were Kris French, Grzegorz Prussians, Jędrzej Spanish and Portugals and my Russians with Polish uhlan regiment. Our target was to secure both bridges. We played our game in Bolter.pl.
Beginning of the game.
Only one Russian batallion arrived and soon British started shooting on them.
French infantry and cavalry charged British.
One battalion of sons of Albion was routed and fled the field. More British were coming passing the bridges.
British forming battle line.
Uhlans encouraged by French action…
… charged.
Several hand to hand combat took place. One of our cavalry regiment was routed from the field by British artillery battery.
Uhlans first time worked well.
After destroying infantry batallions Polish Uhlans charged guns.
Russian and French infantry moving, to take the bridge.
Cavalry charge in the middle.
Uhlans broke cavalry regiment.
Kris French charged on bayonnets.
Tomeks columns in the forest.
Bloody fight to control bridge.
British cavalry on the flank destroyed infantry and charged uhlans on the flank.
Uhlans routed from the field.
Scottish batallion send Russian batallion from the field.
Kris cavalry took bridge after routing of British infantry.
Summary: – it was good game – we played around 3,5 hours. – I missed few photos, as Grzesiek cavalry brigade was looking for a ford and they charged on Damians cavalry, routing them.
Today we played a battle which we play monthly – big battle with many participants – there were two Russian brigades my and Michał, Marian’s Austrian brigade, British brigade of Bartosz and on the other side French brigades of Mikołaj, Gargamel’s Italian brigade and Spanish brigade of Grzegorze. Thank you Bolter.pl for terrains and place we played. Our brigades started marching on the roads – each player came from different direction. There were three sides of conflict – Austria and Russia, United Kingdom and Spain and French with Italy. There were also Krzysiek as gamekeeper.
From bottom – on right Russians, then tin the middle Italians, after them on left British. On the top left Spanish, in the Middle Austrians and on top left French.
Russian brigades arrived.
Austrians came too.
British advanced.
Uhlans scouting area.
When Russians marched forward to the crossroads, Italians crossed bridge using one batallion, the other one took objective – which was farm animals.
Italian batallion took animals.
Uhlans charged by Spanish counter charged and won. In the middle Austrians took positions to the front and also left and right flank.
French cavalry arrived.
Uhlans galloped after Spanish cavalry fled.
Battle for the bridge started, also Russian on north realized that Spanish took a village.
The last action of uhlans, defeating Spanish cavalry – then they started reading map and squabling.
British valiantrly fighting against French.
Austrians took cavalry charge in they flank.
One of the Austrian batallion started shooting on fortified Spanish.
French cavalry in action.
Russian artillery started shooting on the Spanish inside village.
That way! No that way – this village is not so big on the map. I guess that four rounds of game I failed giving any order to move.
Austrians repelled French cavalry and waiting for infantry. Clash for a bridge going on.
British standing against French.
Battle for a bridge going on, one Italian batallion was broken.
Russians crossed bridge, another Russian brigade charged Spanish fortified in the village.
French fighting with English and Austrians.
Heavy hand to hand combat going on.
French surrounded by British.
Russians crossed a bridge – Italians left with farm animals.
Fight beetwen Austrians and French.
My third batallion stayed there due to a problems with issuing orders.
Heavy fighting going on.
British close to a farm.
Russians came too late, still crossed a bridge.
Hand to hand combat beetwen Austrians and French.
Generally end of battle with a score: Draw.
Need to learn how to roll low on orders. My brigade was staying for four turns at least.
Summary: – It was great game, thanks everyone – will try to update some informations about this battle soon. – Next time need to split my brigade on two – one composed of infantry and another one of cavalry, as I had all time issues with giving order. Need to paint more cavalry – not sure if I can do it, I have a month. – in Wrocław we are avaible under this page: Wrocławscy bonapartyści. – After game with Bartosz we went for some lunch to the nearest pub SOTE – wine pub & food and next to Tacos Locos – hope next time more people will go with us.
Today we played a bigger battle in Black Powder. There were two manors – one held by my Russians and another held by Gargamels Italians. There were two British – forces of Damian and Tomek – my Russians were on their side. There were Marians French, Kris Württemberg and Barteks Neapolitanians and Würzburg. I don’t remember how manors were threated at the end.
Russians used as one brigade of three strelstsi battalions, small artillery battery and Polish uhlans in Tzar service.
Russians were defending farm. I could put them to the houses, but I had artillery, so all started in the open ground.
Brigades of Marian’s French arrived with artillery.
Another farm is on the top.
Gargamels Italians were defenders of the other farm.
Tomek’s British arrived.
When Russians woke up, they saw many Barteks Neapolitanians and Wurzburg forces, that they send one batallion to defend manor.
Damian’s British arrived in front of French.
Tomek’s line advanced.
Uhlans and artillery discussion about what to do.
Situation of Russians wasn’t good, still after heavy hand to hand combat they managed to break many batallions of enemy, holding they ground in the manor.
Württemberg of Kris arrived on the right flank of Tomek’s force.
Heavy discussion beetwen leader of brigade and officers of artillery and uhlans took place.
Supported by artillery they marched forward.
Vistula Legion charged on Polish uhlans it Tzar service, breaking them and then destroying Russian guns battery. Poles on Poles – sad situations which happend many times in our history.
Then jumped back.
Brave Italians of Gargamel managed to charge artillery, but then surrounded by British retreated after hand to hand combat.
Bayonnets fixed – borrowed from Marian.
Marian’s French marched into the middle.
Württemberg – cool looing models of Kris.
View from side.
Vistulan Legion of Marian charged streltsi from back. Russian infantry survived this charge and broke Neapolitan infantry to the front.
Württemberg fought against British.
Iwan, let’s take a look what we found – barrels of moonshine and ale, we can fight!
Only one Russian battalion left on field, another two one gave up the field.
Württemberg advanced on British flank.
It’s the end of this side. Russians held they position.
In the middle UK fought French, but the battle was over. I guess that it was UK-Russian victory.
Then I was hungry and ordered a company of Russian dumplings from Bistro Narożnik. They were great.
Summary: – Black Powder is really nice game, thank you to my game dealer Marian – I’m involved, jet not so fast with painting – unhapilly there is Cyberpunk 2077 which is blocker. -I guess that we have a chance to build great community in all systems related to Black Powder era – I mean Black Powder, Sharp Practice etc. – from Bartek we know, that in Praga there is local community playing Black Powder, hope we can find a contact with them. – thanks for Rafał for terrains and Bolter.pl for place to play. – thank you Bartek, Damian, Grzesiek, Krzysiek, Marian and Tomek for great game. – Bistro Narożnik have great dumplings – they are my favourite pub on Nadodrze in Wrocław. Great that they survived plandemy. – I want to support our hobby in Wrocław – Bolter.pl, Planszoweczka.pl, Ada i Aga – whenever we will play, I will add it under raport. I miss Centrum Gier Bitewnych, old Bard and Sfan, but they got great replacement.
Saturday 29.05.2021 we played game with Marian, Jędrzej and me on one side (French, Polish, Russian) and Tomek and Damian on the British/Hannoverian side. Each side had six brigades. I assume that Tzar recognized Napoleon reign and splited Europe beetwen them – but there were still United Kingdom.
Sir Tomasz British arrived and turn in front of road inn.
sir Marians and Jędrzejs French, guards and cavalry.
Flank maneuver on right flank.
My Russians after hard drinking with French yesterday marched in long column forward. Don’t take care about incoming British (yes, I forgot that first I give order, then roll). It costed me high cost soon.
British cavalry charged and disabled my artillery, then moved back.
Maneuvers on right flank.
French columns went deep in the middle of battlefield.
Overall look from left flank.
Russian 1st Batallion charged on British with bayonnets fixed on.
Right flank, where French heavy cavalry pursued some of sir Damians British.
1st Russian batallion ceased to exist, fleeing the field of battle.
Russian-French brotherhood.
Vistula Legion charged on Damians infantry.
French and Russian on left flank try to clean field of Tomasz British.
If I’m correct, some of our units retreated on right flank.
2nd Russian battalion charged.
It was the end. At least my Russian brigade stand ground on the field and one more British fled field.
Summary: – nice game with many miniatures, need to finish my Russian brigade by adding one more batallion. – do not roll before giving unit order. – hope to have more painted soldiers next time, including maybe Russian uhlans.
Today I played my first game in Black Powder and first game in Bolter shop. We played three on three in scenario when main object is to secure and held monastery. As I don’t have too many painted Russians I used borrowed models plus my only painted battalion with command group. It was interesting game. I played with Damian (Portuguese) and Rafał (British) vs Adam (Vistula Legion), Marian and Mikołaj (French).
Column of British, Portuguese and one Russian batallion.
Napoleonic French.
Main target – monastery.
French march toward monastery and British.
Russian batallion advance toward crossroads with supporting unit of cavalry. Near church French charged on bayonnetes. In the middle – light infantry tried to spread Chaos on French right flank. Skirmishing units were chased from forest in heavy hand to hand combat.
Portugal brigade stopped and did not moved for some time.
Cavalry charged and French infantry formed into quadrangle .
Heavy fight on right flank (near monastery), on left flank French heavily outnumbered they enemies.
Hard Russian infantry stood they ground, despite being outnumberd.
Finally Portuguese moved, but it was too late to change battle.
The End. French won, by breaking two of three our brigades.
Summary: – nice return to Napoleonic era. I guess it could be good idea to read about those times and units. – game written by Rick Priestley and Jerwish Johnson cannot be bad and is really nice, a little bit different to games I know. – shame on my, that my army is not painted with exception of commander, infantry batallion and two cannons. Need to finish some WFB and go back to Black Powder. – hopefully it’s not last game. We played this game in Wrocław, Lower Silesia – there is group on Facebook – Wrocławscy Bonapartyści. – my first game in Bolter, first game in Black Powder. List of nice places to play in Wrocław extended – as I like all time to play in Planszowka.pl (I returned to playing by ordering from them WFB/Bolt Action before AoS started) and in Aga and Ada, I hope to return to Bolter, at least to play and learn Black Powder.
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