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 small Black Powder game with Damian in Bolter.pl. Typically Black Powder games looks better with many batallions of infantry and regiments of cavalry formed in brigades. Today we played equal forces of infatry brigade composed of two infantry batallions each plus battery of artillery attached. There were also brigade of cavalry composed of one regiment on each side.
Russians arrived first and one one failed orders.
Then British and soldiers from Hannover arrived.
British cavalry crossed river when Polish cavalry regiments stopped they move befor the ford.
British cavalry charged Russian 1st batallion, so Russians formed square.
Round later orders were issued to form attack column and bayonnet charge.
Hannover infantry bravely stood they ground.
Joined by British hussars they broke Russians.
Artillery shoot at cavalry, but loses among the British were too low, to broke them.
Another Russians left the field.
Everyone shooting at uhlans and Russian infantry.
Russian brigade was routed by Damian’s force.
Summary: – it’s nice format to play, still few more batallions and it could be even better. – good occasion to meet some friends and talk about other systems. – I realized that my top three systems for bigger games are: 1. Warhammer Fantasy Battle 4-7th editions. 2. Black Powder. 3. Bolt Actions. – for skirmish I’m not sure, but probably: 1. Sharp Practice. 2. wish to play Mordheim or Warheim as I like Warhammer world (thank you old team from Games Workshop). 3. wish to came back to Fallout Wasteland Warfare.
Today we played our monthly game in Black Powder, one one side was Arek with British and Portugal, on the other were Bartek, Tomek and me with British and Russians. So in someway it was civil war beetwen British .
Both forces deployed, without Russian brigade.
Tomek’s British.
Bartek’s British and first battalion of Russians which arrived moment ago.
Arek’s British advanced toward Tomek’s line.
View from our left flank.
Portuguese advanced forward…
… and started shooting.
View from right flank. Portuguese cavalry doing outflanking maneuver.
In the middle both sides started shooting.
More Russians arrived, jet they doesn’t wanted to perform orders.
Portuguese advanced to fight British from front and Russians on flank.
What is on this map? I don’t understand this strange symbols, do they know cyrillica?
Fight for small shrine in the center. British infantry charged on flank by Portuguese cavalry.
British infantry repelled in hand to hand combat Portuguese cavalry.
Then started shooting at them.
In the middle Portuguese unit came close to British and continued firing.
Finally Polish uhlans understood order and charged…
… but enemy was ready to…
…
British against Portuguese cavalry.
But enemy formation formed square with final result of uhlans turn back.
Uhlans managed to retreat.
British close to brok Portugal cavalry.
Portugal cannons hiding behind trees.
Another uhlans charge and again retreat.
British infantry won against cavalry.
Another Biritish brigade of Arek broken.
Portuguese remain unbroken.
Bartek’s brigade is also marching off the field.
Brave Portuguese.
Summary: – my artillery studied maps off the field for whole time. – it was great game – usually there were more generals and bigger table. – one of those big battles with all models painted. – need to paint another officer group, to make separate cavalry regiment. – thank you everyone for game.
Today we started new campaing with Krzysiek – during last one my Russians did not found moonshine recipe, so they changed area. Last time we played Russian – French campaign, now we started with Russia vs Wittenberg.
There are three people we should talk and capture.
First units arrived.
More units arrived – on Russians side line infantry, uhlans, two unit of Jagers and a cannon.
On Wittenberg side big unit of constripts and volunteers, two unit of skirmishers and a medium cannon.
Russians slowly moved toward one person to talk.
Uhlans galloped forward.
Wittenbergians marched forward in the middle and on the left.
Russian Jagers took position in the forest.
Advance!
One part of the unit separated and moved forward under leadership of adjutant.
Gallop at full speed!
Again infantry first shoot at uhlans to make them shocked, then defeated them in hand to hand combat.
Polish Uhlans left the field.
Skirmishers could return to they job.
After shoot Russian Jagers runned forward.
Another Russian unit advanced to the cover.
Russian Regular Line infantry started shooting on Germans.
Both skirsmishers started shooting each other.
Jagers tried to help they centre, but soon were surronded by enemy skirmishers.
Cannon started shooting from positions on the hill.
Germans take slowly advance – red dices are shocks, blue dices are losed soldiers.
Enemy outflanked Jagers.
Collecting shocks going on on Russian side.
Russian infantry made step back.
Cannon started firing grape-shots.
While the others started retread, brave artillerist covered they escape.
Shocked Jagers retreated.
Reload!
Fire!
German skirmishers took one guy supposed to be a spy.
Grape-shot on the hill!
After suffering lose skirmishers fled from the hill.
But it was over, wounded artillerists took gun and runned.
It was over. Russians took no one…
When Germans took all three potential spies.
Summary: – I guess that if you want to have fun from cavalry – u need to take them more – they are really cheap – group of 8 costs 5 points plus leader in case of uhlans. Maybe two groups of 16 can do special things. – we played on 61 points in Bolter.pl. – Sharp Practice is great system for narrative playing – one Krzysiek leaders broke his leg, other one was heavily wounded by Russian Jagers bullet.
Today we played small, fast game in Black Powder with Marian from Maniexite – direct link to his Austrians is here. He played 6th army corps of Hiller, 2nd division of Kottulinski: – Hoffmeister’s brigade, 31st pulk of Bieniowskis Hungarian infantry. – Wallmoden’s brigade, 7th pulk of Liechtensteins hussars, 8th pulk of Kienmayers hussars, half battery of 6th pounders guns. Reserve corps of Liechtenstein: – 2nd division of Prochaszkas grenadiers, brigade Steyrer composed of Legrad grenadiers from 9, 55 i 56 infantry pulks. 4th army corps of Rozenberg: – 4th column of Bartenstein, Newstädters brigade, 9th pulk of Czartoryskis German infantry (Galizien). Awangards of Klenau: – 1st Jagers batallion.
My Russians were composed of three batallions of infantry from modern day eastern Poland and Bialorussia (former territories of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), Polish Uhlans in Tzar service and battery of cannons.
We played in centre of Wrocław – Bolter.pl, thank you for table and terrains.
First and only – I started game and only one batallion arrived – at least they officers read map correctly.
Marian’s hussars arrived – it’s small unit.
Austrians understood orders and read maps correctly.
All the Austrians came to the table, with hussars galloping on both flanks.
I guess that the others missed a road, where are they?
The rest of Russian brigade arrived moment later, on my second turn.
Uhlans got only one sucess when orders were give, – so they bravely galloped in column.
Most of Austrians were also marching.
Hussars on another flank.
Russian infantry succesfully reformed into attack columns.
Hussars charge meet Polish Uhlans countercharge.
And hussars retreated from battle field.
Russian infantry confused about execute the orders.
Austrians grenadiers came on the shoot distance.
One of the Russians battalions rushed toward enemies, but the other two did not heard orders and stood waiting and watching.
Bayonnets fixed in the middle.
Urah!
Ready, aim, fire, repeat!
Brave Russian batallion defeated after it was broken in hand to hand combat.
Uhlans without order were staying near the village and talking about they last combat.
Unhapilly infantry started shooting at Uhlans, then one unit did not understood order and marched to the left.
Austrian infantry are coming.
Austrian leader with his staff.
Uhlans left the field after several of them fell down.
Russians shaken or disordered tried to hold they ground.
Grape-shoot ready, fire!
Austrian unit after suffering few grape-shoots left the field.
Situation is not good but still we fight for Tsar.
Brutal hand to hand unit started, when Marian’s large unit charged Marian’s unit in my service.
As most of Russian unit’s were shaken – brigade started retreat under of cover of valiant battery of cannons.
That’s the end. Austrian took control over road and village.
Summary: – it was great, fast game of forces composed of one brigade per side – this game is great in big battles as well as in smaller ones. – as Marian said many times – forces many times weren’t equal – we weren’t sure if this time they were – it’s observation after the battle. But everyone can imagine 300 of Spartans against much more Persians, Wohlynian cavalry brigade fighting against German panzers during 1939′, defense of Paris against Vikings, battle of Vienna 1683 were besieged capital of Austria held until release force of Poland, German states and Austria itself released city from the siege, Rohan warriors defending Helms Deep, Gotrek and Felix fighting to the last goblin – forces weren’t equal many times. Our history or fantasy – doesn’t matter. Battles weren’t equal. Thank you Marian for those words. – I will try in the future write something more about this system – at least about orders, as this is that kind of game – when you give order to batallion or brigade you need to tell – march to the crossroads with a chapel, reform into battle column and march to bridge – if you fail, unit can read map and say – that village is not exist, are we on the appropriate road? – our community is located in Wrocław and we are open for international contacts as well as contacts inside our country – here is our page: Wrocławscy Bonapartyści. – let’s have nice weekend friends!
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.
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