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.
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