This was a bit of an awkward battle to start with. The Russian Army approached the Swedish army via two roads, which came together in a small clearing prior to heading for Lesnaya.
The right hand Russian column, led by Golitzyn ( with the Czar as "assistant" ) had the hardest march even on a track. The left hand column under General Menshikov also approached in a road column, but they had the easier march.
I did not want the armies moving long ways because that could cause problems for player access. Therefore I used the " around the houses" approach in that stands cannot be moved through the woods.
The battle came about when a Swedish relief column under General Lewenhaupt, containing waggonloads of supplies along with livestock was spotted by Czar Peters army. Peter realised that if he could destroy these supplies Charles the 12th’s army would be in dire straits.
Russian Army = 19,000 = 19 points x 3 = 57 points;
Right Hand column;
1 stand of Pikemen @ 3 points.
4 stands of Line Muskets @ 2 points = 8 points.
1 General ( Czar Peter ) @ 1 point.
1 General ( Golitzyn) @ 1 point.
1 stand of Guard Infantry @ 3 points.
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Cossack Cavalry;
4 stands of Light Cavalry @ 2 points = 8 points.
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Dragoon Cavalry;
1 General ( Christian Bauer ) @ 1 point.
7 stands of Line Dragoon Cavalry @ 2 points = 14 points.
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Left Flank Column;
2 stands of Pikemen @ 3 points = 6 points.
5 stands of Line Infantry Muskets @ 2 points = 10 points.
1 stand of Artillery @ 1 point.
1 General ( Menshikov) @ 1 point.
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Swedish Army = 11,300 = 11.3 x 3 = 34 points r/u.
Right Flank;
1 General and C-in-C ( Lewenhaupt) @ 2 points.
4 stands of Dragoon Cavalry @ 2 points = 8 points.
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Left Flank;
2 stands of Pikemen @ 3 points = 6 points.
3 stands of Line Infantry Muskets @ 2 points = 6 points.
1 stand of Dragoon Cavalry @ 2 points.
3 stands of Waggon Guard @ 1 point = 3 points.
1 General ( Stackelberg) @ 1 point.
1 stand of Artillery @ 1 point.
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Forward Post;
3 stands of Dispersed Infantry muskets @ 1 point = 3 points.
1 " General" ( Lieutenant ) Freijbourg @ 2 points.
4 stands of Line Muskets @ 2 points = 8 points.
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● Russian Army stands cannot be moved into or through the wooded areas. Neither can any Swedish stands move through the woods.
● The streams can only be crossed via the bridges. Any stands forced into the streams are lost.
● Any stands forced into the wooded areas will be lost for the length of the battle. ( It seems that any units suffering a retreat into the trees lost their enthusiasm pretty quickly!).
● The battle will be played for 8 Game-Turns. The Swedish Army must stop any Russian stands from reaching the bridge over the Lesnjanka stream.
● The log counts as a trench.
Here are the armies laid out;
Notes;
The real battle finished on the first day at the Swedish outpost in a stalemate and went into a disjointed second day of battle. General Lewenhaupt burnt the wagons in order to move faster hoping to reach the King with the wagons that had already crossed the Lesnjanka. However, the Swedish column ,with morale collapsing, lost its cohesion. With many men getting drunk and being captured by the Cossacks, the majority of waggons were lost.
There are two ways you can fight this battle depending on which result you want. Either;
1) On the First Game-Turn, the Russian Army moves first. For the next 7 Game- Turns, a die is thrown for each side. The higher score moves first, and also has the Initiative Point for that Game-Turn.
After movement, a die is thrown for each side. The higher score fires first. Combat is simultaneous.
Or;
2) For the 8 Game-Turns, the Russians move first and fire first. Combat is simultaneous.
If at the end of 8 Game-Turns, if it is decided to carry on then the Night Move rule can be used and the battle played for another 8 Game-Turns,
Here is the map;
Looks very good. I like the idea of masking tape for flags. Are the rules you use from your book?
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Simon