Guess which battle this is!

[Chris Pringle]

(Apologies for cross-posting - I thought this was too interesting and fun not to share with my Pendraken Forum friends as well as the various other places I've posted it.)

Can you guess which battle this is?

It is mid-June. The continent is in turmoil. Nineteenth-century Europe's crowned heads are combining to crush an upstart; their overwhelming forces are converging on a defiant nation-state. The latter's commander-in-chief decides to exploit his central position and interior lines to defeat his foes in detail. He plans to attack the enemy army to his northwest before that arriving from the northeast can join it.

He has the advantage of surprise. Unfortunately, some of his most trusted lieutenants from previous campaigns are no longer with him; his new subordinates are gallant but promoted to unfamiliar roles, their actions are indecisive and uncoordinated; soggy ground hampers his advance. Part of the enemy army fights an initial delaying action, one of his corps fails to reach the battlefield in time, and surprise is lost.

Still, the dice are cast and the battle must be fought. He attacks the enemy army, but again, part of his force is on a wild goose chase and ineffective. His climactic assault is pressed hard but cannot break the enemy. The first troops of the enemy's ally arrive and turn the tide, he is forced to turn from attack to defence. A rocket battery plays a cameo role. Enemy numbers are now too great, the battle is lost, and his army reels back, defeated.

Have you guessed yet? To see the answer, visit my blog here:
http://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2018/07/guess-which-battle-this-is.html

Chris

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[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice one!

[toxicpixie]

Knowing what you've been working on I guessed the correct war, but then getting the "new file uploaded" on the BBB group tipped me off to the battle

[fsn]

Well I feel I was misled somewhat.

I guessed it was so like what it wasn't that it wasn't that. That meant it wasn't what is sounded like so it must have been something else. In guessing what it wasn't, I was correct. 

 

[toxicpixie]

But...

Wait...

If you are not FSN, and I am not FSN...

Then who is driving zee bus!

[Leman]

Without looking I am guessing that it isn't in Belgium.

[Westmarcher]

Fascinating parallel. Somehow felt it was not what I thought it would be but, having said that, would never have got it in a month of Sundays.   

[Chris Pringle]

Knowing what you've been working on I guessed the correct war, but then getting the "new file uploaded" on the BBB group tipped me off to the battle

Alert detective work!

Everyone who recognized the Belgium parallel but realised it was too obvious gets a point anyway. 

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Chris

[Leman]

Huzzah!! (rather appropriate as well given the context).

[toxicpixie]

Alert detective work!

Everyone who recognized the Belgium parallel but realised it was too obvious gets a point anyway. 

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Chris

If I wasn't "pre-warned" I'd have guessed that little scrap in Belgium