war of the Andovian succession

[Jim Ando]

Battle of Hellburg has been fought.

Full report latter this week.

Plenty of action. Quite a bloody affair.

Jim

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ohhh!
Looking forwards to that.

[Jim Ando]

Hi

Last weeks battle report.

Battle of Helberg Fields

Battle Type – Flank Attack

After his dismal  performance against the army of Bayern, the Commander of the Kendrickstein army, General Von Klump  decided he needed a quick victory to restore his prestige in the eyes of Empress Tatiana.  His scouts had brought him news of Heisenberg forces moving towards the Helberg Fields, an area of fertile farmland to the south of his position. Von Klump decided to send part of his force on a flanking march while the remainder engaged the Heisenberg army head on.

Meanwhile to the south the new commander of the Heisenberg army General Von Saul made his plans to occupy the Helberg Fields. The supplies he could capture would serve his army in good stead. His musing were interrupted when an aide brought news of the advancing Kendrickstein forces.

Turn 1/Turn 2
As the battle commenced the Heisenberg infantry rapidly moved to occupy the hedge boundaries  that lined the field around Helberg. While his right flank followed orders to the letter, General Von Saul's orders to his left flank became a little garbled which resulted in the 3rd brigade turning round and marching away from the enemy.
The Kendrickstein army meanwhile had marched rapidly forward deploying from column to line as they approached Helberg.  On their left the Kendrickstein cavalry got to close to the Heisenberg infantry and were used as target practice although the firing disrupted more than injured.

Turn 3
By now General Von Saul had managed to get his 3rd brigade turned round and heading back into the fight. As they marched several men were heard to comment whether this new general new his arse form his elbow, and did he really know what he was doing.
General Von Klump saw his troops seemed to be doing well and decided to send the thrust of his attack to the Heisenberg left flank. He saw this a his best option as he knew that his flanking troops would arrive behind the Heisenberg left,

Turn 4
In the centre of the battle a ferocious firefight had begun. Both sides fired volley after volley into each other hoping the other was buckle first. While several Heisenberg unit were shaken it was the Kendrickstein Mackem battalion that was forced back in disarray.

Turn 5
Kendrickstein pressure on the Heisenberg left finally paid dividends as General Von Saul sent rushed order to the brigade commanders which resulted in 2 of his battalions  pulling back leaving a gap the  Kendrickstein units tried to exploit.

Turn 6
The firefight around Helberg continued apace and the pressure finally told on the Heisenberg 3Rd Fring battalion which finally routed taking the brigade commander with it as he tried to rally them.
At this point the Heisenberg cavalry position behind the village charged through the village and smashed into the Kendrickstein 2nd Jaegers. In a one sided fight the Jaegers routed and the cavalry retired back through Helberg to regroup.

Turn 7
General Von Klumps flanking force finally arrived and heading straight for the Heisenberg flank. This combined with several volleys caused the Heisenberg 1st Draxlar regiment to rout.


Turn 8/Turn 9/Turn 10
Despite the increased pressure from the Kendrickstein forces the Heisenberg units were holding their own. General Von Klump decided to throw in his cavalry. In an act of rash bravery a unit of heavies charged straight towards two batteries of artillery. The speed of the cavalry overwhelmed the artillery who despite a last minute salvo failed to stop the attack. The cavalry smashed through both batteries routing them and continued into a supporting infantry battalion. The heroic charge came to a grinding halt as the infantry stood firm and routed the cavalry. General Von Klump had also thrown in his Guard Cuirassiers. They had charged a unit of Jaegers defending a hedgerow.  The overconfident Cuirassiers soon realised the hedge was more of an obstacle than they had thought. The Jaegers held their position and after a quick volley routed the Cuirassiers.
General Von Klump looked on horrified as his cavalry broke and ran, it then got worse as his infantry began to withdraw in the face of renewed Heisenberg pressure.

Final Result – Heisenberg Victory



Casualties
Kendrickstein
Guard Cuirassiers – Lost
1 x Heavy Cavalry Unit – Recovered
1 x Heavy Cavalry Unit – Lost
2nd Jaegers – Lost

Heisenberg
3rd Battalion Fring – Lost
1st Battalion Draxlar – Recovered
1 x Horse Artillery – Lost
1 x Foot Artillery – Recovered


Jim

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice report Jim.

[jambo1]

Great stuff!! Sounds like a load of fun.

[Jim Ando]

it is when your winning.

jim

[Ithoriel]

I'd rather lose a game I enjoyed than win one I didn't.

[Glorfindel]

Shades of "...Zenda"   And no bad thing !

Phil

[getagrip]

I'd rather lose a game I enjoyed than win one I didn't.

Amen to that!

[paulr]

I'd rather lose a game I enjoyed than win one I didn't.

Well said that man

[Jim Ando]

Hi

First battle between Heisenburg and Bayern tomorrow.

Should be fun both states spoiling for a fight.

Jim

[Jim Ando]

Hi

Last weeks battle, sob :'

(Battle of the Rostenkowski Crossroads

The Rostenkowski Crossroads were a major hub in the road network of Andovia. Crown Prince Karl of Bayern decided that this would be his next major objective. By controlling the road network and river crossings in the area Bayern would gain a massive strategic advantage over the forces of Kendrickstein and Heisenberg. As the Bayern army moved towards the main crossroads word reached Karl that a Heisenberg force was already advancing to meet him. Prince Karl had little to worry him, his force outnumbered the Heisenbergers and he was supremely confident in his troops abilities.

Turn 1
Prince Karl sent his 2nd Infantry brigade to cross at the left hand ford supported by the 4th cavalry brigade to threaten the Heisenberg infantry facing them. The Bayern 5th cavalry brigade was sent on a wide sweeping move to capture the northern most of the bridges. The 3rd Bayern Infantry brigade would follow them. To capture the main crossroads, Karl sent his 1st brigade straight up the main road.

As the Bayern columns moved forward with a grim determination, General Von Saul began to scribble down his orders and get his troops moving. On his left he sent two units of cavalry to stop the Bayern cavalry.  Several infantry battalion moved towards the crossroads ready to hold back the Bayern hordes. It was then however that  Sauls plans went to hell in a hand basket.  A complete misinterpretation of their orders saw the entire Guards brigade turn around and double time off the battlefield. In one fell swoop a quarter of the Heisenberg army was out of the fight.

Turn 2,3
The Bayern 4th cavalry brigade having found an alternative crossing point, crossed the river  and formed two lines ready to attack the Heisenberg infantry. The 2nd brigade moved rapidly in columns across the ford and deployed into supported lines. 
The Bayern 1st brigade moved forward and formed lines and began to trade fire with the Heisenberg infantry at the crossroads. As they deployed in line the Bayern 5th Infantry battalion were attacked by Heisenberg cavalry. After a determined defence the cavalry was repulsed much to General Von Sauls disgust. 

Turn 4
The Bayern 5th cavalry began to cross by the bridge, ready to attack the Heisenberg cavalry facing them. The 3rd infantry brigade had managed to find a shallow part of the river and crossed and formed lines facing the Heisenberg cavalry.  A well timed volley from the Bayern infantry devastated the Heisenberg Walt Lancers who routed from the battlefield.

Turn 5
The Heisenberg 2nd Draxlar battalion charge into the Bayern 2nd Jaegers, the jaegers being deployed in a skirmish line  proved unable to stop the determined Heisenberg troops, who having routed the jaegers ploughed into the Bayern Bielefeld battalion. This fresh battalion proved to be made of sterner stuff and stopped the Heisenberg assault dead forcing them to retire badly shaken.  At the northern crossing the Pinkman lancers charged the Von Hentzau lancers in an attempt to push the Bayern forces back across the bridge.  The Von Hentzau lancers counter charged and smashed through the Pinkman lancers routing them.

Turn 6, 7
The Bayern 1st brigade began to pour fire into the Heisenberg units defending the crossroads. The Heisenberg units began to waver and pull back. The Bayern 3rd brigade began to turn  and threaten the Heisenberg flank, enfilading the Heisenberg positions. As a result the 2nd Draxlar battalion routed, closely followed by the 3rd Draxlar.

Turn 8, 9, 10
The entire Bayern line surged forward in pursuit of the now rapidly withdrawing Heisenberg forces, volley after volley hammered into the Heisenberg units causing the Heisenberg 3rd and 4th jaegers to rout

Crown Prince Karl rode forward with his command staff and surveyed the battlefield. It was a great victory, for relatively minor losses he had smashed the Heisenberg army and gained control of the strategic objective.  His attention was drawn to a line of bedraggled Heisenberg prisoners being led to the rear by and escort of Uhlan lancers. The Uhlan commander Von Hentzau  trotted over to the Prince a beaming smile on his face. A great victory highness he said and we managed to bring you some rather nice tapestries. Prince Karl looked confused until  Von Hentzau unfurled the battalion colours of several Heisenberg units


Result – Major Bayern Victory

Casualties

Bayern
2nd Jaegers – Lost

Heisenberg
1st Draxlar – Lost
2nd Draxlar – Lost
Pinkman Lancers – Lost
Walt Lancers – Recovered
2nd Jaegers – Lost
4th Jaegers – Lost


Jim

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ouch!
Great report again Jim.

[Subedai]

This is great stuff.

(Ta for rules, by the way).

[Jim Ando]

Thanks

Glad you`re enjoying reading up on it and hope you can use the campaign rules for something.

Next Battle tomorrow night, Heisenburg on the defensive again versus the equally battered Kendrickstein army.

Jim