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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Firelocks to Maxims (1680 - 1900) => Topic started by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 28 December 2018, 04:46:27 PM

Title: Give me an excuse for Saxony and Bavaria to fight!
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 28 December 2018, 04:46:27 PM
Black Powder game next week, planning to use my 1866 Saxons against my Bavarian corps (1870, but whose counting).
I need a causas belli.
Something almost historical with a twist...
Thinking Crown Prince of Bavaria refusing to dance with a Saxon Dutchess at a fancy dress ball, and she poured her drink on him in a fit of picque!
Title: Re: Give me an excuse for Saxony and Bavaria to fight!
Post by: Last Hussar on 28 December 2018, 05:06:17 PM
Bavarians want a united Germany, and Saxony haven't forgotten who they were allied with for much of the previous 170 years, so think they are going to be sold out to the French.
Title: Re: Give me an excuse for Saxony and Bavaria to fight!
Post by: Nick the Lemming on 28 December 2018, 05:43:11 PM
Arguing over who makes the best sausages / beer / wine.
Title: Re: Give me an excuse for Saxony and Bavaria to fight!
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 31 December 2018, 07:01:51 PM
Scenario and Orbats compiled.
Dug out the models for two corps, it's a lot of light blue vs light blue, head counted units, realised that the Bavarians were missing their corps artillery and cuirassiers, and the Saxons were missing their cavalry brigade commander, re checked original photos to see whether I had actually painted them (2013, not used yet), redug through the garage, found Bavarians, dug again, found cavalry commander for Saxons in with the Hessian division, ransom paid, armies now ready to go!
Title: Re: Give me an excuse for Saxony and Bavaria to fight!
Post by: paulr on 31 December 2018, 07:03:45 PM
 #:-S