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Wider Wargaming => Batreps => Topic started by: Keraunos on 14 February 2024, 07:43:23 AM

Title: The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, to be repeated!
Post by: Keraunos on 14 February 2024, 07:43:23 AM
Fought the 1622 battle of Fleurus twice yesterday with different commanders.
10mm scale : a mix of Pendraken, Newline, Lancer and Irregular figures.
Rules were Twilight of Divine Right.
Write up for the first battle is here. (https://d6onod6.blogspot.com/2024/02/fleurus-once.html)
Second round to follow later.
Title: Re: The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, to be repeated!
Post by: DecemDave on 14 February 2024, 09:49:07 AM
Excellent site and great looking battle.   =D>
Title: Re: The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, to be repeated!
Post by: d_Guy on 14 February 2024, 04:48:46 PM
A very enjoyable AAR, lucidly explained and illustrated. I look forward to round two to find out if the Spanish can actually achieve a historic result.
Title: Re: The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, to be repeated!
Post by: Keraunos on 16 February 2024, 07:12:56 AM
Quote from: d_Guy on 14 February 2024, 04:48:46 PMA very enjoyable AAR, lucidly explained and illustrated. I look forward to round two to find out if the Spanish can actually achieve a historic result.

Thanks for the compliment.  In return, here is the link to the report of the second refight.
https://d6onod6.blogspot.com/2024/02/and-fleurus-once-again.html
Title: Re: The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, to be repeated!
Post by: pierre the shy on 16 February 2024, 09:43:45 AM
Good stuff Keraunos, thanks for posting your two battle reports.

I like how you have based your tercios, they look impressively large  :-bd
Title: Re: The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, to be repeated!
Post by: Keraunos on 16 February 2024, 09:56:09 AM
Thanks very much.  I am having fun with them and a new order from Pendraken has just arrived that will allow me to do some early Spanish Tercios with Arquebusiers and Rodoleros as well as Pikes and Muskets  :)
Title: Re: The Battle of Fleurus, 1622, to be repeated!
Post by: streetgang on 04 March 2024, 12:46:24 AM
Very good stuff. I painted up TYW armies specifically for the battle of Fleurus and based for Helion's In Deo Veritas although I imagine I could use them for Liber Militum'd Tercios or other sets. Although they are painted up, I have yet to game with them.

Very interesting to see how Divine Right handles the battle. From what I recall, in the actual battle the Protestants were near mutiny (the cavalry specifically) and the Spanish baggage train came into play because some of the Protestant cavalry got blocked by it.

I need to get my armies on the tabletop. Tha is for the inspiration!