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Once againthe time hascome to wresflewith that all importantproblem'What can I
buy him, her, ig MYSELFfor Xmas.' Here,are a few suggestions
Napoleonictypes will be very familiar with the excellentbooks from the stable of
Bowdery'Tarboxand Getz Now publishedby the Emperorshess in the USA Battle
Honoursarethe UK dishibutors*of all their works.First off the startingline is the long
awaited reissue of ARMIES ON THE DANUBE 1809. Not just a reprint but a
completely overhauledversion with two additional chapters and 354 pages of
information,diagrams,mapsandO.B's.Thebook is nowhard coverandretailsin the
U.K for S23.95plus51.65 postageand packing(1stclass)or 51.25 (2nd).Europe
52.60. Nextin a long line of book essentialsfor wargemer'sshelveswill be a book on
1813by GeorgeNafziger. * Trade enquiriesto DannyBoreham.
Nextwe havea couple of goodiesfor EAGLEBEARERusers First in our seriesof
BAfiLE DISCSthat you can just plug in to thesystemand commenceoperations
Eachdiscwill havefour ordersof battle,generalswith their ratings,two nicelydetailed
maps telling you whereto put everythingand an informationsheeton the histofical
courseof events.First off the press't qgpgSAurPULTUSKCorunais, of coursg Sir
John Moore's brilliant covering action and PCLTUSKsees Lanne trying to break
through Bennigsen'sRussians.Plentyof action for Christmasmoming. hice €5.95
plus50p p t' p ( 15%Europeand25%to speedthem by air to otherpartsof the globe.)
Also readyfor the Christmasstocking are the DE LU)E COUNTERSETS Heavily
laminatedthick board counterswhich derythe catashophicsneezethat sendswhole
dMsionsspinninginto the ether.
Eachsetcontains6 setsof counters.4 for the unitsnumber1-400so you can playfirst
or secondarmy,reversibleof course 1 sheetof commanders1.100and a sheetof
counterswith things like DISORDEREDROUTINC,RETIR|NGand DECLINETO
ADVANCE All very useful for the EAGLEBEARERplayer. Choose betweenRed
(British),Blue(French),Green(Russian), ImperialPurple(Austrian), Black(Prussian)
and Brown(anythingelse).Cost92.50 plus25p for p & p. 5Opoutsidethe sceptered
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Now for the ultimate gift for the impeccably elegant wargamer whose sartorial
splendouris of prime importance.Yeq you have guessedit BATTLE HONOURS
designersweatshirtsandjumpers Bearingthe famouslogo theseare guaranteedto
causeconstemationand dismay amongstyour opponents Onlessof course he is
wearingonetoo.Thesweatshirts arewhitewiththeemblemembroideredin thefull re4
blue and yellow coloursand the jumpers are acrylicV neckedin sky blue. Sizesare
medium,largeandexhalarge.hices 815.95for sweatshirts and€17.95forjumpers
Postage$1.60 UK S3.00Europeand 94.00 restof worldair.
Lastitem beforewe run out of spaceconcernsBHfollowersin the landof the mapleleaf
and mounties, KELLY JONES, VAUBAN ENTERPRISE$is now stocking our
productsin CANADA Kellycan be found at BOX 82375, BURNABYB.C.,CANADA
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The army that gave the French such houble in North ltaly is now availableto
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16 'Ma$halMarsin' Marlburianl1M Crnpaignatthe

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darkness.Again it was at.he umpir€s discretion.This preventedThielnanninterferingwith rherestofthe batrle.At
preventedunrealisticplanning. this stageit lookedlike Map 5.

THE GAME
lmmediatelythe Frenchmovedforward,wilh Vandammeand
Cerardaimingtheir forcestowardsBrye. Girard quicklytook
Le HameauandWagnelee,thinlyheldby Landwehr,andbeat
off a counteraltack by Pirch I's Brigadeand somecavalry.
Haben andBerthezene hada muchharderjobat SaintAnand
andLa'Haye,with the Prussians finallypullingbackonlywhen
it lookedas if they would be sunounded.Gerardeasilytook
Ligny up to the river's edge.but then becameboggeddown
trying to crosstbe iver. (Map 4).

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The YoungCuard drovethe Prussians backup to rhe Brye

crestandrhe Frenchwereaboulto pushforuard again,when
the unpire announced thata largebodyof troopscouldbe seen
betweenthe Quatre-Brasand Romanroads.They cannotbe
idenrifiedyel, bur will be closeenoughin lwo movestime.The
Fren€h halted their move foward. Could this be another
umDire\trick. orwasitD Erlon?In eithercasebetlerwaitand
see.The samethoughtscameto the Prussians, aretheyFrench
or British- possiblyFrench.Boses BngadeandSchullenburg's
Cavalry,whoweremovingup asthelasl Prussianr
MAP 4 halted-Meanwhile$e aniller) kept up its fire, Lignysuffering
Pnch II's briqadehasfa en back and Ziethenis rcorgani:ins in pa ;cularlybadly. andbothsidesre-organised theirforces.The
Brye. Pitch I's Corpshos begunto emerqe.On the Frenchside umpire then annouDced light was beginning to fadeand that,
VandanmeoccupiesWagnelee, La Hayeand St.Amand, vith having deployed a div;sion of infantry and cavalry. the
one divhion pushing mlsrerious column was French.
forward towardsLi+ny. Gerar.l hasraken The Frenchplayerswere now informedthat Lobau would
half of Lisnt and is ensaqedin a fne fisht acrossthe Liqne.
arrivein two moves.Theynow had1(]decidewhetheror not to
commit rheir last reserves.Like Napoleon, they seemed
Therewerea few unrepeatable remarksaboutthe unpire as reluclantlo commit the Guard, bul realisingthat time was
Pncht s Corpsbeganto emerge,to the surpiseofthe'French' runningout, theyhad little choice.Gerardhad now won back
players.As Vandamme,reinforcedby Lefol, tned io advance Ligny hom the Prussians and occupiedthe Bois de Coupwith
towardsBrye he was vigorouslycounter-aitacked by Krafft. skirnishers.so the last attackwould be againstthe Prussian
Brauseand the cavalry.The Frenchfell back towardsrhe cenlre;infantryandartillerythroughLigny,cavalryby theford
buildingsbehindthemandit soonbecameclearthatGerardand
Lefol werein difficullies,especially asa largeproportionofthe The Prussianslined the Bryecrestwithatillery andinfantry.
Prussiananillery wasconcentraledagainstthem.They retre- The majoity of the cavalryfrom the first two Corpsstoodat
atedbehindWagneleeto lry andshelterfton the fire directed right angles.nearSombreffe.to take afly attackin the flank-
againstthem, while the Young Guard were noved up in Brockemovedin ftont ofSombreffe.readyto move1othemost
support.Bythis time Gerardhadlhree-quarters ofLigny in his rhreatenedarea. Everyone waited as the French altack
hands.Tippleskirchattemptedto wrestit from him, but only unfolded.The Frenchnoved up their adillery to the Ligne.
succeeded in tak;ngthe areaup to the river line. Cerard put one divisioninto Ligny. the other at the wood
Both sides.looked for reinforcenents, whilepreventingtheir nearby.Hulot onceagainattackedTongnnnelle.The unpire
opponen.sfrom gainingany. So far Thielnann'sCorpshad announced thal visibilitywasdown to one balf.
done little besidesengageits ar.illery. while Hulot and the Bearskinbonnetsappeared from Ligny,deployingon the far
ReserveCavalryhadnolmoved.Hulot was,therefore.ordered side.readyro assaultthe Brye crest,to be met by a hail of
to attackTongrinellerlith the hope of drawingthe Prussian artillery. althoughthis was greatly reducedby the French
Third Corpstogether,rather than allowingthem to reinforce concentrationof counterbattery fire. The Prussiancavalry
the Prussianright. This he succeeded in doingin a very short charged(Blucher in the lead of course)to be met by a
time, andtakingadvantage of the divelsion.Pajolcrossedthe well aimedvolleythat sweptthem aside-A counter-charge by
Lign€and nake for the Prussianbatterybeyond.However.it Frenchcuirassiers sweptup to the Brye crestbefore falling
soonbecameclearlhat it wo ld be a suicidalchargeandhe fell back. A lasl chargeby remnantsof Prussiancavalrydid no
back.BorckeandLuck thenatlackedHulot forcinghim out of better.The Frenchbegana generaladvancewhichthreatened
Tongrinnelle,but couldnot go furtherin $e faceofthe French to isolateThielmanns Corp!. bu. the umpireannouncedthat
cavalry.Luck wasleft to ganisonTonginelle andBorckefell darknesshadfallen. it hadbegunto rain,andrhegamewasatan
back acrossthe Ligne. Belweenrhen Hulot and Pajol had end.(MaD6).
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ln the excilementwe had lorgottenLobau'sColps. but no FINCHLEY,
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quitecloseto the historicalresult.Casualties hadbeenslighdy 01-3462327
higherthan ihoseactuallycausedduring the real batrle,but FULLBANGES
otherwisethe rules and eventshad worked out well. AII
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 MARLBURIAN CAMPAIGN WEEK AT THE
WARGAMESHOLIDAY CENTRE, Part I.
A report by "Marshal Marsin"
Top letu A woftied Marchal Ma6in seensto besayinq'Where'sMoi Emmanuel!" Belos left. Frcnchand Englishtroops locked
in a fircfight in thefint rcal clash of the canpaign. AbnaetEn*lish ealf officets discussin!the impending inwtsion ol Bavaria.
Relo!,t As .lusk fdlk the Eleclois troopt march to the aiC of theb Frcnch allies. A troops from the W.H.C. co ection. Stafl
ercu$ and no buldtn*\ bt Pct" Du.kworrh.
P.T.O. for the situationon the eveof the canpaign'sopening.
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1704- THEGENERAL
SITUATION
The defection of Bavaria to the French causein 1703left the The umpire will decidewhether a batde takesplaceand inform
Holy Roman Empire under severepressure.It \vasclear to the the playersaccordingly. Obviously,an army with "Withdraw"
alied sovereignsthat Vienna must fall in 1704unlessmilitary orders will be more likely to evade successfullyif the enemy
assistancecould be diverted from Flanders. Although the have "Cautious"ordersratherthan "Attack" orders.Should
lmperial Ambassador had requested such help from Marl, both opposing forces have "Cautious" ordeis then each will
borougb as early as February 1703,it was only in Spring 1704 havethe opportunity to changeoncecontacthasbeenmadeand
that the Dutch were penuaded that the Duke could be spared information on enemy strength obtained.
for a campaignagainstBavaria.
At tbis point the prospectswerevery bleak for the Austrians. Sieges
The Imperial Field Army of approx. 60,000wassafebehindthe Each of the rnajor towns on the map will shelter up to 20,000
lines of Stolhofen faced off by French forc€s of a similar size menwithinthe walls.Shoulda playerde€ideto besiege thecity
under the MarshalsTallard aDdMarsin. However, the needto (needatleastasmanymen asthedefender)thentheumpirewin
suppressthe revolt in Hungary meantthere were no fioops left determine how long the defenden can hold out. This will be
to opposetheBavarianArmy of approx.40,000shouldit choose partly random and pa(ly dependenl on how many defende$
to marchon Vienna. Shouldthis occur, a separateforced peace there are- (The more defendersthe lesstime supplieswill hold
would be inevitable,freeing substantialFrench forces as out).At anytimethebesiegers mayelectto stormthetown.The
reinforcements for Flanders. umoire wilt determine the outcome fbe warned attackers
Marlborough's march ftom Flanders was a masterpieceof losaeswin be hish!)
organisationaswell as a major surpriseto the French- He was
able to unite approx. 40,000 rnen around tb€ lower Neckar Supply
Valley before the Frenchhad realisedhis intentions- Although Amies of this penod dependedheavily on elaboratechainsof
Louis ){V swiftly ordered Marshal Vilteroi to march from supplyin oder to maintainthemselvesin the field. If theselinks
Flandersto Alsacewith 50,000men theycould not amve in time \rere brcken then the physical condition and morale of ahe
to affect eventsin Bavaria itself. troops deteriorated rapidly. In suchcasesthe only altematives
Although the total forces on each side were roughly equal, werc a disorderly withdrawal or shelter within a friendly
the moraleof Marlborough'smenwasvery high andvictory was
confidendy expected. However the long supply lines of the lmperial supply routes strctch to the North-East through
allies meant that failure to achievesuch a victorv could sDell Anspachand Nuremburg.The British supplylinesare via the
lower Rhine and Neckar rivers. The British Amy may switch
this to the Anspa€h.Nuremburg routewith one tum's notice.
CAMPAIGN RIJLES The Franco Bavarian forces may draw supply either via
Movement Strasbourgor from Munich. Thesesupplyarrangementschange
The exactdistanceeacharmy movesduring a tum is determined automaticallywith no penalty if one of theseroutesis blocked.
by the umpire accordingto the following table:
Th€ Rapc of Bavaria
Die-Roll 2 l Hisaoricallythere was a slrong feeling in the allied camp (not
sharedby Eugene)that Bavariacould be coercedawayfrom the
HexesMoved 2 2 l 3 4 4 Frenchby a systematic policyof destructionof its main towns
andvillages.In our campaignthe alliesmay 'destroy'Bavarian
Certain commandelsreceivea die-roll adjustmentaccordingto population cenfiesby occupyingthem for one tum (20,000men
their ability and initiative. However the maximum movement for a major town, 10,000for a minor town.) By doingso there
per turn is sti 4 hexesand the minimun is 2 hexes(or lessin wil be an indeasing chanc€lbat the Elector will suefor peace-
dif6cult terrain). The destructionof rnajor towns hasdouble the effect of minor
Armiesmovethrcughmountains at halfspeed.Howeverthey
may "skirt round" the edgeof mountainrangesat normalspeed. The relevanttownsare:
The Rhineandthe DanubebelowUIm are only crossable at Major: Ulm, Donauwdrth,Ingolstadt,Regensburg,Au-
cities or towns. A large force will probably suffer a slight delay gsburg,Munich
during such a crossing. All other rivers are crossableevery- Minor: Lauingen,Hochstadt,Biberach,Merxheim,Rarn,
wherebut willprobablydelaythe armyunlessat a townor city. Fiedbere. Schrobenhausen.
Armies which move along the line of a river must specifywhich
baDkthey ar€ using.
Crossingthelinesof Stollhofen(Hex 4405)will alsodelayan
WHERX'S'MARSIN'?
army even if therc is no force opposingthe oossing. The campaignbeganon Sundayeveningwith the adval ofthe
Armieswhichmarchatmaximumspeedinto abattlemayfind guests/combattanls - all saveone. 'Marsin'- in his workaday
'Colours' in Reading.He reachedhomejust
that their field artillery lags behind the infantry and cavalry. persona wasat
before midnight, and roseat 0600hourson Mondayto catehthe
Combat earliesttrain that would get him to the EnchantedCottagejust
Each army must be given combat instructionsas well as before noon. what superb roleplay! Didn't Marlborough
movement orde$ each tum. There are 4 possible combat alwayscatchthe Frenchon the hop!?
But how wouldthe Electorfare in the meantime. . .?
Attack: Any enemycontactedwill be engaged immediately
Cautious: Army will deploy before decidingwhetherto attack NEXT MONTH : Allied & French Briefinas and initial
Withdralv: Evasive action \rill be taken if possible dispositions - and the courseof the action.
Hold: AImy will hold positionand fight if attacked.
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alreadycaniedout reprisalraidson the Americancoasl,Foposed marchfor Bladensburg withoutdelay.You arriveat Bladensburg
an audaciousattackuponthe enemycapital,Washington.Though yourselJ at aboutnoon,to dismverthat Stansbury\deployment
this s€ernedan objectiveworthy of your Peninsularveterans,you has already been altered by self-appoinied military exped
initialy felt unable to undenake an inland campaign,wilhout Secretary of StateJamesMonro€.CommodoreBameyandhis
cavalryor the supponof the fleet'sguns,againstthe defensiveheavyardllery havebeenforgottenor delayed,BrigadierGeneral
resourcesto be expectedo{ a capital city; instead.you merely Walter Smith.commander of the Districtof Columbiamilitia
agreedto an expedition againsl CommodoreJoshuaBamey\ lhinks he shouldbe your secondin comnandinsteadof Stansbury,
flotilla of gunboatswhichhadsoughtretugein the PatE\entoDthe rhe fonifications have been abandonedand PresideniJames
approachof the Britishfleet. However,after landingnearthe MadisonandAttomey-General RichardRusbhavecomealongto
villageof Benedict.on tbe westbankof the river. on the 19th watchI Most of your troopsareexhaustedby their rapid marchand
August, and advancingcautiously.rs far as Marlboro without are only beginning to deploy as the British commencefiring.
encountering anyopposition. yourconfidence ;ncreasedandyou Fearingthe wofst,you resignedly{orm yourtroopsinlo a third line
agreedwith Cockbumthat, sinceBameyhaddestroyedhisvessels andawaitthewolst. advisingStansburyto nake sureheretrealsby
to preventtheir capture.the time wasIipe to stike at W.lshington. the GeorgetownRoad . . .
The fact that the enemyhasso far madeno effon to halt your
advanceleadsyou to anticipat€lhat they will not offer anyserious
resistance. The lroop6wereorderedto marchon thecapitalon the S€crelaryof State'Colonel' Jam6 Monlo€
eveningof Augusl2Srdiby noonon Wednesday the24th..rsthe You servedwith som€distinctionin the Revolutionary war.
army approachedBladensburg.you could obseNe the dust of beingcriticallywoundedat Trenton,andfinallydischarged with
troopsmovingto takeup positionbeyondthetoM. You decideto theraflkof Lieutenant-Colonel - a titlestillusedby yourfriends.
attack immediarely,before the Americanscan destmy the vital ratherthan Mr Secretary'. with Washington threaten€d, you
bridgeover the eastbranchof the PotomacRjver to delay your d€cidedlo leavethe conplex issuesof diplomacyfor the swift
approachto washington.Your seasonedveteransof the Spanish decisions and excirementof the battlefield.You regardboth
campaigns againstNapoleonsamies will haveno troublebrushing ArmstrongandWinderaspusillanimous incomp€tents, andtook
a'iJe a rrbbleof militid.so. sirhourpi,u'inglu reconnoirre. you the initiativein obtainingintelligence ofthe enemy'smovements
order a frontal attack . . . . yourself. by commandeeringCaptain Thomton's Alexandria
militia cavalrytroop, with which you rode to Benedictto observe
th€ British disembark.You estimatedtheir strength at
AMERICAN BRIEFING approximatley 6,000.bul remainconfident thatthe7,000or more
Brigadier-Generalwilliam winder trooF andanilleryWindercanmuster€an repulseanyatlemptto
A talentedorator andlawyer.you wereappointedCornrnander take the capital.Adving at Bladensburg you immediately sel
of Military District 10, compnsingMaryland, the Districl of about corecting the faully dispositions made by General
Columbiaand pan of Northem virginia, largelyto appeaseyour Stansbury ofthe Bakimorernilitia,who seemsio be preoccupied
brother,GovemorLevin winder of Maryland,whichstalecarries wilhsomequanelaboutseniority withGeneralSmilh.Juslaswe[
the main burdenof raisingtroops for lhe district. Your rnilitary theseamateurs haveanexperienced soldieronhandto advise them
experience hasbeenconfined 1oiheSionyCreekfiascoon6lhJune
1813,when you and Brigadier'General John Chandlerwere
ignominiously capturedby Britishforcescommanded by General
JohnVincent,whilstyourtroop6wererouledby lesslhan halftheir
number.This expenencehasleft you with no greatconfidencein C-olr|rnodoltJo6hnaBamey, USN
either yourseffor Americanmilitia. and your lask hasbeenmade After several dals of pointless countemarching, you were
no easierby ihe deliberateobstructionof Seqetaryof war John enraged to dis€overthat GeneralWinderhadforgottento giveyou
and your seamenanyordersin the confusionattendingthe march
Armstrong in cir€umventing themobilisation
ofrhemilitiaunlilthe
to Bladensburg!GeneralSmithof the District of Columbiamilitia
giveyou orderson the groundsthat he cannol.by
Newsofa Bitish fleetatthemouthofthe Patuxent reached the hasretusedto
capitalon 18thAugust.whereupon youimmediatelycalled outthe law. issue mmmands to a unit from aDotherservice.Someidiol has
regulirs anddistrictmilitia. No effon hasbeenmadeto put thecity offered you rhe task of protectingthe Navy Yard, but you ll be
into a slateof defenc€.and it is too late lo do so now. Three damn€d if you'll let five hundredprime seamendo a job norc
Baltimore regiments,commandedby General Tobias E. suited to a corporal's guardl Usingthe tull rangeof your extensive
Stansbury. were orderedto Washington,and the Navy was nariical vocabulary, you browbeat President Madison and
requesied to provide detachments from New York and Secretary of the Nary Jones into admitting there has been a
'liberating'ca(s of ammunitionftom Naval
Philadelphia.Armstrong,however.did not condes€end lo mistake,and, afrer
summonVirginiatroopsto thecapitaluntilMonday.22ndAugust. stores,and organisingmule leams,your mlumn setsoff hours
In the meantime,a publicmeetingof patrioticcitizensofferedto late!
ered fonificationsat their own expenseat Bladensburgithe offer As your sweatingsailors,draggingnve heavyguns. approach
was acceptedand an officer of Engineerssent to supervisetheir Bladensburg youcanhearfiing. andsoonencounter demoralised
miliiiamenstreaming downthe road.who claimthatthebataleis
You joinedthe amy at WoodYa . fron whereyouobserved lost. This only sewes1o increaseyour determination to show
the British advancebut feh unable to opposeit without Amenca s so-called army'what the Navy can do - you'll nol
reinforcements. on lhe 22nd.beforerctreatingto Old Fields. retreats'ithout givingthe redcoatsa bloody nosefirst! Afi€r the
Therethe arrnywasjoinedby Stansbury's BaltimoreMgadeand Iruslration of the contusion in washington. your sailon are
Commodore Bameyandhisseamen. Thefollowingdaytheamy spoilingfor a fight. eagerto get their own backon the British after
fellbackon thecapitalrarherthannsk beingsurpriedby a night havingbeenforcedto withdrawup thePatuxent anddestroylheir
gunboats. On thebanlefield, yousmilewithwrysatisfaction to see
At l0 am on Wednesday. 2.1thAugust.a report rcached thattheonlyunitholdingitsgound is a company of UniredStales
Washingtonthat lhe British were approaching BladensburgiMarines.Deploying ),ourgunsacrossthelumpike,youintroduce
realisingthat theirlargetmustbethecapital.instead ofBaltimore yourself to the Leathemecks cornnander.CaptainMiller. and
asyouhadhoped- you;mmediately troopsto prepareto gile rheadvancing
orderedrll available Bririshd hor receprion ...
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GAME ORGAI{ISER'SNOTES prcne to panic under bombardmentby the British rockets,and
liable to be dilorganisedby American troops retreatingpasl or
H th's scenariois to be usedasthe basisfor a two-playergame, tbroughthem.Theextentof thei unreliabilityshouldbekepi fton
the Americanforcesshouldbe laidout on the wargametable.wilh their comnandeB,if possibleunderrhe rulesbeingused.Whereas
the exceptionof Bameys sailoEand anilleryand any troops British troops may be rallied after the failure of an attack, the
judged to be concealedfrom the British, as shown on the
Americanmilitia, oncebroken,will beginto straggleoff thefield in
acconpanyingmap of the battlefield. The British player should disorder.only sma groupsof men ralying aroundthe general.
draw up an order of marchand deploy his advanceguardon the
Marlboro mad which entersthe table from the right. Tbe game
organisermaychooe whetherto allowBamey\ forceto appearos A BRIEF SUMMARYOF TIIE
fie tableaJlera randomnumberof moves.after abouttwo hours' BATTLE OF BLADENSBURG
fighling, or imnediately the Amencanthnd fine beginsto break- Discoveringthat the bridgeover the easrbranchhad not been
This will dep€nd upon wbether he wishes merely to use demolished,Rossordereda mmpany 10force the bridge,at the
Bladensburgasthe settingfor a one off wargame.or to attemptto sane time odedng the.14thto movenonh andford the streamat
recreatethe eventsof the historicalbattle. Shouldhe chooseihe its shallowestpoinl. The Americansrepulsedthis attemptto cross
latter,the Americanplayer.whohaspreviouslyportrayedWinder. the bidge; Pinckneysriflemen.concealedin somewoodsnearlhe
then becomesCommodoreBamey (Winder havingIeft lhe field nverbank,openedfire upon the r€dcoatsandthe two-gunbattery
with his retreatingtroops) and shouldbe given that character's near the road rak€d the columnwith grap€shot.Rossreactedby
briefing. Whateverdecisionis made.the American player must slationingcompaniesof the 85thLight lnfantry alongthe bank to
inilially bekeptunawaresof whetherBameyis comingto rcinforce providecoveringfire, whilst ColonelThomron forced a crossing.
him or noi. and when- if ever- he is likely to anive at the Despitecomingmder heaq fire, Thomton s advan€eguardtook
battlefield.The gameorganisermay usechancecardsor dice to the bridgeandforcedthe Americaniflemen out of the wood.Th€
introducethe contusionresultingfrom Monroes interferencewith Congreverocketscompletethe deleatof Pinckney'smen,who fell
the American dispositionsand the dispute betweenSm'th Dd back in somedisorder, and then threw Slansbury'smilitia into
Stansbury. contusion.The 85th, togelherwith rhe light companiesof the 4th
A nulti-player gameoffels morescopefor recreatingthe chaos andz|4thadvancedto the attackastheiemainderofthe 44thforded
anongst the United States' commandersiWinder. Snith and thestream.Arthis pointthe5thBaltimoreunderColonelSamuel
Stansburyshould be representedby individual playen', whilst Stenet. whicb had alreadyretreated,on winderh orders,to join
anotherplayera-sMonroehoversaboutthe field. profferingmuch the DistrictofColumbiamilitiadsStansbury's linedissolved, was
gatuitous andunwantedadvice to whichthe otherplayen must orderedto reiurn to its originalposition,just in tirneto be takenin
Iistenwith at leastsomeattenrion.for he is the Secretaryof State flankbythe44th.Thedemoralised militiamen fled,andthrewthe
od seinng any opportunity to take commandof any troops Americansecondline into disorderby their rout. Winder, seeing
temporarilywithout ordels. I predictthat the Momoe playerwill hisotbertroopsbeginning to wave..ordereda genenlwithdrawal.
rapidly beconeratherunpopular,sothe role shouldbe givento a Although GeneralSmith protesredthat his Districi of Columbia
gamersufficientlythick-skinnedto carryit ofi! lf the gameis staged mil'lia wanted to fight. he was forced ro accept that th€
asa club project, it may be possibleto havecommandenfor each overwhelmingmajoril-vof the Americanarmywasout of control,
of the various militia units, and even for PresidentMadison. andreluctantlyobeyed.The Presidentandhisconpanionsdecided
together with his Attomey-Generaland Secrelaryof War. to thatthe battlewaslostandquit the field.
wander acrossthe battlefield! GeneralsSmith and Stansbury Only Captain Miller's US Marine detachmentand a mililia
shouldbe encouragedto pursuetheir quarrelover which is to be battalion on the American right held their gound amidst the
Winder'ssecondin commandlif either can extractan oral generalretreat.They now joined CommodoreBameyand his
ageenent from Winderthat he is the secondin commandhe has sailorswho had at last a ived on the battlefieldwilh their hea\,'y
achievedhispeNonalvictory conditions,irespe€tiveof the actual artillery. This smallrearguardformed up on a rise straddlinglhe
ouacomeof the batlle. tumpike along which the British were advancingcautiously,
Meanwhile.a suitablyirascibleplayer.ponrayingCommodore uncenain whether the battle was over. Ross ordered another
Bamey.sitsin anotherroorn.or so far from the lablethat he is fiontal attackonceherealis€dthe hill wasstill in enernyhands.The
unableto follow the actionclearly,until it is time for his sailoFto militia fired one volley before taking to their heels, causing
rppealon rheminizrure Thegameorganiseror
banlefield. umpne Bamey'sprck nulesandammunition ca.lsto stampede, but the
may from time to time visil him in the guiseof fleeingAmerican sailorsandmarinesb€atoff threeBritishattacks.until. surroonded
militiamen€ncounteredalongihe road, andregalehin with wild and with the Commodorcwounded.they were compelledto
rumoun of the debacle.The mostexpenof tbe Americanplayers wilhdraw.leavingBameylo be takenprisoner.
shouldbe Bamey.On lhe British side,threeplayen will sutriceto Brilish losseswere 64 killed and 185wounded:the Amencans
representRossand his two brigadien in commandof the troops lost abouta third asmany.but their amy wascornplelelybroken
actuallyinvolvedin the attack.Theserolesshouldbe givento the and unable to offer any turther resistancelo the capture and
most experienced playels.to ensurethat the Britishattackis buming of Washingtonby Rosss victorioustroops.
resolutelypressedhome.They shouldbe told that their success in
thegamewill not be deterrninedby a mereviciory on thetable-top. EYE-WITNESSACCOUNTS
but by th€ ext€ni to which they can win a more cIushing.more 1. CaprainHarry Snith, DepuryAdjutant-C€nersl to Majo.-
speedyvictory than their historical counterpans this should GeneralRoss
encouragethemto approachtheir superficiallydauntingtaskwilh "We fell in with the enemyon our seconddays march,well
postedon the easternbank. We were told ihat the only
All British troops, exceptpeftaps for the Colonial Marines. approachto theirpositionNasby a bridgethroughthevillageof
shouldbe regardedasveterans,andFeatedaccordinglyfor morale Bladensburg. . .
purposes.On the Anerican side, only Pinckney'sriflemen, the "When the head of the Light B gade reachedthe rising
MadnedetachmentandBamey'ssailorsseemto hav€beenwoflhy ground. above ihe bridge. Colonel Thornton immediately
of similar reatment. The rcmainderof the Americanforces.the proposed.oattack,whichastonished me.Weold LightDivision
najority of whichweremilitia underfire Ior the first time, maybe alwaystook a goodlook beforewe struck,that we mighrfind a
given suitably poor morale ratings. they should b€ particularly vulnerablepan. I wassayingto GeneralRoss weshouldmakea
feintat leastonthe enemysleftflank. whichrestedonthe river ''Whenoncetheie,however.everythingelseappearedeasy.
higherup. andI wasin the actofpointingouttheposition.guns. Wheelingoffto the ight and left ofthe road,theydashedinto
&c., when ColonelThornton againproposedto nove on. I the thicket,andquicklyclearedil ofthe Americanskirmishers;
positivelylaughedat him. He got furiouslyangry with mei who, fallingbackwilh precipitationupor the first line, threwil
wher. to mv horrorandastonishnent. Genenl Rossconsentedinto disorderbeforeit had fired a shot.The conseouence was.
to this isolatedand prematureattack. 'Heavens!'saysI. if thal our troopshadscarcelyshownthemselveswhen the whole
Colbomewas1oseethisl andI couldnot refrainfrom saying. ofthat linegaveway,andfled in the greatest confusion,leaving
'GeneralRoss,neilheroftheotherBrigadescanbeup in timeto the two gunsupon the road in possession of the victors.
supportthis mad attack, and if th€ enemyfight, Thornton:s "But here it must be confessed that the light brigadewas
Brigademustbe repulsed.'Ithappenedjuslasl said.Thomton guiltyofimprudence.lnsteadofpausingtill the restofthe army
advanced,underno cloudof sharpshooters, suchas we Light cameup. the soldierslightenedthemselves by throwingaway
Divisionshouldhavehad, to make the enemyunsteadyand theirknapsacks andhaversacks; andextendingtheirrankssoas
rendertheirfire ill-directed.They werestronglypostedbehind to showan equallrontwiththe enemy,pushedonto the attack
redoubtsandin houses-and reservedtheir fire until Thomton of the second line. The Americans,however. saw their
waswithinfifty yards.Thorntonwasknockedover, andBrown. weakness,and stood firm, and having the whole of their
commandingthe 85thLight lnfantry,andCaptainHamilton.a artillery,with the exceptionof the piecescapturedon the road,
noble fellow from the 52nd. were killed. and the attack and the greaterpart of their infantry in this line, they firsr
repulsed.'There,'saysl, 'thereis th€ art ofwar andall wehave checkedthe ardourofthe assailants by a heavyfire, andthen,in
learnedundertheDuke givenin fullro the enemyl Thomtons their turn, advancedto recoverthe groundwhich was lost.
Brigadewas orderedto hold its own until the anival of the Againstthis chargethe extendedorder of the British troops
Brigadeconsistingofthe 4thand44thunderBrooke.manymen wouldnot perm;ithemto offeran effectualresistance, andthey
havingdroppeddown deadon the marchfrom the heat,being wereaccordingly bomebackto theverythicketuponthe river's
fat andin badwind from havingbeenso longon board.As rhe bink; where they maintainedthemselveswith determined
Brigadesclosedup, GeneralRosssays, Now. Snith, do you obstinacy.repellingall attemptsto drive themthroughiq and
stop and bring into actionthe other two Brigadesas fast as frequentlyfollowing.to within a sho( distanceofthe cannon's
possible.''Uponwhal points,sir? He gallopedlo the headof mouth,suchpartsof the enemy'sline as gaveway.
Thorntons people,andsaid.'Comeon, ny boys,'andwasihe ''ln thisstatethe actioncontinued tillthe secondbrigadehad
foremostmanuntil thevictorywascomplete.He hadtwohors€s likewisecrossed,andformedupon the right bankofthe riveri
shot under hin, and was shot in lhe clothesin two or three whenthe 44thregimentmovingto the right, anddiving in the
places.I fedthe fightfor hirnwith everypossible vigour.Suffice skirmishen,debouchedupon the left flank oI the Americans.
it to saywe lickedthe Yankeesandtook all their guns.witb a andcornpletelyturnedit. ln that quarter,therefore,the battle
lossofupwardsof300 rnen,whereas Colbomewouldhavedone was won; becauseth€ raw militia-men,who were stationed
the samething with probablya lossof 40 or 50 . . . " there as being the leastassailable point, when once broken
couldnot be rallied.Bul on theirrightthe enemystill kepttheir
2. Lieutenant Georg€Gleig, 85th Light Infa.t.y gromd with muchresolution;norwasit till thearrivalof the4th
"Thercad... leddirectly towardsthetownofBladensburg. regiment,andthe advanceofthe Britishforcesin firm anay to
Beingof courseignorantwhetherthistown mightnot be filled the charge.that they beganto waiver.Then, indeed,s€eing
with Anerican troops, the main body pausedhere till the theirlefl in full flighr,andthe44thgettingintheirrear,theylost
advanced guardshouldreconnoitre.The resultprovedrhatno all order, and dispersed,leavingcloudsof riflemento cover
oppositionwasintendedin thar quarter,and rhatrhe wholeof theirretreat;andhastened to concealthemselvesin the woods,
the enemys army had beenwithdrawnto the oppositesideof whereit wouldhavebeenmadness to followthem.Theroutwas
thestream,whereupon thecolumnwasagainpuiin notion, and now generalrhroughoutthe line. The reserve,whichoughtto
in a shorltimearrivedin thestreetsofBladensburg, andwithin havesupponedthe rnainbody, fled as soonas thosein fronl
rangeof the Arnericanartillery.Inrnediatelyon our reaching beganto give way; and the cavalry,insteadof chargingthe
thispoint, severaloftheirgunsopenedupon'rs,andkept up a British troops,now scatteredin pursuit,turned their horseJ
quick and well-directedcannonade.from which, as we were headsand gallopedoff, leavingthem in undisputed possession
againcomnandedto halt, the men were directedto shelter of the field, and of ten out oI the twentypiecesof artillery.
themselves as muchas possiblebehindthe houses. . . ''. . . with the exceptionof a party of sailon ftom the
''. . . withoutallowingtime ro the columnto closeirsranks, gun-boats,under the commandof CommodoreBamey, no
or 1o be joined by suchof the many stragglers as were now troopscouldb€haveworse thantheydid.Th€ skirmishers *ere
hurrying,as fast as wearinesswould pernit, to r€gaintheir drivenin as soonas attacked,the first line gaveway wilhout
places,the order to halt was countermanded, and the word offeringthe slightestresistance, and the left of the mainbody
givento attack;andwe immediatelypushedon at doublequick wasbrokenwithin half an hour afterit wasseriouslyengaged.
time, towardsthe headof the bridge.while we weremoving Ofthe sailors,however,itwould be injusticenotto speakin the
along the $reet, a continuedfire was kept up, with some terms which their conductments- They were €mployedas
execution,from thoseguflswhichsroodto the lefr ofthe roadi gunners,andnot only did lhey servetheirgunswith a quickness
but it wasnortill thebridgewascoveredwithourpeoplethatthe andprecisionwhichastonished their assailants, but theystood
two'gun battery upon the road itself beganto play. Then, till someof them were actuallybayoneted,with fuzesin their
indeed.it alsoopened.andwith tremendous effecl;for at lhe handstnor wasit till their leaderwaswoundedandtaken,and
firs1discharge almostan entir€companywassweptdown;but they sawthemselves d€len€don all sidesby the soldien,that
whetherit wa! that the guns had been previouslylaid with they quittedthe field . . . "
measured exactness,or that the nervesoI the gunnersbecame
afterwards unsteady,the succeeding discharges weremuchless
fatal.The riflemenlikewisebeganto gallus from the wooded I hope the contemporaryaccountsquotedabovewill assist
bank with a runningfire of musketryiand it wasnot without tbe gameorganiserin creatingsomeof the atmosphere of the
tramplinguponmanyofthei deadanddyingcomrades thatthe battle,and suggestguidelinesfor the umpire'sdecisions.
light brigadeestablisheditsel{ on the oppositeside of the
 RULESAND FIGURES RoyalA illery(lx 6pdr+ 2 x 3pdls) 100
Any goodseto{ Napoleonicrulesshouldbe ableto recreate CorpsofDrivers r00
Bladensburg. but the gameorganisermay careto devisehis (50-60arrillerymenweremountedon horsesascavalryscouts)
own,or opt for umpirecontrolled'fjee kriegsspiel'
, to bringout RoyalNavygunners,andsailorscarying storesandammuni
the featuresofthe battlehe considers If the gameis
significant- c.375
beingplayedat a club. with individualunil comrnanders, each Detachment. RoyalSappen& Minen 50
player might be given a forn on which are listed the basic Staff.Commissariat.Hospital&c. 50
tactical orders possiblein the heat of battle: Forn Line,
SknmishOrder. Open Fire and so on. togetherwith actsof ThetotalBritishtroopspresent at Bladensburg wouldbe about
leadershipsuch as: Make RousingSpeech.Rush FoNard 4.370allranks. However, the 2lst (save
forits Light Company)
WavingYour Hat or Beat Your Men with the Flat of Your and the Royal MarineBaltalion (exceptone conpany)were
Sword!teachtum everyplayerwouldsimplytick his choiceof heldin reservewhilstthe Staff.Commissariar, Hospiral.Royal
actionsfor thal turn, and handhis forn to the umpires,who Sappers& Minersand the bulk of the Royal Navy personnel
wouldquicklyadjudicatethe results,usinga very simplesetof remainedin the rear duringlhe battle.The actualnumberof
rules,or'freekriegsspiel(sincetheplayerswon thaveaccessto troops involved in attackingthe Americans,including ibe
the rules they won't be able to argue.so long as ihe overall supponingartillery,rvouldthereforeappearto be in rheregion
resuhsseemrigho and movetroopson the tabl€ accordingly. of 2,635all ranks.
This systemwas used successfullyin an early Wargame The Britishplayeror playersmay enjoy assernbling a small
Developmentsmegaeame'of the baltle of Novi, 1799,wiih force which yet conlainsan interestingvarietyof troopsand
about40playerssome yearsago.Figuresforthe Britishwill be uniforms;it is a rareNapoleonicgamein whichLight Infanlry.
no problemin any scale- simplyusePeninsularWar or even Marines,Negroesandsailorscanlegiiimatelyappeartogether
Waterloopeiod models.WargamesFoundryhave an 1812 on thetable,andtheoppo.tunitytodeploytheRocketBrigade
range in 25mm and Miniature F;gurinesplan a range of shouldnot be missedl
Americantroopsin 15mm.Altematively,the rnotleyappear-
anceofthe Americannilitia couldbe usedasan excuseto field St.englh
an assonment of Napoleonic,War of Independence. andCivil
Warfigures.whilsttheregularscouldbe represented by French Unit€d StatesT.oops
line infantry. whoseblue coatsand belltop shakoswill pass BattalionUS RegularInfantry.ColonelWilliamScort c.350
musterat normalviewinsdislance. . . Squadron US Dragoons.Lieur--ColonelJacintLaval c.140
Detachme nt US MarineCorps.CaptainSarnuel Miller 120
Detachmentof Seamen.ConrnodoreJoshuaBarneyUSN
SOURCES (5guns.2x18pr:3xl2p0 400
The Canpaigns of the British Amy at Washingtonand Ne||
Orlezns in the yea$ 1814-1815, by the Author of 'The Dislrictof ColumbiaTroops
subaltern (G.R. Gleis). London 1847 lst RegimentDistrict of ColumbiaMilitia. Col. George
The Scorching<n Washington:The Wat of 1812. Alan Lloyd. Masruder (1070)
David & Charles.n.d. 2nd RegimentDistrict of Columb;aMilitia,
Tbe Attobiography of Lieutenant-Geneftl Sir Haty S'lith. Col. william Brent
editedby G.C. Moore Smith MA. London 1902 CompanyUnion Rifles.CaptainJohn Davidson
When We Buned the White House.Andrew Tully. Paniher CompanyDistricrofColurnbiaRifles.CaptainJohnStull 350
Books 1963 D€tachmenrNavy Yard Rifles.CaptainJohn Doughry
'Bladensburg', CaptainH.B. Ealon. in lournal of the Society DetachmentDistrictof ColurnbiaMilitia.
for Amy Histoical Researcr,Vol.LV No. 221,1977 CaptainMaynard (200)
Detachmenl District of Colurnbia Militia, Captain Waring
Districtof ColurnbiaMilitia Arlillery. c.150
Major GeorgePeters (6pdrs)
THE FORCES 'Washington kish Militia Artillery. c.150
BritishForces Strength CaptainBenBurch (6pdrs)
Major"General RobertRoss
Maryland Troops
Fi.sl, or LightBrieade:ColonelWilliamThornton(85th) 1srRegt.BaltimoreCountyMiliria.Col.JonathanSchutz 1353
c. ll00 2nd Regt. Baltinore CountyMiliria. Col. John Ragan
85thLighl Infantry 600 5thBaltimoreCityVolunteerRegt.,Col.JosephSterret c.500
LightCornpanies of 4th.21stand44thFoot c.300 BanalionBaltimoreRifles.Major WilliamPinckney 150
CompanyRoyalMarines c.70 AnnapolisMilitia, ColonelHood 800
ConpanyColonial(west Indian)Marines MarylandStateMilitia. Lieut.-ColonelKramer 250
MarylandMilitia Horse.inc.Harford 210
Second Brigade:ColonelArthurBrooke c.1460 CountyLight Dragoons
lst Battalion,4th(KingsOwn)Foor (lessLightcoy.)c.650 BaltimoreArtillerybatteries c.300
lst Battalion,44th(EastEssex)Foor(lessLightCoy.) c.650 (6 pdrs)
VirginiaTroops
ThirdBrigade:ColonelPatierson(21s0 c. 1460 10thRegt.VirginiaMil;tia,ColonelGeorgeMinor 700
lst Battalion.2lst (RoyalNorth British Fusiliers)Foor (Arrived late without arnmunitionor flinls - held in reserve)
(lessLightCoy.) c.685 JamesCityCountyLight lnfantry c.100
BattalionRoyalMarines(lessoneCoy.) c. 630 SquadronVirginiaMilitia Dragoons.altachedtoLaval c.100
RocketBnsade,RoyalArtillery(30rockettubes) 150 TotalAmericanforcesdeployedat Bladensburg: 6.370
RocketCorps.RoyalMarines(30rockettubet 150
ABritishsubaliernwrote:'Afewcompaniesonly.perhapstwo
or at the mostthreebattalions.wearingrhe blu€jacketwhich
the Anericans have borrowedfrom the French,presented
someappearance of regulartroops.The resl seemedcountry
peoptewho would have been nore appropriatelyenployed
attendingto their agriculturaloccupalions than standingwith
musketsin their handson a bare hill.' Detailsof regulation
United States'uniformsmay be found in Philip Katcher's
Osprelbook,anddes€riptions ofsomemilitiaunitsin Emples, CANADA
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Minfi8s,MIM, C- x-C& G.H.Q.MicroArnour
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FURTHERTHOUGHTSON BLADENSBURG
AS A WARGAME
by Paul Stevenson

TheBattleofBladensburgisjustpeforwargaming. Thewhole Die Sco.e DeploymentAdjustment

batrlefieldfits nicelyonto an 8 x 5 foot table.workingout at I Remainin position
aroundlmm to the yard.The forcesinvolved aresmallandcan 2 Remainin positionif in cover,otherwiseretire1o
be Dracticallvassembled-
l

UNIFORMDETAILS 5 Shifi one movelo lefr or righ'. (Dice for qhich

lnformationon the Britishforcesshouldnot provedilficult ro direction,but not off table)
find considering lhe wealthofavailablematerialon thesubjecr. Advanceonemove,but not acrossthe Potomac
Theuniforms wo'n by lhe \ariou.American unil.mayprovea
little moredifficultto findsoherearerhedetailsin oudine.The
regulanwore a single-breasted coatin darkblue wiih high red
collarandcuffs-Blueoverallswerewoln, shapedlike a gaiierat
the bottornandwith a red stripeon theoutsideseam.A Belgic
shako,likethat ofthe Brilishwasalsobeingwornat thistine.
Sterett's5th Regimentwore a similaruniformto rhat of the
regularsexceptwith, perhaps,the older type of cylindrical
shako.Musicians worerevenedcoloursasin theBdrishArnv.
Therinemen ot Pinkne)rnd Doughry $ouldhrvebeendres,ed
in green hunling shirts fringed red. round hars wirh green
leathers.Beall\ AnnapolisMilitia may have worn uniforms
(eithergreyor blue)but mostof the otherunirsweredressed in
civilian clothes,buckskin iackets,overalh and eten tailed
coats.Mosl ofthe volunteercavalrywouldhavebeensimilarly
attired.but the regulardragoonswore darkblue uniformsand
blackleath€rhelmetswith whiremetalfirtingswirh horsehair
crests.Trumpetersworered coats.The lightartilleryworeblue
coatswith threerowsofbultonson thefronr,threeup thesleeve
cuff and yellow lace on the collar only. A shako, which
resembled thal ofthe BritishLight Dragoons.waswom with a
red over white plumeon the lefi side.

SETTING UP THE WARGAME

A glanceat the mapwill showthe historicaldeploymentofrhe
Americanforces,but tbiswasnot Stansbury's dispositions.It so
happenedlhat the Secretaryof State,JamesMonroesawto it
lhat the various American units of this comrnandwere
redeployed in exposedandorherwiseuseless posirionsmuch to
Stansbury\annoyance. Ofcoursethe forcescanbe lefrin their
map positionsor a more interestingsituationcan ariseif the
playerrepresenting Stansbury is allowedto deployhis unitsai
his own discretionin the areafrom Tournecliffe'sBridse ro
Bladen.burg Bridge. ThenMon'oecomes alongin rheguisiola
D6causingeach unit 1othrowfora changeof dispositionon rhe
followinstable:
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the map. If the British comnander decid€sto attack the also arive at this point if a scoreof I on a D6 is achieved.
American position straight away h€ must dice every move for increasingby one each successive move until automatically
fatigueon a D6, with a scoreof 1 reducinghis movemenr affivingsix moveslater.
capabilityto half and also low€ringhis morale,meleeand
shootingfactorsby one (or €ausingsinilar lossof effectwhere VICTORYCONDITIONS
otbergamemecbanisms are used).This appliesto eachunit of
the FirstB gadeonly. ln a faiiguedstatea unit cancontinueto American Victory Points:
advance forthreemovesonly.A fatiguedunitmustiestfor four PreventaBritishcrossingofBladensburgBridge forat leastfive
movesto regainits combateffectiveness. Similarly,ifthe First mov€s- 50 points
Brigade 'rests"for four movesat the beginningof the game Hold Tournecliffe'sBndge at conclusionof battle- 50 points
then fatiguepenaltieswill not be imposed. B.itish Vicrory Poinls:
Exit tableon road to Georgetown- 25 points
Thebattleis deemedto beginat twelvenoon.Duringthefirst Exit tableon roadto Washington(with the prospectofburning
four movesthe Washingtonreinforcements must remain in the 'Whire House") 75 points
positionas shownon the map. The Stansburyfigure may be
movedto the Smith figure acrossTournecliffe'sBridgein an Thus;scanbe seenthat to preventtheAmericanspickingup
effon by the former to persuadethe latter to advanceto his an easy50 points the British have to get going to nab the
assistance.Oncein contactSrniththrowsan averagedie and Bladensburg Bridgeandpushon asquickasthey canto attack
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ThePrinceandtheGeneral
A BronzeAgeEncounter
by Neil Hammond.

INTRODUCTION 12bownen,bow. (LD

PrinceAegiushasl usttumedsixeen andis eagerro provehimse|J. 12bo\rmen,bow. (LD
He hasjust beengivenhisfiIst cornmandby hisfather,anAchaean 12 Nubian javelinmen,javelin (LI)
Greek Island King. Prince Aegius is planning a raid. Aegius's 3 Greek chariots.(LCh) I
father has rcceived some information about the outer Hittite 3 Greek chariots.(LCh)
provinceof Assuwain the EastemAegean:the provinceis closero 3 Greek chariots.(LCb)
revolt due to the unpopularityof the local military govemor. 3 Greek chariots.(LCh)
The prince hassailedacrossto the alien land and, rclying on 2 Baggage €lements (canmove).
surprise,has carried out his raid. Booty hasbeen plentiful, but
unJortunatelynot all hasgone to plan- Many of the Foops and HinitdAssrwan
officersare unhappywith beingso far from their ships,and are C-in C in Hea\T Chariot, Reg A. Bold
s.€pticalabout Prince Aegius's military ability - it is more like 24 foot, javelin, shield. (MI)
hot-headedimpetuositythan rational decisionmaldng.A further 24 foot, javelin, shield. (MI)
worry is the fact that the enemy\ army, far ftom disintegratingas 24 Anatolian foot, javelin, shield. (LMI)
PrinceAegiuspredicted,hasjust appeared.Beforeescapingto the 20 bownen, bow. (Ll)
shipsa battlewill haveto be fought. Monle is at an all-timelow. 12 javelinmen,javelin. (LD
The Asian govemor referred to in Prince Aegius's rnilitary 12 merc€naryjavelinrnen,javelin, shield(LI)
intelligenceis in fact one Arma,Dattas, govemor by Imperial 4 Hittite chariots.(HCh)
decree, and local commander.He is unpopular, corrupt and 3 Attite chariots.(HCh)
greedy(so what else is new?).The raid hasgalvanisedhim into 3 Hittite chariots.(HCh)
action,no doubt spurredon by the thoughtthat failure to destroy 2 Baggageelements(cannotbe moved).
ihe raiders could mean death at lhe hands of the Imperial
executioner.By cunning,blackmail,threatsandbribeshe hasheld The Greek baggagearriveson the Eastemtable edge,within the
his army togetherand hasclosedin on the raiders.Arma,Danas Greekdeplolrent area,on tum L It is attemptingto exiathe table
has trappedthe AchaeanGreekson the wrong side of a river, via the bridge. The Asian baggageis placedon table insidethe
forcingthem to tum and fight. Battle is abourto commence. Asian deploymentarea,and cannotmove.

TIIE FIELD OF BATTLE SPECIALRULES

The Greeks deploy 240 pacesin from the river. The Hittite/ We were usingWRG ?th Edition rulesfor the scenario,with the
Assuwanforcedeployon the opposirelongtableside,240pacesin folowing modifications.However,there is no reasonwhy people
from the edse. shouldnot try out this scenariousingother rules, amendingthe
specialrules as appropriate.
Morale of aI units bar the C-in-C'sis unknownat gamestart.
Moraleclassis determinedwhen(i) a unit needsto testwaver;(ii)
whena unit first declaresa chargeor counter-charge; or (iii) stands
to receivea charge.No test is madefor an evade.
Treat counterdie rclls, etc.. on a unit whosemoraleclassis not
yet known as for a C classunit.
To establishmoraleclass,throw aD6 for theunit andconsultthe
folowing table: I

S'cor€Result
0,1,2 D class(Disguntled,disloyal)
3,4,5 C class(I-oyat)
6.7 B class(Eager, fully supponsrhe C in-C)
8+ A class(Highly trained and committed)

ModifeN: add 2 to the di€ s.ore if a €hariot unit is testing.

Bribcryr eachplayer hasa nurnberof bribery ..points"to spend

TIIE FORCES (delermined b) rollinga D5 b€rorelhe gamerlans.Thes.oreon
Greek the D5 equal\Lhenumberor poinr\you haveto spend).Thes€
C-in-C in Light Chariot, Reg A. Rash point,de rpentafteraI Lrcop:aredeployed.you canspendon
24 fool, spear,shield. (MI) ertnermendlyurur!or enemyuruls.evenif lh€ enemyunir)ou
24 foot, spear,shield.(MI) wish to bribe is not currentlyvisible.More than one point can be
24 foot, spear,shield. (MI) spent per unit. Each point spent adds one to youJ o\rr side's
8 slingers.(LI) moraleclassdie rolli or subrractsone ftom an enemy'srolt_Wrire
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Otherwiseit is a draw (i.e. both sidesclaim victory!). MaximillianExpedition . 6t 820
Additional points crn be gainedas follows: Italian Warsof
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captureof enemybaeqage- 150points Austro-Prussian War
captureof bridge (Asiansonly) - 150points. Franco-Prussian War
WORLDWIDE MAIL ORDERSERVICE
TIIE GAME S.A.E.for ILLUSTRA|EDLISTS.
The Gr€eksdeployedtheir spearmenin the centre,$,ithoneof the FREIKOFPS 15, 25 PrincotownRoad, Bangor,
units coveringlhe bridge.The light boopswerepositionedon the Co. Down BT20 3TA, Northernlrel.nd.
flanls, with the chariotsin support.
Arma-Daftasdeployedmostof hisline inJantryon fte left, wittr
lightertroop6,supportedby chariotryin the centreandon the right
wtng. .8.R, FOUGHTOFF IN DESPERATE
MEI.EET
The Greekchariots,led by PrinceAegiusin penon, rooeqown
or bunt through the Assuwancentre and far left. They then
oc€upiedthemselvesby hunting down the Assuwanbaggage.
Arma-Dattasmanagedto stabilisehis line by driving over to the
dispiritedleft and promisinghuge sumsof gold and silver to the
men if they rejoined the ftay. The rcserve Assuwanchadots
successfully facedto rcar to neutralisePdnceAegius'schariots.
The remainingAsianforcefel with a vengeance uponrhe isolated
Greekfoot, who heldon for longenoughto allowthe baggageand
some light units to escape,tut little els€. On realising his .tt
$\
predicamentPlinceAegiusabandonedthe battlefieldandrodefor
hisships,swearingrevenge.Only the chariotsthat abandonedtheir
fteshly gainedloot similarly rnanagedto escapeto safety.

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reliabitty of troops,leadingto sometensemomentsasunitsmoved
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"l'll concentmtemy B classtroopsagainst
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FORCE&
THEIRRESISTIBLE
THE IMMOVABLE
OBJECT
War,1899-1902
TheAnglo-Boer
Wargaming
by Ted Brown

INTRODUCTION TheBritishforcesin SouthAfrica at theoutbreakofwarwere

nuch smallerin numbersthanthe Boer Commandos oDDosed
This year is the ninetiethannive^aryof the outbreakof ihe ro rhem:dbourI5.000.compared wirhperhaps a5.000Boe's.
Anglo-Boerwar in october 1899.As the'Gentlemenin Khaki' The Boershad no regulararmy, the only tull-timesoldien
steamedsouth,or waitedin tentedcampsin no hernNatalto beingthemenof theTransvaal andOrangeFreeStateArtillery
face'JohnnyBoer' few couldhaveguessed that two anda half
Corpsandthepan'militarypolice,knownas'Zarps'.Thegreat
yearsoffightinglayaheadofakindtotallynewtothesoldiersof
bulk ofthe two stat€sforceswasmadeup of the Commandos,
the Queen-Empress. units formed of all malesbetween16 and 60 yealsold who
Theobjectofthis anicle;sto provideanintroductionto what provided their own horsesand supplies.The government
-in wargames terms- is a neglected
campaignandtoprovidea
suppliedfirst rate Mausermagazinerifles.
workablesetof rulesfor the largescaleactionsfoughtmainly The Boer artillerywasequippedwith excellentKrupp and
betweenOctober1899andJune 1900.The ruleswerewntten Creusotguns,includingthe soonto be famous155mm'Long
with v3mth(5/6mm)figuresin mind,but theycouldbe adapted
Toms'.Usewasalsonade ofBritish built lpdr'Pom Poms'and
to 15mm.
machineguns. The Boer gunners,tmined in the main by
Germanofficers,provedskilledand professional.
One final sourceof Boer troopswasseveralhundredforeign
BACKGROUND volunteersfrom Gerrnany.Ireland, France, America and
The Anglo-Boerwar truly wasa clashbetweenan inesistible Scandinavia, all keento try andgivethe BritishLion a bloody
force,in the shapeoflmperial Britainandan imnovableobject
in the shapeof the independentand stubbornBoersof the Therewere 22 Commandosin the Transvaaland 18 in the
Transvaaland to a lesserextentto beginwith - OrangeFree Orange Free State. each under a Commandantwith the
State. For those who would like an understandingof the assislanceof Field-Corne.s.Numbers in each Comnando
politicalbackgroundto the war I would direct them to my variedwith the populationof rhe district frorn which it was
fudherreading lislat Iheendot thrsanicle.Hereir sill suflice drawn.All officerswereelectedby themenanddiscipline in the
to saythat eversincethe Britishcameto the Capearoundthe Europeansensewas almost non-existent-Nevertheless the
tum ofthe eighteength century,rheyhadperiodicclashes with Boer.oftena goodshot,expertat the useof groundandhighly
the longestablished Dutch/Huguenot set.lers,knownasBoers mobilewasa fomidable oDDonent in defenceof hishomeland.
(orfarmert. Evenat that earlydatethe Boershadfewtieswith
Europeand sawthemselves as almosaindigenous.
The mostseious clashup until 1899camein 1881whenthe WARGAMING IDEAS
Transvaal wonbacktheindepend€nce Bdtainhadtakenfron it
Ifone hadlo pickout $e singlemostimportantmilitaryfeature
in 187, afterbestinga smallBritishforcein four moreor less
governnent, of the earlylargescalebartlesofthe Boer War ir wouldhaveto
minor actions.The British under Gladstone.
be the powerofthe magazine rifle. Boertrenchesandmobility
decidednot to €ontinuethe war after the battle of Majuba
andBntishdisciplinewerealsoofgreatimportanceto the type
endedin defeatfor the incompetent GeneralColley.The shon
offighting,bul itwas thedeadlydrumbeatof the Mausers.that
campaignshowedthat ihe Boels shotstraightandmadegood tnne
after time shapedthe baflles.Any wargamerulesmust
use of ground. reflectthis if they are to haveany €laimto authenticity.
The 1899Warcamefollowingtheill-organised Jameson Raid
For the British soldierstime afrer time lhe experience was
of 1895. It was precipitatedby Prcsid€ntKruger of the muchthe
same: A cold nightwould be followed by an advance
Transvaalhrefusalto grant the vote to the large non-Boer in the risingheat
ofthe day towardsa distantline of a river or
DoDulation or Uitlanders.mostof whomwere Briaish.
rangeof koppies- sonetimesboth the line would advanc€
until with shockingsuddeness hundredsandeventhousands of
concealed Boerswouldopen fire - the first shotsoften going
THE OPPOSINGFORCES high-sendingthetroopstoground.Thenwouldcomeattempts
TheBritishArmy in 1899was smallby Europeanstandards. An to getforwardby rushes.Thetroopswouldtryto retumfire, bul
all volunteerforceit hadmoreexperience of activeservicethan all to oflen therewasnothingto aim at. only the rushandthud
anyothermilitaryforceof its day,a largepopulationof officers andwhineof lhe Mauserbullets.the crashofexplodingshells
andNCO'Sanda fair numberof the p valeshadseenactionin and lhe crump, crurnp, crump. crump of little stdngs of
one or anotherof the campaigns in lndia and Aftica. 'Pompom'shells.If and when the Tommys'managedto get
If the Army was loo weddedto paradeground drill as within chargingdistanceof the Boer trenches,the Boerswho
oDDosed to realhticmanoeuvres. the menhadb€enclothedin hadno useor liking for handto handcombatwouldmakeoff
kltki since1885andwereequippedwilh a fine servicerifle in andmounttheir nearbyhorses.Very likely theywouldes€ape
the L€e-Enfield/Le€-Metford. The adillery were sliShtlyless the attentionsof the overworked.overloadedBrilish cavalry
well servedwith th€ 15pdrand 12pdrR.B.L. gunsrhat were and take-upanotherdefensiveposiliona few milesback.. . .
only adequatecomparedto the latest Germanand French For the Boersthe main problemswere that their menwere
reluctanr to undertake the tactical offensive,lackins the
disciplineandwiningness to chargehome- andincreasingly as Divisionsof two brigadesand Co.psof thre€ divisions.Each
thewarwenton,themanpower-togainatrulydecisive victory. infantry divisionshouldhave three batteriesof l5pdr guns.
On the Bdtish sidethe difficultieswereoverrelianceon the Eachcorpsshouldhaveonecavalryregiment.Cavalrybrigades
few railwaylinesfor supplyandreinforcernent andthe related consistoftwo orthreeregiments, onebaueryof six12pdrguns,
lack of mountedmen, particularlymountedinfantry,plusthe one M.G. model and often two companies 10 figures- of
gen€ralneedto adjustto a new form of warfare.Contraryto mountedinfantry.Eachb;gade,divisionandcorpsalsoshould
popular belief, with one or two exceptionsmost British haveone or two officerfigures.
commandenearly on saw the need for extendedinfantry Boer units shouldbe organizedinto commandosof from
fomations.The cavalrywasslowto realisethat opponunities about 15 to 60 figureseachwith one commandantand up to
for the useof swordandlancewouldbe rare andinsteadthey threefield-cornetfigures.Eachofthe junior officerfigurescan
would have to nake much increaseduseof dismouniedfire commanda sub-unit.Boerguns,'Pompoms' andM.G.'sshould
power.The wargamermust bear thesepointsin mind when be organised assinglernodels,no morethanone 155mm'Long
manoeuvring his forceson the tabletop.and in particularthat Tom'shouldbe in eachBoerforce.Foreignvolunteers fighiing
larges€aleflankingmanoeuvres on the partofthe Britishwere for the Boersshouldbe in small- not more than 10 fisure
difficultbecause oflack of landmarks,lackof horsesand very units,eachwith one officerfigure.
often lack of water on the dry veld.
TURN SEQUENCE
WHY Ytuth SCALE? Movesshouldbe altemate.Tossa coin for who movesfirst on
Most of the Anglo-Boer War battles make almost ideal eachtum. Sequenceof tum: Movement,firing, morale,melee.
wargames,being in the rnain bngadedivisionalsizeactions.
Theuseof %@ths€alefigures,suchasthosesupplied by Heroics TR(X)P TYPES
andRosenablesusto fightjust aboutanyactionon an average BritishInfantry-includesregularandvolunteer,British,South
sizewargarnes
table.sincenoneofthe rroopsinvolvedrequire African,Australian,Canadian.New Zealand.
complexpaintjobs %mthscaleis just aboutideal,especially
if Brilish CavalD- includesregularcavalryonly.
oneremembers the savingsin costinvolvedoverlaryerscales. Brilish M.I. - includesregul mountedinfantry,all colonial
mountedtroops andmost British cavalryafter the beginning
TERRAIN of 1901.
SouthAfrica showsgreatvarietyin tefain, but in generalterms BritishField Artillery rspdr Rifled breechioadingguns.
you will need to showdun or grey-greenveld, coveredwith BritishHo$e Artillery l2pdr Rifled breechloadingguns.
boulden and a scatteringof mimosaand other treeswith the British Mountain Artillery - Natal Field Artillery up until
odd isolatedline or groupof koppies.Nataltendsto be more nid-1900with TpdrRifledrnuzzleloading euns,rspdr after.
hillyandmostriversrun in sunken,bushlinedbanks.For much Boer Foot - all commandos whendrsmounted
of the yearmanyriversare dry or at leastvery low in water. Boer Horse all commandos whenmounted.
Dorps,or smallvillageswouldconsistof a fewrin roofedhouses Boer Field Guns Boer 155mm'LongToms'only.
with perhapsa smallchurchor school.Nativegass hut kraals Boer forcesmay alsohaveone unit of 'Zarys' and up to trvo
can alsofeatureon the wargamestable. unitsofForeignvolunteers. Fromlhe endof October1899-i.e.
The Boen - and to a lesserextent ihe British made after the first two battles- British forcesrnay have small
extensiveuse of trenches,dug in short lengthsand with numbersof long rangel2pdr and 4.7 inch gunsprcvidedand
overhead cover. The Boer trenchescould be cunningly nannedby lhe Royal Navy. Boersshouldvery rarely fight -
concealed at the foot ofkoppies-with dummiesdugon the hill neverhandto handunlessforced-mounted. About5% to 10%
sidein plain view to draw British artilleryfire - or into dver of Boer forcesshouldbe armedwith the single-shot Martini
banks.Barbedwire wasalsosometimes usedbybothsidesand Henryratherthanthemagazine Mauser.Britishregularcavalry
couldalsobe foundaroundfarmboundaries andbesiderailwav only use carbines,other British mounted troops use Lee-
lines. Enfield,{-ee'MetIord rifles.

MOVEMENT
.KOPPItrSAND COMMANDOS' There are three possiblelates of movement:March/Walk,
WARGAMERULESFOR THE Double/Trot, Charge.No Artillery can charge and hea\y
ANGLO-BOERWAR. 1899.1902 Anillery - ox drawn - may not double. Units may only
Theserulesare designedto simulatethe largescalebattlesof double/trot€veryothermove.Unitsmayonly chargeifthis will
the first half of the Boer War using yr0othscalewargames bring them into baseto basecontacrwith the €nemy.
figures.Ifit is desiredto use15rnnfiguresthiscanbe doneby
TROOP TYPE March,A,valk
DoubleffrotChrrge
doublingall distances. Themlesshouldserveasan introduction
and as ihe playerbecomesmore familiar with lhe carnpaign BritishInfantry 8cm l0crn 12cm
changes couldwell be workedinto the rules. BritishCavalry 10cm lscm 25cnl
BntishM.l. 12€rn 20cm
GROUND/TIME/FIGURESCALE British Field Artillery 8cm 1Ocn
Groundscalei5cm : lo0yds British HorseArtillery 1ocm 18cm
One turn = approximately 3 minutes British MountainArtillery 8cm 1Ocn
One figure = 20 rnen.One model= 3 guns HeavyNaval Guns
Boer Foot 1Ocm
This givesa British infantry batralioneight companiesof 5 Boer Horse 12cm Zz.m
figures: 40 strong. A British cavalry regiment of three Boer Field Guns 8cm 1ocm
squadrons of 8 men:24strong.A Bitish batteryof arrilleryof Boer HeavyGuns
two gunsandeight crew. AII Transport-ox.
In additionall unitsshouldhaveone officerfigure. All Transport- mule/horse. 8cm
Infantry brigadesshouldconsistof four battalionsand one All Trains-
M.G. model. includingArmoured. 25cttl
RANDOMISATION 3, 4: no change
In order 10randomisemovementfor eachunit movingthrow 5, 6: plustwo casualties.
one normalsix sideddice. I = deduct3cm.
2 = deductlcm. To knock out enemygun all gunnersmanring gun must
3,4 no change-5,6 add2cm. beconecasualties. Crewsshouldbe: Heavy(4.7inch/lssnm)
Units must move Iull distanceshown,unlessgainingpre-set six figures.
All others 4 Iigures.

MELEE
FIRING For eachgroupof Iive figuresin baseto basecontactwith the
All rangesusedare practicalunderserviceconditions,rather enemyfigures throw one normal six sided dicei Result is
than theoreticalunder ideal lest conditions. numberof enemycasualties. Britishcavalryadd 50% to their
score.Boers deduct 1 from their score-Cunnerscount as
SMALL ARMS infantryof their type.
Firing is by companies - 5 figures.Roundnumben down. Adjus.: Plus I iI chargingto cofltact.Plus2 if attackingfron
flankto rear.Minusl ifenemybehindfence/wall, etc.Minus2if
WEAPON CLOSE EFFECTTVE EXTREME nounted Boers. Melee may only lastone round afterwhichthe
.l0cm -50crn loser- high casuallies - must retire at Double/Trotspeed.
Mauser 0-20cm
Lee-Enfield
0'15cm 30cm 50cm
Lee-Metford MORALE
Manini-Henry 0-12crn -25cm -40cm Tesi British moralei
MaximM.G. 0-25cm -40cm -70cm Whenunderfire havinglost 25% casualties.
L-M Carbine 0-1ocm 20cm -35cm Whenattackedin flank or rear.
After ten roundsof beingforced'to ground'.
For each group of 5 figuresor I M.G. throw one normalsix- Beforernelee.
sideddice. Tesl Boer morale: When under fire having lost 20% of
At closerange:dice score= casualties inflicled.
At effectiverange:dice scoreminusI : casualties inflicied. Whenenemyis on flank or rear with 50cm.
At extremerange:di€escoreminus2 = casualties inflicted. Whenany enemyis with 15cm.
Adjust: Firing eroup Boen plus one to dicescore.
Targetin closeorderplus one to dice score. Foreachunit to be testedthrow two normalsixsideddi€eand
Targetin coverminusone frorn dice score. add baserate of 5 {or British and 3 for Boer troops.
Targetin trenchminustwo from dicescore. Adjust: Havejust won melee,plus 1.
Havejust lost melee.minus2.
ARTILLERY Under effective i.e. casualtycausing- artiillery/M.G.fire,
Firing is by one gun model.
Fallingback.minus2.
WEAPON CASE SHORT EFFECTI\E EXTREME Mountedenemyin rear, minus3.
TpdrRML 2-3crn -50cm -100cm -150cm Havesufferedover 50% casualties, minus3.
l2pdr RBL 2-10crn -75cm -125cn -170cm Comnanderof army with force,plus 2.
l5pdr RBL 2-10cm -75cm -125cn -180cn
l2pdrRBL(R.N) - 180cm 150cm -200cm DICE SCORE RESULI
4.7'RBL (R.N) - 9-100cm -200cm -2s0cn
/BASE RATE
lpdr'Pornpom' - 2-50cm -100cm -160cm
I
75mmCreusot Rout atchargespeedto rear.May onlyrally
K.upp 2-10cm -90cm -1s0cm -200cn after further moraletestnext turn.
155mm'Long 4 Fall backat marcb/walkspeedfor oneturn.
Tom' - 5 100cm 220cm -250cn 5,6 Halt and go to ground,take no casualties.
Case:For eachTpdrthrow one nomal six sideddice,score= carry on as ordered
For €ach l2pdr - not R.N. throw two nonnalsix sided GENERAL NOTES
dice,scoreminus2 = casualties. All {'argamcs ne€dto be playedin a frierdly spi t. Th€sefinal
For eachlspdrt5mm throw two normalsix sideddice, rules are optional.
score= casualties.
OBSTACLES
Shell: Rateaflypossible obstacleswith a movedeductionfactorbefore
CASUALTIES AT SHORT EFFECTIVE EXTREME thegame.Thisis bestdoneby mutualagr€ement, but ifnot just
RANGE RANGE RANCE deduct 25% of move distance for foor and horse and50% fo]
Tpdr/1pdr'Ponpom' 2 | I guns.
l2pdr/15pdr/75mn 3 2 I
4.7inch/155mn 3 2 2 HIDDEN BOERS
Agreebeforethe gamethat British infantryand arlillerymay
Adjustr Targetin coverminus1. only fire on Boercthey cansee.This couldbe Boer foot using
Targetin trenchminus2. blackpowder Martini-Henryrifles,Boergunsgivingthemselves
Targetin closeorder plus 1. awayby muzzleflash-50% chanceon nomalsix sideddice-or
Throw one dice per gun firing. Boer infantryseenwhenBritish infantryget within say15cm.
Score1: minustwo €asualties.
2: minusone casualty
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- PART1
THESECONDCRUSADE
by Sarah Speight and Michael Perry

INTRODUCTION their doorstep.The crusadeagainstthe Slavswasorganised by

land'hungrylordsandcleicswho hamessed theirdesiresto the
The SecondCrusadeof 1147-9has sufferedat the handsof
sreaterEuroDeanmovement.
modernand contemporaryhistoiansbecause of its nany and
disastrous failures.Few p€oplewrite aboutit todaybecause so THE WENDISHCRUSADE
liltle waswritten about it at the time: to mosl Christiansthis
particularcrusadewasoneto be forgottenassoonaspossible. The Wendslivedto the north and eastof the Elbe. in an area
Otto of Freising.in his biographyof his nephewFrederick comprising muchof modemEastGemany andPoland-At rhis
Barabarossa, refusedto dwell on ihe journeyeventhoughhe time their leader.Niklot the Obotrite,was an ally of Count
had panicipaled: Adolf of Holstein-Their relationswere suchthat Adolf had
"Bul sincethe outcomeofthat exDedition. evenbeenpermittedto rebuildsomeofthe formerlyChdstian
because ofour churcheswithin Wendishterritory.The announcement of the
sins,is knownto all, we, who havepurposedthistime to €rusade ruinedthisfriendship.Adolfin all conscience
couldnot
write not a tragedybut a joyoushislory,leavethisto be continueto leavethe Slavsin peacewithoutnrongereffortsto
relatedby otherselsewhere"- convert them. whilst ro Niklot th€ new crusadewas a
Unfortunarelyfew chroniclestook up the challenge.Of declarationof war againsthis people.
Christianwiters only Odo ofDeuil devoteda completework to On June26, 1147,Niklot attackedChristianLubeckburning
the crusadeand eventhen he did not follow it throughto the the city and takingprisoners.He thencrossedthe borderand
unhappyconclusion.Luckily Odo'swork is quite reliable.As devastated Holsteinterritory.The Christianresponse
wasslow.
chaplainto King LouisVll of Francehe attendedmostof the ln late July lhe anniesof Sarony. Zahringenand Bremen
councilswherethe key decisions concemingrhe crusadetook reachedthe Wendishstrongholdof Dobin wherethey were
place.He also includedpracticalinformationspecificallyto joinedby a Danishfleet-While Dobin wasbesieged the Slavic
helpthe Frenchshouldthey undenakea new crusadeito stop andDanishfleelsengagedin skirmishes alongthe Balticcoast
themmakingthesamemistakestwice. Anotherpriest.possibly resultinginihe destruclionofseveralDanishships.butthe war
English,wrotean accountofa groupo{ Anglo-Normansailorc wasbeingcarriedout half-heartedly. For the Ch stiansthere
who,blownoff couEe1oPortugalen routeto Palestine. joined waslittle point provokingtroublewith the Wendswhenthey
up with King Alfonso I to recaptureLisbonfrom the Moors. €ouldlive togetherquitepeacefully. A truceIollowed:theSlavs
Th€ otherChristiansourc€sarebrief. Abbot Sugerof St Denis lvereto foregothe worshipofidoh, the Danishsailorswereto
devoteda coupleofchaptersto eventsout eastin hisbiography
of Louis VIl. Two Byzantineoficials, NiketasChoniates(c.
lrss-c.12ls) and John Kinnamos(c.1144-c.1180 s) included
brief accountswithin generalhistories;theseemphasize the
disunitywithin the Christianarmiesandthe deficiencyoftheir
crusade preparations. The great Palestinian historian.
ArchbishopWilliam of Tyre (c.1130-c.1185) wrote an accounr
of thesiegeof Damascus importantbecause. althoughw tingin
the l1?0's,he wouldhavehad memoriesof hisown aswell as
survivors'storiesto use.Finally,thereareseveralArabversions
of events. The Muslim hsitories. such as the Danascus
Chronicle,concurwith the Christiansin attributingthe failure
of thesecondCrusadeto over confidence andbad-management
on thepartofthe westemlordsandto theunwieldynumbersof
non-combatants followingthe army. They could haveadded
that the Turks. unlike lhe Christians.had learnt from their
experience of the Filst Crusade(1096-99).Fifty yearson the
nativerulen weremoreunifiedwhilethe ChristianKingdomof
Jerusatem wasbesetby its own internalrivalries.Secondtime
aroundtheTurkswouldovercomeall personaldisputes to unire
againsta commonenemy.The Chnstians,in stark contmst,

The SecondCrusadehaddifferentmotivationsandpurposes
to the very first 'crusade'.It consistedof severalexpeditionsi
joumeys to Palestineto fight the Turks, campaignsin rhe
lberian Peninsulato push back the Moors and an offensive
againstthe paganSlavsofEastemEurope.The impetusfor the
new crusadewas providedby the fall of Edessato Zengi of
Aleppoat Christmas 1144.Theres ltingpleasfor aidto prevent
turtherreconquests promptedPopeEugeniuslllto announce a
new expedilioneast. To prevent the abandonmentof the
campaigns againstthe Moors in Iberia, as menflockedto the
Holy Land, the €rusadingindulgencewas extendedto the
SpanishandPortuguese whostayedhome to fighttheenemyon MaD l: The Wendish crusadeand the ov€rland route ealt
I. English Sean He is unonnouted apan ton hjs spanEenheln,but he .aties a pariselike shield b6ed on o BreLtn ennple. 2. NM Ktiqht Pakted
het6 \|ere qnrc.onnnt b) 'he d'tl t2th-.r'uo Fue plates wete j6t cominq k, but retuined rare ntil the end of the aentury. Ftat kppeA ki? shie!,ls
wete ako beqnltinB ro tnake ah appeamnrc at nht rhe p.abobu innodured ta rerlace weiglt J. Pttugu* Kabht The kathet talselktl shiekl and ke
helnet art 4picall! tbenon. Atrathed b n'e btotk ed nait houbik is a kalerbacked nait flap nd pbkckd the bw{ hotl ol ke lN anlt e6 e.fted
bf a teathet tie o ke hail cof at the te,ple. Spea6 ond tates in spain Nae stilt 6ed to th^t otrum. me! ||*e senuot\ pokted, 6 ||*e thov of on
knightlt .ldes iit Europ..
 greatleaderexceptomnipotentGod". Yet theyweresufficient-
ly well-organisedto dmw up a compactof rulesandordinances
to govemthemselves. This is describedin the "De Expugna-
tione Llxbonensi"(The Conques.of Lisbon)thoughtto have
beenwrittenby an EastAnglianpdest.This wasnot a mobof
ill-preparedmen taggingonto the retinueo{ a greatlord but.
quitethecontrary,a groupsufficiently motivatedtoelect judges
to settledisputesand distributemoneyfrom their common
tund, to providea clericfor everyshipandto organiseweekly
councils.But evenamidstagoup of"lesserfolk" a hiera€hyof
authodtyexisted-One of the stipulationsof the €ompactwas
'1hatno-oneretainthe seamanor the servantofanotherin his
employ".Existingrelationships werenot thento be brokenasa
resultof the crusade;the servantsof prosperous peasants and
townsfolkwouldnot find enancipationvia the joumey. Many
of the latterhadliltle choicein the matterof whetheror not to
go on crusade- they were simplyfollowingtheir masters.
The distinctivefactor aboutthis group of crusaders, which
contributedlargely to its success,was rhat there were few
dependents whoseneedshad to be considered by rhe leaders.
wlen blown off courseto Portugalin early Junethey could
afford to haggletermsbeforejoining the siegeof Lisbon.By
choosingthe searoutetheyhadavoidedmanyofthe hardships
of a land march; there was no residueof impoverishedand
diseased crusaders to encumberthe armyandcreatea desperate
need for suppliesat any price. The problemsof lone and
arduousmarcheswith amajorityof foot-soldiers meanlrhaton
evervPalestinian crusadethe orisinalcoreof non-combatants

,tlllii
Upp€r claasw€ndish lribesman
be releasedand the alliancebetweenNiklot and Adolf of
Holsteinrene*ed,*ithNiklot payingtribute.Thefirstclauseof
coursecouldneverbe enforced;it wasprobablyinse ed into
the treatyasa face-saving exercise to peEuadeotherChristian ATLANTIC OCEAN
nationsthat somethinghadbeenachievedin EasternEurope.
In August 1147the crusadersmarchedback into Slavic
territory,thistimeto attacktheLiutizi,aPomeranian lribe.The
two sidesmet at Demminwherethe Christiansestablished a
siege.But the siegelastedlessthan a month due to unrest
amongstthe crusaders andearlyin Seplember theydecamped.
Meanwhile,a secondarmy had noved on to besiegeStettin-
The fact that Stettinwas a Christiancity showsjust how far
removedfrom a tru€ crusadeihis war had become.It is likely
that a najonty of the arny had not realisedthe religionof
Stettin'sinhabitanrs for whenthe bishopappearedto pleadfor
his city the crusaders swiftlywithdrewl
With thisembarrassing episodethe crusadeagainstthe Slavs
finally petered out. lnstead of promoting the cause of
Christianityit hadgiventhe Slavsevery reasonto increasetheir
hostilityand to protecttheir own religion.Therecannolbe a
betterexanpleofhowmisguidedthe'convert ordie' policywas.
approachof land-hungrynobleswiped-out

F'"P
The heavy-handed
thesignificantprogressthathad beennade by Niklot andAdolf
of Holsteintowardsestablishinga good relalionshipand an
acceptance of Christianitywithin Slavi,cterrilones.

TIIE IBERIAN CAMPAIGNS

lnthe latespingof 1147a contingentofEnglishmen.Flemings
andFrisianssetout for Palestine
by sea.Henryo{ Huntingdon
describedthem as "lesserfolk who were dependentupon no Mao 2: The C.ussde in lberia
 39

was quickly augmentedby poverty-strickenand sick foot

soldienandknights,menwhosehorseshaddiedandwho bad
thrownawaytheirweapons andarmourbecauseit
of an effort to carry.hem.The Lisboncrusaders
wastoo much
avoidedthh
Illicit ARMS
lu-lcff ARLIS: Poi^t B ondMra4 of wotzons
processandthus they and the non-combatants who accompa- fsrt.s 'n olt tc.t.s aid p.noat b |n. hish&t so;tud5,
niedthemremainedfit andableto performaservicefar longer Fot d.6jk, t.l.phaM r'oor,108687) 22816, or enn a
SA E or 2 L R. C t kt tanpl. ond lnb,sbti,E
than did their counterparts followinglandroutes. i^].t.!s,to ncnAtB.6 OaHanAAr... DdtuMd.
In earlyJulythe sailorsjoinedAlfonsoof Portugalto besieg€ Co.Tvon. N. I -. BT70 I AG,
Lisbon.At first eventswent well for the Christianswith the
Moorsbeingpushedbackfromthesuburbs intoLisbon'scentral
citadelbut then camea set-back.
"Meanwhile,lhe men of Cologne and the Flemings
undertookto shaiterlhe walls and the towers of tbe
NEW SENTRY NEW
SHOP
enemywith five baleadcmangonels.
their engineshadbeenconstrucled
But whenat length
andmovedup to the
BOX SHOP
wall, theybarelysucceeded in withdrawingtheram while 55a CHAPELHILL,MORLEY,LEEDS.
the rest were bumed, disgracefullyenough.And our
tower,whenit hadalreadybeen broughtupalmostto the Completerangesof Dixon,
wall, stuckfastin the sandandwasbombardednightand MuseumMiniatures,MLR,HalesModels,
day without respiteby three oI their mangonelsuntil, plus Osprey,W.R.C.,StandardCames,
afterfour days,whenwe hadexpended greatlabourand Pluspaints,rules,etc.
sufferedheavylosses in its vaindefence,it wasburnedby
the enemy. Wherefore our forces were not a little PainlinBiervice availablefor building<.
demoraliz€d,and they were hardly able to regaintheir
couragefor a week". TEL:0532521386
Spiritsroseswiftlywhenit wasrealised thatfaminehadsetin high.Althoughtherewerestill disputesbetweenthe leadersof
within the city.The crusadershadbeenextremelysuccessful in differentgroups,thesewere fa. lessmomentousthan those
cutting supply lines and preventingneighbouringMoorish whichmadediscipline su€ha problemforConradandLouis,the
chiefsfrom comingto the aid of their brothers.New siege GermanEmperorandtheFrenchKingwbo led the landforces
machineswere constructedandminesdugandon October16th to Jerusalem.The "lessernen" could make decisionsmuch
the wall wasfinally breached.But the Moo$ did not give in: andlessruledby
moreeasily,theywerelesstied by obligations
"And sotheMoorsgatheredftomall sidesfor thedefence conceptionsof royal powerand prestige.They couldthusact
of the breachin the wall, placingagainstit a barrierof moredecisivelyand ihe resultwassuccess.
bearns.Accordingly,whenthe men of Cologneand rhe
Flemingswent o t to altempt an enhnce, they were TIIE SIEGE OF LISBON
repulsed-For, althoughrhewallhadcollapsed, thenature At one stageof the siegethe Anglo-Normansresortedto
ofthe situation(on the steephillside)preventedan entry buildingan83fttall enginewhich,althoughpushedcloseto the
merely by the heap of ruins. But when they failed to south'westemcomerofthecitywall,wascuroffftom lhe restof
overcomethe defendersin a hand-to'handencounter. the besiegers
by the tide:
theyattackedthemfuriouslyfrom a distance with arrows,
"Whenthe Moorsobservedthatthe risingtidehad€utus
sothattheylookedlike hedgehogs as,bristlingwithbolts,
they stoodimmovablyat the defenceand enduredas if off, they issuedtwo companiesthrough the gate and
unhanned.Thusthe defencewasmaintainedagainstlhe atlackedour machine.And the othersuponthe wall, an
onslauglrof the attackersuntilthe first hour ofthe day, incredible multitude. brought up articles of wood,
wbenlbe latter returnedto camp'. togeaberwith pitch and flax and oil and every kind of
inflammablematter,andhurledthemat ourengine.And
The Moorsstoodfirm for severaldayswhileyet moresiege stillothen dischargedanintolerablehailofs.onesuponus
machineswere constructedtotryandbreachthewallsa second . . - Beneaththe wingsofourengine,betweenit andtbe
time.Thisdid not provepossiblebut by October24th,1147,the wallwasa penthouse olplaitedosiers,whichis commonly
Moors had had enoughand sunenderedthe city. The tems, calleda Welshcat, in whichweresevenyouthsfrom tbe
that their lives and property would be preserved,were districlof Ips*ichwhokeplil consranlly in po.irion. .
imnediatelyignoredand the crusaders proceeded to loot and And underthis sorneofour men, with othersinsidetbe
massacrerheir way through the streets-SomesettledpeF enginebeatout the burningmatter. . . Othersdrawnup
manentlyin Lisbon,but the majoity restedover winter and in fighting formationmanfullyresistedthosewho had
then departedfor Palestineon February1st 1148. come out from the gate. So the enginewas defended
Meanwhile,the Spanishcrusaders hadsucceeded in retaking through thal night . . very few of our men being
Almeria on October17th. aidedby amies from Genoaand wounded.but the geater part of the Moorsbeingcut to
Languedoc.In late 1148they look To osaand the following piecesin hand-to-hand or distantcombaf'.
yearFragaandLedda,thuspushingtbe lastofthe Moorsout of (The Conquestof Lisbon)
Catalonia.
Of th€fewsuccesses ofthe SecondCrusadethemajorilywere Theyheldout for2 daysandnightsuntilrelieved,whenthey
scoredin SpainandPortugalfor two verygoodreasons.Fint, wereableto pushthetowerto witin 4ft ofthe wallandlowerth€
with thebulkofrbeChdstianarmiesinvolved beingnatives they drawbridge.The Moorsgavein soonafterwards.
obviouslvknew the terain and did not showthe destructive
geographical ignorancethar wasso damagingto the armiesin
Palesline.Secondly,panicularlyin the caseof the Anglo-
Norman,Glemish crusaders,the standardsof disciplinewele
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Part1 by lohn Davey
A facetof the vadouspo6tWrit2 conniclsin S.E. Asia that is often Theseaircraft fulfiIed ground strite, recceand air superiodty
overlookedby wargameNis that of ihe waterbomewar. functionsfor the units operatingbelow them.
This is a pity assomevery intercstingscenadoscrn tre enacted, After the fall of Dien Bien Phu in 1954,the Frenchgradualy
and it's a greatway of gettingftepower aroundin a hurry! withdrewfron S.E. Asia, leavingmo6tof lheir equipmentto the
ln th€s€articlesI will not trededingwith the coastalandoftshore fledglingSouthVi€tnameseForces.(More of this later).
batd€sasthesearticlesare aimedat the 20mm.and smm. s.ales The other sid€ of the wet war was,of course,the amphibioDs
and warshipaclionsin theses.alesare not really practical- operationsof the variousArmy units form€d to us€the L.V.T.'S
To set lhe scene,it was obvious ftom the stan that aquatic and M29 Weasels,againsuppliedby the Americans.
wadarewouldplay an importantpart in lndochina,asthe countsy In the late fonies, a[ the amphibiousarmour*"s colelted into
is oiss-cross€d by a net*ork of dveN,canalsandirrigationditc,hes, one unit, the Groupe Amphibiene (GA). Thes€vehicleswere
not to mentionthe malsh areasand flooded paddyfields. nanned by the Foreign I-€gion's 1st. Cavalry Regt. who soon
The wet warfar€ in Indochina started with the French developedetrective taclics for their use, as oppocedto their
ExpeditionaryForce(F.E.F.) in 1945when,in lateOctober,using piecemealus€ b€fore the rcorganjsation.
a colle.lion of junks, launch€sand other cmft, the newlyformed Both thesetlpes of vehicleshadmadetheir debutin WW2. The
Naval Brigade Far East (NBFE) supponedan attack by Army M29Cwasthe amphibiousversionof theM29Light CargoCarrier,
uni6 on My Tho. However, due to flooded roadsand sabotaged commonlykno\ln asthe Weasel,
bddges,the AImy feUbehindschedul€andthe Navyhad retaken They werekno\rn as"Crabes"in Frenchserviceandwerc us€d
the city by the time the Army appearedon the hodzon. for re.on and light supplywork.
Thiswasa ha$inger ofone ofthe biggestFoblemsfoundby the The LVT 4s were developedftom the Alligator, designedin
Westemforcesin Indochina;the diffrcultiesof overlandEavel. 1935by D. Ro€blingfor resqrework in the Florida Everglades.
As a r€sultofthis, andother,succese.,Generallrclerc, (C.O., During WW2 it was further develop€dand fitted with armour,
F.E.F.) entrustedto Capt. FrancoisJaub€rt of the NBFE, in annamentanda largercargocarryingcapatiy(30trooprsor a light
Novemb€rof 1945,the formation of a pemanent river flotilla of vehicle).The other variantthat sawservicein Indochina*as th€
smal craft. Startingftom alrnostnothing Jaubertsoonbuilt up a LVT (A) 4. whichhadthe tunet of the M8 75mm.SPGfitted to a
colection of iunks (mo6tlycaptued ftom the Viet Mnh andthe
Japanese!),launches,bargesand tugs. In the Decemberof that
yeir he was alsogiven 14 LCS'Sand 6 l,C\?'s.
He wasgiventhe taskof moppingup ihe pocketsof resistanc€ in
the areassouthof Saigon.Sadly,he waskilled in actionnearBien
Hoa. He hadleft behind,ftough, the basisof what wasto become
a fomidable fighting force.
By early 194?,the war hadspr€adto Northem Indochinaanda
new formation came on the scene. Drawing heavily on ihe
exp€riencesof Jaubens Units, the F.E.F. built up a new Naval
mit, the "Dinassaut"(roughly, "Assault River Dvision").
As the Viet Minh were able to ambushrcad convo's almostat
wi[, ihe Frenchde.ided to us€the inland waterwaynetwo* for
logisticalrd.sporr and patrol work.
The majority of the cl-aft available to the Dinassautswere
modifiedlandinecraft (mosdyAmericanWW2) and a smattering
of small.fast Datrolboats-
Thesecraft werc modified in Vietnam with additionalarmour
plate and fitted with weaponsrangingftom light nachine guns
tbmughautomaticcannonsandon up to 3" navalgunson the morc
specialis€d "monito6" whichwercLCMSwith thewel-d€ckp]ated
over aod one or more gun turr€ts added(usualy from disabled
amoured caJs).
TheDinnassauts operatedfiom 1947til 1954,mainlyin the area
aroundHanoi- Their vess€lswere usedfor troop transpo(, mine
cleadng,mnvoy es.ort and assaultlandings,aswell asall soitsof
oddjobs. By thistime the force numbercdsome2m bnding craft,
afewlargersuppot vesselsanda plethomof smallercraft. Mo6tof
thesecrafrweresuppliedby the U.S.A. whichhadalready$aned
its massiveaid prcgmme for the area,
Air supportfor the river orerationswasFovided by aircraftof
the French Nav], and mainly consistedof amphibiousplanes
(CatalinasandGrumnan Gooses),Privateerbombersandcarrier INDOCHINA
bome fighter-bombers(F4, F6, SB2 etc.).
 AJ-C}| c. 194t ARVN rMooilof ' c. 1950

roofed-in cargomnpartnent. The SP 75ftn. was us€d for 6re whenit wasreally not rheir fault! Commandeventuallypass€dto
supportin amphibiousops. There were also someenemporised the Navy howeverand the problem s/assolved.
vehicles.mainiyLVT 4s.fitled wirh variousguns.inlcuding40nun. TheAmericrnscontinuedto supplyams andadvisorsuntil tbey
Bofo$ and RCk as well as their normal Mcs. fonned their o*n units in 1!)64.(S€€pan 2).
Both the LVT and ihe M29C were us€d in Europe and the As to the amphibiousoperations,th€ARVN werehamper€dby
Pacificcampaignsin WW2 wher€they provedtheir suitabilityfor then hck of trainedne.hanics, so what little amDhibiousarmour
us€ rn marginaltenain. Again, with the fal of Dien Bien Phu, lhe Frenchhadleft them wassoonuseless.Luckilt for the ARVI\,I
thes€vehiclespass€dinto the careof the AR\al{. th€ US loanedthem somemechanicsand suppliedlhe new M113
ln ihe transitionalp€riod betweenthe Frenchleavingand the APC to them.
American troops arriving, the AR\,}{ c.anied on using the This vehiclewasfu y amphibiouswithout preparation,except
equipmentleft by the French, wi$ incaeasinglylarge arnounrs for raising the splashboad, and had excetlentmobilit in the
suppliedby the U.S. Vietnameseswamps.
Theideaof a \4ehameseNaif wasfi$t mootedin 1949,but du€ The Ml13 *"s esp€cialyusefulin the MekongDelra,an areaof
to the manpowershortage,nothing re-aly happenedutrtit 1953, gr€at strategc unportanceas it was the main farming area of
whenth€ first Vietnam€seDinassautwasfomed. althousbit stil Indochina.Therewer€ so manycanalsand paddyfields that any
had quite a few Frencbsaitorsin il. non-amphibiousvehiclecould not have beenableto move more
On 1July 1955the commandofthe NR\,II pasledftom ihe FEF than a few feel from the sFa$eroads.The M113s,on the otber
to the SouthVietnamese,who werc now beingtrained, fiDanced hand,did so much*ater oossingthat, in interrogations,€aptu.ed
and suppliedby th€ US military adviserswho were taking over VC said rhat they thought that the ARVN werc using boa6.
ftom the French. Imagine their $trpdse, then, when the .,boa6" staned chasing
They were sooncalledupon to do their job and son out a few then tbroughvillages!
disafrecledrcligious sectsand guedlla units who were cawing
trouble. By this time the term Dinassauthad be€n reDlacsdbv Glossary AFV Armoured Fighting Vehicle
River AssarntGroup (RAG.). AIC Armoued PersonnelCadier
In mid-1957,Ho Chi Minh b€gan his campaignof guerila AR\4! Army of the Republicof Vietnam
wadare, tenor and violence, CO CommandingO6cer
The RAGSwerevery effectivein combattingthe growthof the FEF FrenchExpeditionaryForce
fledgling VC in lhe Mekong Delta, but there were rwo major GA GroupeAmphibiene
snags: KpH Kilometresper Hour
Elrstly, lhere was the low morale causedby the ever-present LC knding Craft
corruptionin SE Asia, esp€ciallyin the highercommandlevelsof LCA I$dins Craft Assault
the ARVN. Ut e could be done about this however, and ir LCM I$dint Craft M€chanied
continuedto afrectthe war until the fal of Saisonin 195. I,cl? Iffding Craft Vehides and PeNonnel
The semndproblemwasalsoone of comma;d. Unfortunately LVT llnding Vehicle, Tracked
for the RAC'S they were placed under Army conmand. The MG MachineGun
Generalswho plaoned the battles usually had no idea of the NBFE Naval Brigade,Far East
limitationssuchmuodaneitemsastidesand low bridges,etc. had NR\4{ Navy of the Republicof Vietnam
on aquaticaction.Therearesevemlgoodpiclurcsofl-c}{s waiting RAG River Assault Group
for low tide to go undera bddge.Pity rhenthe poor Navaloffic€n RCL Recoillessrifle
who werecontinualy beingreprimandedfor failing their mixsions VC Viet Cons

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Fleu/de Us & edEing:,hite.
"Ir Tonnant"+ 40rnmBofon
Field:Oeen. Cnb: Rlue.
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STRATAGEM
JACOBITES FORTHE'FIFTEEN
(Designer:Dave Hoyles) (Designe.:DaveSparcw)
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MFrl lVusketeer, moskel
shouldered l\lSJ 3 charqinq.broadsword& larqe
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MBC2Trooper,sword MFrc2 Carabinier,
shoulderedswofd
MBC3Dfasoon,muskel lMF63 Troooerol Horse.oislol
lUFrC4Draooon.mustel.rurcao SCI.FIFIGUFES
MfrL5 Uraqoondrummer.rurcap
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Ordinaryrul€sshouldsuf6cefor mo6tof the aspeclsof the connict. 1l ForesresPalh
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M48 for the Lcs. Triton NapeolonicNaval.Action 200, Osprey,
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Past,Plese ta d Future
Amour valuesfor launchesare aboutequalto softskinsor lightly
almouled vehicles,dependingon the amountof weaponry*ith
shields.TheLCs havemoreamour, aboutequalto theMl13, or if Colours
it is oneof the adaptedrcMs with the extraarmour,it is probably Uniforns - asfor WW2 USA, ie. Olive Drab (OD), olive geen
equal to a heavylank. khaki etc.
In an umpirc controled gane, an interesting,or evil, touch AFVS OD overall, somehad also a disruptiv€pattem of OD,
(depandingon whichsideyou areon) isthe useofhiddenobctacles bdck red and sand.similar to that of WW2 cem|an tanlG.
(sandba$,minesetc.) to makethe us€of boatsa little riskier! Ma*ings - Frcnchv€hicleshada smallTdcoleur to the left of the
Air supportcrn be dealt with in the usualmamer. numberplate, which waswhite on black, and usuallythere were
Weaponsfircd ftom water crafr are not usuallystabilis€d,so unit markingson theside,sof th€vehicle(s€efrgs.)as*ell asa name
treat them as if fired ftom a movins vehicle. or nuinber (or both), usualy in white.
AR\4{ - similarto the above,but no Tricoleur,numberplatesare
blackon yellow and namesare uncommon,Also observ€dwasa
MODELLING DEIAJIJ tan (possibledri€d mud) over OD scheme.
Boats- Light Grey (moror launches)or OD (LVs). White s€rial
z)mm. no6.ano names,etc.
Thereare,thankJully,quite a few mod€lssuitablefor thispedodof SomeAR\4{ monitorswerc se€nin a disruptivepattem of sand,
the war. The modelstend to come ftom the specialistmanufac- (rllle, grey and dark green.
!uen, Slthoueh the larger companiesmay releas€something Aircraft - Dark blueoverall (hivateer, coo6e, F4U). Light grey
upper, white lower (PBY etc.). Tricoleur on tail
At the momenthowever,no-oneseemsto do a venion of the
l-cA, LCVP, notorised junl or early monitor.
Now for the goodnews.Airfix us€dto do a versionof the LCM, BIBLIOGRA}TIY
and, althoughthesehavebeenout of productionfor a lew years
they sometimestum up (s€archyour loft!), andif you can6nd one
they areeasilyconvertedto armourcdpatrolcraftor monitors.The
Rivetute \ Veryus€f'n Sqn.isir'lalPubl.
'byJihMesko.
polytlrcnevelsiontheydid is alsoquit€ useful,but is a little harder Anawhvk\an I
Ml13seies(?A)
to convert as litde will stick to rhe plasticlhey are madeftom.
Anaut of vbfiitn wB (42) ) o"*r',.,**-o
F€nt-O-Resusedto do a veEion of the emly, armouredrcN
usedby the FrenchandNR\4,,1.They alsodid the LVT (A) 4 and Tuk WaL Vietuan(6\ Tanks ustrated
the LVT4. Again, tly to get hold of the Airfix LVI4, but theyare Britisl UStanksWW2(Lvlsel!.\
gettingquiterare nowsobe preparedto paya little morefor them. Chamberlain,Ellis Arms aDdArmour Press
They are alsoeasilyconvertibleto the LVT (A) 4. cramodelsdo lon Sorrj (lncludes an account of amDhibiouswarhrc in
the LVT2, which is easilyconvertedto the LVT (A) 4. moocftna,I slelan ulrlrer- Lansul uooks.
No-one seemsto do the M29C, but it may becomeavailable
eveotualy (subtlehint for manufacturen!)
The Mll3 is availableftom Platoon20, Skltex, JB, lnlp€n, USEIUL ADDR.ESSES
Cromwell,Fent-O-Res,cramodels et al. (seeappendix)
Fig@s Platoonm, lr$er Balloo Rd.,
For the earlypart of ihe war, WW2 Americansareideal,asalrno6t Groomsport,Co. Down, BTl9 2LU, North€m Ireland.
a[ of the Frenchequipmentwasex US. For the VC/Viet ldinh try
the Elci figur€s for the later period, or chop otr lhe banana Sk''trex, 28, Brook St., Wymesr&cld,
magazineof the AK47 and make a drum mag ftom a sliver of Inugbborough, Iricestershne.
sprue. This gives a reasonablemodel of the PPSHof WW2.
Altematively, if you prefer metal figurcs, then a little judicious Granodels,73. Casderoo Ave., Wembley.Middle*r.
s€archingtlrough the nnges of Platooo20, Skytrexetc. should
give you all the figwes you need. Otheraddresses areusuallysomewhere in the modellingpress,and
donl forget to sendan SAE with youl enquiries!
sltrm (mmth)
ln lhis scale,youwil haveto scratch-buildthe boatsandLCr, but
lhe AF/s are availablefrom Heroicsand Ro6,Davco and GHQ
amongothe$. Figuresin this scalecanb€ WW2 or Moder US or
Soviet.as it takesa keenerevethao mine to tell the difference!
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Grand Taaical Miniature Rules: 1792-1815
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