Friday 30 August 2019

The Battle of The Elbaubach

…  homage to The Battle of the River Elbow by David Barnes which was published in The Wargamer’s Newsletter in the 1970s.
This is the game Steve and I are playing at The Cotswold Wargames Day in Northleach on Sunday.


The Emperor of Astrovia and The Elector of Vaubaria are at odds, as the famous saying goes, so little introduction is needed. A balanced Vaubarian force of horse, foot and guns, under The Markgraf Karl von Orff, has been despatched into the disputed territory of Mundania which nestles between the competing states. 

Below: Markgraf Karl von Orff, commander of Vaubarian forces.

Here is the map of the disputed territory of Mundania, which is squeezed between the Electorate of Vaubaria (to its west), and the Astrovian Empire (to its east).

Only major features are shown on the map, including the capital of Mundania, Krisdeburg. The rest of this region is a patchwork of small hills, farms, hamlets, villages, woods, copses, rivers and  streams - perfect wargaming territory in fact!
Approaching The Elbaubach from the north, having made a wide sweeping move northward on entering Mundania, the Markgraf finds himself facing a similarly sized Astrovian force under the command of Reichsgrafen von Schwarzenatter arriving south of the river.
Whoever can command the crossing, will win the day.

The Markgraf Karl von Orff has with him the following Vaubarian force:
IR1 - The Leibgarde
IR2 - Regiment Dremel
IR3 - Regiment Breitner

Dismounted Dragoon regiment Muller
Vogts Cuirassiers
Podolski Hussars

2 Field Guns



For the Astrovians, Reichsgrafen von Schwarzenatter is in command of the following force:

IR1 - Frankl
IR2 - Schrodinger
IR3 - Grenadiers Mahler
Light Infantry: Karavani Croats
Klammer Kuirassiers
Czardas Hussars

2 Field Guns

Steve and I are very much looking forward to the showdown, and to meeting a few blog readers who may have made the journey to the Cotswolds. 

A report on the action will be forthcoming sometime next week.
Full details of The Cotswold Wargames Day can be found here:


19 comments:

  1. I look forward to seeing this game Sunday.

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    1. Look forward to meeting you Neil. Best rgds. Phil

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  2. I suppose anyone coming from Krisdeburgh has to wear red? And my small paintings exhibition might help when you consider the names of those lakes in the contested area.......

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  3. I look forward to the battle report as well. I'm thinking of fighting my own WSS battle in Spain at the River El Boa very soon, using the same scenario.

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    1. Liking the name El Boa! Very good. Best rgds. Phil

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  4. Sounds exciting! Love the map too.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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    1. Thx Stokes. Next up will be a battlefield sketch map. Best rgds. Phil

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  5. You have a promising career as a cartographer ahead of you. It's good to see that your project has advanced to the point where you can field the armies and have at it.

    Jim

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    1. Thx Jim. Yes,meow for the actual wargaming bit... Best rgds. Phil

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    2. That should have said, Now for the actual wargaming bit...

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  6. Look forward to this, looks to be a lovely sized engagement.

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  7. Sounds great, lovely map and command stands!

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  8. Sadly won’t see this on Sunday, but looking forward to the pictures after the event.

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  9. An excellent game to drool over in the flesh Phil, nice to catch up. Sadly as we were both running games not much time to talk to each other.
    The Cotswold gaming day was a fantastic day out and I got to have a chat with Stuart Asquith again this year.
    BZ on the game.

    Happy gaming,
    Willz Harley.

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    1. Great to see you Willz… and well done on your game too. Looked really nice and seemed like you were having fun. It was a pleasant little day out all round.

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