Battles to be Fought and Won

Now that the scene is set, the next thing to do is deciding the sequence of events that will follow. Of course there are a few less and more important ones, so when evaluating the outcome of the campaign, I shall judge the victor based on these. I scored importance from one to three in brackets in the list below. And lastly, I indicated the rules which I intend to use.

Nordgrühne theater

1. Flossian demonstration against the Grübsheim bridge (1) - ET2 

2. Flossian forced crossing of the Grühne to the south (1) - ET2 

3. Böhnstadt countermoves (2) - ET2 

4. Possible action against the full Flossian force (2) - Maurice

5. Possible pursuit (2) - Maurice

Störkburg theater

1. Flossian raid on Alt-Störkburg (1) - ET2 

2. Flossian advance on Rosenheim (1) - ET2

3. Possible investment of Rosenheim (2) - ET2

4. Timely Böhnstadt reserve advance into the valley (2) - ET2 if battle is joined

5. Pitched battle against the Flossians (3) - Maurice

6. Possible pursuit (2) - Maurice

That gives me at least a couple of battles to fight in the near future, all I have to do is build the remaining terrain for the necessary actions.

The Cards Are Revealed

This post is about what the Schultze-Böhnstadt army had actually been doing while the Flossians prepared for war.

Initial OOB for the Flossian Army of Invasion

Drawing on my previous notes, here is the complete OOB (now that I have the painted figures to back it up) for the planned Flossian invasion of the Störkburg Valley.

Medvetland and Mercenary Flags and Guidons

Continuing with a former theme, as I completed some mercenary and Medvetland units, I present to you their respective - and rather hastily created - accoutrements.

They are suitable for 6mm figures printed at 100% resolution.

Medvetland cavalry guidon

Medvetland regimental standard 1

Medvetland #2

Medvetland #3

Mercenary battalions

6mm Towns and Woods on the Fly

 

I'll have proper terrain for the 2nd Störkburg Valley conflict, but until then I needed some placeholders, so using a colour printer, some spare bases and the internet I made a few terrain pieces.

There's a small village and a town, a section of woods and a properly made swamp, all necessary features of an 18th century battlefield.

The Flossian Grenzer are only there for scale.

The Flossian Regular Army Rebuilt

As referenced previously, I have completed the main battle components of the army of the Union an dem Flosse. Just as with the Böhnstadters, I used 6mm Commission Figurines lasercut figures. I have a third complete army in the making, that of Medvetland, along with another large irregular component.

Now as you can see the original plan of fielding one militia, two musketeer/fusilier and one grenadier battalion per brigade, along with light cavalry support, kind of did not come through. Organizational blame is to be put on arguing electoral subordinates. Still, the most important thing is that they are ready for the campaign.

The Flossian army currently stands at:

6x line infantry units in bicorne/tricorne, 24 figures each

2x grenadiers in bearskins, 24 figs each

2x light infantry or militia, 16 figs each

4x field guns with 4 crew

3x8 dragoons

2x9 cuirassiers

2x9 hussars

1x command stand

Painting these figures is very, very easy and good results can be achieved with little effort. I made another order with Commission Figurines in fact, to bolster light cavalry with hussars and boys in tarletons, and then some militia types. Hopefully they will arrive at the theater in time to make a difference.

Map of Glambria, Armagnac and the Duchy of Alba

 

The master file became rather oversized and I could not edit it anymore, so I cropped off the eastern parts and created a single to-scale map of the western end of the Schultze-Böhnstadt continent. The island nations of Albion and Insolencia are a little bit more westward and shall be created on separate images.

Glambria is a large and populous kingdom, with many cities. During the Formaggian Succession Wars she had occupied the Duchy of Alba, a Formaggian territory, as a result of a deal with House Schiavona.

The south-western corner is inhabited by Reformatist Armagnacians (is that a word?) who are a fierce and independent people.

The Flossian War Plan

The Flossians, although their army is not as ready as they might desire, are ready to deliver their first strike to the Principality of Schultze-Böhnstadt. 

They are well prepared, have stockpiled rations and ammunition, and a frantic anti-spy activity ensued all along the border, including hinting at an invasion force marching towards the Nordgrühne Kreis.

The Flossian war plan involves:

a) a demonstration with limited foces towards Nordgrühne, perhaps with an opposed landing with boats and pontoons across the Grühne. The force present there should not engage any enemy main army, but tie down Böhnstadt manpower and resources so that they could not be redirected to the main theater.

b) a large irregular raid on the Alt-Störkburg vicinity, using the barely navigable mountain passes from the direction of the Oberschwanseewald. If the raid succeeds, light troops can roam freely and disrupt enemy lines of communication.

c) a main army advance to the Störkburgerthal, including investing in the siege of Rosenheim with heavy artillery, which would be a slow advance and require precaution. If Rosenheim is gained, the valley opens up for the attackers. There was a secret reconnaisance mission conducted by South Flossian Feldjäger a few months back, which showed the fortress in a dilapidated state.

Militia and irregular units are still being directed to their areas of deployment, but the regular troops are already there. Every communication remains secret. The Four Electors are dead set on regaining the Störkburgerthal and oust the Böhnstadter local government.

The Army of Schultze-Böhnstadt Rebuilt

I sold or binned all of my 6mm figures during the Covid lockdown. I needed the money more than the figures. 

In last October the time has come to start purchasing 6mm figures again, and I duly did so.  The ones in the picture are Commission Figurines lasercut 6mm figures for their Napoleonic line. In this scale they are quite appropriate for the period, and nothing beats their prices on the market.

I primed all of these figures back in March and completed them by June. All major components of the regular forces of Schultze-Böhnstadt are here.

Infantry and cavalry are based on 75x25mm bases, 8/9 horse or 24 foot to a base, and one base would equal one unit in Maurice for a while.

Artillery is based on 25x35mm bases and commanders on 25mm round ones. The majority of the bases are produced by a local hobby guy and also bought on the cheap.

Battle Flags of the Flossian Union

Continuing with the theme of the previous post, I reviewed and updated the Flossian flag repertoire.

Cavalry guidon

Kriegsfahne of the Union

Electoral flag

Regimental flag #1

Regimental flag #2

Regimental flag #3

These images are produced to scale, but I probably will reduce their size when printing. I made the central brown part where the flag staff is placed a bit thicker for my 6mm figures.