General d' Armee warm up game for WHC...

Hi,

we have dug out the glorious Napoleonics this week for a series of warm-up games before a trip our annual trip to the Wargames Holiday centre.

This one was a tiddler featuring only about fifteen units per side. We ran out an Austrian Division in Four brigades against a Division comprising French & Saxons in three brigades.

We've not played GdA this year so went through every stage of game play with meticulous care. It plays with a dreamy simplicity allowing you make those all important command decisions not get bogged down in rulesy nonsense. The rules also deliver believable results & reward historic tactics & deployment. This really inspired us, so next week we'll add some more units to the mix & play something a bit more interesting & with luck I'll report back here for you.

Our testing ground - we only used the main table not the two rear boards.  

The Austrian left comprising a light cavalry brigade in support of an infantry brigade comprising
3 x 32 Grenzers  

The dashing Brigadier and ADC in the uniform of the Hessen Homburg Hussars. 

Schwartzenberg's Uhlans. These are all from Chris's collection.

The "Giant Killers". Hessen Homburg Hussars.

French Cavalry. 22nd Regiment of Dragoons.

The Saxon infantry Brigade advance on it's objective.
Note Brigadier with his personal supply of schnapps. Hic!
All from Tony's collection.

    

As I said next week we'll scale things up & nail down the rules before our trip to see Mark Freeth at the WHC along with all the usual suspects. I promise you a report on that game for sure! Probably...  

Best wishes,
JJ