Monday 10 December 2012

If you like miniature battles and if you like them big, the Liphook Historical Wargames group is just what you're looking for. They're objective is to play as many major Napoleonic battles over the course of 2005-2015 and they are very much on course. These wargames will require between 25 and 50 commanders. Battles in the past have included Friedland, Wagram and Borodino.


This was just one of the four tables needed to play Friedland.
There about 30 people involved including 3 umpires

Their programme for 2013 is as follows:

14th April 2013 - Lützen
Fought historically on 2nd May 1813. French v Allies (Prussian & Russian)
Can General Wittgenstein’s Allied Army 100,000 strong destroy Ney’s III Corps before Napoleon can reinforce him?

23rd June 2013 - Vittoria
Fought historically on 21st June 1813. French v Allies (British, Portuguese & Spanish).
Can King Joseph and Maréchal Jourdan with 50,000 and 153 guns in a strong defensive position stop Wellington’s 70,000 and 90 guns from driving them out of Spain?

8th September 2013 - Leipzig
Fought historically on 16th – 18th October 1813. French v Allies (Austrian, Prussian, Russian & Swedish).
Can Napoleon with 177,000 men and 700 guns surrounded at Leipzig defeat the combined Allied Army of 257,000 troops and 915 guns led by Prince Schwarzenburg before it can be reinforced to over 365,000?

24th November 2013 - Nivelle
Fought on 10th November 1813. French v Allies (British, Portuguese & Spanish).
Can Maréchal Soult with 60,000 men defending the Nivelle river line defeat Wellington’s Army?

To get involved email - tmaroney at hotmail dot co dot uk for enlistment papers

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