The Battle of Leuthen (or a bit, anyway)

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The Battle of Leuthen (or a bit, anyway)

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In what is my first Seven Years War game in some years, I decided to fight Leuthen. The whole battle is beyond my scope in terms of space, time & figures so I planned a scaled down version of Frederick the Great's masterful outflanking attack on Nadasty's corps on the Austrian left flank.

The table was already set up when the participants arrived.

A panoramic view from the north end
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and the south end
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The Prussians heavily outnumbered the Austrians but had the difficult task of fighting through to the outskirts of Leuthen by game turn 8.

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The "hook": masses of Prussian cavalry & the Grenadier brigade.

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Part of the centre, where the Prussians needed to capture a forest & the small village of Sagschutz.

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The Prussian left flank where the Garrison battalions & ex-Saxon fusiliers were meant to feint towards Leuthen.

The Prussians advance, with Fred. the G. looking on.
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The Austrians were waiting

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Pandour were sent to garrison Sagschutz

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And Leuthen village.


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The Austrians counter attack
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The off-table Austrian cavalry arrive (apologies_ I forgot to photograph them on table!)

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The weaker Garrison & Fusilier brigades crumble

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The Prussian cavalry is repulsed & history is reversed.

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Splendid looking game Donald!
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Absolutely splendid!
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Looking good!
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Very good
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Looks great!
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Splendid set-up, well done.
Kein Plan überlebt den ersten Kontakt mit den Würfeln. (No plan survives the first contact with the dice.)
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The fourth one down looks like Freddy's manual "How to get your jaggers forward".
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Corking!
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Thanks for the generous comments.

I was glad our home-groan rules, never used by some of my more recent pals, met with general approval.
I think the coming year will see arash of SYW games.

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