June 19th to July 4th - Conclusion of Forgotten Germany

June 19th - Bavaria officially begins to mobilize its troops - too little, too late.
June 24th - Prussian 2nd regiment and Landwehr arrive at the muster point of hex 1216. The 1st and cuirassiers are in 1625.
June 27th - The French arrive at the town in 1604 and take it unopposed.
July 2nd - The Prussian army has all arrived at hex 1216. France is nearby at 1514.
July 3rd 1807 - The two armies meet in hex 1415 after a long days march, neither engages.
July 4th - The final battle between the field armies of Prussia and France takes place.

The Prussian army: 2940 men, 720 cavalry, 3 batteries.

Prussian right flank.

Prussian left flank. Landwehr hiding behind the forest.

The French Army: 5280 men.

The voltigeurs.

The Chasseurs.

The battle begins. Prussian cuirassiers charge through the French empty centre, looking for flank charges.

The cuirassiers blast through one Chasseur unit, but get stuck in with another that manages to form square.

The battlefield starting to look empty. Then the weather turned to rain, halving movement and severely hampering musket fire.

Center: The only Prussian unit remaining. All others have fled or been killed. Four units of Voltigeurs move in for the kill.

The remaining Prussians formed square. They were charged from four sides, the rain making their defensive fire ineffective. The voltigeurs won the combat, forcing the Prussians to attempt to flee, but quickly surrendered because they were surrounded. Victory France.

France: 2160 killed, 1140 wounded. Prussia: 1080 killed, 540 prisoner. A Pyrrhic victory for France.

The Prussian army is destroyed. Barely any of the French army remains, but they still win the campaign.

That leaves France in sole control of Forgotten Germany. Hope you liked my little campaign!

June 2nd - June 18th 1807

June 2nd, 1807 - France is uncomfortable with Prussia upsetting the balance of power, and declares war.

June 10th - All French forces are mustered at hex 3611

June 14th - French forces cross the border into Prussias newly won territory.

June 18th, 8:00pm - French forces arrive at hex 2116, a town recently conquered from Bavaria by Prussia. Battle occurs in the dusk. The poor light affects the artillery.

The towns Prussian garrison - Musketeers, more musketeers garrisoning the town, two 6 pounder batteries, and Landwehr.

The French come charging onto the battlefield, voltigeurs in front skirmishing, followed by columns of chasseurs.

The outnumbered Prussias fight for an hour then retreat. The towns garrison repels an assault then marches out the rear of the town unharmed. The batteries manage to limber up and escape. The Landwehr flee in panic. The musketeers to the left turn to march away, get charged in the rear, then make their escape in panicked flight.

The French have taken the town! The French lost 540 dead and 240 wounded. The Prussians lost 180 dead and 180 prisoners. The French may have taken the town, but took more causalties in the process.

May 14th to 16th, 1807

May 14th 1807 - Bavaria requests aid from France but is politely refused.
May 15th - Prussian 2nd regiment and Landwehr plus two batteries attack the Bavarian town in hex 2116, defended by the Bavarian second regiment.

The Prussians prepare. The landwehr are on the left of the picture.

One battalion of Bavarians are just outside the town, while another garrisons the town itself.

A single Prussian battalion approaches while the battery fires in support, and the other two
battalions prepare to assault the town.

The much reduced bavarians fight on, while assault columns approach in the distance.

The Prussians converge on the town in a bloody brawl that lasts 30 minutes, and ends with Prussia as the
undisputed masters of the town.

Prussia takes the town. Prussia loses 120 dead musketeers, and 180 landwehr. 360 Bavarians are taken prisoner, 360 escape, and 720 are dead.

May 16th - Bavaria surrenders. They give up all rights to the two towns conquered by Prussia, and in return receive their prisoners back.

Another mini-campaign with two small battles. My map was big enough this time, but I still need more miniatures. We'll just have to see what gets painted next! Thanks for reading.

1807 Campaign

In 1807 Prussia decides to restart the war with Bavaria. I made a new, much larger hex map for this one.

May 1st 1807: Prussia begins mobilizing its troops.
May 10th: Prussia's first regiment and cuirassiers cross the border into Bavaria.
May 12th: 1st regiment and cuirassiers attack the Bavarian town in hex 2529.

There's the town. Prussian units approach while a bavarian unit fires.

Bavarian musketeers first fall back, then turn and get a flank charge on arrogant cuirassiers
who forgot to move out of position. Not to worry, the much more deadly cuirassiers fight off
the flank charge and take the Bavarians prisoner.

Three Prussian columns converge on the town, slaughter the garrison and win the battle.

The Prussians then added the town to their kingdom.

The Bill: Prussia: 780 musketeers dead, 360 wounded. 60 Cuirassiers wounded. The wounded will be ready to fight again in about a week. 

Bavaria: 780 killed, 1140 prisoners.

May 13th: A day late, Bavaria begins mobilizing.

May 15th, noon: Prussian second regiment and Landwehr battalion arrive at the Bavarian town in hex 2116.

The Battle of Shornberg - 1806

May 23rd 1806 - Prussia leaves a garrison of 300 in Bavarias capital, then marches back north to defend their territory from the French.

May 25th - Bavarias second regiment, plus survivors from the first, arrive at their capital and easily capture the Prussian garrison and retake their city.

May 26th - France takes the city of Floft and leaves a garrison.

May 29th - The Prussian army arrives back in their capital and waits.

May 30th - France takes the city of Steinshaft. France now controls all prussian territory except their capital. 

May 31st - Bavarian army arrives at the gates of Shornberg the Prussian capital, and elects to wait for the French to arrive.

June 3rd - The French and Bavarian armies attack and the battle of Shornberg begins.

Prussian right flank. Curiassiers in the rear, Landwehr in the forest.

Prussian left flank. Grand battery on the left side of the picture, musketeers and a howitzer battery
on the hill.

The French. Voltigeurs and Chasseurs.

The Bavarians.

Somewhat later in the battle, Bavarian regiments wheel about onto the Prussian rear.

The Prussian Landwehr cheer as they destroy a unit of Voltigeurs.

But the rest of the Prussian army is destroyed in a battle of attrition from musket fire and
charges. The Landwehr are taken prisoner, and only the cuirassiers and howitzer make it to
safety. The grand battery was forced to flee from combat with the Voltigeurs.

The French and Bavarians are now the uncontested rulers of this corner of Forgotten Germany. Their were only two battles in this campaign, but lots of fun map maneuvering. I like the Solo Wargamers Guide campaign rules, and they work well with Guard Du Corps. Until next time, thanks for reading!

Forgotten Germany - A Napoleonic Campaign

Welcome to Forgotten Germany, a little noticed or mentioned piece of the former Holy Roman Empire. The rest of Europe cares little what happens here, there is very little of strategic value to fight over. Armies here are counted in regiments, not divisions. As Europe burns with the Napoleonic wars, no belligerent pursues these lands with any interest, and generals assigned here are third rate at best. These generals are left almost entirely to themselves, even making and breaking alliances with foreign powers with no regard for their nations stance!

On May 1st 1806, General Pierre of France is ordered to take this area for the French empire. General Heinz of Prussia begins mobilizing his forces in response seven days later.

May 7th: The last regiment of Voltigeurs arrives at the French muster area and are ready to march. 

May 13th: Prussians finish mustering at Schornberg.

May 15th: French cross the river Muse by ford.

May 16th: French take Barkensnapt unopposed. Prussians attempt to enter French lands by way of Bavarian territory - Bavaria doesn't respond well and declares war!

May 21st: Bavaria begins mobilizing their troops.

May 22nd: Prussia attacks the Bavarian city of Warink.

May 22nd 1806: The Battle of Warink.

Warink is defended by a single regiment of Bavarians.

Prussians attack with a regiment of cuirassiers and four battalions of infantry - the rest of
their army kept in reserve.

Bavarian musketry sends the battalion on the right retreating through the battalion on the left -
they are now both unorganized.

Prussian curiassiers charge the diminished Bavarian square, breaking both it and
the bavarian line behind them.

The single remaining bavarian battalion retreats to reform another day. Victory Prussia.

The Butchers Bill:

240 Prussians killed, 120 wounded.

420 Bavarians taken prisoner, 540 dead.

The small Bavarian army has taken losses it can ill afford. The Prussian army is mostly intact, while the French have yet to shed blood.

Thanks for reading!