BATTLE OF HAMERTEN

Once again, I find myself typing up another apology, so here I go...
Hamerten was fought little over a month ago, but we've been busy with schoolwork and so haven't had time to make a post.
However, I do promise you that when I have the time I will put Hamerten on the blog.

My most sincere apologies,
Jakob Morris

(P.S. Currently planning a Battle of Kadesh - Stay tuned!)

Photo mentioned earlier

Several of my Prussians and my prototypical AFV - The PAIV*
*Prussian Anti-Infantry Vehicle

The Field Marshal's Day of Victories

Recently I found two old pictures of my Prussians, they were from 2017. I can remember taking these photos too, as on that day I defeated the French and British armies in two seperate battles.
I'll start with the English: The British army under Ciaran fielded 25(ish) men and 1 commander. My Prussian army was of equal strength. Now for the battle.
The British forces split into two main groups - 15 men to attack my force and 10 to protect the commander. I used my tactic of forming my front ranks into a "V formation" and sending out pairs of "Scouts" to guard my flanks (This won me many battles back then but with our new rules these are obsolete and outdated now).
I then allowed the Brits to attack me and wear themselves out. I swiftly counterattacked and the British were all destroyed.
An hour(ish) later, my army of 30 was facing a French force of equal strength. The battle was a bloody one, as we both continued to pull up reinforcements and hurl them into battle, fighting over a small broken structure in the middle of the battlefield.
It went on like this for a while before I repulsed the last French infantry and Thomas retreated his commander - I had won.
I consider this to be one of my best days in my wargaming career and marks the time were I finally surpassed Ciaran and matched Thomas in a lage (At that time anyway) Napoleonic battle.
I will put the photos mentioned earlier on the blog when I have time!
A heads-up about upcoming posts:
- Our latest battle - Vauchamps
- Artillery rules
- Our battle of Hamerten
- And more recollections from 2017!

One of my most Brilliant Generals

This post will be somewhat different from the other posts on this blog. As in this one, I am focussing on the exploits and successes of one man.
It started in early 2018, while I was having a wargame against my younger brother and his British army. The general I was using was my last non-veteran commander.
After about 20-30 minutes, the table was scattered with plastic soldiers and a victorious Prussian army.
6 battles later, using the same general I had won all but one of them.
After this, the commander was packed away, not to be used for anoter six months.
Until one day last year, tired of countless defeats, I brought out my "Lucky General" and sent my Prussians to battle.
25 minutes later, the battle was won and the French commander captured.
The next day, he went to battle against Thomas' second-in-command - Lieutenant-Colonel Timothy. Half an hour later, the Lieutenant-Colonel and three soldiers were prisoners of the Prussian army.
But things weren't over yet, and things were looking desperate for Thomas as two out of his three commanders had been captured.
His last commander was brought to the front - General Timas, a man who seemed to have just as much if not more battlefield success.
The French force of 15 infantry and 8 cavalry attacked my force of 20.
The Prussians formed square and were surrounded. Seeing no alternative, my general relingquished his captured commanders and was granted a safe retreat.
This General has not seen combat since then and it is uncertain if his luck will improve by the next time he battles.
Despite his defeat, I hold him high regard and am saving him untill he is needed for a truly important battle.

Plans for The Battle of Hamerten

Recently we decided that Miniature wars needed another major battle to liven things up a bit.

This is the planned battlefield, the village of Hamerten, Germany and the River Elbe.

I chose Hamerten for, well no particular reason except that it's compatible with my Prussian army and the terrain looked to make an interesting battlefield scenario.
However the overall purpose of this battle is to test our new points system. Each of us will start with one hundred points and will use these to construct an army using rules mentioned earlier on this blog.
This will mean that the old system of equal numbers on each side will not apply in this battle and the numbers and types of troops used will affect the army's fighting capability and style.

A quick run-through of our points system:
Infantry - 1 point
Cavalry - 3 points
Light/medium artillery - 10 points
Heavy artillery - 15 points
Howitzers/mortars - 12-18 points

A simplified map of Hamerten (Drawn by me)

Possible combinations for an army could be:

• 90 infantrymen and 1 gun
• 10 cavalry, 10 infantrymen and 6 guns
• 30 cavalry and 10 infantrymen

And many more...
The time for this battle is yet to be confirmed but I will get back to you when it's settled.
Keep reading! And if you have a question please leave a comment!

P.S. More posts on the way!

New Posts on the way!

I would like to apologise for our lack of new posts. Recently we have been quite busy. However, I am in the process of creating some new posts that focus on our points system along with more detailed rules for artillery.
Hopefully these should be posted by the end of this month.
Keep watching this blog for updates!
-Jakob

WATERLOO POSTPONED

Due to Thomas' broken printer, I regret to inform you that our miniature Waterloo must be postponed to later this year. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.
-Jakob