DBA 15-19K Imperialists vs Swedish

More Thirty Years War action now. A Double DBA clash between Imperialist Catholic & the fearsome Gustav Adolphus Swedish. For this one, I played the Swedes using just one General. While Jack & Amy took the Imperialists with a General each. This allowed them to have more tactical flexibilty, plus they could go off & do their own thing (...hopefully argument free).

We opted for more Horsemen with these armies, having suffered from a lack of it in previous TYW battles. To add some spice to the action, Jack received 2 additional Dragoon elements.

The terrain had a wood, hill & river on one flank. While the other had a larger hill.

42a Imperial 1606-1648.
2x4Pi, 2x4Pi, 2x4Pi, 2x2LH, 8x4Pk, 6x4Sh, 2xArt
+ an additional 2x3Dr

41 Swedish, 1610-1670.
6x3Kn, 2x3Kn, 1x3Kn, 1x4Sh, 6x4Sh, 4x4Pk, 2x4Pk, 2xArt.

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Battlefield overview

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View from the Imperialist lines, Jack took the left & Amy the right.

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The mighty Swedish Knights

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Jack's command included Light Horse & Dragoons.

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Amy's command had a massive six elements of Pistols.

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Opening moves & view from the Swedish lines.

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Race for the high ground, the horse on both sides move to engage.

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On the other flank, Jack elected to hold the wood with his Dragoons.

I send two elements of Shot to aid the Knights.

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The main forces size each other up.

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CRASH..! Swedish Knights against Imperial Pistols.

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It's back & forth with no clear advantage.

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On the other flank, the Swedes are gaining ground.

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The guns open up!

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First blood to the Swedes.

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Combined arms of Shot & Knight prove to strong for Jack's Imperials.

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'Whoops a daisy', down go two Swedish elements. The horrors are 'whooping' loudly!

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Slowly... Swedish Knights force back the Imperial Pistols.

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But.. Imperial Pike & Shot are winning in the centre.

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The Swedish Knights pile the pressure on Jack!

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Breakthrough... One of Amy's Pistols falls & she gives me the

'Stare of Doom'.

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Mercenary Scots Shot fight it out with the Imperials.

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BOOM! Scots Pike take it head on.... AAAaaaarrggh!

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It's a massive scrap in the middle,

the Swedish Yellow Regiment are being flanked.

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Another casualty in the centre...

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But the Swedish Yellow's stand fast & repulse the attack,

it would be the turning point.

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Jack's flank has gone, the Swedish Knights now turn for the centre.

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The fight on Amy's flank goes on.

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Could the horrors make it count in the centre though?

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I begin to falter, but I set loose my secret weapon. Little 'Gustavus' Jenny joins in & starts rolling the combat dice for the Swedes.

Bang! First the remaining opposition on Jack's flank is destroyed.

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RAHOO! Next two Imperialist Pistols bite the dust.....

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...and finally the Scots Shot claim the last kill for VICTORY!

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Final positions.... we have to use two pics to cover the entire battlefield.

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Final view from Amy's flank.


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The end came rather quickly, but what a great game. We all enjoyed that one. Jack & I felt we got it spot on with the Horsemen in this one. In our last big TYW clash between the Dutch & Spanish, we didn't get the balance right.

The match ups were very good in this one, Swedish Knight versus Imperial Pistol, with the Knights coming out on top. The Imperials nearly won the day in the centre, but the Yellow Regiments stand proved to be the key.

Still it was little Jenny's die rolls that came through, Jack & Amy are left putting away the kit!