DBACrimea1 - Breakout from Calamita Bay

Poor old Turkey...

The Allied Army has landed at Calamita Bay.  Lord Cardigan is placed in command of the advanced force with orders to push forward & protect the beachead.  A sizeable Russian force has orders to attack the beach, game on!

For these particular games, we'll be using an article from Wargames Illustrated, it has basic troop types & factors.  It is only a small article, but it was a nice change & reflects troop characteristics of the time.

WI 101 Crimea DBA'd

 For our little game we went with the armies that appeared in the two previous posts.  The British would go with a 12 element army, while the Russians would have more elements but of a lesser troop quality.  That would mean that the Russians would have 6 breakpoint, the British 4.

Breakout from Calamita Bay initial set-up

The Russians would start with ALL their elements on the table.  The Brits would have only Cardigan & some of the Light Cavalry Brigade, the Rifle Brigade & Highlanders.  Other units would arrive as PiPs would allow each turn later.

The Russians! Main Infantry force in column on the road.

Cardigan leads forward the British Hussars & Light Dragoons.

The Rifles move quickly through the village.

The Russians would attack the village in force.

The Highlanders arrive!

Cardigan deploys the Light Cavalry.

In go the Russians...painfully slowly...

BOOM! The British Horse Artillery takes out some Cossacks.

Russian firepower forces back the Rifles!

The firefight was intense... A British loss

The battle for the village, the Russians press hard.

The British Horse Artillery strike again!

Cardigan prepares for a charge!

The Rifles prove their quality.

The Russians smash into the Highlanders.

With Even results....

CCCHHHHAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGEE!!!!!

The Highlanders battle through.. helped by a poor Russian die roll

The Russians are winning the battle for the village though.

The British Cavalry are on a roll!

Victory for the British as another Russian Infantry is put to the sword...

Final positions...

RaHoo for the British!  The forces move on from Calamita Bay..   A nice little game, the troop characteristics worked well, the Russians were slow but tough fighters.  Pity that the Russian Artillery didn't get involved, they were out of range & in the end PiPs never went to them.  The British Horse Artillery was brilliant, the Cossacks were poor, something to take into the next games.

Crimean War British

Here's a 12 element British Army for the Crimean War.  A mixed bag, some are Minifigs, Freikorp & Cardigan is Eureka.

Crimean War Russians

Here's a basic Crimean War Russian Army.  This one will comprise of Infantry, Hussar Cavalry, Cossack Cavalry, Skirmishers, Artillery and a General.  We'll be using an article from Wargames Illustrated 101 (when it had the black cover and was very good, instead of the 'Flames of War White Dwarf effort' it is today...)

Crimean War Russian

1 General, 6 x Rifles, 1 x Skirmisher, 1 x Cavalry, 4 x Cossack, 1 x Artillery

Oh those Russians!!

                                  

Russian Infantry

Orrible Cossacks...

DBA 15-19K. New Model Army vs Dutch 1655

1655, Lord Protector Big Bad Ollie reigns supreme, the New Model Army thrashes all comers.  However the Dutch get out of hand & sink a few English ships in the Channel.  Ollie sends in the New Model Army to 'teach the Dutch a lesson'.

Amy takes the role of Big Bad Ollie, the English Army must attack a Dutch Army protected by a Redoubt.  The help out, the English fleet add an extra element to the battle (Move 200 paces on water, treat as a Cannon range 1000 paces).  Yours truly takes the Dutch.  Knowing Amy, she'll take as many mounted options as possible. 

The Battlefield

The mighty English Knights & Pistols.

Pike & Shot of the New Model Army

The Dutch Army

The Dutch Redoubt containing four elements.

Manned by Scots & Irish Mercenaries...

The English attack...

BOOM! The cannons of the English fleet ring out.

Cromwell leads forward the English Horse.

The Lord Protector

The Scots are wiped out...

Clash of horse...

In go the Dutch, get'em lads!

Amy wastes no time & attacks the Redoubt.

The Dutch Dragoons fall, but the English Horse is repulsed.

Attack!

'Ruthless Amy', the Redoubt is stormed....

Alas, the English Horse wins through!

The final positions.

Amy's back to winning ways, her five elements of Horse were way to much for my Dutchmen.  Oh well until next time...