Albuera 1811 orders of battle
This pdf document lists the forces we employed in our Albuera 1811 refight. We used Shako rules, so each unit is a battalion / cavalry regiment, and each player controlled a division. Albeura 1811 order of battle
Historical Miniature Wargames
This pdf document lists the forces we employed in our Albuera 1811 refight. We used Shako rules, so each unit is a battalion / cavalry regiment, and each player controlled a division. Albeura 1811 order of battle
On these pages we describe the battles that we have re-created in miniature.
General de Brigade scenario details are here. Setup for the game. The ceasefire is about to end and on the eastern side of Koljonvirta Russian are advancing from Iisalmi almost just off the board. While Captain Brusin goes to negotiate the continuation of the ceasefire with the Russians, on the western side IV Savo jaegers and a section of 3 …
General de Brigade scenario details are here. The battle consists of two parts: the preliminary action between the Swedish rearguard and the Russian avantgarde, and the main battle. Preliminary action against the Swedish rearguard Before battle of Oravainen the Russian troops were quite dispersed. The vanguard was commanded by Colonel Kulnev and was located some 500 meters from the Finnish …
General de Brigade scenario details are here. Finns and Swedes occupy the forest north of the field. There are quite a few brigades but some of them are extremely small, especially the Finnish 2nd and 6th which only have one battalion present each. In 4th (Savo-brigade) the Savo battalions have been strengthened by combining them. Before Russians managed launch the …
Scenario details for General de Brigade rules are here. After the battle of Ruona (1st of September) Finns retreated some 5 kilometres west from Ruona and take positions at village of Salmi which lies next to a field. The field is surrounded by a dense and partly marshy forest. Early in the morning September 2nd Adlercreutz got a report that …
General de Brigade scenario details are here. Setup for the game. Units from 4th (Savo-) brigade behind their fortifications and felled trees in the vicinity of Takala farm. 4th (Savo-) brigade’s 6 pounders and Savo jaegers guarding the road leading to Salmi. The actual site still has remnants of these trenches yes, trenches!). A half company of Sav jaegers readingthemselves …
General de Brigade scenario details are here. Setup for the game. Russian forces occupy Suurkylä (Lapua proper) on lower left and Liuhtari on lower right as well as crossroads inside the forest east of Liuhtari. Finnish forces start advancing from north. 4th brigade skirmishes through the woods towards SE and 2nd brigade trundles through the rye fields towards Suurkylä. Russian …
This is a report of the refight we staged on the exact 200th anniversary of the battle. General de Brigade scenario details are on the battle description page. We started the game by toasting to the participants and naturally used Savon Wiina (Liquer of Savo) as the Finnish brigade in the battle was Savo-Karelian brigade. You can clearly see the …
Our club uses General de Brigade rules for the Russo-Swedish war. The information on these pages will help you recreate the battles on your own tabletop. For each of the battles you will find maps, orders of battle, description of the historical battle and a battle report of a refight by our club. The battlefield in September 2006. The battle was fought …