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Monday, February 21, 2022

On The Table Today is...

still an unnamed battle.

In the previous post, I offered up a map with little information on the battle beyond a view of the general topography.

Today, the troops are placed onto the table in their initial deployments.  The period should be obvious by the armies and uniforms.  But the battle?

A few more pictorial hints follow:







Any guesses?

With near blizzard conditions outside today, this Presidents’ Holiday looks like a good opportunity for a meaningful painting session and to work on the scenario for this battle.  I hope not to get sidetracked from plan.  Of course, there is snow shoveling in my future.

58 comments:

  1. My Seven Years War knowledge (I have the era right?)is sadly less than it should be, so I’ll not be able to offer much on guesswork here. (In all honesty I know nothing of this time period)

    But I will say “wow” (!) that is quite the display of units. Impressive to see them all formed up in their regiments like that. Going to be a lot to keep track of for your generals and a report I look forward to reading sir.

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    1. Dai, you pinpointed the conflict. This battle is set during the SYW. I think the display provides an impressive sight too!

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  2. No idea what the battle is but it looks amazing

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  3. My SYW knowledge is not the best so unsure of the battle. Looks a great layout though

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  4. Lobositz by any chance? Whatever it is, it's an impressive sight for sure.

    No blizzards here but the end of the 3rd storm in 5 days, with another possibly on its way:(.

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    1. There is a chance it is Lobositz but a very small chance. Another guess?

      I have been reading about your waves of storms. Hopefully, Tuesday's remote UK game will be knocked out on account of weather. We received five inches of fresh snow today.

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  5. I can assume that this is the battle of Kolin or Breslau in 1757. Because I don’t see Russians and French. Only Prussians and Austrians. Leuthen was in winter.

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    1. Valentin, both good guesses and you are close but not correct.

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    1. Ha ha! Having seen your reply to Ed, I think I’ll say something else. Just as soon as I figure it out. 😁

      There can’t be many other options with Prussians outnumbered and in field defences. Maxen perhaps.

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  7. I can’t comment on the battle, but I can say that your table offers a fantastic spectacle that few could match.

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  8. Like most of lour colleagues I have insufficient knowledge of the conflict - all I really know is it lasted seven years and spawned a sub conflict called the French and Indian Wars (do the French call it the British and Indian Wars?!) Its an impressive looking table though with a ton of lead on display!

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    1. Keith, I am surprised that SYW battles are not better known. When I visited Montreal, French Canadians seem to refer to the conflict as "Guerre de la Conquête" but I may have misread the French text! French & Indian War seems acceptable to all.

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  9. Don't know what battle it is but it looks bloody brilliant!

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  10. Looking good Jonathan. I was looking for miniature signposts near the village, but no clue there.

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    1. No signposts, sorry. They would not have been in English anyway...

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  11. An impressive number of troops on your tabletop, which I am sure are painted to your high standards.

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    1. Hi Peter. Yes, this display just about emptied the storage trays of Austrian infantry. This may be as many Austrians as I have ever fielded for battle. Hardly room to field them all. The Austrian General will have difficulty bringing this force to bear.

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  12. Another great looking game Jonathan!
    Best

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  13. Wow - you sure do go for spectacle! Magnificent!

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    1. Thanks! Hopefully not too large to provide an enjoyable contest.

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  14. Hochkirch? And it is splendid, whatever it is!

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  15. That's an impressive display of troops Jonathan!

    Christopher

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  16. If it’s not the French and Indian war version of the 7YW then I have no ideas of what is what. I’m guessing this isn’t FIW just by the size of the battle. Or I just put my foot in my mouth big time. 😀

    Impressive set up though. Looks cool. Have a productive painting session and don’t freeze in the basement. 😀

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    1. Not FIW. Well, I did not manage to make much progress on the painting front today. Perhaps tomorrow? We do heat our basements up in the PNW so no freezing although I keep a small space heater nearby.

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  17. Don't recognize which part of history is being portrayed, but in awe of the set up! Fifty degrees F out today, sorry for your weather.

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    1. Pleased you like the setup! Lows tonight will be in single digits with brutal windchill. 50F sounds very nice.

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  18. Most beautiful and impressive lines of battle...on this unnamed table!

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  19. That is some setup Jonathan. I look forward to seeing the game. Hope the weather approves…to make you jealous it’s hot and humid here today…I observed 30 degrees C and 90+% humidity at one point!

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    1. Hi Mark. Weather will not begin to warm much until the weekend. I am used to very low humidity here so your 90+% humidity does not sound that pleasing.

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  20. Fantastic looking setup Jonathan , I didn’t recognise the battle and was forced to do some research. I’m plugging for the Battle of Moys 1757 ?

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    1. Thanks! Matt, your research paid off! It is the Combat of Moys, 1757. Good eye!

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  21. I'm not the SYW-expert but maybe Moys is right. I love these masses of white uniformed troops. Are they on a 1:1 ratio of troops.

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    1. Moys is right. The serried ranks of Austrians do look good, don't they? The battalion count is one-to-one but the figure ratio is about 25:1.

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  22. Beautiful grand scale gaming again, Jonathan. I hope this is the last gasp of winter too.

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    1. Thanks, Dean! I hope this is the last gasp of winter too. With five inches of new snow on the ground and temperatures in single digits, Winter's Last Gasp may be a long one.

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  23. Beautiful layout and armies! I just finished Christopher Duffy's two-volume history of the Austrian Army in the SYW, but no idea. What scale are the figures? Looks like two bases per regiment.

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    1. Thank you, Jennifer! Finishing off Duffy's two-volume opus is quite the undertaking.

      Figures are 15/18mm with each battalion comprising 23 figures on one base. As you guess, each regiment is made up of two such battalions.

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  24. Just remember, baby steps on the snow shovelling. Heart attacks have a way of interfering with gaming plans ;)

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  25. Great looking game. Get a lot painted for me. :-)
    As for the snow removal, hire someone!

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    1. Perhaps I shouldn’t say this too loudy but I enjoy shoveling snow.

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