Thursday 11 August 2016

The Allied Advance From Varna.


The Allies have landed at Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and decided to send a reconnoitring force to capture the bridge on the Voivodino road so that they can raise the Russian siege of Silistra . With half the troops still on board the transports and the first appearance of Cholera a scratch force is dispatched under General Brown . The force comprises of 4th Light Dragoons and the 17th Lancers from the British Light Brigade , the 93rd Foot (Highlanders) , a half battalion of the Rifle Brigade , a battery of R.A. and two battalions of Turks .


An overview of the scene of the action , showing the Voivodino road and the bridge which is the Allied objective . The Russian Cavalry Brigade comprising of the 12th Ingermanland Landski Hussars , a battery of Horse Artillery and a unit of Don Cossacks are to be seen to the right of the river . The Allies will appear on the road in the upper left hand corner . I used 'Google Earth ' to get an idea of the country around Varna and making allowances for modern agriculture you get the impression of rolling stepes with tree lined streams .


The British commander General Sir George Brown (Command ability 6) takes up position over looking the bridge .


General George Paget (Command ability 7) and the light cavalry moves down the road towards the bridge .


The Russian Horse Artillery is supported by the Don Cossacks with the Hussars in reserve . The Brigade is commanded by General Ryzhov (Command ability 6).


The Russian C in C  Prince Menshikov (Command ability 6) establishes himself at the village of Valchi Doi and awaits the Russian Infantry reinforcements . Too be continued .......






8 comments:

  1. Damn your eyes Tony - you move fast from painting table to gaming table.

    Looking forward to this.

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    1. Must admit I’ve been concentrating on painting these to the detrement of other things (including house work and DIY), Tony

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  2. Nice to see your Crimean boys on the table...

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  3. Getting to play with them will hopefully encourage me to paint more , Tony

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  4. Glad to read that your priorities are straight.

    Its looking good so far. I'm looking forward to reading about the game.

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    1. Nice to get figures onto the table that have been a long time painting, Tony

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  5. You have been very busy with lots of very nice Cavalry and Command. Look forward to the forthcoming Scenario playing out. KEV.

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    1. Nothing like getting figures on the table to encourage the painting of more ! , Tony

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