Thursday 2 February 2017

Bataille Du Village De La Scierie * (Part 1)


One of my favourite classic wargaming battles must be 'The Battle of Sawmill Village' made famous by Charles Grant in his book 'The Wargame' and I  have re-fought it many times using different armies and periods . So today when I was at a bit of a lose on what to game I thought I would set it up and use my O.S. Franco- Prussian War figures to fight it . The French force is coming onto the table in the bottom right hand corner and the Prussians in the top left . Guess who has been busy with Google Translate !.


The French force comprises of  Chasseurs De Pied  ,  Zouaves  a unit of Line and a gun and crew .


The Prussians have two units of Line , Jaegers and a gun and crew .


The object of the battle is to capture Sawmill Village (Scierie Village) , here we see the Jaegers being sent on a flanking manoeuvre over Sandy Hill (Colline Sablonneuse).


The rest of the Prussian force heads directly for the village .


The French force also divides with the Line battalion being sent down the flank under cover of the ridge , the gun and crew move to the high ground and the rest of the force moves towards the Old Dover Road  (Vieux Dover Route)  . That is the end of the first move , the battle will be continued in part two which will follow shortly ..........
P.S. The Battle of Sawmill Village - it's a pet peeve of mine which annoys me greatly when people use French words and sentences without a translation - my French being of the level that if I stare at a French menu long enough I can sort of work out the food on offer.








10 comments:

  1. If memory serves (and sometimes it gets hard to distinguish between memory and imagination) the original MM battle report for this TTT was fought using FPW miniatures. Always a pleasure to see them.

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    1. They are probably my favourite collection in 40 + years of figure painting and gaming , Tony

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  2. A wonderful set-up and game!

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  3. Love to see your old school set up. Looks great. The figures are fantastic. Looking forward to how the Battle turns out. A good scenario for a fun game.

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    1. They are some of my all time favourites as is the scenario , Tony

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  4. Stunning!, I love that old school look. I'm looking forward to part two or maybe "deuxième partie".

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  5. Formidable! Your FPWs are simply gorgeous, Tony. Best regards, WM

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