Peninsular Campaign 1808-1814 Being Refought

[Saddletank]

About 20 of us over on the Kriegspiel community ( http://forum.kriegsspiel.org.uk/f40-nap ... r-campaign ) are fighting a campaign based closely on the Peninsular War. Starting in June 1808, a month or so after the May uprisings in Madrid spread to the rest of the country, the war so far involves several provincial Spanish armies based generally around the coastal areas of the country attempting to march on and drive the French out of Madrid and their garrison towns in the north-east. The French are strong around the capital city with 2 Corps and a reserve of Guards and they have 2 more Corps in the north east between Burgos and Barcelona, plus a number of second-line brigades dotted about in garrisons, with more troops arriving over the border from Bayonne and Perpignan.

This video is our first battle which took place at the end of June after a month's campaigning, fought at Atalayuclas, on the road between Valencia and Madrid and saw the Spanish Army of Valencia under the command of General Pedro Gonzales Llamas attacking across the Rio Jucar against Vedel's Division of General of Division Dupont's Corps, sent towards Llamas to block the Madrid highway.

We are of course using Gettysburg maps and in this case its the 5-mile Gettysburg main map and we converted Rock Creek to being uncrossable except at marked fords and bridges to represent the Rio Jucar. The battle takes place a little way south of Spanglers Spring (below Miller's Farm) on Rock Creek.

More videos to follow.

The battle as seen from the perspective of General de Brigade Cassagne of Vedel's Division:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MMj2dpoe0g&

[Flanyboy]

Says the video is not view-able.

[Saddletank]

Sorry about that, for some daft reason videos default to "private" when you upload them. I've now set it to "public".

EDIT: What I saw of the second battle we fought, which wasn't much except lots of distant views of Spanish cavalry routing French battalions everywhere!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrLLWVam7Xk&

[Saddletank]

For anyone who is interested this campaign is resuming after a long break (my life got in the way!).

Accepting new players now over on the Kriegspiel forum. We are delighted to see both SoW MP players and those who just want a map command (corps level).

http://forum.kriegsspiel.org.uk/

[WakelessREX]

I Will make an account as anything Napoleonic hits interests me greatly XD

[Saddletank]

The campaign is running and we are playing the early July 1808 turn now. We have a battle at Valladolid in Old Castilla this Saturday at 20:00 UK time (BST), all players of SoW are welcome, the link to the KS forums is in my sig below.

If you are interested, I can fit people up with the correct settings and mods during an evening before Saturday so your game install is ready to go without any delay, just drop me a PM here or sign up at the forum below.

[Saddletank]

A gaggle of Spanish noblemen taking a well-earned (to them!) glass of Rioja outside the finest taverna in town while the army marches past. Later on the officers will sample even finer delights.

[Grog]

General Cuesta wishes to complement the chef for the fine wild boar main course.

Nice pic, 'tank' and, again, great flags RebBugler.

[Saddletank]

This is the high command of the Army of Cataluna on the march towards our next battle. The town these gentlemen are in is Ordal. Check your maps.

Scenario written and tested today. It's going to be an interesting fight. Think Omaha Beach but without any water and lots of horses.

[Saddletank]

The early July 1808 turn has been completed with three battles being fought at Valladolid (the French captured the city and drove the Spanish army of Castille away along the road to Leon), at Ordal in Catalonia south-west of Barcelona where a polyglot Spanish force of regulars, volunteers and miquelets drove a French brigade out of a strong hilltop position and at the village of San Milan, 45 miles north-west of Miranda del Ebro (south of Vitoria) where a French division was outflanked and obliged to retreat towards Burgos by a mismanaged but nonetheless successful Spanish flanking attack.

More news, battle reports and videos at the end of the first half of July here:

http://forum.kriegsspiel.org.uk/t1214-t ... 1808#10681

News of the Battle of Valladolid:

http://forum.kriegsspiel.org.uk/t1195-0 ... dolid-aars

Battle of Valladolid from General de Division Gobert's point of view:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS6qfuvrHF0

News of the Battle of Ordal Cross:

http://forum.kriegsspiel.org.uk/t1197-0 ... -july-1808

Battle of Ordal Cross from General de Division Chabran's point of view:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6UN81SXBiE

News of the Battle of San Milan:

http://forum.kriegsspiel.org.uk/t1209-0 ... -july-1808

Battle of San Milan from the perspective of French General de Brigade Reynaud:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGP5Wky96Xg

New players are always welcome to join. Linky below.