Hohenlinden

LIPHOOK HISTORICAL WARGAMES

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HOHENLINDEN

Sunday 5th December 2010

The Group invites you to join a wargame of Hohenlinden in Liphook this August. The number of command appointments in this battalion/squadron/battery level game is 28. These posts would suit role players, figure and board gamers. Commands are set to encourage individual and club entries of 2 or more players of mixed abilities, including beginners.

At the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3rd December 1800 a combined Austrian and Bavarian army 61,000 strong under the command of the 18 year old Archduke John of Austrian attacked 53,000 Frenchmen led by General Jean Moreau. This took place in the hilly forests of Bavaria, 33 km east of Munich. The outcome, a French victory, effectively ended the War of the Second Coalition.

This battle will be fought using over 3400 25mm figures fighting over contoured terrain measuring up to 40 by 18 feet overall and using the latest version of the Group’s ‘Art of Command’ rules. The model will be split between two rooms to help simulate the affect that dense woods and snow storms had on the battle. As a result the respective army commanders will only be aware of the enemy’s positions from written reports receive from their forward commanders. Copies of the rules and playsheets will be provided prior to the event. The wargame will be controlled by a team of experienced umpires, and commence with the issue of orders at 0845 hours and end at 1830 hours.

The cost of this event, which is heavily subsidised, is set at £14 per appointment with a discount of £6 for subscribing members and a limited number of students in full time education. For students who are also subscribing members the game costs just £2. The cost of refreshments and lunch is £6. To enlist please contact: tmaroney@hotmail.co.uk before 1st July 2010. More information is available on: www.napoleon200.org. Hohenlinden is sponsored by Osprey.