tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post1202183503633658928..comments2024-03-28T23:12:39.195-06:00Comments on Der Alte Fritz Journal: My Minden Mojo Is Back!Der Alte Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-12554123882648684592022-05-13T01:23:22.886-05:002022-05-13T01:23:22.886-05:00Hi, I have read accounts of Fontenoy that specific...Hi, I have read accounts of Fontenoy that specifically mention the use of battalion guns by both sides. The British are even mentioned as using 6 pound guns as well. The source may be Skrine but I am not sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-49286056573876232712022-05-10T11:04:32.584-05:002022-05-10T11:04:32.584-05:00That does make sense. Even during the '45 at C...That does make sense. Even during the '45 at Culloden, which was a more conventional battle, the Duke of Cumberland appears to have deployed his battalion guns in the expected manner, on the flanks of his battalions of Foot, at least in the first line. All this talk of battalion guns has me now wondering if they would be left behind during a major assault such as at Fontenoy by the British contingent, or brought along to add some extra firepower?Old Pretendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-26718848429301619182022-05-09T22:56:59.750-05:002022-05-09T22:56:59.750-05:00I think that the Forty Five was a different situat...I think that the Forty Five was a different situation from conventional SYW warfare and armies in that there wasn’t as much artillery at first and what they had was largely light artillery. So it stands to reason that the 3 pounders would have been used as position guns. IMHO.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-68330744868895361442022-05-09T15:38:19.784-05:002022-05-09T15:38:19.784-05:00They look fantastic. I really like your thoughts o...They look fantastic. I really like your thoughts on the battalion guns. It seems occasionally that the battalion guns were pulled together to form a battery of sorts. Based on the battle maps of Prestonpans, the guns were all placed on the Hanoverian right as opposed to being deployed with the individual battalions. This, of course, did not help the Hanoverian's that day. I am curious to know how common a practice it was to decouple the guns from a battalion. I was planning on assigning the battalion guns to a brigade, rather than to each individual battalion. You have me rethinking that plan.Old Pretendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-48296097293850403082022-05-09T15:01:18.594-05:002022-05-09T15:01:18.594-05:00Very nice brush work and I like both the battalion...Very nice brush work and I like both the battalion gun rule and the three rank formation. Elenderilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950182992274113214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-64504289209927312592022-05-09T08:47:59.705-05:002022-05-09T08:47:59.705-05:00That's a good idea about the extra dice. I wil...That's a good idea about the extra dice. I will give it a try.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-7334503848229865232022-05-09T02:10:56.138-05:002022-05-09T02:10:56.138-05:00Excellent Jim. We use the same method for battali...Excellent Jim. We use the same method for battalion guns in our WSS games and it works a treat. The only difference is that we add two dice when at close range to simulate the ability to fire cannister.marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-73722125562142002022022-05-08T21:47:52.644-05:002022-05-08T21:47:52.644-05:00Great idea for the battalion gun! A clever way to ...Great idea for the battalion gun! A clever way to get it on the table top without a lot of rule changes.Ben Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132734496369774300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-11731905438633113422022-05-08T17:53:28.577-05:002022-05-08T17:53:28.577-05:00Great work! Your painting is an inspiration.Great work! Your painting is an inspiration.Grenzer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294380876807418037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-68062083455825974272022-05-08T17:18:10.246-05:002022-05-08T17:18:10.246-05:00Lovely!- as always! I don't have that regiment...Lovely!- as always! I don't have that regiment in my Prussian army, now I wish I had!Herkybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259986798117222889noreply@blogger.com