Saturday, February 6, 2021

Blenheim: the refight, part I


The battle starts following the historical plans: Eugene and Cutts attacking on the wing, then Marlborough pushing at the center. 


Here the Imperial cavalry crossing the  Nebel to engage the Franco-Bavarians:



Cutts and the Palmer cavalry crossing the Nebel towards Blenheim:




The cavalry battle developed with a see-saw evolution which will last nearly to the end. At the first stages the Imperial are at disadvantage since they must stop to cross the Nebel being penalised in melee:



Eugene infantry moves to attack Oberglau (to make things easier I removed the village to arrange troops inside)



Lord Cutts has crossed the Nebel without any French reaction and closes on Blenheim. The French choose a defensive attitude, with Clereambault being careful to not be sucked into the battle for the village: at the end this will prove a costly error.



The cavalry battle still rages without a clear winner, to this moment



                       

Clereambault unleashes the Maison du Roi on the flank of Cutts, with Palmer's cavalry closing in support



The situation becomes hot in Oberglau, the garrison commanded by Blainville puts up a stiff resistance and Eugene infantry must retire with losses to reorganise

 




Under Cutts pressure Blenheim falls, despite a spirited counterattack of Clereambault, which arrives too late to prevent the disaster.



On the Franco-Bavarian vs. Imperial side, the Confederate are slowly taking the edge:

This is the situation at the end of the 5th move: Tallard and Marlborough are still idle, waiting for the battles on the wings. Maybe Tallard should send reinforcements to his right.

To follow.

3 comments:

James Fisher said...

A lovely looking game with the lines of the age. I thought that I spied/recognised the lovely Strelets and Zvezda figures for the Great Northern War (and some Revell too) in action (the photos are a little small), but then saw the keyword at the bottom of your post. Marvellous!
Please take some close-ups for the next stage so we can admire the figures better.
Regards, James

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Amtmann B. said...

Blenheim is such a large battle. Very interesting how you managed to play it.