30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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awesum4
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30 YW campaign round 5 1642

Post by awesum4 »

Greetings Gentlemen,

with only the result from Austria to come in we can prepare for round 5, the year 1642.

One Catholic, other than Kiwiwarlord or SpeedyCm, can play Spanish 1635-1648.
One Catholic can play Polish 1633-1648
All others will play German Catholic 1634-1648.

One Protestant, other than GentlemanRanker, can play Weimaraner 1635-1642
One Protestant, other than Doyley50 or MarkLeslie, can play Swedish 1635-1648
One Protestant, other than Snugglebunnies or Lascar, can play Translyvanian 1632-1645
One Protestant can play French 1635-1642
All others play German Protestant 1639-1648
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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I would like the devout catholic Poles sam jestem polskiego pochodzenia please.
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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awesum4 wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:47 pm
All others will play German Catholic 1634-1648.
German Catholic 1639-1648?

At the risk of being greedy, French please.
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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awesum4 wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:47 pm One Protestant, other than GentlemanRanker, can play Weimaraner 1635-1642
I'll take Saxe-Weimar please
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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German Catholic please.
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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The battles for 1642 are listed below, the first player is invading and sets up the battle.
Very large armies, open battle in agricultural. Make the password 1642.

In Austria GDod using Polish 1633-1648 attacks GentlemanRanker using German Protestant 1639-1648
In Bavaria SMJohnso77 using German Catholic 1639-1648 attacks Doyley50 using German Protestant 1639-1648
In Saxony PeterthePainter using German Catholic 1639-1648 attacks MarkLeslie French 1635-1642

In Bohemia AHuyton using German Protestant 1639-1648 attacks KiwiWarlord using German Catholic 1639-1648
In Brandenburg Snugglebunnies using Weimaraner 1635-1642 attacks SpeedyCm using German Catholic 1639-1648
In Palatinate Lascar using German Protestant 1639-1648 attacks Awesum4 using German Catholic 1639-1648

Remember the second player only needs a draw to hold the Electorate.
Good luck, and above all have fun.

Andre
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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GDod with his devout Polish 1633-1648 has advanced into Austria and await GentlemanRanker using heretical, debauched German Protestants 1639-1648
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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awesum4 wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:47 pm The battles for 1642 are listed below, the first player is invading and sets up the battle.
Very large armies, open battle in agricultural. Make the password 1642.
Andre
I notice many players have not spotted this.
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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A courier has arrived with tidings of a battle in Bavaria where the invading Catholic host were defeated by the stout Protestant defenders. Free beer for the brave Protestant soldiers has been announced.
Doyley 50 beat smjohnso77 49-64.
A very close game which could have gone either way
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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It is with sad heart GDod has to advise the commonwealth that the devout Polish 1633-1648 died bravely in Austria against the heretical, debauched German Protestants 1639-1648 of GentlemanRanker. A result of a mistaken deployment of massed cavalry on the wrong wing against a flank of forested musket and horse in the rough backed by a solid line of vet cavalry and light guns with pokey things. Meanwhile, the other flank lacked quality cavalry and the middle lined with mediocre infantry fell pray to massed shooting and veteran cavalry.

I feel we would have been better used by our high pontiff to be sent off to fight the heathen Turk and misguided Georgians, rather than these veterans of the 30 years war!
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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In Bohemia ahuyton (German Protestant 1639-1648) won against KiwiWarlord (German Catholic 1639-1648) - 54-25

Firstly, apologies to Brian that I set this up with large rather than extra large armies, and thanks to him for accepting that.

Secondly, the game was a curious one. The Catholics set up in a strong defensive posture and used their light cavalry and dragoons to harass and slow down the attacking Protestants - this worked very well as I got completely distracted by it. After 8 turns or so I remembered that I had to win the game, not just draw it and started to march down the batttlefield as fast as possible. When our lines met a fierce firefight broke out accompanied by a huge cavalry melee on my left. While my right wing perished I was able to inflict shooting casualties in the centre followed up by infantry charges while causing further losses to the enemy cavalry.

On the very last turn, I managed to win all my melees and do just enough damage to rout the enemy.

Thanks to Brian as always for an exciting and hard-fought game.
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

Post by KiwiWarlord »

A great battle it was Alan, just as you described. Your boys fought well, shot well and charged with much gusto ripping my army apart in about 6 moves. A nail biter, as they say, right to the last move. Well done.
Your prayers were answered mine were not :cry: :(
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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After that run of Protestant victories I am pleased to announce the We have held the Palatinate for the Empire against Lascars Rebels, by 50 to 23.

We managed to gain the forest on the right flank of our armies, and with some early luck in the firefight between the infantry lines, both backed by serious artillery batteries, we gained an advantage that steadily grew.

Thanks Lascar for an exciting game.
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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La Gloire!

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markLeslie French 1635-1642 23% losses defeats PeterthePainter German Catholic 1639-1648 49% losses.

The defence of Saxony has been accomplised, the enemy that still live flee or are now captives of France!
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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markleslie wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:30 am La Gloire!

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markLeslie French 1635-1642 23% losses defeats PeterthePainter German Catholic 1639-1648 49% losses.

The defence of Saxony has been accomplised, the enemy that still live flee or are now captives of France!
Congratulations to my opponent on a great victory for the Catholic France and unfortunately also a comprehensive defeat for the Catholics in German, who said this was a religious war?
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

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SnuggleBunnies (Saxe-Weimar) defeats SpeedyCM (Catholic) 50-25

The Weimar list's access to large numbers of massed musketeers proved decisive.
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Re: 30 YW campaign round 5 1642

Post by awesum4 »

So at the end of 1642 the Emperor holds only 1 Electorate, the Palatinate. Can they reverse the Protestant flood tide or will the whole of Germany become Protestant. Will this please the French? We will find out in the final round in the year 1648.
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