Thanks for the recap of your game so far. Sure love good ole NIR!
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| Author: | Bill Peters [ Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
Tomorrow is the anniversary of one of the most important battles in Napoleonic History - Borodino. I loved to play the NIR game out of all of the Battleground game. I loved the colorful map. My fav. side was the Russians. If I had more time I would start up a NRC Borodino battle scenario. Is anyone playing Borodino (NRC or NIR) and if so how is your battle going? |
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| Author: | Mark Hornsby [ Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
Yes both myself and Greg Hanbuch are playing Battleground Napoleon in Russia, Kutusov turns to fight. We are over half way but instead of points we are using casualty losses and objectives to determine who wins the battle. 80000 losses and the army would retire from the field as the looser. I have 60000 losses to Gregs 50000 but I hold over half the objectives. The bridge at Borodino has been finally crossed but with heavy casualties to the French. I have managed to get units up to the Raievski Redoubt but struggling to get inside. I committed the Old Guard a bit early but they made big headway and half of them are still fighting. The French and Russian centre is becoming an artillery duel with both sides making very little headway in the valley below Semenovskoye village. Some of my French troops have reached the Russian artillery but again are struggling to take them and breach the Russian line and roll it up. On my flank at Utitza, the village is taken and so is the mound but massed Russian cavalry has formed my infantry who are supported by artillery into square, but I am also facing massed Russian guns. Hopefully I can reduce his cavalry with my guns before his guns take a toll on my infantry. I have over a full Corps sitting behind Borodino and now I am across the bridge time for these to cut off the redoubt from reinforcements and let those attacking mop up. all in all a lot of ground has been made by my French troops now I need to consolidate on various positions with few casualty losses to enable a French victory. Will give a full run down of the battle once it is finished. |
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| Author: | Bill Peters [ Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
Thanks for the recap of your game so far. Sure love good ole NIR!
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| Author: | Evgeniy Gudkov [ Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
| Author: | Guillaume Bertrand [ Wed Sep 07, 2016 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
the last victory but also the last time where Davout was present..... |
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| Author: | Bill Peters [ Wed Sep 07, 2016 4:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
Napoleon won at Lutzen and Bautzen as well as Ligny ... and battles in 1814 too. Just saying .... |
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| Author: | Guillaume Bertrand [ Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
but not decisive battle as Leipzig and waterloo.... |
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| Author: | Sellick Davies [ Thu Sep 08, 2016 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
Many years ago I took part in an MP game (as Barclay I think). There were quite a few of us, each with a campaign map upon which we plotted move. The GM then produced scenarios for each player!! Maps for scenario/s were excellent - I even remember seeing camp fires in the distance! Unfortunately age (well I am 85 today  ), much real ale and red has left me forgetting the GM's name. What a sterling effort it was on his part.Alas, we did not finish as some players lost patience. Ah well... |
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| Author: | Bill Peters [ Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
| Author: | Jim Pfleck [ Fri Sep 09, 2016 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
I too find this battle fascinating.Alexander Mikaberidze recent book on the battle is fantastic. But, I have gotten to the point where I prefer the 10 minute turn based games and struggle to enjoy the older ones with the 15 minute turns. But I do have this on my list of scenarios I want to play again. And yes, the Battleground game looked amazing! |
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| Author: | SLudwig [ Fri Sep 09, 2016 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Battle of Borodino - Sept 7th |
Loved NIR played it for endless hours and NRC I enjoy very much as well, but have not played as much with others as I have wanted to. A lot of fun though. The Russian officer class was a very, very good one all around in this campaign & battle! |
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