The SYW game

 Prelude to the Battle. A table set up for a game.

A fictional encounter loosely based around the Siege of Kolberg 1761.

In the evening of October 22, 1761, during the Siege of Colenberg (fictitious name), Lieutenant-General Platen positioned his 1st brigade, commanded by Von Haistling in the earthworks outside the city walls.  This brigade was given defensive orders and tasked with defending the city.

Prussian 1st Brigade

4 x Musketeer bns,

1 x Fusilier bn with Artillery support.

A 2nd 'assault brigade', under the command of Colonel Kleist, were arrayed southword down the Schwanteshagen Road leading to the forest area of Kantreck. This brigade are on attack orders and tasked with driving back the Russian advance forces.

Prussian 2nd Brigade

2 x Grenadier bns,

1x Fusilier bn,

2 x Musketeer veteran bns.

A 3rd Cavalry Brigade under the command of the Duke of Bevern was placed on Kleists' right flank and were given hold orders. ( 1x Currasiers regiment and 2 Hussar Squadrons). Their main duty was to secure the flank against enemy Cavalry. However  Berven, constantly fighting against harrasing Russian Cossacks, was finding it very difficult to control his Hussar squadrons. Special rule Prussian Hussars must charge any enemy that moves within charge distance.

At about 11:00 p.m, the vanguard of the Russian army under Commander-in-chief: Count Villim Vilimovich Fermor marched out of camp towards the earthworks, the 1st brigade under 'Panin's' supported by a large Russian Artillery Battery are given Attack orders. Their objective is to destroy the Prussian bns at the city defence earthworks.

Russia 1st Brigade

5 x Musketeer bns.

2 x Artillery guns.

A 2nd brigade under 'Suvorov' were deployed southwards adjacent to the Prussian 2nd brigade and given hold orders.

2nd Russian Brigade 

5 x Musketeer bns.

1 x Grenadier bn.

2 x Light Artillery 

A 3rd Cavalry brigade under Fillove ( 2 Currasier regiments and 2 squadrons of Cossacks) were given attack orders and tasked with probing the Prussian right flank looking for weakness.

A Russian supply coloumn of 5 waggons protected by light infantry has found itself dangerously out of position and exposed to enemy Cavalry.

We are using my own rules that are a variant of Jay Whites free AWI rules.

Figures are mostly from my own range Claymore Castings with Wargames Foundry Cavalry.

The buildings are all scratch built for me over a long period of time by John Boadle and James Sharpe.