When I was rooting around through my files in preparation for Saturday's game I came across these old photos from a previous refight of Lobositz that my lad and I did in 2011. The young pretender in the role of Old Fritz and yours truly as Maximilien Ulysses von Browne.*
I think this ended in a draw (which is a strategic win for the Austrians).
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Bevern moves up to assault the Croats on the Lobosch whilst the Austrian grenadiers move up to support the Croats
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Prussian cavalry move off the Homolkaberg. Unpaited buildings - tut tu!
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Austrians line the Morellenbach. As well as unpainted buildings, the stream is chalked in.
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Kleist's column attacks the Austrian elite cavalry and hussars in front of Lobositz. Card buildings in this one (as well as an unpainted church).
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Prussian cuirassiers attack the Austrian centre. Front right are the Garde du Corps with homemade Roman style eagle standard - quite an achievement in 6mm scale if I say so myself.
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View from behind the Austrian left-centre
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Slightly further to the left looking up towards the Homolkaberg
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Kleist's column after being repulsed.
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Stand-off on the Lobosch after Lacy has repulsed Bevern.
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* Maximilien von Browne is a fascinating figure. The son of one of the Wild Geese who ended up as a general for the Imperialists in the WSS, Max rose to become a Field Marshall under Maria-Theresa. Max's uncle was also a senior field officer in the Kaiserlich army and his cousin, Georg, was a general in the Russian army during the SYW. Despite his background, von Browne had a very good relationship with the Austrians' British allies in Italy during the War of the Austrian Succession. Max was probably the most talented commander of his generation (some would argue including Frederick himself). Maria-Theresa's misfortune was that Von Browne died in the year following Lobositz. His career was covered in Christopher Duffy's first book, the Wild Goose and the Eagle, which I mentioned earlier this year.
I think I read that German speakers pronounced his name von Brovna because the spelling wasn't 'Braun'.
You have Lobositz' pouring out of the woodwork! Interesting tidbit about the pronunciation of Browne.
ReplyDeleteI’m sure read that. Must have been in the Wild Goose book
DeleteInteresting to read how they probably pronounced his name, which seems right given that a 'W' is pronounced 'V' in German.
ReplyDeleteThe wild geese in Austrian service is fascinating, its funny how many regiments in Austrian and Spanish service, even in the Napoleonic wars had Irish/Scottish names.
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And the French army until the revolutionary reorganisation.
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