It took me a couple of hours to set-up, what with measuring and whatnot, but I got there.
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| King George has left his carriage to join Arenberg and their respective staffs, following the sound of French guns firing from across the Main |
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| Allied baggage train in the centre of the column |
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| Grammont’s blocking force beyond Dettingen |
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| View of the whole array. Aschaffenberg with bridge bottom right.the Pragmatic Army between the Main and the wooded hills, the French main force along the left bank and Grammont in the far distance. |
Dettingen is a very odd battle. Especially so for the last at which a British monarch was in command...
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Yep. And he was very lucky to face a hot-headed young French aristo.
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Well this looks all very splendid - shows the advantage of smaller (6mm?) scale, you can really 'go big' and show the wider situation. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.. Glad my chance find of the book inspired you!
ReplyDeleteIt does show the benefit of small scale. And I’d be a fool not to take advantage of it. There are at least two or three games in this I think.
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The table layout and units look great Chris - another example (if more were needed) of the undoubted advantages of the 6mm scale!
ReplyDeleteCheers Keith. It’s hard to detect what individual units are sometimes, even the difference between red and blue (at least if you’re colour blind) so I may as well play the upside of 6mm.
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Fine set up there Chris and one that does give the feel of a big battle:).
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve. The problem is finding time to play at the moment. I’ve managed to play 2-3 hours here and there since setting it up and still have a way to reach a definite conclusion.
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Excellent looking set up, oh and I really liked your post on Hirst castle, looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. Hurst is well worth a visit if you’re ever down that way.
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