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Back to Back Battles with Alala!

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The Battle of Oldendorf

A t the HK Society of Wargamers meeting on 14th December 2024 the Imperial armies once again clashed with the Protestant forces of German Princes and Swedes in a refight of the 1633 Battle of Oldendorf. Following the death of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Lutzen in November 1632, the campaign of 1633 was marked by the reluctance of Wallenstein, the main Imperial commander, to undertake offensive operations, rousing suspicions as to his loyalties that would eventually lead to his assassination in early 1634. The main action during the year was in Lower Saxony as the Swedish army and their German allies, principally the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, sought to capture cities garrisoned by Imperial troops. In March the town of Hamelin was invested. The Imperial commander in the Weser region, Jobst Maximilian von Gronsfeld, marched to relieve the seige and on 8th July met the allied army about 10 miles north-west of Hamelin near to Oldendorf. The Imperi...

Wittenweier : Thirty Years War : 1638

T he Battle of Wittenweier, fought on 9th August 1638, was a key point in the campaign of that year. Bernard of Saxe-Weimar was leading an army of mercenaries - among them the remnants of the old Swedish army that he had led to defeat at Nordlingen in 1634 - now paid for by France and reinforced with French troops. Early successes in the year had enabled him to lay siege to Breisach, a powerful fortress on the Rhine but Imperial and Bavarian forces had gathered to try to break the siege and resupply the fortress. Bernhard manoeuvred onto the flank of the Imperial column, forcing them to fight near Wittenweier to protect the supply column. The refight took place at the HK Society of Wargamers' monthly meeting, using 10mm armies and following a modified scenario given in the 'To the Peace of the Pyrenees' supplement to 'Twighlight of Divine Right'. The modification allows the Imperial/Bavarian force to start with their reserve column already on the table ...

Tests of 'Alala!'

'Alala!' is a set of wargame rules written by Simon MacDowell and published by the Society of Ancients " designed to recreate the ethos of ancient Greek warfare when hoplite phalanxes clashed in battle and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortals. Their principal application is for battles between the Greek city states during the Peloponnesian and Boeotian wars of the 5th – 4th centuries BC, but can also be used for the Persian Wars or later Macedonian conquest of Greece ." I bought a copy of the rules at Salute in April. Over the last few days I have run two test games to help learn the ropes and assess whether they will be good for use for land battles in a planned campaign based on the Lamian War of 323 - 322 BC. In this post I will outline how the rules work, give a brief account of the two test battles and share initial thoughts. Two quick games - using identical forces and very similar deployment - are not sufficient basis for an in depth review but th...

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