More options for coaches

I needed a bit more variety for my 17C coaches - I only have the blue one; so I tweaked my Dinky slipper and the rose coach I use for 18C by removing the body and constructing some basic 17C coach bodies out of cardboard to swap as appropriate.

 Each coach body was finished off with some trim pieces and a roof. One was painted up rather drably to represent a run of the mill coach...

 The other as a posh one (could be used by the Cardinal..)

Rearguard at Buckdorf ....

The vanguard of the Wittenberg army has reformed after being scattered by the Monrovian croats,  the next day they are back en route for Buckdorf...

As what's left of rest of the Monrovian army with its ordnance are moving back to Rumsdorf.  Some of the Monrovian army prepare to defend the town of Buckdorf ....

a regiment of cavalry is in position by the town, in front of the town some dragoons hold a small enclosure

to their right is an infantry regiment in another enclosure, with a forlorn hope defending the line of a small river...

 The Wittenberg advance guard deploys .....

After an initial exchange between the forlorn hope and the Wittenberg dragoons both sides re-group; a Wittenberg horse regiment crosses the small river and disperses the forlorn hope to their front...

the sound of musket fire in the distance is heard by the lead elements of the main body - the King brings up two regiments of foot to re-inforce the vanguard ....

the dragoons move forward again start to clear away the forlorn hope by the bridge ....

The reinforcements for the vanguard arrive ....

The Monrovian horse regiment moves up ....

and takes position between the enclosures as the Wittenberg troops cross the river ...

The Wittenberg horse clear the Monrovian dragoons out of the enclosure they were defending and set off in pursuit....

the Monrovian horse charges the Wittenberg horse regiment nearest them ....

after a fierce melee they break and are pursued ....

the Monrovian foot regiment in the other enclosure falls back in the face of growing opposition ...

meanwhile some Wittenberg horse break into Buckdorf ....

With the Wittenberg horse in Buckdorf the remaining Monrovian defenders withdraw as best they can...

A victory for Wittenberg, but the Monrovian rearguard has delayed their advance for long enough so that the remaining elements of their army and ordnance managed to get back to Rumsdorf.

Poswitz - the Croats revenge ....

Back to the campaign ....

After the battle of Kettelwitz the Wittenberg army camped on the other side of the town and rested for a day. With all the troops ready to move again, the army set off down the main road towards the border burgh town of Rumsdorf (via Poswitz and Buckdorf).

The vanguard secured Poswitz and as the lead elements of the main body of the army reached the town it moved off down the road towards Buckdorf ...

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The vanguard leave Poswitz....

 Monrovian croats wait to spring a trap ....

 The first unit of croats attacks the lead cavalry unit ....charging it in the flank ....

 as the vanguard starts to react, the rest of the croats charge home .....

 a unit of dragoons hit in the flank turn tail and the croats move on to attack the nearby horse regiments ....

 the lead horse regiment beset on all quarters routs .... another regiment of dragoons holds their ground as well as the second horse regiment ...

 the second Wittenberg horse regiment can't hold the croats and turns tail .....

 the Wittenberg vanguard is in total disarray, most of the troops rout back towards Poswitz while a regiment of horse rallies ....

 the croats disengage and move off down the road towards Buckdorf .....

a Victory for Monrovia

Sculpt and Cast - Polish Haiduk WIP ...

I've been working on a Polish Haiduk infantry figure for some time, have reached a point where it is now just about right...

I'll expect I'll tinker with it a bit before I get round to making a mould ....

a message for the Cardinal ....

A messenger brings news of the victory over Monrovia at Kettelwitz to Cardinal Lazunarund...

and that the King is moving the army to the west in order to attempt to take Rumsdorf ...