Technical Campaign Discussion (but not rules Q & As)

It is not the fault of the Emperor that the Allies are cowards. Run run run soon we will have your entire miserable country once again.

Please welcome our newest forum member to the campaign. SolInvictus202 also known as Roland joined us this week and he has joined the French team as General de Division Junot, Duc d'Abrantes commanding VIII Corps.

Roland will be a great addition to the Campaign -- even though he comes in on the Dark Side.

Martin, is there somewhere an updated list of all players and their commands? I confess having lost track of some of the additions and recent changes.

Thanks,
Ron/Palmer

I second this request! I have honestly an incomplete spreadsheet listing all of the various French commanders and have no knowledge of the Spanish.... Moreover, regarding the Spanish, perhaps that is the point, as I have no idea who commands what for a vast majority of Spain. I've got the leaders of four armies (actually six) in my sights, and that is good enough for me for the moment.

It would be nice of you gentlemen if you would obligingly allow yourselves to be trapped. Being Bonaparte is not as easy as it is cracked up to be. But, one bad general is better than three good ones.....

Indeed I am most pleased to be accepted among this fine group of gentlemen...

I offered my sword to any side that wanted it - and it seems that the French were in greater need of it at this particular moment... a circumstance which will surely change once my troops have arrived at the frontline and are engaging the enemy!

my first set of orders to my troops and the first few letters to my commanding officers and my Emperor will soon leave my tent, somewhere in Europe

I like to let players work out who is playing who!

We've had a great response to the new turn and Spain is covered in messengers furiously galloping back and forth with literally tens of letters!

Waiting for orders now from:

Moore
Baird

Napoleon
Victor
Moncey
Mortier
St Cyr

Cuesta
Blake
Romana
Llamas/Vives
Villava/San Juan

As usual I am okay with you giving provisional orders, e.g. "I'll do this unless/until/if/when this happens in which case I'll do that." That kind of thing is fine and lets me plot quite complex spatial interactions. I will also feed back critical events part-way through the turn as well in cases that warrant it so, to reiterate what I've said in the past, don't feel like "going first" with issuing orders limits your options in any way.

Only 6 players left to send orders and then its happy new year!

4 players left to submit orders. I'm going to close the turn at midnight Sunday 15 March, so any forces without orders by then will hold in place or continue with any previously given orders.

Turn 14, late December is complete. There were no field battles in the last fortnight of 1808.

January 1809 turn has just been started. I have issued sitreps and updated OOBs to the British and French. Spanish are being done now.

I've had a great response so far to the early January orders. I am awaiting only a few players orders to complete the turn:

Baird

Napoleon
Victor
Moncey
St Cyr

Castanos
Cuesta
Acevedo
Blake
Romana

Thank you everyone.

I did not receive any January information.

I've just re-sent it. Please let me know if you don't get anything within 24h. I can put the thing up on dropbox for you if this continues...

I'm now waiting on:

Baird

Napoleon
Victor
St Cyr

Acevedo
Cuesta
Blake
Romana

So that momentum is maintained I'll be closing the turn at 23:59h Sunday 29th March GMT.

Turn 16, late January 1809 is running. As usual I'll give this about 2 weeks, though if people are quick it could end sooner! Please note that 23:59h BST Sunday 19th April will be the close of the turn.

All communications from various corps and army staffs have now been sent to all commanders and diplomats. If you have not got anything from me in the last few days, please e-mail or PM me. Thanks.

Thanks to the prompt replies I have all orders in except for French VII Corps (Sean/St Cyr) and the Spanish Army of Cataluna facing them (Pepe/Llamas), plus Mike/Cuesta near Valladolid - this last position is critical so Mike can you please let me have your activity asap.

Holiday, at a time like this?! Need I remind him, the French wear blue...

Cazadore

Spanish infantry

Spanish Guards

Infantry at Talavera

Spanish gunners

Cavalry

Be very careful who you shoot at, Mr Moore!

Here's the overall tabulation of the success or otherwise of the French campaign in the Peninsular for 1808. The scoring system is in the main rules (Rule 4.0)

FRENCH WIN/LOSE SUMMARY

1808

Early June = Moderate Success [+0]
Battles (0) = [+0]
Late June = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (2) = Atalayuclas, Alagon 2 wins [+2]
Early July = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (3) = Valladolid 1 win, Ordal, San Milan 2 losses [-1]
Late July = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (2) = Barcelona 1 draw, Gerona 1 loss [-1]
Early August = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (0) = [+0]
Late August = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (3) = Vimerio 1 loss, Navalcamero, Sesena, 2 wins [+1]
Early September = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (1) = Calahorra 1 loss [-1]
Late September = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (1) = Aranjuez 1 loss [-1]
Early October = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (1) = Murcia/Gerona 1 loss [-1]
Late October = Moderate Fail [-1]
Battles (1) = Miranda del Ebro 1 win [+1]
Early November = Moderate Success [+0]
Battles (0) = [+0]
Late November = Moderate Success [+0]
Battles (0) = [+0]
Early December = Moderate Success [+0]
Battles (1) = Pamplona 1 win [+1]
Late December = Moderate Success [+0]
Battles (0) = [+0]

Total Score = [-9]

1808 declared a significant Allied victory.

Not a good year for the French, but if you look closely, we're certainly on a roll lately!

How does the campaign take into effect the Habsburg Resurgence?

I'd rather not say in such a public place!

OOBs and sitreps for the English and French have all gone out for early Feb. I have done some of the Spanish and will finish these tomorrow.

Its possible we could have a MONSTER battle soon

We're talking sprite ratios of at least 8, maybe 10...

Just for fun I have created a very small action set in the campaign in a very minor part of things. The battle is small and needs 3 players a side, a division commander and 2 brigade commanders each. We can play this Friday evening UK time (tomorrow) at 20:00 or 21:00. The two region commanders who are directly responsible are once again David Brewster and Pepe. No plans or prep is needed at all, for whoever turns up I can brief players on the night.

David, if you can make a later time or a different day over the weekend is better for you, let me know and we may be able to shift this to accommodate you.

Doodle here.

Unfortunately I'm working till 5pm tomorrow PST....which is much much too late for the European crowd. My digital troops will probably be better off without my ham fisted command tomorrow. Bon chance blue coats!