Category Archives: Scenarios

The Combat of Mehr, 5th August 1758 (The Scenario)

Posted on 2nd October 2026 by jemima_fawr

Following last year’s concentration on Napoleonics and a long, fallow period for the first half of the year, we’ve recently had a flurry of Seven Years War games at W.A.S.P., with this being the second of these games. I’ll post … Continue reading →

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The Defence of the Dürren-Berg (The Battle of Strehla, 20th August 1760) – The Scenario

Posted on 8th September 2026 by jemima_fawr

As discussed last time, we recently played a cut-down version of my earlier full Battle of Strehla scenario for Tricorn. In the original scenario, the two main armies basically just sit and glower at each other, with the Prussians being … Continue reading →

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“A Battle of the Most Obstinate & Sanguinary Class”: The Battle of Möckern, 16th October 1813 (Scenario for Napoleon’s Battles)

Posted on 4th June 2026 by jemima_fawr

“Whoever is not dead or enraptured this evening must have fought like a dishonourable dog!” General of Cavalry Gebhard Lebrecht von Blücher “The enemy army marched at me rapidly; his forces appeared to get larger and larger as they came … Continue reading →

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The Danube Finale: The Battle of Znaïm (Day 2), 11th July 1809

Posted on 2nd May 2026 by jemima_fawr

In the last thrilling instalment, I covered the events that immediately followed the apocalyptic Battle of Wagram, which led to the first day of the Battle of Znaïm on 10th July 1809. I then presented a Napoleon’s Battles scenario for … Continue reading →

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The Danube Finale: The Battle of Znaïm (Day 1), 10th July 1809

Posted on 17th April 2026 by jemima_fawr

This month I finally got around to reading John H Gill’s superb book The Battle of Znaïm: Napoleon, The Habsburgs and the End of the War of 1809 and thought that it would make a brilliant subject for a scenario … Continue reading →

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‘The Leipzig Overture’: The Cavalry Battle of Liebertwolkwitz, 14th October 1813 (A Scenario for ‘Napoleon’s Battles’)

Posted on 7th February 2026 by jemima_fawr

The continuing ramblings of the Butterfly Wargamer… My surviving reader might remember back to the alcohol-fueled Lockdown Days of 2000, when I was last burning through Wellingtonics like a man possessed. Back then I was looking forward to the wargames … Continue reading →

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“By God, That’ll Do!”: The Battle of Salamanca, 22nd July 1812 (Revised Scenario for Napoleon’s Battles)

Posted on 10th December 2025 by jemima_fawr

Back in the primordial soup of this blog, one of my first Wellingtonic game reports was of a refight of the Battle of Salamanca, played at W.A.S.P. in 2016. Although that article appears in my list of Napoleonic Scenarios, it … Continue reading →

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‘The Last Battle’: La Souffel, 28th June 1815 (A Scenario for ‘Napoleon’s Battles’)

Posted on 25th October 2025 by jemima_fawr

Ask anyone to name the last battle of the Napoleonic Wars and the answer in 99% of cases will be ‘Waterloo’. However, the war continued for some time after Napoleon’s catastrophic defeat. The remainder of the war for the most … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Eggmühl, 22nd April 1809: A Scenario for ‘Napoleon’s Battles’

Posted on 9th September 2025 by jemima_fawr

“I am resolved today or at the latest tomorrow to annihilate the army of Archduke Charles” – Napoleon to Marshal Davout, 22nd April 1809 Following our recent refights of Raab, Neumarkt and Teugn-Hausen, we’re continuing with the 1809 Napoleonic theme … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Teugn-Hausen, 19th April 1809: A Scenario for ‘Napoleon’s Battles’

Posted on 4th August 2025 by jemima_fawr

A few weeks ago at W.A.S.P. we had planned to continue our Battle of Neumarkt 1809 game, which had ended on something of a cliff-hanger, with several turns still to play. However, our Marshal Bessières sadly had a family tragedy … Continue reading →