Klissow in the Twilight, part 2

Julian came over today and we completed the second part of the game of the Battle of Klissow, 19th July 1702 (8th July Julian calendar, 9th July Swedish calendar).

We picked up the game in the third turn, the Swedish Livregimentet till Hast / Livdragon Regimentet charged the victorious Winged Hussars (top right) while the infantry continued to press in the centre. Saxon artillery concentrating on the Swedish infantry.

The Saxon infantry pushed back the attacking Swedes.

Meanwhile, the Polish dragoons (heavily disguised as reitars) and Saxon Garde du Corps regiment made a sandwich of the victorious Livregimentet till Hast / Livdragon Regimentet, breaking the latter.

View down the line, from the Polish/Saxon right.

Saxon artillery continued to pound away, inflicting a few 'casualties'.

Above and below: the Saxon infantry fired at the Swedish they had forced back.

At this stage, the Swedes were in serious trouble and it looked a matter of time until they were enveloped from left and right.

A rare Swedish success on their right: Rehnskiöld's Ostgota Cavalry Regt broke the first of the Saxons attempting their outflanking manoeuvre.

Then a breakthrough in the centre with the Saxon Kurprinz and Guard regiments broken.

Lubomirski's Polish cavalry continued their successful charges.

Polish dragoons send the Småland cavalry regt on their way.

Then it happened. Having broken the Saxon line, the Swedish infantry made short work of the second line troops (in both meanings of the term).

Saxon centre broken: game over.

Two views of the end of the battle, from the Saxon side (above) and Swedish side (below).

Losses: a unit of Saxon cavalry and five of infantry to one of Swedish cavalry.

It had been a really close affair.

Julian's audacious attacks, making use of his numbers, very nearly paid off. The quality of the Swedish infantry came through in the end and turned pretty quickly.

Another successful test of "Twilight of the Sun King" as far as I am concerned. I appreciate Julian having a go and especially playing it out since he was not overly in favour of these stylised rules.

I'm keen to put the finishing touches to these figures and add in some more so that I/we can try again with GåPå.

Rules

Twilight of the Sun King, 2nd Edition

Scales

Base width represents ~300 m, base width 50 mm, game area 1 m x 1 m

Infantry: units approx. 1 600, 2 000, 2 400 men for small, average, large.
Cavalry: units approx. 800, 1 000, 1 200 for small, average, large.
Artillery: approx. 12, 20, 24 guns for small, average, large batteries.

Of course, these numbers are interpreted really loosely as with most 'unit' based rules nowadays.

Figures (all 1/72)

Saxon

Infantry Mars Saxon infantry.
Cavalry Strelets Russian Dragoons of Peter I
Artillery Zvezda Swedish Artillery of Charles XII and Mars Polish field artillery (standing in as the Saxon 3 pdr guns).

Polish-Lithuanian

Hussars Zvezda Polish Winged Hussars.
Pancerni Orion Polish Winged Hussars.
Dragoons (heavily disguised as reitars) Strelets Reitars of Charles XII.
Wallachian light cavalry Mars Polish 'Lisovchiki' (1st half of the XVII century).
Lithuanian Tartars Mars Lithuanian Tartars (1st half of the XVII century).

Swedish

Infantry mix of Mars Swedish infantry, Strelets Swedish Infantry of Charles XII & From Narva to Poltava.
Cavalry Strelets Lieb-Drabants of Charles XII and Zvezda Swedish Dragoons of Charles XII.