tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post3851139227682942302..comments2024-03-26T10:09:09.149-07:00Comments on Obscure Battles: Elchingen 1805Jeff Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188876209461291938noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-13801338901261722812024-01-23T12:24:19.078-08:002024-01-23T12:24:19.078-08:00Hi, NEY 's execution was public and the tzar p...Hi, NEY 's execution was public and the tzar punished a russian officer who had gone over Ney 's body with his horse. Jean-Michel from ParisJohn the Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334531382274854648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-77198618019649106032022-04-16T17:53:56.233-07:002022-04-16T17:53:56.233-07:00Why, thanks so much for the kind compliment, Gerry...Why, thanks so much for the kind compliment, Gerry. <br /><br />You are right in pointing to Napoleon's strategic brilliance in moving his corps to surround Mack at Ulm. Jeff Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188876209461291938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-58640123684458604312022-04-14T06:34:29.321-07:002022-04-14T06:34:29.321-07:00Professional-level military history. People have b...Professional-level military history. People have been awarded Master's degrees in the field for much less. The wonderful part about Ulm is N's marching orders to his corps commanders, and his instructions to Murat to basically create a whirlwind to cover the army's advance.Gerry Lebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802995016800225468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-79653084313879409822020-09-24T23:03:47.281-07:002020-09-24T23:03:47.281-07:00No. Never heard that one. Is it the same source as...No. Never heard that one. Is it the same source as the one about Hitler escaping to Paraguay?Jeff Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188876209461291938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-12779852185213551462020-09-24T19:55:33.403-07:002020-09-24T19:55:33.403-07:00Are you familiar with the story of Nay surviving h...Are you familiar with the story of Nay surviving his execution and leading a long life in north and south carolina.Jack T Barnes jtbaeb@comcast.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-32042957620505501822018-08-26T15:26:48.365-07:002018-08-26T15:26:48.365-07:00Dear Mister Berry
I am writing in regards to yo...Dear Mister Berry<br /> I am writing in regards to your tactics analisys. I do not remember where I read it, but General Mack introduced both a four and a six company columnar formation that could be used to repel cavalry. If this is so, it would explain why the infantry was so easily defeated. Explication: The officers knowing of the new formation probably left the infantry in the original column of divisions to draw the French cavalry in to get them as close as possible. Problem: As you say, the Austrian infantry had been gathered in such a hurry they didn't have time to train. Supposition: Maybe they weren't trained in formations at all?? Maybe they didn't know either the protected column or how to form battalion squares?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787923912836047359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-24493563862886339042018-07-23T04:22:09.998-07:002018-07-23T04:22:09.998-07:00This is a magnificent post and inspired me to deve...This is a magnificent post and inspired me to develop a scenario to use with the Napoleon's Battles rules. Played it through twice. First time a very historical outcome, but second time Ney was not so lucky and ended up dying while leading an attack. <br /><br />My AAR can be found here: http://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com/2018/07/battle-of-elchingen-14-october-1805.html<br /><br />and here:<br />http://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com/2018/07/battle-of-elchingen-14-october-1805_22.html<br /><br />So a mighty thanks for this post and I look forward to going through the other battles you have written up.Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-54314749495513258262018-05-23T04:45:38.434-07:002018-05-23T04:45:38.434-07:00Another vote for Teugn-Hausen. This Elchingen arti...Another vote for Teugn-Hausen. This Elchingen article is excellent. I plan to create an Elchingen scenario for the Napoleon's Battles miniatures rules, and I'll be referring to your work here.Paul Synnotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167314288326710989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-14892963533451774632015-07-13T09:26:54.255-07:002015-07-13T09:26:54.255-07:00Good eye, Louis. Reviewing my sources on Laplanche...Good eye, Louis. Reviewing my sources on Laplanche, I can't find where I got that tidbit that he was a former monk. It's not mentioned (as far as I can find) in Bowden or Duffy. Thanks for the due diligence. I love my readers acting also as my proofreaders and fact-checkers. And one of the nice things about publishing online is you can change it (unlike a printed book). So thanks for the correction. Updated, including the link you kindly referenced.<br /><br />I have heard of Jour de Gloire as a brand but don't own any of their games. There are so many commercial game publishers in the world today that I'm not surprised if even the most obscure battles have been rendered. When I started playing as a kid back in the late 1950s, there was basically only Avalon-Hill (Gettysburg, Waterloo, Tactics II, Midway were my first). Jeff Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188876209461291938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-52870312850888165312015-07-13T03:35:59.913-07:002015-07-13T03:35:59.913-07:00Hello Jeff,
Reading through your exelent battle r...Hello Jeff,<br /><br />Reading through your exelent battle reports.<br /><br />However I have to pick a nit. You mention Jaques Laplanche and even provide a handy wiki link ( the former Benedictine monk, Jacques Laplanche ). However, as I was looking at that site, no mention was made of his military career.... And when I looked for other Laplanches, this one came up:<br />https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Antoine_Laplanche. Seems to me that you picked the wrong one...<br /><br />Otherwise I very much enjoy your battle pieces. They almost alwyas seem to be able to capture both the narative of the battle, and the reason why some of the decisions were made. And you enliven it with you opinion on the whole thing.<br /><br />Also I was wondering if you are aware of the ((board)wargame) series Jour de Gloire, in which Haslach and Elchingen have been published:<br />http://jours.de.gloire.pagesperso-orange.fr/jdg_en.html<br /><br />Regards, and keep up the good work!<br /><br />Louis Kolkman<br />Clydwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962577839342573760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-27721479871229201802014-04-12T20:15:05.089-07:002014-04-12T20:15:05.089-07:00Mille grazie, Marco, per i gentili complimenti. An...Mille grazie, Marco, per i gentili complimenti. And, yes, I am interested in miniatures wargaming (I have close to 30,000 painted miniatures myself), so I will definitely visit your own blog. <br />Jeff<br />And don't apologize for your fine English. It is much better than my Italian.Jeff Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188876209461291938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-23159259976736384812014-04-07T12:23:24.334-07:002014-04-07T12:23:24.334-07:00Dear Jeff,
your blog is a very interesting and wel...Dear Jeff,<br />your blog is a very interesting and well prepared. I'm keen of Napoleonic battles and your site is very interesting, your maps are superb. <br />I'm member of an Italian wargame club and sometime we tried to reproduced Napolenic battles. A member of my club recommended me your site. <br />Unfortunately we have not reproduced one of the struggles you described above but please accept my compliments for your work. If you are interesting to miniatures this is my blog >>> http://rekostwargames.blogspot.it<br />Please consider that the maps included into my blog cannot be called with the "word" maps.<br />Marco<br />PS: sorry for my EnglishMarco Ortaldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337383288736466373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-62675936517742904352014-03-01T20:26:28.342-08:002014-03-01T20:26:28.342-08:00Thank you so much, Mark, for your kind endorsement...Thank you so much, Mark, for your kind endorsement, and for the gracious link. Like you, I love having as much material as possible to refer to when I'm wargaming at battle.Jeff Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188876209461291938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-31072617849357685982014-02-26T07:08:02.796-08:002014-02-26T07:08:02.796-08:00Jeff, this is just too good! I'm adding a lin...Jeff, this is just too good! I'm adding a link to this article on grognard.com and linking it with the "<br />Haslach 1805 / Elchingen 1805" board game. I like having this type of companion history along with the games that I play, and I'm sure many other grognards do, too. Thanks for the effort you put into your blog.<br />-Mark D.Mark DAgostahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13659622112886331915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-41601861901792927112014-02-20T19:55:32.258-08:002014-02-20T19:55:32.258-08:00I look forward to your report on Leuthen I know so...I look forward to your report on Leuthen I know some details, but i am excited to see some detailed battle report. These maps really make the battles come to life and easier to follow.<br />Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343919946613936193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-71957208394724698542014-02-20T08:57:54.526-08:002014-02-20T08:57:54.526-08:00Thank you, Michael. Your enthusiastic response to ...Thank you, Michael. Your enthusiastic response to my site is very heartening. I'm so glad I can entertain like-minded people. There is a chance I would do some similar posts on the 1809 campaign, so thanks, too, for that suggestion. I have done a detailed map of Aspern-Essling and have an OOB for it. Right now, though, I am working on Leuthen 1757 for my next post.Jeff Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188876209461291938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403809316122064334.post-84237797612644079782014-02-17T13:15:58.838-08:002014-02-17T13:15:58.838-08:00This is amazing! Really enjoy these battles of 180...This is amazing! Really enjoy these battles of 1805. Is there a chance you will do the 1809 campaign? My favorite battle is Teugen-Hausen which I would love to see done with your great website.<br /><br />MichaelMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343919946613936193noreply@blogger.com