Living History 2018 in Doorn NL

Last weekend we visited House Doorn, where the last German Emperor spent his final days. It was the decor for a WW1 re-enactment event and we saw many fabulous things. The pictures are but a small impression:

Battle of Mons 2014

A hundred years after the event we played the battle of Mons (well, a scenario of mine inspired by the battle) with the Black Powder rules that worked surprisingly well. The BEF was supposed to stall as long as possible and deny the bridges to the Hun, while the Germans were tasked with capturing the bridges and inflicting hurt on the small BEF.

Some pictures of the battle, played at Owen's place with 15mm figures. The dastardly Huns won on points, because the Eastern bridge refused to blow and those plucky Tommies stayed in position too long for a timely escape....

The Huns (them...)

The Tommies (Us...) 

The battlefield, with the village of Nimy in the lower left corner

Belgian refugees flee before the Hunnish hordes. Lovely Taube plane made by Peter Pig and painted by Owen. 

The center bridge blows!

Nimy railway bridge standing firm

Eastern bridge unfortunately standing firm as well, after our attempt to demolish it failed spectacularly!

Consequently the Germans stormed and took it...

The end: German reinforcements turn up on the British flank and advance through Nimy, charging the defenders in the flank.

The Great War: 100 Days Offensive

Last night we revisited The Great War rules. Of course I forgot my camera so I´ll make do with some older pictures of games long past ;o)

A Canadian attack group supported by Whippet infantry tanks attacked a German trench battallion during their retreat to the Hindenburg Line in the summer of 1918.

The Germans had entrenched themselves in a ruined village and had covered the road with medium field guns. The Canadians attacked on the German left flank but their concentrated formations suffered heavily from German HMGs and was slowed down signficantly. Despite losing their frontline platoons the Germans managed to stall the Canadians, knock out one tank and call in a Stormtrooper group as reinforcements. The game remained unfinished due to our late start but the Germans were still firmly entrenched at the end of it.