Battle of Ramillies 1706b

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by Des Darkin

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Battle of Ramillies 1706Army list for Le Roi Soliel



Malborough (Genius)Wing Commanders

Tilly (Good) Overkirk(Good),Churchill (Average), Cadogan (Good)

Allied Army - 4 CommandsCS: Good (20 pts)

Infantry

Command Unit Nationality M VBU I D VD Notes Location

Churchill Orkney E 6 5 1 A 2 Musket A Centre 1st Line

Churchill Orkney (Collier) Dan /D 6 5 1 B 2 Musket A Centre 1st LineChurchill Spaar D 6 8 1 B 2 Musket A Centre 1st Line

Churchill Dedem D 6 5 1 B 2 Musket A Centre 1st Line

Churchill Ingoldsby E / D 6 8 1 B 2 Musket A Centre 2nd Line

Churchill Holstein-Beck D 6 8 1 B 2 Musket A Centre 2nd Line

NOTES AND OPTIONS.

Spaar replaced with

Churchill Spaar (capol/Zitte) D 6 5 0 B 1 Musket A Centre 1st Line

Churchill Spaar (Wendenberg) D 6 3 0 B 1 Musket A Centre 1st Line

OR Ingoldsby replaced with

Churchill Ingoldsby (Merdth/Pallt) E / D 6 5 0 B 1 Musket A Centre 2nd Line

Churchill Ingoldsby (Oxenst) E / D 6 3 0 B 1 Musket A Centre 2nd Line

OR Holstein-Beck replaced with

Churchill Holstein-Beck (Ran/Murr) D 6 5 0 B 2 Musket A Centre 2nd Line

Churchill Holstein-Beck (Aderkaas) D 6 3 0 B 2 Musket A Centre 2nd Line

Cavalry

Command Unit M VBU I D VD Notes Location

Tilly Lumley E 8 5 2 B 2 Pistols 1 D6 Right Wing, 1st Line

Tilly Dompre H 8 3 3 B 2 Pistols 1 D6 Right Wing, 1st Line

Tilly Oyen D/HK/H 8 5 2 B 2 Pistols 1 D6 Right Wing, 2nd Line

Overkirk Oostfries D 8 7 3 A 3 Pistols 1 D6 Left Wing, 1st Line

Overkirk St Laurent D/H 8 5 2 B 2 Pistols 1 D6 Left Wing 2nd Line

Rantzou Rantzou Dan 8 5 2 B 2 Pistols 1 D6 Left Wing - Reserve

NOTES AND OPTIONS.

Oostfries replaced with

Overkirk Oostfries (d'Avergne) D 8 2 1 B 3 Pistols 1 D6 Left Wing, 1st LineOverkirk Oostfries(der Nath/Lick) D 8 5 2 A 3 Pistols 1 D6 Left Wing, 1st Line

Artillery

Command Unit M VBU I D VD Notes Location

Malborough 24lbs D 2 2 0 B 2 ART A Centre

Churchill 12lbs E 2 2 0 B 2 ART A Centre

Overkirk D 3 2 0 B 2 ART C Centre - Left

Tilly E 3 2 0 B 2 ART C Right

NOTES AND OPTIONS.

Cadogan was an ADC with considerable authority. The Malborough player may use Cadogan at any time in theas a new Commander, and may designate any units within his Command radius as under his Command

One Artillery unit must be "in Reserve" in 2nd Line and not deployed to fire at beginning of game. Unit must remain with 2nd Line



Villeroi (Average)Wing Commanders

Elector (Average) Marquis de Bedmar (Average)

2 CommandsCS: Good (20 pts)

InfantryCommand Unit M VBU I D VD Notes Location

Elector Grimaldi/Maffei Sp/Bav 6 5 1 B 2 Musket B 2nd Line

Elector St Maurice Fr/Bav/Sp 6 8 1 B 2 Musket B 1st Line

Marquis de Bedmar Birkenfeld Sp 6 8 1 B 2 Musket B 2nd Line

Marquis de Bedmar Horn Sp/Fr/Wal 6 5 1 B 2 Musket B 1st Line

Marquis de Bedmar Surville (garde) Fr/Bav/Sp 6 9 1 A 2 Musket B 1st Line

NOTES AND OPTIONS.

St Maurice replaced with

Elector Steckenberg Fr/Bav/Sp 6 3 0 B 1 Musket B 1st Line

Elector Albergotti/Seluc Fr/Bav/Sp 6 5 0 B 1 Musket B 1st Line

AND Surville replaced with

Marquis de Bedmar Garde Fr 6 5 1 A 1 Musket B 1st Line

Marquis de Bedmar LaMarck/Crefedt FR/Sw/Ger 6 4 0 B 1 Musket B 1st Line

CavalryCommand Unit M VBU I D VD Notes Location

Elector Gaisson Fr/Sp 8 5 2 B 2 Pistols 3 D6 1st Line

Elector Liancourt Fr/Sp 8 5 2 B 2 Pistols 3 D6 2nd Line

Elector

Montesson (Maison de

Roi) Fr 8 3 3 A 2 Pistols 3 D6 1st Line

Elector d'Alegere Fr/Sp 8 3 2 B 3 Pistols 3 D6 2nd Line

Marquis de Bedmar Crimay Fr/Bav/Sp 6 6 2 B 2 Pistols 3 D6 2nd Line

Marquis de Bedmar Guiscard Fr/Bav/Sp 6 6 2 B 2 Pistols 3 D6 1st Line

Marquis de Bedmar Liancourt#2 Bav/Sp 8 4 2 B 2 Pistols 3 D6 1st Line

NOTES AND OPTIONS.

ArtilleryCommand Unit M VBU I D VD Notes Location

Marquis de Bedmar Fr 2 2 0 B 2 ART AMarquis de Bedmar Fr 3 2 0 B 2 ART C

Elector Sp 3 2 0 B 2 ART C

Elector Bav 3 2 0 B 2 ART C

Must be Reserve in 2nd

Line

NOTES AND OPTIONS.

One Artillery unit must be "in Reserve" in 2nd Line and not deployed to fire at beginning of game. Unit must remain with 2nd Line



Special Rules

1. The Villeroi player must occupy Ramillies, Offus, and Autre Eglise. Each area can hold up to one infantry unit.

2. Taviers is in Dutch hands at the beginning of the game. No actual Unit is placed there. If the French commander attack

the village, the Unit inside the village has a VBU of 2. It takes lossesa s other Units and also follows all cohesion tests

(with adjustments for villages). If the Unit is destroyed, Taviers can be occupied by the French. Note: If at a later stage

real Unit enters the village, the original defenders are assumed to have been replaced.

3. Villerois camp. The camp was placed too close to the combat area, and caused a great deal of problems when the

French line was turned. The camp must be represented on the table. Any unit moving through it is disordered. Disorder

cumulative, so units already in disorder suffer a VBU loss.

4. Artillery players may find that the artillery is particularly powerful in this re-fight. It is recommended that only three units

per side are deployed in the 1st

line, with one unit in the second line, acting as reserve. The 2nd

Line unit may move

forward with the rest of the 2nd

Line, never independanty.

5. Optional Rule.

The battle is famous for Malboroughs masterstroke, pulling his cavalry from the right wing to the left without any action

Villeroi part. Players who wish to attempt a similar or opposite manoeuvre may wish to try this.

•••• Only 1st

Line Units are placed on table. All second line units are represented by a card/paper of same size as a

Unit.

•••• When a Second line unit is within 10cm of an enemy unit, it is placed on table.

•••• The Malborough player may attempt to move one unit per turn from one Second Line card to another. Cards

must be adjacent. The original card remains in place, but the player makes a note that the Unit(s) have moved

an adjacent 2nd

Line Card.

•••• To move a unit is must not be visible, and a discipline test must be passed. If Cadogen is with the Unit, the mo

is automatic. Disordered units may move if they pass a Discipline Test on the first attempt.

•••• Second Line Cards may be fired at, but loss of VBU or disorder does not make them visible.

This rule relies on perfect honesty on the part of the Malborough player, so if temptation is too much - it is recommended that an

Umpire might smooth things along!!



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