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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Summary of Besancon Campaign



Battles fought during Besancon campaign    

The campaign was fourth between the Fourth French and Bavarian armies
It ran for 20 months from June 2013 to February 2015.

It was fought as five separate mini campaigns, or phases.  
Each phase was independent of the other
Each one started with new objective on a new map
Both armies started at full strength and fully supplied
Usually there was a different player for both the French and Spanish CinC role

The campaign provided us with 12 battles to wargame.

Ref   Campaign Date            Event                                                    Actual Date

40          1 March             Start of Campaign                                     22 Jun 2013

41          1 March             Start of Atkirch Phase                              28 Jun 2013
41          3 March             French win battle of St Imier                   18 Jul 2013
41          6 March             Bavarian win battle of Atkirch                17 Aug 2013
41          7 March             End of Atkirch Phase                               17 Aug 2013

42          8 March             Start of Montbelliard Phase                      17 Sep 2013
42          12 March          Bavarian win sy Montbelliard                   07 Nov 2013
42          13 March          End of Montbelliard Phase                        15 Nov 2013

43          14 March          Start of Clerval Phase                                23 Nov 2013
43          15 March          Bavarian win battle of Clerval                    23 Jan 2014
43          21 March          Bavarian win battle of Ronchamp             17 Mar 2014
43          25 March          Bavarian win battle of Rougemont            24 Apr 2014    
43          26 March          End of Clerval Phase                                05 May 2014                 

44          27 March          Start of Rougemont Phase                         10 May 2014
44          29 March          Bavarian win battle of Rougemont             18 Jun 2014 
44          01 April              Bavarian win battle of Rougemont            08 Jul 2014 
44          04 April              French win battle of Besancon                08 Aug 2014
44          06 April              Bavarian win battle of Rougemont          15 Sep 2014
44          07 April              End of Rougement Phase                         26 Sep 2014
45          08 April              Start of Besancon Phase                          01 Oct 2014
45          10 April              Bavarian win at Besancon                       19 Oct 2014
45           17 April              French win at Besancon                          13 Jan 2015 
45           19 April              End of Besancon Phase                          14 Feb 2015  

Monday, April 27, 2015

Summary of the Bayonne Campaign



Battles fought during Bayonne campaign

The campaign was fought between the Fifth French and the Anglo-Portguese armies
It ran for 21 months from June 2013 to March 2015.

It was fought as six separate mini campaigns, or phases.  
Each phase was independent of the other
Each one started with new objective on a new map
Both armies started at full strength and fully supplied
Usually there was a different player for both the French and Spanish CinC role

The campaign provided us with 22 battles to wargame.

Ref   Campaign Date            Event                                                    Actual Date

51          01 March         Start of Campaign                                     22 Jun 2013

51          01 March          Start of St Jean Phase                              29 Jun 2013
51          04 March          French win battle of St Cambo               29 Jul 2013
51          04 March         British win battle of St Jean                     30 Jul 2013
51          05 March          French win battle of St Jean                   11 Aug 2013    
51          05 March          British win battle of Cambo                   15 Aug 2013
51          07 March          End of St Jean Phase                              24 Aug 2013
             
52           08 March         Start of Irun Phase                                  21 Sep 2013
51          10 March          French win battle of St Jean                   09 Oct 2013
51          11 March          French win battle of Irun                        25 Oct 2013
51         12 March           End of Irun Phase                                   04 Nov 2013

53          13 March          Start of San Sebastian Phase                 12 Nov 2013
53          14 March          French win battle of Irun                       20 Dec 2013
53          15 March          End of San Sebastian Phase                  26 Jan 2014

54          16 March          Start of Leitza Phase                              10 Feb 2014
54          18 March          Draw battle of Irun                                 28 Feb 2014
54          22 March          French at San Sebastian                         23 Mar 2014
54          22 March         End of Leitza Phase                                 27 Mar 2014


55                23 March    Start of Tolosa Phase                                22 Mar 2014
55                25 March    French win battle of Tolosa                      21 Apr 2014
55                27 March    French win battle of Mondragon              13 May 2014
55                28 March    End of Tolosa Phase                                  26 May 2014   

56                29 March    Start of Savaltiere Phase                            16 Jun 2014
56                01 April        Draw at battle of Savaltiere                      15 Jul 2014
56                03 April        British win battle of Mondragon               25 Jul 2014
56                08 April        British win battle of Savaltierre                04 Oct 2014
56                08 April        British win battle of Kurutze                     07 Oct 2014
56                13 April        French win battle of Kurutze                    06 Nov 2014
56                14 April        Draw at battle of Murguia                         19 Nov 2014
56                15 April        Draw at battle of Savaltiere                       07 Dec 2014
56                18 April        French win at battle of Savaltiere              22 Jan 2015    
56                18 April        French win at battle of Kurutze                 27 Jan 2015    
56                21 April        French win at battle of Kurtuze                 19 Feb 2015    
56                21 April        French win at battle of Savaltiere               02 Mar 2015 
56                22 April        End of Savaltiere Phase                              03 Mar 2015  

71               23 April         End of Bayonne Campaign                         27 Apr 2015

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Summary of the Toulouse Campaign

Battles fought during Toulouse campaign



The campaign was fought between the Sixth French and the Spanish armies
It ran for 22 months from June 2013 to April 2015.

It was fought as five separate mini campaigns, or phases.  
Each phase was independent of the other
Each one started with new objective on a new map
Both armies started at full strength and fully supplied
Usually there was a different player for both the French and Spanish CinC role

The campaign provided us with 16 battles to wargame.

Reference   Campaign Date            Event                                               Actual Date
60                01 March             Start of Campaign                                    22 Jun 2013

61                01 March             Start of PerpignanPhase                           30 Jun 2013
61                04 March             Spanish win battle of Le Bolou                 24 Jul 2013
61                09 March             Spanish win battle of Le Bolou                 27 Sep 2013
61                11 March             French win battle of Le Bolou                   21 Oct 2013
61                11 March             End of Perpignan Phase                             23 Oct 2013

62                12 March             Start of Figueras Phase                               09 Nov 2013
62                15 March             French win battle of Figueras                     11 Jan 2014
62                16 March             End of Figueras Phase                                02 Feb 2014

63                 17 March          Start of Girona Phase                                    12 Jan 2014
63                 22 March          French win battle of Girona                           29 Mar 2014         
63                 27 March          Spanish win battle of Mataro                         22 May 2014
63                 29 March          End of Girona Phase                                      26 Jun 2014

64                 30 March          Start of Arens Phase                                       02 Jul 2014  
64                 31 March          French win battle of Arens                             08 Jul 2014
64                 01 April             French win battle of Olot                               31 Jul 2014
64                 07 April             French win battle of Arens                            23 Sep 2014
64                 09 April             French win battle of Angles                           23 Oct 2014
64                 09 April             French win battle of Olot                               12 Oct 2014
64                 10 April             End of Arens Phase                                        02 Nov 2014

65                  11 April             Start of Vic Phase                                          10 Nov 2014
65                  17 April             French win battle of Mataro                           19 Jan 2015
65                  19 April             Spanish win battle of Ripoll                            10 Feb 2015          
65                  19 April             French win battle of Vic                                  16 Feb 2015
65                  20 April             End of Vic Phase                                             18 Feb 2015

70                  20 April             End of Toulouse Campaign                              25 Apr 2015