Ammann
29.05.21, 06:20
Wir spielen wieder das gleiche Spiel wie im vorigen AAR.....natürlich und wie sollte es auch anders sein gegen unseren geschätzten Gegner Cfant.
Wie es der Titel des Threads schon erahnen lässt handelt es sich hierbei nicht um eine einzelne Schlacht sondern um eine Reihe von Schlachten.
Damit meinen wir die "Vorbereitungsgefechte....die Hauptschlacht und die Gefechte die nach der Schlacht um Gettysburg stattfanden.
Der werte Cfant hat sich wieder für die Union entschieden was uns eigentlich auch ganz lieb ist....so können wir versuchen den Feldzug zu einem guten Ende zu bringen.
Das Kampagnenspiel verknüpft einzelne Schlachten und ihre Ergebnisse zu einer zu einer kompletten Kampagne.Hier ist eine Liste der Schlachten die historisch gesehen dazu gehört haben,ob die auch alle im Spiel dabei sind müssen wir mal nachprüfen.
Gettysburg-Feldzug
Brandy Station – Winchester II – Aldie – Middleburg – Upperville – Hanover – Gettysburg – Hunterstown – Fairfield – Williamsport – Boonsboro – Manassas Gap
Ahhhh...da haben wir es auch schon.
I don't intend to write extensively about the campaign. I'd refer those who wish to read about this subject in depth to the sources
listed in Appendix A. A brief overview relating the campaign to aspects of the game is all that I'll attempt at this point.
After Chancellorsville and Jackson's death, Lee resolved to take the war to the north. During May and early June Lee
reorganized the Army of Northern Virginia. The effect of this change in command structure is one of the intriguing aspects of the
campaign. He also lobbied for and got additional troops. He didn't get all the troops he'd hoped for. The possible additional
forces beyond those actually received are accounted for in the game by the inclusion of an extra regiment, and extra brigade
and an extra corps in the Confederate OOB.
Brandy Station:
Lee resolved on an invasion of Pennsylvania via the Valley. The southern army shifted north along the Rappahannock River.
The Cavalry division massed near Brandy Station, east of Culpeper, and conducted a series of grand reviews. Shortly after the
last of these the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac crossed the Rappahannock. The Battle of Brandy Station, and the
start of every campaign, resulted. While a minor Confederate victory, or a draw, in campaign terms, the battle stung Stuart, and
many cite it as a reason for his later ride around the Union army, and consequent absence from his real job of intelligence
gathering. Stuart's absence is another major issue in the campaign.
I believe that the employment of cavalry is one of the main areas of concern in game play in this era. My hope is that the larger
maps used in this game will encourage and reward employment of these troops in a more realistic fashion than that which one
usually sees in current game play. You should see cavalry employed in a more traditional scouting and screening role during the
games. The difference in victory points for cavalry and infantry also dictates that horse soldiers not be used as assault forces if
at all possible.
In the meantime the Army of the Potomac and Hooker had to contend with a substantial decrease in strength as at least 20
regiments mustered out during June/early July of 1863. Hooker made some half hearted suggestions about taking the offensive.
These were not met with any enthusiasm in Washington, neither before the campaign began, nor later as the armies
maneuvered.
2nd Winchester:After Brandy Station Ewell's 2nd Corps opened the campaign by marching into the Valley. Milroy's division of the Union 8th
Corps/Department of the Middle lingered too long at Winchester, and was all but destroyed by Ewell. Just as the south's OOBs
contain extra units, the Union's contain all of the 8th Corps units, and all of the 22nd Corps/Department of Washington units.
Some end up coming into play, others don't.
Aldie/Middleburg/Upperville:
As Ewell's Corps continued north to the Potomac river, the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia finished shifting north from
Fredericksburg, and screened the Valley from the west side of the Bull Run Mountains. The Battle's of Aldie, Middleburg, and
Upperville occurred at this time between Union cavalry with some limited infantry support and Stuart aided at the end by some
infantry support. Upperville is not modeled in the game. Aldie and Middleburg are treated as part of a continuous flow of events
in the game.
By the time of Aldie, the northern army had shifted north and screened the east slopes of the Bull Run Mountains. After the
events of June 17th to the 20th, the army concentrated mostly to the east of the mountains. 1st and 3rd Corps of the Army of
Northern Virginia screened the Valley, then moved to the Valley and across the Potomac. 2nd Corps moved into Pennsylvania
with elements of the command moving far enough to threaten the state capitol. 1st and 3rd Corps concentrated at
Chambersburg, west of a crossroads town named Gettysburg.
Stuart fell off the radar on the aforementioned ride around the Union army and the southern forces lost their eyes and ears. For
the north the civilian leadership decided in a change in army command during the middle of the campaign. The contentious
Hooker was relieved and replaced by Meade. His actions as army commander led to the meeting engagement at Gettysburg on
July 1st.
Gettysburg:
Not the highlight of the Army of Northern Virginia's record. The command problems in the army contributed to disjointed,
uncoordinated attacks. The Army of the Potomac was able to take advantage of a good defensive position after the 1st days
disaster, and was able to use interior lines of communication to shift reserves to the action during the 2nd and 3rd days. July 3rd
was an unmitigated disaster for the south. The game models Gettysburg (as it does for Brandy Station, Winchester, and Aldie)
by providing a full range of possibilities from the starting positions on July 1st. It also provides about 20 historical scenarios from
Gettysburg.
Falling Waters:
The Confederate retreat from Gettysburg went fairly unmolested - cavalry clashes culminated in a fight near Falling Waters - the
Confederate supply source. The Army of the Potomac, after just surviving an epic battle, and under the command of a man new
to the job, pursued its foe cautiously, which resulted in much criticism of Meade. With the Confederate army at bay with its back
to a rain-swollen Potomac River, the Union army frittered away days concentrating and preparing for an attack on a prepared
position. The Army of Northern Virginia improvised a pontoon bridge to replace the one that had been swept away, and crossed
back into Virginia. The northern advance bagged only a portion of the rear guard.
This is where the game ends, and is as good a place as any to call a stopping point to the campaign.
Hier das Vorwort zur ersten Schlacht:
https://abload.de/img/2jdj3m.jpg
After the victory at Chancellorsville the war needs to be taken north. The desire to free Virginia from the ravages of war for even a short time is as strong an impetus for such action as the hope for a decisive victory on northern soil with its attendant potential for European recognition and intervention. The army is reorganized and brought up to strength. The offensive will start on the 10th with an advance up the Valley by 2nd Corps. 1st and 3rd Corps will follow. The army's cavalry is massed in the sweet grazing area around Culpeper in preparation to screen the advance. While there and awaiting the start of the offensive, Stuart has just finished conducting a pair of spectacular grand reviews of his forces.
Mit Deepl übersetzt:
Nach dem Sieg bei Chancellorsville muss der Krieg nach Norden getragen werden. Der Wunsch, Virginia auch nur für eine kurze Zeit von den Verwüstungen des Krieges zu befreien, ist ein ebenso starker Antrieb für eine solche Aktion wie die Hoffnung auf einen entscheidenden Sieg auf nördlichem Boden mit dem damit verbundenen Potenzial für europäische Anerkennung und Intervention. Die Armee wird reorganisiert und auf Vordermann gebracht. Die Offensive beginnt am 10. mit einem Vorstoß des 2. Korps das Tal hinauf. Das 1. und 3. Korps werden folgen. Die Kavallerie der Armee wird in dem süßen Weidegebiet um Culpeper zusammengezogen, um den Vormarsch abzuschirmen. Während er dort auf den Beginn der Offensive wartet, hat Stuart soeben zwei spektakuläre große Besprechungen seiner Truppen durchgeführt.
https://abload.de/img/1fkklo.jpg
Der Feldzug beginnt um 04:20 in der früh am 9 Juni 1863 mit der Schlacht bei Brandy Station und geht über 47 Runden.
Hier mal die Gesamtlagekarte.
https://abload.de/img/3fukdd.jpg
Zu Beginn haben wir etwas mehr als 7000 Mann Kavallerie auf dem Feld......Brandy Station war ja eigentlich eine der größten Reiterschlachten des Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges,aber wir bekommen auch noch etwas Infanterie.
Die Schlacht bei Brandy Station fand am 9. Juni 1863 statt und war eine der größten Reiterschlachten des Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges.
In einem Versuch, nach der Niederlage in der Schlacht bei Chancellorsville an Informationen über die Truppenbewegungen der Nord-Virginia-Armee zu gelangen, überquerte das Kavallerie-Korps der Potomac-Armee unter dem Befehl von Brigadegeneral Alfred Pleasonton den Rappahannock an mehreren Stellen und überraschte die konföderierte Kavalleriedivision von Generalmajor J.E.B. Stuart mit seinem Angriff. Nachdem die Kämpfe fast den ganzen Tag angedauert hatten, ohne dass eine Seite einen entscheidenden Vorteil erringen konnte, wich die US-Kavallerie über den Rappahannock aus. Sie hatte sich erstmals der bis dato überlegenen Südstaatenkavallerie ebenbürtig gezeigt. Die Schlacht bei Brandy Station war eines der größten Reitergefechte des Bürgerkrieges und wurde von der Anzahl der beteiligten Kavalleristen her nur von der Schlacht bei Trevilian Station übertroffen. Dies war allerdings kein reines Kavalleriegefecht im „klassischen“ Sinne, da dort größtenteils abgesessen gekämpft wurde.
Unser erstes Ziel wird sein die Flußübergänge zu sperren und die dortigen Siegpunktfelder zu besetzten und dann müssen wir sehen was die Yankees planen.Am wichtigsten sind für beide Seiten die jeweils 3 Siegpunktfelder jenseits des Flusses.
https://abload.de/img/4cdj88.jpg
Wie es der Titel des Threads schon erahnen lässt handelt es sich hierbei nicht um eine einzelne Schlacht sondern um eine Reihe von Schlachten.
Damit meinen wir die "Vorbereitungsgefechte....die Hauptschlacht und die Gefechte die nach der Schlacht um Gettysburg stattfanden.
Der werte Cfant hat sich wieder für die Union entschieden was uns eigentlich auch ganz lieb ist....so können wir versuchen den Feldzug zu einem guten Ende zu bringen.
Das Kampagnenspiel verknüpft einzelne Schlachten und ihre Ergebnisse zu einer zu einer kompletten Kampagne.Hier ist eine Liste der Schlachten die historisch gesehen dazu gehört haben,ob die auch alle im Spiel dabei sind müssen wir mal nachprüfen.
Gettysburg-Feldzug
Brandy Station – Winchester II – Aldie – Middleburg – Upperville – Hanover – Gettysburg – Hunterstown – Fairfield – Williamsport – Boonsboro – Manassas Gap
Ahhhh...da haben wir es auch schon.
I don't intend to write extensively about the campaign. I'd refer those who wish to read about this subject in depth to the sources
listed in Appendix A. A brief overview relating the campaign to aspects of the game is all that I'll attempt at this point.
After Chancellorsville and Jackson's death, Lee resolved to take the war to the north. During May and early June Lee
reorganized the Army of Northern Virginia. The effect of this change in command structure is one of the intriguing aspects of the
campaign. He also lobbied for and got additional troops. He didn't get all the troops he'd hoped for. The possible additional
forces beyond those actually received are accounted for in the game by the inclusion of an extra regiment, and extra brigade
and an extra corps in the Confederate OOB.
Brandy Station:
Lee resolved on an invasion of Pennsylvania via the Valley. The southern army shifted north along the Rappahannock River.
The Cavalry division massed near Brandy Station, east of Culpeper, and conducted a series of grand reviews. Shortly after the
last of these the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac crossed the Rappahannock. The Battle of Brandy Station, and the
start of every campaign, resulted. While a minor Confederate victory, or a draw, in campaign terms, the battle stung Stuart, and
many cite it as a reason for his later ride around the Union army, and consequent absence from his real job of intelligence
gathering. Stuart's absence is another major issue in the campaign.
I believe that the employment of cavalry is one of the main areas of concern in game play in this era. My hope is that the larger
maps used in this game will encourage and reward employment of these troops in a more realistic fashion than that which one
usually sees in current game play. You should see cavalry employed in a more traditional scouting and screening role during the
games. The difference in victory points for cavalry and infantry also dictates that horse soldiers not be used as assault forces if
at all possible.
In the meantime the Army of the Potomac and Hooker had to contend with a substantial decrease in strength as at least 20
regiments mustered out during June/early July of 1863. Hooker made some half hearted suggestions about taking the offensive.
These were not met with any enthusiasm in Washington, neither before the campaign began, nor later as the armies
maneuvered.
2nd Winchester:After Brandy Station Ewell's 2nd Corps opened the campaign by marching into the Valley. Milroy's division of the Union 8th
Corps/Department of the Middle lingered too long at Winchester, and was all but destroyed by Ewell. Just as the south's OOBs
contain extra units, the Union's contain all of the 8th Corps units, and all of the 22nd Corps/Department of Washington units.
Some end up coming into play, others don't.
Aldie/Middleburg/Upperville:
As Ewell's Corps continued north to the Potomac river, the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia finished shifting north from
Fredericksburg, and screened the Valley from the west side of the Bull Run Mountains. The Battle's of Aldie, Middleburg, and
Upperville occurred at this time between Union cavalry with some limited infantry support and Stuart aided at the end by some
infantry support. Upperville is not modeled in the game. Aldie and Middleburg are treated as part of a continuous flow of events
in the game.
By the time of Aldie, the northern army had shifted north and screened the east slopes of the Bull Run Mountains. After the
events of June 17th to the 20th, the army concentrated mostly to the east of the mountains. 1st and 3rd Corps of the Army of
Northern Virginia screened the Valley, then moved to the Valley and across the Potomac. 2nd Corps moved into Pennsylvania
with elements of the command moving far enough to threaten the state capitol. 1st and 3rd Corps concentrated at
Chambersburg, west of a crossroads town named Gettysburg.
Stuart fell off the radar on the aforementioned ride around the Union army and the southern forces lost their eyes and ears. For
the north the civilian leadership decided in a change in army command during the middle of the campaign. The contentious
Hooker was relieved and replaced by Meade. His actions as army commander led to the meeting engagement at Gettysburg on
July 1st.
Gettysburg:
Not the highlight of the Army of Northern Virginia's record. The command problems in the army contributed to disjointed,
uncoordinated attacks. The Army of the Potomac was able to take advantage of a good defensive position after the 1st days
disaster, and was able to use interior lines of communication to shift reserves to the action during the 2nd and 3rd days. July 3rd
was an unmitigated disaster for the south. The game models Gettysburg (as it does for Brandy Station, Winchester, and Aldie)
by providing a full range of possibilities from the starting positions on July 1st. It also provides about 20 historical scenarios from
Gettysburg.
Falling Waters:
The Confederate retreat from Gettysburg went fairly unmolested - cavalry clashes culminated in a fight near Falling Waters - the
Confederate supply source. The Army of the Potomac, after just surviving an epic battle, and under the command of a man new
to the job, pursued its foe cautiously, which resulted in much criticism of Meade. With the Confederate army at bay with its back
to a rain-swollen Potomac River, the Union army frittered away days concentrating and preparing for an attack on a prepared
position. The Army of Northern Virginia improvised a pontoon bridge to replace the one that had been swept away, and crossed
back into Virginia. The northern advance bagged only a portion of the rear guard.
This is where the game ends, and is as good a place as any to call a stopping point to the campaign.
Hier das Vorwort zur ersten Schlacht:
https://abload.de/img/2jdj3m.jpg
After the victory at Chancellorsville the war needs to be taken north. The desire to free Virginia from the ravages of war for even a short time is as strong an impetus for such action as the hope for a decisive victory on northern soil with its attendant potential for European recognition and intervention. The army is reorganized and brought up to strength. The offensive will start on the 10th with an advance up the Valley by 2nd Corps. 1st and 3rd Corps will follow. The army's cavalry is massed in the sweet grazing area around Culpeper in preparation to screen the advance. While there and awaiting the start of the offensive, Stuart has just finished conducting a pair of spectacular grand reviews of his forces.
Mit Deepl übersetzt:
Nach dem Sieg bei Chancellorsville muss der Krieg nach Norden getragen werden. Der Wunsch, Virginia auch nur für eine kurze Zeit von den Verwüstungen des Krieges zu befreien, ist ein ebenso starker Antrieb für eine solche Aktion wie die Hoffnung auf einen entscheidenden Sieg auf nördlichem Boden mit dem damit verbundenen Potenzial für europäische Anerkennung und Intervention. Die Armee wird reorganisiert und auf Vordermann gebracht. Die Offensive beginnt am 10. mit einem Vorstoß des 2. Korps das Tal hinauf. Das 1. und 3. Korps werden folgen. Die Kavallerie der Armee wird in dem süßen Weidegebiet um Culpeper zusammengezogen, um den Vormarsch abzuschirmen. Während er dort auf den Beginn der Offensive wartet, hat Stuart soeben zwei spektakuläre große Besprechungen seiner Truppen durchgeführt.
https://abload.de/img/1fkklo.jpg
Der Feldzug beginnt um 04:20 in der früh am 9 Juni 1863 mit der Schlacht bei Brandy Station und geht über 47 Runden.
Hier mal die Gesamtlagekarte.
https://abload.de/img/3fukdd.jpg
Zu Beginn haben wir etwas mehr als 7000 Mann Kavallerie auf dem Feld......Brandy Station war ja eigentlich eine der größten Reiterschlachten des Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges,aber wir bekommen auch noch etwas Infanterie.
Die Schlacht bei Brandy Station fand am 9. Juni 1863 statt und war eine der größten Reiterschlachten des Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges.
In einem Versuch, nach der Niederlage in der Schlacht bei Chancellorsville an Informationen über die Truppenbewegungen der Nord-Virginia-Armee zu gelangen, überquerte das Kavallerie-Korps der Potomac-Armee unter dem Befehl von Brigadegeneral Alfred Pleasonton den Rappahannock an mehreren Stellen und überraschte die konföderierte Kavalleriedivision von Generalmajor J.E.B. Stuart mit seinem Angriff. Nachdem die Kämpfe fast den ganzen Tag angedauert hatten, ohne dass eine Seite einen entscheidenden Vorteil erringen konnte, wich die US-Kavallerie über den Rappahannock aus. Sie hatte sich erstmals der bis dato überlegenen Südstaatenkavallerie ebenbürtig gezeigt. Die Schlacht bei Brandy Station war eines der größten Reitergefechte des Bürgerkrieges und wurde von der Anzahl der beteiligten Kavalleristen her nur von der Schlacht bei Trevilian Station übertroffen. Dies war allerdings kein reines Kavalleriegefecht im „klassischen“ Sinne, da dort größtenteils abgesessen gekämpft wurde.
Unser erstes Ziel wird sein die Flußübergänge zu sperren und die dortigen Siegpunktfelder zu besetzten und dann müssen wir sehen was die Yankees planen.Am wichtigsten sind für beide Seiten die jeweils 3 Siegpunktfelder jenseits des Flusses.
https://abload.de/img/4cdj88.jpg