Hi there, I thought I would write a Rise of Prussia AAR, I am playing a Pbem game against Monte, who is a very worthy opponent
We are quite far into the game, the month is early april and the year is 1758. The armies of Prussia and her allies are ready for a new campaign having rebuilt and replaced most of the casualties of the battles in 1757.... below are the forces at my command....
We will start with Frederick the greats Elbe army in Schweidnitz with a total of 30,500 men and 202 guns...
17,000 men and 112 guns
and Beverns column...
11,000 men and 90 guns
and a small force of light infantry commanded by Le Noble for scouting...
2,500
and the situation around the Kings army, Schwerin is on his way to Colberg to replace Lehwaldt who has retired due to illhealth and age...
Next is James Kieth's Konigliche army with a total of 40,000 men and 372 guns in Leipzig and Dresden...
Heinrich's column is currently resting and receiving replacements inside Leipzig...
8,000 men and 122 guns
Preussen's column in dresden
18,000 men and 86 guns
Wedell's column in Dresden...
14,500 men and 164 guns
Katte's cavalry column in Leipzig...
6,300 cavalry
and the situation around Keith's army...
Next is the Braunschweig army with a total of 52,500 men and 550 guns in Minden led by Prinz Ferdinand...
Zastrow's column
9,800 men and 30 guns
Wangenhiem's column
11,900 men and 46 guns
Moritz column
10,700 men and 192 guns
Wutginau column, at Kassel in the forest..
11,000 men and 140 guns..
and lastly Granby's British troops who have just landed in Bremen and have been ordered to march to minden to join witht the main army.
9,100 men and 192 guns
and the situation around Minden
Next the troops around Colberg that Schwerin is going to take command of next turn...
Dohna's troops..
10,500 men and 76 guns
and some cavalry at Colberg
7,700 cavalry
The situation at Colberg..
And lastly with Sweden's declaration or war on Prussia, the men of northern Prussia have answered the call to arms and formed militia units, below is a description of those units...
At Berlin Werner commands a force of 7,500 militia, will try to add a few cannon later to this force..
At Stettin Anhalt commands a force of 3,600 militia and 20 guns
and last of all kleist's raiders with 698 Light cavalry..
These militia will be expected to defend Berlin, Stettin and surrounding regions from Swedish aggresion...
Thanks for your interest