Raubenstadt Frei Hussaren. Colonel von Mack has lost his busby.
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Hussaren! Spread out. The Duchess ist da! (is there)
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Capitan Kreutzer parlays with von Mack. An agreement is reached to pay von Mack's hussars 10 talers per man to help escort the Duchess to Stagonia.
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Captain Kreutzer departs for the village while the Raubenstadters spread out in a protective screen. There is looting, shooting and confusion in all directions.
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The Duchess is led out by the Captain Kreuzer's Loyal Nobles. Colonel von Mack engages the Duchess in conversation. "My Lady I am honoured to assist in your escape from this cauldron. No Colonel, It is I who am honoured." Von Mack briefly (more than briefly) agonizes over a posible coup but realizes he has suffered no casualties, is to be rewarded and perhaps live to fight another day as gallant helpers to the Duchess or as fate allows.
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When another threat appears, von Mack deploys his men to counter.
"Who the devil are those people," he roars. No one knew but they fled without so much as a by your leave, the cowards!
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The Duchess escapes over the stream and the frontier into Stagonia.
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Bill
10 comments:
Shall I comment about my own post?! Well, why not.
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I had twelve hussars whom I divided into two troops of six each. My initial intent was to rush into the village and sieze the Duches. However, others and especially the Loyal Nobles were there first. You know the rest of the story via the captioned photos.
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My intent was to maneuver the squadron as a scouting and/or kind of foraging command - foraging for The Duchess that is. Events caused von Mack to pause outside of town rather than rush into a boiling cauldron from which there was no hope of escape. Umm, something like three other groups were in the town or very close. It would have been like intentionally driving into an existing multiple car accident. So, von Mack paused outside hoping events might come HIS way and THAT luckily happened.
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My lads never fired a shot or crossed swords with anyone and I had a ton of fun simply acting as above and role playing with Kevin who commanded the Loyal Nobles.
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Jeff, I beg your forbearance in publishing a battle post here but thought it might barley be eligible being allowed. Please accept my prodigious apologies if not. I am hoping it is more germane here than on the Germania blog.
Votre Serviteur,
Bill
The Duchess is now in Stagonia...wither the rest of Urope survive the next liaison?
Bill,
Not a problem. After all, several different Imagi-Nations were involved in this 'affair'.
As to what will happen now that the Duchess is in the vile lands . . . who knows? That remains to be determined.
Thanks for the account.
-- Jeff
Cool!
I think this is exactly the sort of thing that belongs here. :)
Thanks for posting the pictures and captions!
A very enjoyable scenario. Thanks for sharing...
Gorgeous work...
another reason to lament my failure to attend!
How did the big battalion game go?
Arthur
The "Crooked Kobold incident" is an (exemplary) 'Emperor vs Elector' affair, so no place would be better suited for the reports!
Compliments,
Jean-Louis
Hey Bill,
WOW!!! What a great time that must have been! While Von Mack may not have made off with the prize, he suffered NO casualties, kept his command intact for future operations, and showed a profit of 10 thalers per man to boot! Not a bad showing at all, given the number of people who popped up from out of nowhere to escort the Duchess.
Thank you for the postings and pictures. Outstanding!
Yours,
Martin
a.k.a. Von Mack the Knife
Hey Bill,
WOW!!! What a great time that must have been! While Von Mack may not have made off with the prize, he suffered NO casualties, kept his command intact for future operations, and showed a profit of 10 thalers per man to boot! Not a bad showing at all, given the number of people who popped up from out of nowhere to escort the Duchess.
Thank you for the postings and pictures. Outstanding!
Yours,
Martin
a.k.a. Von Mack the Knife
Hey Bill,
WOW!!! What a great time that must have been! While Von Mack may not have made off with the prize, he suffered NO casualties, kept his command intact for future operations, and showed a profit of 10 thalers per man to boot! Not a bad showing at all, given the number of people who popped up from out of nowhere to escort the Duchess.
Thank you for the postings and pictures. Outstanding!
Yours,
Martin
a.k.a. Von Mack the Knife
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