BATTLE OF BATAVIA HEIGHTS

 

Sadly, records of the Battle of Batavia Heights have been lost to history. Chroniclers are unsure of exactly how the battle played out, but what is known is that the UPC and Von Mutts Allies defeated the Empire army. 

Instead, here is a bit of eye candy of the UPC garrison at Road Town on the Sugar Islands.

 

Overview of Road Town.

Fort Echo on the Outskirts of Town. 

Houndstooth's Regiment Exiting the Fort.

The Garrison Marching Through Town. 

More of these buildings will be seen on a completely different front in the upcoming Quar Wars - Battles for the Eternal City. 

Maer Braech Crusader Squads

Coftyrans Crymuster 

ENCOUNTER AT MARENGO

 

The third battle of the Fall '25 Campaign sees the UPC in a well-fortified position seeking to halt the Empire's advance. The key to this battle was control over the crossroads and the high ground.  Whichever army could achieve at least two of these three goals would be the victor.  

Holding the Central Gap are the Stoic Von Mutts. Arrayed Against Them are the Empire's Well Disciplined County Troops.  

The UPC Forces Holding the Southern Gap, While Beyond can be Seen the Formal Defenses of the Crossroads. 

The UPC's Southern Hill Defenders and Behind the Crossroads.

The Head of the Empire's Elite Column Flanking the Northern End of the Allies Line.

All Across the Front Empire Forces Begin Their Attack.

The First Assault by the Empire Against the Southern Hill. 

The Slow Advance of the Flanking Force.

Empire Forces Pressing in Against the Gaps. The Von Mutts Having Needed to Pull Back to Faceoff Against the Oncoming Empire Flanking Forces.

The First Empire Hill Assault has Been Beaten Back. The Empire Southern Flank Begins Repositioning Its Artillery for the Next Assault. 

The Empire's Flanking Forces Continue to Mass but Unable to Build Their Attack Momentum. 

On the Southern Flank of the Key Hill the Empire's Assault is Making Progress.

Meanwhile in the Central Gap the Empire is Being Effectively Held Back.  

The Extremely Slow Progress of the Flanking Attack has Still not Engaged. 

Stymied by Stubborn Resistance by the Light Infantry in the Woods and a Lack of Addition Reinforcements and Artillery Support the Empire's Hill Assault is Checked.  

At the Northern End Little Progress has Been Made with Most of the Empire Forces Only Finally Getting into Range. 

Out Numbered and Battered the Southern Assault has no Choice but to Withdrawal. With This Loss the Empire Chooses to Break off to Lick Its Wounds.

An unexpectedly one-sided battle. In the first to battles the Empire had well thought-out plans, but here nothing seemed to work. Their flanking force formed into line well out of range and could not gain and momentum from its officer throughout the battle. On the Southern end indecision of where to position the artillery effectively removed it from the fight.  All across the lines the Empire seemed hesitant to advance, which simply allowed the Allies to dictate where and how the battle was fought. This victory gives time for the Allies to rest and organize themselves for the next battle.  

RETREAT FROM NILES

 WOW!!! This took a long time for me to get back to the blog. I was hampered by my phone's refusal to email pictures to my computer, or anyone else's. Now that I have got that fixed, I will be back to regular posts. While the post have been delayed the games have continued. With that said, on to the report. 

With the Empire's success at stopping the United Packs Commonwealth and their Von Mutts allies at Niles, it was time to turn a tactical win into a strategic victory by destroying the retreating forces. With the Empire army in hot pursuit the UPC was forced to turn and fight. The Allie's goal was to save as much of the army, especially their artillery and Elites forces as possible. 

UPC Cavalry Holding the Right Flank Against the Approaching Empire Forces 

UPC Infantry Holding Along the Road to Cover the Retreat as Empire Cavalry Advances. 

Empire Cavalry Leads the Elite Infantry as They Storm Down the Road in Pursuit of the UPC. 

The Awaiting UPC Cavalry. 

The Empire Forces Beginning to Array Themselves for Battle. 

Seeing the Direction of Approach of the Empire's Main Attack the UPC Infantry Moves to Take up Defensive Positions Screened by Their Light Cavalry and Infantry.  

The Empire is Using the Road to Good Effect as Their Forces Reposition to Assault the Center. 

Cavalry From Both Sides Begin the Battle.

Empire Dragoon's Meet the UPC's Cuirassier, with Both Sides Supported by Cavalry. 

In the Center and UPC Left the Lines Begin Their Deadly Work. 

Both Sides Cavalry is Fully Committed with Heavy Casualties Building Rapidly.   

Wherever the Empire's Cavalry Breaks Through it is Meet by Fresh UPC Infantry.  

The Cavalry Clash has Horses Scattered all Over the Field of Battle and Both Sides Infantry Intermixed with Them. 

On the Opposite Flank Both Sides Infantry are Slow to Commit. 

Empire Infantry Assists in Mopping Up the UPC Battered Cavalry as the Empire's Own Cavalry Begins Reforming. 

Late in the Afternoon the Infantry Battle is now in Full Swing.

The Valent Vonn Mutt's Hold the Right as the Empire Surges Forward Again, 

The Victorius Empire Cavalry Having Successfully Driven Their UPC Opposites from the Field and Singlehandedly Won the Day.  

While Still Holding a Strong Defensive Position the UPC has Lost to Many Units, Especially from Their Elite Branches. Demoralized, they Begin Withdrawing in Hopes of Making it Safely Back to Their Homes. 

A stunning defeat of the UPC. The cavalry fight was long and hard and while both sides gave as well as they took, the Empire cavalry was having great success at reorganizing, while the UPC could not. With the heavy loss of the Elite Cuirassier the strong defense was brought low by these.  

BACK IN THE SADDLE

 

It has been a strange year. This summer I retired and thought I was going to have more time than ever. I could not have been more wrong. Getting things settled took longer than expected, then my health took a turn, and I spent a long time in the hospital, afterwards came the Holidays, and it's now near the end of January. WOW! 

During that time, I have not been idle as painting continues, campaigns are being worked on, and games have been and are being played. A few highlights follow.

Leviathans Kickstarter Shipped and My Fleets Took to the Air. Having Waited Over a Decade for the Return This Game Got my Full Attention for Months.
British and Germans Over the North Sea.

The British and Russians Clash Somewhere Over the Baltic.

Crusaders Prepare to Battle the Muslims in a 6mm Outing. 

Desperately Trying to Survive the Jungle of Viet Nam. 

British Forces Attempting to Hold Rommel Back in the Desert.

The Great Tanksgiving Day Battle.

The Dog Wars Fall '25 Campaign has been fought to a conclusion, but my phone refused for months to send my computer the images. All is now well as I finally got the problem resolved and the full campaign will be posted in the near future.  

What does '26 hold? Well, if I have anything to say about there will be plenty more gaming.