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Military Skirmish Games in the Napoleonic Wars
CHOSEN MEN
Mark Latham
O
sprey
WARGAMES
AU T H O R
Mark Latham
is a writer, editor, and games designer
from Staffordshire, UK. After graduating with an MA in
English literature, Mark went on to become the editor
of
White Dwarf
magazine, then the managing editor of
Games Workshop's games development team, before
finally becoming a full-time author of novels, short stories,
and games. Mark is fascinated by the nineteenth century,
leading to his popular tabletop games
Legends of the Old
West, Trafalgar,
and
Waterloo
for Warhammer Historical.
CO V E R A R T I S T
Mark Stacey
was born in Manchester in 1964 and has been
a freelance illustrator since 1987. He has a lifelong interest
in all periods of history, particularly military history, and
has specialized in this area throughout his career. He now
lives and works in Cornwall.
D I S CO V E R M O R E AT
W W W.O S P R E Y G A M E S. CO. U K
OWG 8 •
978 1 78200 635 0
OWG 9 •
978 1 4728 0770 0
OWG 11 •
978 1 4728 0809 7
OWG 12 •
978 1 4728 1074 8
OWG 15 •
978 1 4728 1513 2
OWG 16 •
978 1 4728 1500 2
MILITARY SKIRMISH GAMES IN THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
CHOSEN MEN
MARK LATHAM
This electronic edition published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Osprey Games
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© 2016 Mark Latham
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Editor’s Note
Photographs by Alan Perry and Wargames Illustrated.
All figures by Perry Miniatures – www.perry-miniatures.com.
Many thanks to Alan Perry and Dan Faulconbridge for supplying all the photos.
CONTENTS
Game Scale
Things You’ll Need
Models and Units
Dice
Measuring
Line of Sight
INTRODUCTION
PLAYING THE GAME
4
ARTILLERY
4
4
5
7
8
8
Firing Procedure
Damage
33
33
33
5
UNIT SPECIALISTS
SPECIAL RULES
Points Values
Force Special Rules
The Commander
Restrictions
Allies
Options and Upgrades
35
36
39
39
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39
39
39
39
FORCE LISTS
THE TURN SEQUENCE
Cauldron of War Strategies
Actions
Unit Status
Move
Move at the Double
Charge
Change Formation
Dig In
Disengage
Hold
Issue Order
Pass on Activation
Fire!
Combats
Multiple Combats
Tidy Up Combats
9
9
9
THE INITIATIVE PHASE
THE ACTION PHASE
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
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19
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25
27
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31
FRANCE
GREAT BRITAIN
WATERLOO ALLIES
PRUSSIA
Size of Skirmish
The Gaming Area
How Much Scenery?
Choosing a Scenario
Scenario Special Rules
Scenario 1: Meeting Engagement
Scenario 2: Take and Hold
Scenario 3: Piquet Duty
Scenario 4: The Vanguard
Scenario 5: Capture the Flag
Scenario 6: Bonaparte’s Gold
40
46
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59
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59
60
60
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63
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64
FRENCH PENINSULAR ALLIES
44
BRITISH PENINSULAR ALLIES
49
THE MELEE PHASE
19
SCENARIOS
Rally Broken Units
Move Fleeing Units
Check Victory Conditions
Tidy Up the Battlefield
Scenery Special Rules
Unit Leaders
Independent Officers
The Commander
THE RECOVERY PHASE
24
SCENERY
25
27
COMMAND AND CONTROL

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