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They found the Swedes drawn up in a strong defensive position. Their entire front was covered by hedges, their left flank secured by the sea and their right by woodland. Six units of veteran cuirassiers formed each flank command, with the right also having a unit of dragoons in the edge of the woods . A few artillery pieces were placed in the centre, with 4 infantry regiments that the
\nSwedes had managed to run through the Dutch naval blockade.<\/p>\n
The Allies drew up in two lines \u2013 Eberstein in front and Schack to the rear. Eberstein\u2019s formation largely mirrored that of the Swedes, with two strong cavalry wings (the left reinforced with a Dutch infantry regiment) and a centre of 3 Danish\/Dutch infantry with artillery behind hedges. Schack had two smaller cavalry wings and the bulk of the Dutch infantry. Eberstein still doubted Schack\u2019s commitment to battle, and launched his assault before the second Allied line was in position. The Swedish cavalry counter attacked on both flanks and the battle raged for over two hours with the Swedes gradually gaining the upper hand. In the meantime Schack had brought the Allies second line right wing cavalry and Dutch infantry up. With the extra numbers and fresh troops the tide turned against the Swedes and their left wing cavalry routed and fled toward Nyborg. Pinned to their front by the advancing Dutch infantry and hit in the flank by the victorious Allied right flank cavalry the Swedish infantry also collapsed. Only the Swedish right flank cavalry were able to withdraw in some kind of order. With no means of escape the surviving Swedes surrendered unconditionally the following day. Some 3000 Swedish cavalry were immediately recruited into the Danish army, making it larger than before the battle.<\/p>\n For the club re-fight the terrain and troop deployment was pre-set for the players, based on the\u00a0historical battle. Steve took command of the Swedish left and Paul the right. On the Allied side\u00a0Eberstein\u2019s right was taken by Bob and the left by Lynette, and Schack\u2019s right and left by Simon G and\u00a0Dene respectively. Each command was briefed before battle commenced. The Swedes were informed The Allies had the first move and Eberstein\u2019s command duly advanced their cavalry at speed, even\u00a0before Schack had fully deployed, and the Swedish cavalry responded with vigorous counter attacks\u00a0on both wings. The Allied and Swedish centres traded artillery shots, their infantry remaining behind\u00a0the hedgerows at this stage. On the flanks the rival cavalry crashed into combat. Both sides fielded\u00a0armoured cuirassiers with pistols (save for a lone unit of Croats on the Allied side), but the Swedes\u00a0were classed as superior. On the Swedish right their cavalry made steady progress, slowed a little by\u00a0hedgerows and the presence \u00a0of Allied infantry. On the Swedish left their cavalry went through the\u00a0Allied cavalry like a knife through butter. In short order 5 of Eberstein\u2019s cuirassier units were\u00a0destroyed, their general dead and the Croats and the remaining cuirassier unit in rout. The Swedish\u00a0cavalry had achieved this for the loss of just one base. Seeing an opportunity to press home their\u00a0advantage the Swedish infantry advanced In the centre, leaving one unit to defend the guns.<\/p>\n Schack\u2019s command now advanced to steady the Allied position. Their right wing cavalry were\u00a0understandably wary of taking on the superior Swedish cavalry, but their Dutch infantry (superior with *The Danish Brothers epithet derives from the first Swedish-Danish battle we played at the club.\u00a0Simon and Dene Green took the Danish command that day and I remarked that\u2018The Danish Brothers\u2019\u00a0was a counter in the boardgame \u2018Britannia\u2019. Simon and Dene have subsequently always played on the\u00a0Danish side in these scenarios. Ironically at Nyborg there were two brothers in command of Danish Over the last year or so BAD Wargamers have fought out a selection of battle\u00a0scenarios involving Swedish and Danish forces and their allies in the latter half of the 17th\u00a0century. I must confess this was down to my wish to use my new Swedish army more often under FOG\u00a0Renaissance rules, and also my preference for … Continue reading Re-fighting the Battle of Nyborg 1659 or The Return of The Danish Brothers*<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nthat, despite their strong defensive position, a stand-off would be considered a loss; If they were\u00a0pinned down around Nyborg they would run short of supplies and be forced to surrender. The Allies had two briefings and were asked to act in the spirit of their historical commanders. Bob and Lynette (Eberstein\u2019s command) were therefore committed to battle with the Swedes, with or without Schack\u2019s support. Conversely Dene and Simon (Schack\u2019s command) were asked to avoid battle initially. However they could move up to take Eberstein\u2019s starting positions, and could intervene to cover any disaster or exploit any success. In addition, as Eberstein and Schack hated each other so much, they were told that generals from one command could not take charge or influence troops from the others command.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\narmoured pike) had no such qualms facing the Swedish infantry (who were only average for this\u00a0scenario). On the Allied left Schack\u2019s cavalry reinforcements made headway against the now\u00a0outnumbered Swedish cavalry and they were gradually overwhelmed. With their right wing lost and\u00a0their infantry losing the battle in the centre the Swedish position was getting desperate. Their\u00a0victorious and largely intact left wing cavalry could probably have broken through the second Allied\u00a0cavalry line, but would have been unsupplied as Nyborg would be lost to them. We decided to end\u00a0the re-fight at this point and assumed the surviving Swedish cavalry (mostly veteran German\u00a0mercenaries) would take up the offer of enlistment into the Danish army. The scenario outcome was
\nthus close to the historical outcome, though the Allied breakthrough had been on their left flank rather than their right.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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