Thirty Years War Battle Scenario

Battle of Lutter
August 27, 1626

By Bill Boyle


Danes and Allies
BREAKPOINT IS 4

    INFANTRY FIGURES RATIO MORALE TYPE
    BLUE REGIMENT 24 1:1 VETERAN
    MORGAN'S ENGLISH REG. 24 1:1 REGULAR*
    MAY (RED) REGIMENT 24 1:1 MILITA
    RANTZAU REGIMENT 24 1:1 MILITIA

    CAVALRY

    DUKE OTTO LUDWIG 8 REGULAR CUIRASSIER
    BAUDISSIN 8 VETERAN CUIRASSIER
    CHRISTIANS' 8 VETERAN CUIRASSIER
    SOLMS' CHEVELEGER 8 REGULAR MEDIUM
    BADENERS' 8 MILITIA MEDIUM
    HAGEN ARQUEBUSIERS 8 PEASANT ARQUEBUS
    TWO HEAVY CANNON

DANES MAY USE COMMANDED SHOT. The Danes are short of musketeers, roll 1d6.
DANISH ARMY SETS UP FIRST.
OFFICIERS: CHRISTIAN IV AND GEORGE FREDRICK OF BADEN DURLACH

The foot regiments have not been paid for over a year, perhaps not too much can be expected of them.

Imperialist
BREAKPOINT IS 5

    INFANTRY FIGURES RATIO MORALE
    TRCKA REG. (WALENSTN) 24 1:1 MILITIA
    A. VON WALDSTEIN REG. 24 1:1 REGULAR
    SCHMIDT REG. ( BAVARIAN)24 1:1 VETERAN
    SAVELLI/WALLOON REG. 24 1:1 REGULAR
    TILLY REGIMENT 24 1:1 ELITE

    CAVALRY

    BENIGHAUSEN 8 VETERAN CUIRASSIER
    ALT-TILLY 8 VETERAN CUIRASSIER
    COLLOREDO 8 REGULAR CUIRASSIER
    KRATZ (BAVARIAN) 8 REGULAR CUIRASSIER
    MERODE (WALLENSTN) 8 REGULAR CUIRASSIER
    DES FOURS 8 PEASANT ARQUEBUS
    TWO HEAVY CANNON


OFFICIERS / TILLY AND MERODE

DEPLOY SECOND, THE WALLENSTEIN TROOPS MUST BE DEPLOYED TOGETHER.
Roll 1d3 and lose same number of cavalry figures.
Merode should ask the referee his objectives.


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