The Road to Warsaw, 1655
A Scenario for While the Devil Rules
August, 1655. After Sweden's initial invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, King Charles has set up camp at Kolo. Here. John Casimir II attempts to negotiate terms to avoid further conflict. When these talks fail, he fights a rear-guard action to delay the Swedish advance on Warsaw, hoping to buy time to recruit allies. The Polish forces are a mix of professional mercenaries and the Royal army, and whatever local forces can be induced to fight. Against them, the Swedes have mustered a better-quality force. Here, the Swedish advance guard runs into Polish resistance. (This scenario is loosely based on the Battle of Sabota.)
The woods are rough and provide cover. The hill is smooth and blocks LOS, and gives an uphill benefit in combat, but does not impede movement.
Armies will set up behind the dotted lines, as indicated. Polish forces may set up concealed, and will be revealed only if they move or fire, or come within LOS of a Swedish unit.
Arvid Wirtenberg von Debern: Overall Commander, +1
Regular Infantry: 3 Dutch Battalions @ 3 bases
Regimental Guns: 2 units Light Artillery @ 1 base
Captain Jacob Wrangel: Division Commander
Tott's Cuirassier Regiment: 2 Cuirassier units @ 2 bases
Uppland Cavalry Regiment: 3 Reiter units @ 2 bases
Attached Musketeers: 1 unit Commanded Shot @ 2 bases
Regimental Guns: 1 unit Light Artillery @ 1 base
Captain Hans Holzmueller: Division Commander
Regular Infantry: 1 Dutch Battalion @ 3 bases
Viborgs Cavalry Regiment: 2 Reiter units @ 2 bases
Smaland Dragoons: 2 units Dragoons @ 1 base
Field Guns: 1 unit Medium Artillery @ 1 base
John Casimir II: Overall Commander, +1
Winged Hussars: 1 unit Lancers @ 2 bases
Pancierni Cossacks: 3 units Reiters @ 2 bases
Cossack Light Horse: 1 unit Irregular Light Horse @ 3 bases
Polish Dragoons: 1 company of Dragoons @ 1 base
Regimental Guns: 1 unit Light Artillery @ 1 base
Rotamaster Gostomski: Division Commander, +1
Haiduk Infantry: 2 units Streltzy @ 2 bases
Haiduk Riflemen: 1 unit Forlorn Hope @ 1 base
Peasant Militia: 1 unit Levy @ 2 bases
Registered Cossacks: 1 unit Streltzy @ 2 bases
Wallachian Light Horse: 1 unit Irregular Light Horse @ 3 bases
Field Guns: 1 unit Medium Artillery @ 1 base
Rotamaster Slabowski: Division Commander
Rajtars: 2 units Reiters @ 2 bases
German Infantry: 1 Dutch Battalion @ 3 bases
German Dragoons: 1 unit Dragoons @ 1 base
Regimental Guns: 1 unit Light Artillery @ 1 base
The Swedes are the Attacker in this scenario. The Swedish side wins if they can exit 4 non-light units off the eastern edge of the table. Otherwise, the armies are rated Average, and will count 3 points against their Breakpoint for each base destroyed, with the destroyed army losing.