Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

I was just thinking - it would be interesting to read the CNN headlines about a Napoleonic battle:

Borodino - "This is Julie Noteworthy coming to you live from the CNN News Center. Today, the French general, Napoleon, lead his men in a costly attack today, throwing away men's lives needlessly. Reports are filtering back to Paris (via French Twitter) and the mobs filled the streets briefly before being chased off by the National Guard. Meanwhile, reports are that his army will not last the winter. I turn now to our reporter on the spot, Geraldo Riverso. Geraldo, what is the situation like there on the ground."

"It's just horrific, Julie, the smoke from the battle fills your lungs and visibility is next to nothing. A poor old Russian man sits near me nursing his wound and sipping from a bottle of vodka. He holds his innards towards his stomach. I don't think he will last long. Men are piled in long lines where they once proudly stood in battle. Now it is all for nothing as they lay dead atop their comrades. A French captain hurries past me. One arm dangles at his side. Sir, can you tell me what is going on at the front?"

"Mais non, monsieur, ..."

[rushes past Geraldo]

"Wow, what was that ... a caisson just exploded in the redoubt named after the brave Russian officer who commanded the garrison. More French cavalrymen ride back to the rear, their uniforms blackened by the smoke from the cannon. I tell you, I haven't seen anything so bad since I left Tulsa, Oklahoma after reporting on the mail truck accident last year! Well this doesn't compare to THAT but you get my meaning. This is just bloody awful, Julie. Geraldo Reverso signing off."

"Well there you have it. Reports are in that the French government may topple at any moment. Come back in five minutes after a word from our sponsors and Rona Barrett will take you live to an interview with Josephine, the former wife of Napoleon. She has information about the government that inquiring minds want to know!"

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Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Prinz Peters von Dennewitz

3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps

Honarary CO of Garde-Ulanen Regiment, Garde-Grenadier Kavallerie

NWC Founding Member

For Club Games: I prefer the Single Phase mode of play. I prefer to play with the following options OFF:

MDF, VP4LC, NRO, MTD, CMR, PR, MIM, NDM, OMR (ver 4.07)

I like it maybe you can do one on our fight!

"Hi, this is Julie Noteworthy coming to you live from the CNNNNR (CNN Napoleonic Newsroom for you that did not know this). I am speaking live with Marechal Bessieres from a POW tent in the Prussian camp. (addresses Bessieres) Tell me Mon. Bessieres, are you being treated well? What are the conditions like where you are?"

"Bonjour Julie, they are treating me well, I am getting good meals (if you can call Prussian food good), I tell them NOTHING!"

"Well that is good to hear. Are you getting your Red Cross package on a regular basis?"

"Mais oui! I just received it yesterday. The blanket was most helpful. These Prussian swine do not provide us with much during the night. North Germany is bitter cold. I hear nothing about the war but the rumor has it that our cavalry will rescue me any day now!"

"Well that is good to know, Marechal. Are relations between you and the Prussian general staff good?"

"Yes, we swap war stories at night when the officers are done working for the day. Ah, they are not happy about Feldmarechal Peters and the way that he destroyed such good cavalry at Jena! All of their fine cavalry wasted. Bah! It is just the way that Prussians handle cavalry! Now if I were leading them things would be different!"

(Julie aside - "Er, yes, maybe all of them would have been captured!") "Good luck to you Marechal. We have run out of time for this segment of the program. Please come back tomorrow to find out if Marechal Bessieres escapes!"

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Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Prinz Peters von Dennewitz

3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps

Honarary CO of Garde-Ulanen Regiment, Garde-Grenadier Kavallerie

NWC Founding Member

For Club Games: I prefer the Single Phase mode of play. I prefer to play with the following options OFF:

MDF, VP4LC, NRO, MTD, CMR, PR, MIM, NDM, OMR (ver 4.07)

With so much going on its so refreshing to have a good laugh keep up the good work Bill!

This is a special report from Foxx news there are rumors that a high profile General in the French army was capture while re-leaving himself in the woods more on this story later.

So what reporting of battles really like in taht age?

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I looked in Google books and found this title:

The battle of Waterloo, containing the series of accounts published by ....

http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?i ... put=reader

Google Books is maddening in the way that they do titles so just go to the link and read through the various articles in the book.

John Booth was the fellow the put them all together.

Sorry ... moving fast and cannot offer up more info on this one.

The style is the usual literature of the period - the officers were bold ... etc. Never a negative word about their own military as that would be censured by the Editor. They just didn't do that in those days very often and remain in business.

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Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Prinz Peters von Dennewitz

3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps

Honarary CO of Garde-Ulanen Regiment, Garde-Grenadier Kavallerie

NWC Founding Member

For Club Games: I prefer the Single Phase mode of play. I prefer to play with the following options OFF:

MDF, VP4LC, NRO, MTD, CMR, PR, MIM, NDM, OMR (ver 4.07)

Braking news from Foxxs news unbelievable Calvary charges from the Prussian command has the French Artillery all but silent more as the situation becomes clear!

Polls show that the News networks are way ahead of the BBC Hanoverian bar talk were everyone knows your name more from Foxxs news on the Prussian front as thing develop!

Hmmmm....now I wonder what would happen to the polls if I opened and closed all my Hanoverian posts say, about a 1,000 times each.......

Why I'll bet that the BBC Hanoverian Bar Talk ratings would simply shoot through the roof!

Even so, it seems that the two contending posts have been composed by Coalition Officers. One must wonder what has happened to the vaunted creativity of the French. It would seem that the initiative decidedly lies with the Coalition.

Pourquoi, mon ami?

Foxx news report that un-name officer uses influence to rig polls news later as case brakes!

A Comedy central reporter has hear that a top level Imperial Guard officer might we under investigation! Foxx news reported that the Imperial Guard officer might have compromised a fellow officers battle plan new as it brakes!

CC News report; to all new French officers watch for top officers in Ac who never finish games more news as they brake, run away allied officers who have taken the penny on the drum and ran! More from the Daily show live at 11:00

CC News report:French officer asked me how is it that the VIP he has is two and both of his victories were against Commanders of the ACF. What happen to his other VIP ? More to come.

News flash a French Colonel is checked for severe Paranoia by the Emperors doctors

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Marechal Knox

Prince d'Austerlitz et Comte d'Argentan
Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur

"What is history but a fable agreed upon"