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Historical truth in the Napoleonic Wars maps: Hainau
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Author:  Cezary Pluskwa [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Historical truth in the Napoleonic Wars maps: Hainau
Gentlemen,

I just saw the map of the game NB Bautzen: Hainau!

City (or Town, better) Chojnów (Hainau) is presented as a conglomeration of three fields (boxes), for a single building hexes :!: :?:

As you can see Chojnów looked just in literature, on the web or on your eyes, I see almost every day, I'm about 25 kilometers from home, a quiet half-hour drive.

My wife's hometown :roll:

Of course, I do not want to offend anyone and nothing to force anyone, but sometimes it is worth while ... well what do you suggest? :idea:

For comparison, look at the map Złotoryja (Goldberg) with NB Bautzen.

A large number of hexes, walls and gates!

The same historical era!

The same scale of game!

Why do I write?

Due to the historical truth, so I know I was not then, but I see ...

Shortly buy NB Bautzen, then I will explain more! :roll:

News about Chojnów - in Old Polish will Hajnów, in German Haynau.
http://haynau.pl/

Chojnów - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chojn%C3%B3w

Old photos, postcards, maps Chojnów
http://haynau.pl/kategoria/galerie-zdjec-6

The city walls
http://haynau.pl/zabytki-chojnowa/mury-obronne

The old town hall
http://haynau.pl/strona/nieistniejacy-ratusz-w-rynku

Large church
http://haynau.pl/zabytki-chojnowa/kosci ... ra-i-pawla

Old Town in Chojnów( Hainau)
Market

Chojnów (Hainau) market (with town hall) is a rare example of an irregular Silesia square resulting from the extension of the main trade route. Shaped like a stretched triangle with dimensions of 60m x 300 m (one of the longest in Silesia), whose sharp (east) end is the church Peter and Paul, dominating the square.


Population of the town Chojnów (Hainau)

For example:

Year/Population

1788/2076
1801/2314
1805/2444
1807/2306
1813/2152
1823/2798

Map Chojnów (Hainau) - AD 1749
http://haynau.pl/zdjecie/mapa-chojnowa-ad-1749

My post about the battle of Chojnów (Hainau), Michów (Michelsdorf)
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12899
Author:  Andy Moss [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Historical truth in the Napoleonic Wars maps: Hainau
Interesting. But the shape of the town is irrelevant to the scenario really. And the town hexes are merely a graphic representation of buildings, not in any way designed to simulate the real towns -or we would have a fascinating game in the battle of Paris :wink:

The historical scenario itself is no fun at all for the French and I doubt even the great marshalls could avoid a major defeat there. The variant is more challenging - shape of town notwithstanding.
Author:  Cezary Pluskwa [ Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Historical truth in the Napoleonic Wars maps: Hainau
Thanks for the reply Andy.

In total, yes ... fun or historicity.

But you can do both! :roll:

Great comparison. :wink:

The countryside town in the East and the great metropolis in the West!

But I think it is important everything, almost everything ... terminology places, rivers, gates, forest, walls, regiments, units, their size, their area, their coverage, quality, quantity, saturation ... sometimes lonely farm at Waterloo decided the fate of the battle. In Chojnów (Hainau) during Hussite invasion in 1428 AD survived only 15 citizens in the great church, who closed there (in tower)! The rest was beheaded!!! :shock:

Look at map and see the size of the city in relation to the area surrounding the other cities.
Plan zum Treffen bei Haynau - 05/26/1813
http://haynau.pl/zdjecie/693,plan-zum-t ... u-26051813

Virtual tour of the Church. St. Peter and Paul (and in the part of the Market)
http://static.vtour.pl/VTincluder/2903,299.html
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