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Scenario#: 115     Date: 16-Mar-41     Location: Dongolaas Ravine, Eritrea

In mid-January 1941, British forces launched the Eritrea Campaign. The 4th and 5th Indian Divisions started their offensive from Sudan. They broke the Italian defensive lines in two weeks but finally the drive stopped in front of the town of …

Combat CommanderC3I Magazine #26
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Scenario#: 20     Date: 8 January 1944     Location: Lozovatka, Ukraine

General Koniev's 2nd Ukrainian Front launched a major offen sive in December of 1943. with the aim to break through the German lines in the Kirovograd area. Multiple attacks were launched and Soviet troops were pouring through. The Panzergrenadier…

Fighting FormationsGrossdeutschland Division's Battle for Kharkov
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Scenario#: 314     Date: 48-BC     Location: Durres, Albania

Julius Caesar crossed the Adriatic with seven depleted legions in order to confront Gnaeus Pompey’s main army and bring the civil war to an end. Antony, with the remaining five legions, was delayed (see Brindisi Raid). Caesar followed Pompey to …

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
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Scenario#: 54     Date: 18-Jun-44     Location: Chateau Sainte-Genevieve, Brittany, France

Hours before OVERLORD, coded transmissions alerted Resistance cells across France, the Forces Francaises de l'lntérieur (FFl), to assemble and hinder the expected movement of German forces toward Normandy. ln Brittany, airdropped French commandos…

Combat CommanderBattle Pack #3: Normandy
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Scenario#: 417     Date: 259-AD     Location: Edessa, Turkey

The Battle of Edessa was another round in the on-going Roman- Persian Wars. In 258, Shapur I, King of Sassanid Persia invaded Roman territory, overrunning Armenia and continuing into Syria. In order to stop his repeated plundering, In 259, Emperor …

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #4: Imperial Rome
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Scenario#: 40     Date: 1942-09-12     Location: Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

The Japanese of the 35th Infantry Brigade are bearing down on the American perimeter, which controls the ridge dominating Henderson Airfield, the spot the 2nd Marine Division HQ least expected. Controlling the ridge would enable the Japanese to take…

Last Hundred YardsThe Solomon Islands
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Scenario#: EPIC03     Date: 4/22/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany

On the morning of the 22 April, a thick fog covered the entire valley of the Grosse Laaber. When the fog cleared around 8:00 AM, Austrian General Rosenberg became concerned with the lack of movement by Davout’s troops. He assumed …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #6: Epic
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Scenario#: 310     Date: 4/21/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany

Napoleon was about to repeat the mistake he had made at Jena. On the evening of the 20th, he ordered Davout to advance, attack and destroy the enemy before him. Meanwhile Napoleon would take the greater part of the army …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #3: Austrian Army
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Scenario#: 314     Date: 4/22/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany

As the infantry of the beaten Austrian army passed northwards, Schneller’s exhausted Austrian Cuirassier brigade reformed yet again. They were joined by Stutterheim’s light cavalry, which included some of the very best troopers in the Hapsburg army.…

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #3: Austrian Army
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Scenario#: 311     Date: 4/22/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany

Upon his arrival at the front, Napoleon was determined to capture the village of Eggmühl, using Wurttembergers, German allied troops who had fought very well over the past two days. Capturing Eggmühl would unhinge Charles’s line, and possibly lead to…

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #3: Austrian Army
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Scenario#: 312     Date: 4/22/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany

On the morning of the 22 April, a thick fog covered the entire valley of the Grosse Laaber. When the fog cleared around 8:00 AM, Austrian General Rosenberg became concerned with the lack of movement by Davout’s troops. He assumed …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #3: Austrian Army
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Scenario#: 313     Date: 4/22/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany

While the Württembergers were fighting for Eggmühl, Napoleon had been building up his cavalry just south of the Grosse Laaber. Once Eggmuhl was secure, he ordered his squadrons forward. Austrian General Rosenberg could see the developing threat, and…

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #3: Austrian Army
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Scenario#: 304     Date: 10/14/1805     Location: Elchingen, Germany

After Mack’s failed breakout attempt, Napoleon ordered Ney to move to the north bank of the Danube and drive the Austrians out of Elchingen and back to Ulm. Riesch’s Austrian corps, after sparring with the French for control of the …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #3: Austrian Army
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Scenario#: 34     Date: 8-Jun-44     Location: Hill 30, Caponnet, France

Elements of the 2nd Bn, 508th PIR under Lt. Col. Thomas Shanley were one of the few groups of troopers that landed west of the Merderet River. In constant enemy contact and short of supplies, Shanley decided to withdraw to …

Combat CommanderBattle Pack #1: Paratroopers
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Scenario#: M14     Date: 21-Jul-44     Location: Driniumor River, New Guinea

After the westward breakthroughs across the river (earlier in July), the 20th Infantry Division was ordered to entrap and destroy American units. The Miyake Force (composed of the 78th, 79th and 80th Infantry Regiments, each fielding no more than a …

Combat CommanderBattle Pack #4: New Guinea
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Scenario#: C3i16     Date: 279-BC     Location: Asculum, Italy

Pyrrhus of Epirus nearly doubled the size of his army after his victory at Heraclea with allied Greeks, Samnites and Lucanians flocking to his standard. After absorbing the new recruits, Pyrrhus set off towards Rome. His advance was stopped at …

Commands & Colors: AncientsC3i Magazine #23
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Scenario#: C3i15     Date: 371-BC     Location: Boeotian, Greece

Sparta’s victory in the Peloponnesian War (431-404) over Athens cemented the reputation of her hoplites as the premier infantry force in the world. However, Spartan arrogance following this victory led to the outbreak of hostilities with her former…

Commands & Colors: AncientsC3i Magazine #23
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Scenario#: 109     Date: 19-Aug-44     Location: Hill 262, The Falaise Pocket, France

After the Allied breakout forced by Operation Cobra, the German army was caught between two pincer movements with most of the Seventh Army trapped in the rapidly closing "Falaise Pocket". The retreating army desperately sought to escape along its…

Combat CommanderC3I Magazine #22
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Scenario#: 104     Date: 11/11/1808     Location: Espinosa de los Monteros, Spain

After the escape from Zornoza, Blake’s army was still in trouble. Marshal Victor was pressing forward through the mountains and in position to cut off one of Blake’s divisions under the command of Pedro Caro, Conde de San Romana, but …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #1: Spanish Army
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Scenario#: 38     Date: 1942-11-01     Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea

The 3rd Marine Division and the 37th Infantry Division conducted an amphibious assault on the island of Bougainville at the Cape of Torokina. Fierce jungle fighting defined this island battle as the Americans sought to expand their perimeter on the …

Last Hundred YardsThe Solomon Islands
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Scenario#: 206     Date: 2/8/1807     Location: Bagrationovsk, Russia

Napoleon, although outnumbered, was determined to hold his position knowing that Ney was coming up on the left and Davout on the right. His plan was a double envelopment of the Russian Army. Bennigsen’s four Corps and cavalry were deployed …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #2: Russian Army
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Scenario#: 207     Date: 2/8/1807     Location: Bagrationovsk, Russia

After thousands of French soldiers were cut down as they advanced against the Russian artillery in the center, victory seemed to be at hand for Bennigsen and the Russian army. Napoleon, however, called for Murat and his cavalry reserve to …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #2: Russian Army
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Scenario#: 205     Date: 2/7/1807     Location: Bagrationovsk, Russia

Marshal Soult’s IV Corps, along with elements of Marshal Murat’s cavalry, reached the plateau before Eylau in the early afternoon on February 7th and immediately attacked. Prince Bagration’s rearguard put up a stiff Resistance and repulsed the…

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #2: Russian Army
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Scenario#: 420     Date: 271-AD     Location: Fano, Italy

After his serious defeat at the Battle of Placentia at the hands of the Alemanni, Emperor Aurelian rallied and re-grouped his troops and started in pursuit. The Alemanni were moving towards Rome, producing great fear in the city. Rome had …

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #4: Imperial Rome
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Scenario#: 1     Date: 3-July-1941     Location: Lipki, Russia

As tanks of the 1st Moscow Motor Rifle Division clashed with the 18th Panzer Division’s armored spearhead north of Lipki, infantry elements from both divisions were tasked with securing their respective southern flanks. One such encounter between…

Combat CommanderCC: Europe
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Scenario#: 25b     Date: 16-Dec-44     Location: Lanzerath, Belgium

After a pause to tend to the wounded, the German paratroopers launched another attack on the American positions along the woodline above Lanzerath. Lieutenant Bouck again called for artillery support and was again denied due to more pressing concerns…

Combat CommanderBattle Pack #1: Paratroopers
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Scenario#: 25a     Date: 16-Dec-44     Location: Lanzerath, Belgium

Regimental Order No. 54 was given to the 1st Company, 9th Regiment of the 3rd Fallschirmjaeger Division: The unit was instructed to clear Lanzerath and other villages in and around the Losheim Gap of enemy Resistance. This was to prepare …

Combat CommanderBattle Pack #1: Paratroopers
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Scenario#: 8     Date: August, 1542     Location: Azukizaka, Mikawa Province, Japan

The Oda and Imagawa were great rivals, but fighting between these two families was rare, for the two were separated by the domains of the Matsudaira family. In 1542, however, Oda Nobuhide and Imagawa Yashimoto, seeking to extend their influence …

Samurai Battles
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Scenario#: 409     Date: 69-AD     Location: Calvatone, Italy

The “year of four emperors” (68-69 AD) began when Nero, the last member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, committed suicide to avoid execution. Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania, was proclaimed emperor, but did last long, for Marcus Salvius…

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #4: Imperial Rome
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Scenario#: 114     Date: 4-Mar-44     Location: Walawbum, Burma

In its first major operation, the US GALAHAD force of deep penetration "marauders" had flanked the resourceful General Sinichi Tanaka's 18th Division defending against Joe Stilwell’s Chinese push into the Hukawng Valley of northern Burma. Unbeknownst…

Combat CommanderC3I Magazine #25
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Scenario#: 1 The First Samurai Skirmish is a non-historical scenario expressly designed to introduce you and a friend to the basics of Samurai warfare using the Commands & Colors Samurai Battles rules. This is the format that we will be using for …

Samurai Battles
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Scenario#: 219     Date: 54-BC     Location: Wheathampstead, England

When Caesar resumed his march inland, the Britons united under their newly appointed leader, Cassivellaunus. He ordered his troops to avoid pitched battles with the legions. Instead, they were to just harry the flanks of the legions and to attrit …

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians
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Scenario#: 39     Date: 1-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia

As dawn broke on the first day of October the 295th lnfantry Division attacked Rodimtsev's 13th Guards Rifle Division from the front and flank. The 3rd Battalion, 39th lnfantry Regiment bore the brunt of the frontal attack. The German assault …

Combat CommanderBattle Pack #2: Stalingrad
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Scenario#: 13     Date: September 1561     Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, Japan

The battles of Kawanakajima is the story of two powerful clans, each at the limits of their geographical power, but neither clan in the first three battles were willing to commit and therefore resulted in indecisive encounters. In 1561, Uesugi …

Samurai Battles
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Scenario#: 14     Date: September 1561     Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, Japan

As the battle developed, the Uesugi troops were deployed in a “Winding Wheel” formation as their forces advanced. This tactical formation allowed their front line units to be replaced by fresh troops as the forces moved forward. While the Takeda …

Samurai Battles
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Scenario#: 15     Date: September 1561     Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, Japan

The Uesugi troops had pushed forward and were in sight of Takeda Shingen*s command tent. Shingen, unaware the enemy was so close, had been directing the battle when his headquarters and bodyguard were attacked. Not having time to draw his …

Samurai Battles
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Scenario#: 16     Date: September 1561     Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, Japan

Through the night the flanking force of “Operation Woodpecker" under the command of Kosaka had ascended Mt. Saijo only to find that the Uesugi troops had abandoned the position. Hearing the sound of battle, Kosaka quickly moved to the fords …

Samurai Battles
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Scenario#: 17     Date: September 1561     Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, Japan

By midday Kosaka's flanking force was across the Chikumagawa and charged into the rear of the Uesugi army. Caught between Kosaka from the rear and Shingen, who had reformed the Takeda battle line, to their front, the Uesugi army began …

Samurai Battles
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Scenario#: 93     Date: 24-Nov-40     Location: R.A.F. Upper Heyford, Bicester, England

The southern arm of Operation Tremor consisted of a joint Commonwealth and US force. In a bid to deceive Axis forces as to the true size of the Allied counterattack, American forces were tasked with the recapture of R.A.F. Upper …

Combat CommanderBattle Pack #6: Sea Lion
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Scenario#: 209     Date: 6/14/1807     Location: Pravdinsk, Russia

When Napoleon arrived at Friedland, Bennigsen’s Russian army was holding a four-mile line in what Napoleon determined was a very poor defensive position, with its back to the river Alle. In addition, the Mill stream bisected the Russian line which …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #2: Russian Army
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Scenario#: 114     Date: 316-BC     Location: Isfahan Province, Iran

After Paraitacene in 317, Eumenes was desperately trying to keep the united Empire of Alexander alive for his heirs. The following year, Antigonus emerged early from winter quarters and force marched across the desert to catch Eumenes off guard.…

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms
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Scenario#: 36     Date: 1943-01-13     Location: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal

The soldiers of the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division prepared for their third day of fighting on Galloping Horse Ridge where their objective was to take the final hill and thereby further the American advance to secure the island. Brought in to…

Last Hundred YardsThe Solomon Islands
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Scenario#: 103     Date: 11/10/1808     Location: Burgos, Spain

The Spanish commander at Burgos, Conde de Belveder, was an inexperienced and rash officer. He moved out of the strong defenses of Burgos to a weak defensive position in an open plain well in front of the village of Gamonal. …

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsExpansion #1: Spanish Army
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Scenario#: 12     Date: 7/23/1812     Location: Garcihernández, Spain

Bock’s heavy (Kings German Legion) cavalry brigade and Anson’s British light cavalry brigade were in hot pursuit of the French army on the 23rd, the day after Wellington’s smashing victory at Salamanca. Marshal Marmont detailed Foy’s French division…

Commands & Colors: NapoleonicsC&C Napoleonics
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Scenario#: 109     Date: 331-BC     Location: Erbil, Iraq

Rather than pursue Darius after the victory at Issus (333), Alexander turned south to neutralize the Persian fleet. In a two-year campaign he captured Tyre and Gaza, and conquered Egypt. In 331, Alexander marched into Mesopotamia, intent on attacking…

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms
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Scenario#: 513     Date: 331-BC     Location: Erbil, Iraq

Having gained control over all of the known civilized world, Alexander ventured into India in 326 BC. He met Resistance from Porus at the River Hydaspes. Porus’ large corps of 200 elephants thwarted all of Alexander’s attempts to cross the …

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #5: Epic Ancients II
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Scenario#: 308     Date: 52-BC     Location: Gergovia, France

Julius Caesar had conquered Gaul in just six years of campaigning (58-53 BC). However, in 52 BC most of the tribes of Gaul rose in a general revolt. Vercingetorix, a chieftain of the Averni, became overall commander of the rebel …

Commands & Colors: AncientsExpansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
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Scenario#: 22     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Sainte Mere Eglise, France

One of the few units of the 82nd Airborne that didn’t scatter badly that morning was Col. Sink’s 505th PIR. They were tasked with taking the village of Ste. Mere-Eglise and its nearby vital crossroads to the west. But they …

Last Hundred YardsAirborne over Europe
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Scenario#: 34     Date: 18 July 1944     Location: Caen, France

Following on the heels of Operations Perch, Epsom, Martlet, Windsor, and Charnwood, the staff of the Allied 21st Army Group developed the plans for the next major British assault, Operation Goodwood. Due to a shortage of infantry it would consist …

Panzer (GMT)Exp. #3 Operations For The Drive To The Rhine - The Second Front
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Scenario#: 104     Date: 28-Oct-44     Location: Vosges Mountains, Alsace, France

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was made up of “Nisei”: second generation Japanese Americans. While the families of many of its soldiers were forced to live in internment camps, the 442nd RCT became the most highly decorated US. Army …

Combat CommanderC3I Magazine #20
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