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Age of Marlborough, The

By: Gladiator Games

Type: Softcover

Product Line: War Games Rules (Gladiator Games)

Last Stocked on 5/30/2024

Product Info

Title
Age of Marlborough, The
Publisher
Publish Year
1990
Pages
44
Dimensions
6x8.5x.25"
NKG Part #
2147965477
Type
Softcover

Description

The wars during the Age of Marlborough saw a period of rapid transition regarding tactics, drill, and weaponry. The old order of regiments of foot composed of matchlock musketeers and pikemen gave way to battalions of flintlock musketeers with bayonets. Horse tactics were again coming their full cycle as the mounted firepower tactics returned to cold steel and momentum.

As the musket started to dominate the battlefield, the need to deliver the most lead to win a firefight saw the arrival of alternate means of controlling battalion firepower. The early adoption of firing by platoon by the Dutch and the British gave a considerable advantage.

These rules attempts to cover this transition period, giving wargamers a specific set of rules for the War of the League of Ausburg, the Great Northern War, and the War of the Spanish Succession.