Maciejowice 1794

“At 5.45 am, an artillery gun opened fire. It was a signal that Denisov had successfully flanked the Polish position and was ready to attack. The Poles, though surprised, quickly formed a ‘refused’ battle line. The Polish Commander-in-Chief himself rushed to the left wing and reinforced it with a combined regiment led by Szuszkowski. At this early stage of the battle, it weakened the Polish reserves, but was in fact the only possible solution. The first clashes were fought by the Cossacks of Adrian Denisov and the cavalrymen of Wojciechowski. The Poles drove the Cossacks before them but during the pursuit they rode into an ambush as part of the Cossack force was hidden in a forest. The Russians countercharged, extending their line in an attempt to outflank the Poles. The Polish cavalry stopped and retreated. Although it had not suffered heavy losses, the Polish cavalry was disorganised and had to recover behind their infantry lines in the vicinity of Oronne. The Cossack advance was repulsed but then regular Russian units entered the fray. Horse Jagers from Yelizavetgrad attacked the Kopec brigade and forced it to retreat.”

And so began the last battle of the Kosciuszko Uprising, in which Polish army was led Commander Thaddeus Kosciuszko himself. Wargame "Maciejowice 1794" helps to recreate this battle and to check different possibilities influencing the final outcome, like for example units of general Adam Poninski entering the battlefield. Many rules are identical to "Szczekociny 1794" ruleset - additional rules include Limbered Artillery, effectiveness of first salvo, firing upon enemy from rear or flank and collapse of fighting units. "Maciejowice 1794" is a standalone, complete wargame - no copy of "Szczekociny 1794" or "Raclawice 1794" is required to play this game.

The scale of the game
Infantry is present in companies, cavalry in squadrons. One counter represents from 2 to 8 guns, and one hex equals to 100 meters of the field. One turn corresponds to 15 minutes.

Content of the box:
- board 68x98 cm;
- 432 die – cut counters;
- rulebook (12 pages)
- 10 –sided dice
Game is suitable for 2 people above 12 years old.
Playing time: 4 to 6 hours, excludng time for initial setup.