The campaign in Belgium was not fought in a vacuum, but was part of a larger campaign that additionally involved the invasion of France by armies from Austria, Russia, Bavaria and many minor, if unenthusiastic, German states to the tune of 750 thousand soldiers. The cry la Patrie en Danger has been heard across Paris once again so let the drums roll and the march to glory begin. A user mod covering the entire mod has just dropped, its free and well worth a return to the computer. If you own Scourge of War Waterloo, you’re covered. The Battle of La Souffel is known by few and covered by less in the wargaming world, perhaps an add-on JTS digital scenario or Keven Zucker hex-based offering, not to mention my own free PDF download for miniature wargaming in support of an article I wrote. While the campaign of 1815 is often defined by the quad battles of Quatre-Bras, Ligny, la Belle Alliance and Wavre, there was one more pitched battle to be fought, a triumph for France some 10 days after the debacle of Waterloo. Wait, shouldn’t that be Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo by Feldmarschal Blucher and the Royal Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine (ably assisted by an able British commander nicknamed “Beef” to be sure)? Actually, no.
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