As with the countries of Germania, one can have equal fun naming the Princes, Generals and other characters who live within your creation. Some wonderful honorific names existed, such as Markgraf, Kurfurst, Furst, Landgraf, Hertzog and Baron (von ......), as well as personal names such as Rudolf and Willy (Wilhelm). Historically, many Generals were foreigners fleeing lost power struggles in their home countries, and employed for their military skills. Thus we can also have on our payrolls:The Russian Marshals Blastoff and PullitoffThe Italian Count Umberto di Funiculi - FuniculaThe Scots Marshal McCannyThe French Marshal Camembertand all manner of other merry names. Such characters might also lend their names to their own regiments. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE NAMES USED BY THE PIONEERS OF THE IMAGI - NATIONS GERMANIAN CONCEPT:Charge! The Cast of Characters:The EmperorThe Elector, Petrus IGeneral Soubise – commanding Electoral forces at Blasthof BridgeCount von Kornberg – commanding Imperial forces at Blasthof Bridge, and later playing a significant role at SittangbadDr J Evans Mudd – noted military historian who commented on conduct of both generals at Blasthof Heath, and subsequently "thought it wise to study the natural beauties of neutral Switzerland."Princess Catherine of Hesse-Damall – kidnapped by the Elector thereby igniting the campaign that led up to SittangbadArchduke Guitar – commander of the Imperialist field army sent to seize the Electoral capital. His army was defeated and he, relieved of its command, returned over the Weser before the Battle of Sittangbad.General Lentulus – replaced Guitar and was Imperial commander at SittangbadLt Col Fuchs – Lentulus’ chief of staffGeneral Sapt- commander of the contingent billeted in Sittangbad; Lancers de saxe, Pandour regt, and B battery field artillery.The Herzog Johann – commander of Electoral army at Sittangbad.von Luckner - Electoral cavalry commander at SittangbadBrigadier Lord Hyndford – Lentulus second-in-command at Sittangbad, a “British volunteer”. He was left to command the rearguard as the rest of the Imperial army retired over the Weser.General Gabler - mentioned only in the Tail Piece notesGeneral Krump – mentioned only in the Tail Piece notesGraf von Grunt – mentioned in the Tail Piece, this was Brigadier Peter Young’s on table persona.Units in "Charge!":These units are named / photographed. Other units do appear in photographs and their identity can be gleaned from the text, but all is not always as it seems!To illustrate line infantry organisation and formations:-Erbprinz regtUsed as example illustrations accompanying the text. Whether they were simply names devised for that purpose or these units did in fact exist is not made clear:-1st Fieldboot Battalion-2nd Sharpshooters-3rd Whisky Mac regtUsed for the section illustrating combat, with Smith and Jones as the players:-The Pultava Guards (appear to be The Erbprinz in another guise!)-B Battery, Royal Swabian Artillery-Douro Grenadiers – the unit appears in the photos of Sittangbad, and must be acting under a different name-Musselburgh Fusiliers - dittoOn the sample order sheet. Again, perhaps simply named for the purpose of illustrating the sheet, although some do appear to have been real on-table units, appearing in Sittangbad:-Kornberg’s Cuirassiers-Von Bock’s Dragoons-Lanciers de Saxe-5 Jaeger-6 Jaeger-Pandour Grenadiers-Isembourg Regt-7th Regt-2nd Engineers RegtAnd then of course there’s the units for the battle of Sittangbad:-Imperial ForcesLancers de Saxe (light cavalry)Kornberg’s Cuirassiers (heavy cavalry)Kleist Frei Corps (light infantry regt)Isembourg Regt (a line infantry regt)Company Waldeck (an independent company)Pandour Regt (a line infantry regt)B Battery Field Artillery3rd Engineer Bn-Electoral Forces1st Uhlan Regt (light cavalry)Dragoons of Montmort (heavy cavalry)Gendarmerie (heavy cavalry)Garde Jaeger (light infantry regt)Erbprinz regt (line infantry regt)Steinzeit Regt (line infantry regt)Electoral Footguards( line infantry regt)Gentlemen Pensioners regt (line infantry regt)3 Batteries of Field ArtilleryEngineer bnPeter Young owned figures with such enticing names as the Schnurrband Infantry, the Uhlans Brittaniques and the Montmirail militia.Additional units are mentioned in "The Wargames Companion" by Charles GrantFor many more ideas, Google for the following sites on the web: Not Just Old School - Chris Gregg's wargames blog Wargame Amateur Duchy of Tradgardland Campaigns in Germania (Bill Protz) Grand Duchy of Stollen (Stokes Schwarz) Golconda Rising Saxe Bearstein Ilkley Old School Steve the Wargamer Grimsby wargaming Unfashionably Shiny Emperor v Elector (gateway to many blogs) The Nyudrev Chronicles Kingdom of Wittenberg Will's Wargames Blog Alte Fritz Journal (Jim Purky) Spencer Smith Miniatures
