Next Campaign in a Day Event - Saturday, October 3, 2026

"Springtime for Nappy in Poland", 1807:

 The Friedland Campaign

    The next Campaign in a Day event will be held at The Portal, 60 Hilliard Street in Manchester, CT, from 10 AM until 5 PM. As in the past, the rules used will be a slightly modified version of Snappy Nappy by Rus Lockwood. Roughly 20 or so players will command a Corps or the equivalent as they maneuver hundreds of 25 mm miniature soldiers across more than a dozen tables representing the theater of operations. Typically, we provide doughnuts and coffee in the morning  and pizza in the afternoon; The Portal has non alcoholic beverages for sale. Registration is free, but we ask that you consider purchasing something at The Portal, a fantastic games store, in appreciation for their hosting us once again. I will be the GM for this year's event, assisted by Mark T. We already have 18 players registered, but we can accommodate several more. To register comment on this post, or write to Gonsalvo AT aol DOT com.

Friedland, 1807

Napoleon at the zenith of his glory at the Battle of Friedland

Ernest Meissonier, 1875

T\he original is roughly 4.5 x 8 feet! I have a (much smaller) print of this work in the study at my home, that was given to me by my Dad almost 60 years ago. 

Sketch map of the 1807 campaign

 For the players, this is NOT the exact map we will be using  :-)

Snappy Nappy Campaign in a Day, Spain Spring 1813: Message and Transit Table Logs

 Last post of the 2025 Campaign in a Day!

I have in mind to do Spring 1807 in Poland (The Friedland Campaign) for 2026, with myself as GM. 

TRANSIT TABLE LOGS (can click on images to read details more easily)

I always find these fascinating to read:

Spain 1813 British Messages

	Time	To	From	Location	Message
1	11:43	Wellington	Graham	Santander	Duke, Santander in sight of vanguard. No enemies in sight
2	11:45	Wellington	Graham	Santander	Santander secure. Securing Santillana to hold supply. Howard arriving
3	11:48	Graham	Wellington	Burgos	Let know size of enemy force when able
4	11:52	Wellington	Leith	Espionsa de Monderoi	passed thru Villareayo onto Vittoria
5	11:52	Howard	Wellington	Santander	French Cav sighted on road to Santander
6	11:53	Wellington	Packenham	Tudela	I was supposed to go to Tarazona but the road network took me to Tudela, just south of the Ebro. What are your orders?
7	11:54	Wellington	Alten	Longrono	Bridge over Ebro sear Longrono Captured. No enemy activity
8	11:56	Wellington	Byng	Table 7 GM Calahorra	1st contact w/ French of equal force
9	11:58	Wellington	Graham	Santander	Only one regiment of light cav in sight
10	12:05	Wellington	Byng	Table 7	more French troops have arrived. Lots outnumbered 2.5 to 1 & they have Artillery
11	12:10	Wellington	Leith	Vittoria	Reached Vittoria engages enemy. Baggage train spotted
12	12:11	Wellington	Alten	Vittoria	Road to Vittoria open. Baggage spotted. Made contact with 5th Div
13	12:12	Leith	Wellington	Burgos	continue east. Commnicate with Graham
14	reply	Wellington	Leith	Vittoria	NO. Leith needs to stay lets crush vitoria
15	12:12	Graham	Wellington	Burgos	Move along coast if able
16	12:13		Wellington	Burgos	will attempt to reinforce you
17	12:15	Wellington	Alten	Vittoria	French force retreats North. Picton on tail. Soult already at Vittoria
18	12:18	Packenham	Wellington	Burgos	Alten moving on Victoria. Attempt to push thru flank. Make sure road to Burgos safe
19	12:16	Wellington	Packenham	Tudela	French cav have appeared on the road to Pamplona
20	12:16	Wellington	Cole	Longrono	Successfully arrived, awaiting orders
21	12:23	Wellington	Packenham	Tudela	French Cav have left, headed North. No further sign of the enemy
22	12:26	Alten	Wellington	Burgos	Talk to Division commanders. If possible send division to pamplona to cut lines
23	12:30	Wellington	Graham	Santander	Fr Lancers delayed movement, repulsed, will move along coast
24	12:30	Wellington	Picton	Vittoria	Picton, Ponsby, Alten, Dalhousie all at Victroria
25	12:40	Wellington	Graham	Santander	Lancers retreated torwards Reynosa. Will hold here until portuguese arrive
26	12:50	Wellington	Howard	Bilboa	Minimal resistance found at Bilboa. Will remove the French and continue East unless instructed otherwise
27	12:50	Graham	Wellington	Burgos	move to San Sebastian ASAP
28	12:52	Leith	Wellington	Burgos	Graham moving East along coast. If possible sen any division east or north. Understood may not be possible
29	12:55	Wellington	Howard	Bilboa	Marchal Drout has arrived to the field. Will delay us
30	1:05	Wellington	Graham	Santander	Portugese arrived. Will leave garrison and follow Howard to Bilboa
31	1:05	Wellington	Packenham	Tudela	Daricau - French 6th Div bounced me back to Tudela. He is now withdrawing North
32	1:16	Howard	Wellington	Burgos	portugese on the way
33	1:26	Wellington	Packenham	Tudela	The French have withdrawn North. If I follow them we may be able to flank them. Do you want me to go North ?
34	1:30	Wellington	Byng	Estella	I am at a deraded Corp at Pamplona. Looks like the French have 2 corps+ on getting on the table. I have some units in the deployment zone but will not move into a buzz saw, Any help available? Let me know
35	1:39	Packenham	Wellington	Burgos	Move north. Leave garrison
36	2:05	Wellington	Packenham	Tudela	The French have returned from the North. I will stop them
37	2:19	Wellington	Packenham	Tudela	The French retreaded North bank of the Ebro. Unless he makes a mistake, I will be unable to move North
38	2:30	Wellington	Cole	Calahorra	SEND HELP
39	2:34	Wellington	Howard	Vittoria	Found back route to Vittoria. Can disengage. Do we pursue Vittoria or San Sebastian
40	2:58	Cole	Wellington	Burgos	hold on fall back if have to. No more than 1 table
41	3:00	Wellington	Howard	San Sebastian	Had to seize initiative, moved with Graham to San Sebastian. Large Garrison encountered. Will engage with caution
42	3:03	Wellington	Packenham	Tudela	The French have retreated. I am leaving a garrisona and moving North, as per your last order
43	4:13	Alten	Wellington	Burgos	a Division must pull back to Burgos
44	awaiting end	Wellington	Alten	Vittoria	Vittoria is Taken ! God Save the King. (GM: This of course did not happen as night fell upon the battle with French clinging to the city.)

Spain 1813 French Messages

	Time	To	From	Location	Message
1	11:45	Larmaneric	Soult	Pancorbo	In Retreat at Pancorbo. Have a Cav Div & INF Div moving towards me Need support
2	11:46	Soult	Joe Bonaparte	Pancorbo	If possible when moving use Road movement, but make sure to tell your subordinating commanders
3	11:46	Reille	Joe Bonaparte	Vittoria	If possible when moving use Road movement, but make sure to tell your subordinating commanders, Mark
4	11:46	Napoleon	Cassagna	Tolosa	Arrive Tolosa with most of Div. D'Erlon in Durango
5	11:48	J Bonaparte	Conroux	Miranda X9	2nd Div has taken a blocking postion at Miranda
6	11:50	JOSEPH	REILLE	T4 ( GM Santander)	Found British Division at Santander T4.
7	11:50	BOYER	REILLE	T4 ( GM Santander)	Found British Division at Santander T4.
8	11:50	CHRIS BURR	REILLE	T4 ( GM Santander)	Found British Division at Santander T4.
9	11:50	FR C in C	Leval	T7 (Calhorra)	Table 7 British Div Contacted
10	11:51	LACMNMURE	REILLE	T4 ( GM Santander)	Found British Division at Santander T4. Come Join us
11	11:55	BOYER	Joe Bonaparte	Vittoria	Through Road movement is priority 1. Wagons are higher priority
12	11:57	Napoleon	D'Erlon	Durango	Heading to Bilboa w/ D'Erlon and 3 units of Infantry
13	11:59	JOSEPH	REILLE	T4 ( GM Santander)	Found British Division at Santander trying to concentrate.
14	about noon	Leval	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Be both thorough and careful, use firepower + movement as well as consolidate to fight. By the way what town is table 7 ? { GM reply was Calhorra, no time stamp}
15	about noon	Soult	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	If possible delay them; String them along and be ready to counter punch
16	about noon	Russ	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Be ready to move to support Vittoria
17	about noon	Reille	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Test them; but do not overstretch be ready to counter tehm if they weaken
18	about noon	Conroux	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Good, if no foe, be ready to support other units in your side
19	12:04	Reille	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	If possible; delay them and when opportunites present destroy them in detail
20	12:04	Napoleon	D'Erlon	Bilboa	Arrived on Bilboa Table. No troops of either side at city or in countryside
21	12:08	Napoleon	D'Erlon	Bilboa	Will garrison city w/ 1 unit. 17th Ligne. Heading towards Gdenes
22	12:10	D'Erlon	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	If possible make your way around and down by way of Orduna to Pacorbo, Briviesca then to Burgos
23	12:10	D'Erlon	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	By all means head down towards Burgos be the safest road of your choice! Of course if you have troops in your own command. If not How're you without troops
24	12:11	Napoleon	Cassagna	Tolosa	Exiting towards Vitoria from Tolosa
25	12:12	D'Erlon	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Good idea! Back door approach! I really approve the cunning!
26	12:12	Russ	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Good! Head down that road but do be careful to allow priority for baggage train if conflicts come up
27	12:15	Bonaparte	Daricau	T11 Tudela	Brit 6th Div (Packenham) is at Tudela. I will move to engage
28	12:20	JOSEPH	REILLE	Vittoria	Big Battle! HERE
29	12:20	James Sulzen	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Good but there your task priority once and if successful is to move to seek out Coalition supply lines
30	12:25	Reille	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	yeah I know I can hear the guns as it were; take care and if possible condense + destroy the Coalition! I know you guys have the skill
31	12:44	Napoleon	D'Erlon	Bilboa	Brit Coldstream Gds arrive on Bilboa table Got one garrison unit only. Nothing behind me at San Sebastian except garrisons
32	12:46	Bonaparte	Daricau	Tudela	I have driven Packenham back across the Ebro River at Tudela
33	12:50	Le Roi	Marshal Reille	Vittoria	Come and play with us!
34	12:54	Napoleon	D'Erlon	Bilboa	D'Erlon returns to Bilboa table in attempt to stop Brit 1st Div from storming Bilboa and into Fr rear
35	1:00	James Sulzen	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Good; if his units aren't demolished, make sure to keep blocking troops to fear him off and move on to cut off Coalition supplies going north. Make sure Pamplona is secure
36	1:00	Reille	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Given the circumstances I may well move down myself
37	1:00	D'Erlon	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Good mobile defense move, given the situation update
38	1:07	JOSEPH	REILLE	T5	British Fleet is at Santander T5
39	1:12	Reille	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Unless you have men there, how'd you know. If you do prepare to intercept them if they land troops
40	1:30?	JOSEPH	Villatte	Pamplona	Moving North-now at Pamplona- Request orders. 1 Enemy Division move toward Pamplona from Calhorra on table transition- may retreat, may not.
41	1:29	James Sulzen	Marshal Reille	Vittoria	You are needed do Followng -Take British supply base at Santander -Garrison and move to Bayonne
42	1:33	Darmange	REILLE	Vittoria	Garrison Bayonne with a few units. Men march to Vittoria
43	1:42	Napoleon	D'Erlon	Bilboa	Bilboa Falls ! D'Erlon being chased. Gdenes falls !
44	1:45	Mark McLauglin	Daricau	Tudela	Am holding against Brits advancing from the South and from the East. Will try to succor San Sebastian but it will take hours for me to get there. P.s. your message said "Santander"
45	1:50	D'Erlon	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Make your way to a .. In defending main road + seek to reach cowork with Co. Gen. Army du Midi around ..ey; on at San Sebastian
46	1:50	Bonaparte	Daricau	Tudela	Pakenham is on south side of Ebro R. Heading east parallel along the Ebro R. he has no Cavalry. I am holdinig him at Tudela but with no combat
47	2:00	Russ	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	retreat count or manded. Firm up to block enemy offensive in region of Tolosa + Bergarm
48	2:11	James Sulzen	REILLE	Vittoria	take Santander is their only supply base. It has 1 unit + Fleet
49	2:25	James Sulzen	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	If he lacks mobile interference forces; but is up to that; if possible artillery dominence if you have better fire power crumble him and move on
50	2:26	Russ	REILLE	Vittoria	Make haste to Vittoria! And tell the other guys with you
51	2:26	BEARDED GUY	REILLE	Vittoria	Make haste to Vittoria! tell Russ to hurry too
52	2:36	Reille	Daricau	Tudela	I am at Pamplona with Enemy blocking all my avenues east and north. I CANNOT reach Santander sorry
53	2:40	Russ	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Head for St. Sebastian Port- Haste, seems a main enemy force is heading into the area. You are rewarded with the dignity of ensuring the the baggage train reaches Bayonnee in repayment from me!
54	2:48	Reille	Cassagna	San Sebastian	2 Corp Brit Gd + Portug on road to San Seb and Bayonne. Napoleon ordered me here w/ D'Erlon to Tolosa
55	2:50?	FR C in C	Leval	Table 7 (GM Calahorra)	Victory ! Have taken Calhorra + Lerma
56	2:50	Napoleon	D'Erlon	Tolosa	Arrived to scout. Nothing but cows and wagons
57	2:53	Napoleon	D'Erlon	Tolosa	Brits on San Sebastian table, cutting off cows and wagon road to Bayonne
58	3:00	Russ	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Okay, you and G2 your collegue in the region of San Sebastian demolish them in time for the baggage train
59	3:00	Leval	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Head in force to Vittoria and assist; if feasible head to Burgos ASAP!
60	3:01	Reille	Daricau	Tudela	Packenham has forced a crossing of the Ebro R. I am falling back to Pamplona to defend and regroup
61	3:32	Bonaparte	Daricau	Pamplona	The Brit Divisions of Byng, Dalhousie & Packenham have converged on the Pamplona. We can hold to the end of day, just barely
62	3:35	James Sulzen	Joe Bonaparte	Bayonne Fr	Good. Hold them; holding when outnumbered 3:1 or even 3:2 is a worthwhile task