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T4-T10 (Summer campaign, 1793) - Widely believed by most participants and observers to have been the largest and most consequential engagement of the game. As the Anglo-French and Austro-Prussian alliances squared off through Northern Europe, Germany, and specifically the area around Bremen, became the primary area of combat. Sensing an opportunity that could be exploited, the Prussian, Austrian, Scandanavians, and Mecklenbergers slowly converged over 95,000 men around the area of Bremen itself, and set an attack in motion. The British and German defenders, bolstered by the arrival of French and Dutch armies, numbered in the vicinity of 105,000 men. When the smoke had cleared after the most intense fighting (T7-T8), the defenders had scored a smashing victory. The Prussian alliance immediately sought a cessation to the hostilities, and a truce was arranged in advance of a larger peace agreement.

The Prussian alliance suffered over 46,000 casualties (in T8 alone) during the culminating the Battle of Bremen. The British Alliance, for their part, lost 23,000 men in that fighting. The effects of the Battle, both politically and militarily, resonated throughout all of NWOL2 Europe.

It is my pleasure to announce the awarding of the Guild Battle Star to the following Guild members for their NWOL2 service at Bremen (along with NWOL2 game names and country played):

Nick Grenier - Nigel Cavendish (British)
Jonas Karlen - Brunswick, Duke of Hannover (Hannoverian)
William Orange - William L. Orange (British)
Don C. - Donal Tuberville (Dutch)
djangst - Dave Angst (Prussian)
Massamore - David Massamore (Prussian)
Dannibal - Augunthus Gneisdanau (Prussian)
Paul Hartley - Jean-Claude (Hapsburg)
Jim Voege - Jim Voege (Swedish)
Ken Felts - Count Hans Henrik von Essen (Pomeranian)
Stephen Schmidt - Olfert Fischer (Danish)
Charlie Barrett - Christian VII (Danish)
Matt Young - matthewyoung (Mecklenburger)
Scott Maynard - Berthier (France)

The following NWOL players are eligible for a Battle Star but have not yet applied for Guild membership:

Frosty (Dutch), Duke William (British), Baron Zuelsdorff (Prussian), Johan Johannesson (Hapsburg), Graf Kristof Franz (Hapsburg)

If there is an omission from the list or a listed player was not an ACTIVE participant in this battle, then please let me know.
Matt Majewski
HOLF Players' Guild Registrar