By Fire and Sword SWE-14 Invincibles Veteran Commanders (Kingdom of Sweden) HQ

Description

By Fire and Sword - Kingdom of Sweden:
Invincibles Veteran Commanders
Summary: Set of unpainted miniatures for By Fire and Sword.
By Fire and Sword is a 15mm scale historical wargame developed by Wargamer. This realistic, playable and dynamic wargame recreates the 17th century wars in Europe, focusing on the periods between 1640 and 1676; a time of almost constant warfare waged by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on all fronts, in many cases with several enemies at the same time.
During the reign of Karl X Gustav (1654-1660), Sweden was a superpower which had at its disposal a superb army made-up of Swedish and Finish soldiers as well as of mercenaries recruited from places like Germany.
Karl X Gustav, an outstanding commander and an advocate of strong royal power, continued the aggressive policy of his predecessor Gustav II Adolph, and strove to increase his control over the Baltic. This cornerstone of this policy, the strengthening of the armed forces and the emergence of an anti-Polish political course, can be found as early as 1652 during the reign of Queen Kristine and war with either Moscow or the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was planned before 1655. Finally the decision was made to attack the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was facing serious trouble (wars at the East with the Cossacks and Muscovites) and its fall seemed imminent. Besides the king of Sweden thought that he may count on the support of Polish magnates. He was assured of this by a Polish nobleman, named Radziejowski, who was living in Sweden. King Jan Kazimierz was not popular and the first months of the war seemed to confirm these assumptions – the nobility easily agreed for Swedish protection. The capitulation of Polish forces under Uście (Wielkopolska) and in Kiejdany (duke Radziwiłł) were telling examples of this. The latter event still arouses controversies whether this was a clear treason, or a necessity by which duke Janusz Radziwiłł tried to save Lithuania from being overran by Muscovites. Only the following events – the growing anti-Swedish resistance, the return of King Jan Kazimierz and Swedish policy of pillage in the conquered areas - turned the fate of the war. Other important elements was the Swedish occupational policy and religious motives (Swedish were Lutheran). Swedish historians emphasize that at the beginning Karl X Gustav planned to conquer only Northern Poland and it was only after his initial successes that he expanded his plans trying to take the whole of the Commonwealth. The Swedish had substantial forces for their primary target of conquering the coastal areas of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. However, their forces turned out to be too weak for the taking the whole territory.
Mounted commanders. Plastic horses, metal riders.  15mm scale.
Pack contains six commanders.  Miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Company: Wargamer
Line/Series: By Fire and Sword
Stock Number: SWE-14
Contents: Six (6) Miniatures
Sculpto: N/A
Scale: 15mm
Material: White Metal Alloy
Condition: New