ADLG-R Later Polish v Ottoman Turks

Having just returned from a few days in Krakow it seemed appropriate to give Simon a game of ADLG-R using my Later Polish against his Ottoman Turks.

I went for an almost entirely mounted army with lots of shock and impact ability. The plan was to flank march one command and concentrate on that flank of the Ottoman army. Unfortunately the terrain didn't fall well to implement this plan so I reverted to 'let's charge forward and see what happens':

First action on the left where my sole infantry unit is attacked by Sipahis:

The Polish infantry hold the Ottomans but there are some Janissaries moving up quickly to join the fight:

The charge forward plan has already been abandoned with the Poles splitting to the right and left: 

The Polish infantry fight on supported by Lithuanian cavalry:

On the right the Poles are starting to suffer from Ottoman fire:

The second command of Hussars prepares to take on Janissaries:

Very quickly things go badly wrong for the Poles as red hit markers sprout all along the line:

The other command of Hussars is faring little better:

More bad news on the Polish left:

Losses from Turkish shooting are mounting rapidly:

The Poles are collapsing:

The Turks have not lost much at all, this is as good as it has got for the Poles:

The Polish army collapses and flees from the Ottomans:

A game in which pretty much nothing went right for the Poles! Turkish shooting was very accurate and, on the whole, when the Poles did get into melee they failed to make any advantage count. I suspect my force selection didn't help, having such expensive troops meant the army was very small and had very poor command and control. At least they looked great though!

A few pictures from one of the armoury museums in Krakow:

Winged Hussar:

Pancerni armour and weapons:

Hussar armour: