War comes to Hoegaarden!

Austrian dragoons, seeking to move though Hoegaarden and outflank the Prussians are engaged by the Feldjäger under Capt Julius.

Julius rides up to direct the battle as the Austrian dragoons clatter across the bridge into Hoegaarden.

Realising the Austrians can only be commanded by Major von Trapp, an old adversary. Julius draws his sabre and charges forward. 

Meanwhile the jäger amusette crew  and  the feldjäger begin to pick off dragoons, who turn tail, crashing through their own men. Julius surges forward to get at his hated foe!

The Austrian militia fires to cover the assault on the bridge. But the Hungarian troops send a volley into the heroic captain who fails slain from his horse.

More to follow!

A sleepy border inn, somewhere in Hoegaarden.

The Hops War Begins.

All is quiet at this sleepy little inn. A brewers wagon sits after a delivery while the driver and innkeeper refresh themselves and talk of the war in Bavaria.

"I hears those two armies is dug in and ain't shiftin'", says the drayman.

"Aye", replies the Innkeep, "Diggin up po-tae-toes to eat - that new crop. You mark my words though, them Austrians will try anything to get one over on old Fritz. I've seen Dragoons on the far bank yesterday. What they're doing here I don't know. But I told Capt Julius of the Feldjäger. Don't want no trouble here!".