The Strategic War Game of 1905 was a wargame run by the British General Staff between January and May 1905. [1] The game was umpired by James Grierson, an expert on the German Army. There were three sides: Colonel Charles Edward Callwell played the British commander-in-chief, William Robertson played the German commander-in-chief with Arthur Lynden-Bell playing that of the Belgian Army. [1] Grierson had been the British military attaché to Berlin from 1896 to 1900, where he had had experience of their Kriegsspiel. [2]
The scenario was:
The rules from the 1896 British Wargame were adapted and German cycling maps of Belgium were used to ensure detailed knowledge of even small roads. [2] The game ran from 1 January 1905 to 24 May 1905. [2]
The game gave insight to the General Staff when the Prime Minister, Arthur Balfour posed three questions: [2]
Following the Algeciras Conference, in 1906, the British and French General Staffs started organising joint planning sessions. [2]
The Strategic War Game of 1905 was a wargame run by the British General Staff between January and May 1905. [1] The game was umpired by James Grierson, an expert on the German Army. There were three sides: Colonel Charles Edward Callwell played the British commander-in-chief, William Robertson played the German commander-in-chief with Arthur Lynden-Bell playing that of the Belgian Army. [1] Grierson had been the British military attaché to Berlin from 1896 to 1900, where he had had experience of their Kriegsspiel. [2]
The scenario was:
The rules from the 1896 British Wargame were adapted and German cycling maps of Belgium were used to ensure detailed knowledge of even small roads. [2] The game ran from 1 January 1905 to 24 May 1905. [2]
The game gave insight to the General Staff when the Prime Minister, Arthur Balfour posed three questions: [2]
Following the Algeciras Conference, in 1906, the British and French General Staffs started organising joint planning sessions. [2]