KS Napoleon Battle Wednesday, Sept 16th, 20:00BST, 15:00EST

1. General situation.

The French forces crossed the Danube early this morning through a pontoon bridge around Oberdorf. Latest intelligence from our cavalry scouts states that by 11:30hrs the French pickets are situated south of the line Badenhausen-Legau-Kirchheim, their main body is deployed for battle 400 to 500 yards behind the outpost line.


The strategic genius of your cousin, Archduke Charles, shows up through his fresh orders just received:
You must evict the French troops from their support points on the northern bank of the Danube.
Take the Legau Heights and hold them in strength. If you are successful we can achieve a stunning victory cutting off a strong body of the enemy.

The green symbols represent a flooded road, not suitable for movement of troops(the road looks OK, but in scenario testing the units using road movement didn’t take it).

2. Austrian forces:

The forces under your command are detailed below. What are you waiting to throw the French invaders back into the Blue Danube?

Feldmarschall Leutnant Freidrich von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (29899 Inf.  4850 Cav.  60 Guns))

  Feldmarschall Leutnant Franz Jellacic (6876 Inf.  850 Cav.  12 Guns)
    Generalmajor Carl Crenneville  (1925 Inf. 3 battalions  Avg. Exp. 5.0)
    Generalmajor Joseph Hoffmeister (4951 Inf. 7 battalions  Avg. Exp. 4.7)
    Oberst August Vécsey (850 Cav. 4 squadrons  Avg.Exp. 4.5)
    Hauptmann  3. Position Batterie (6 Guns   Avg. Exp. 4.0)
    Hauptmann  10. Position Batterie (6 Guns   Avg. Exp. 4.0)

  Feldmarschall Leutnant Johann Klenau  (6000 Inf.  2125 Cav.  22 Guns)
    Generalmajor Franz von Rothacker (4075 Inf. 6 battalions  Avg. Exp. 3.9)
    Generalmajor Ferdinand Wintzingerode-Ohmfeld  (1925 Inf. 3 battalions  Avg. Exp. 5.0)
    Oberst Joseph von Mayer (1150 Cav. 4 squadrons  Avg.Exp. 4.0)
    Generalmajor Bersina von Siegenthal  (975 Cav. 6 squadrons  Avg.Exp. 5.0)
    Hauptmann  12. Wurst Batterie (6 Guns   Avg. Exp. 5.0)
    Hauptmann  9. Brigade Batterie (8 Guns   Avg. Exp. 5.0)
    Hauptmann  18. Brigade Batterie (8 Guns   Avg. Exp. 5.0)

  Feldmarschall Leutnant Ludwig von Vogelsang  (6650 Inf.  945 Cav.  12 Guns)
    Generalmajor Peter von Vécsey (1925 Inf. 3 battalions  Avg. Exp. 5.0)
    Oberst Weiniawsky (4725 Inf. 6 battalions  Avg. Exp. 6.0)
    Generalmajor Joseph von Clary (945 Cav. 6 squadrons  Avg.Exp. 5.0)
    Hauptmann  2. Position Batterie (6 Guns   Avg. Exp. 4.0)
    Hauptmann  6. Position Batterie (6 Guns   Avg. Exp. 4.0)

  Feldmarschall Leutnant Karl Peter Hennequin de Fresnel (10373 Inf.  930 Cav.  14 Guns)
    Generalmajor Freidrich Bianchi (3976 Inf. 7 battalions  Avg. Exp. 4.7)
    Generalmajor Carl Am-Ende  (6397 Inf. 7 battalions  Avg. Exp. 4.7)
    Generalmajor Ignaz von Lederer (930 Cav. 6 squadrons  Avg.Exp. 5.0)
    Hauptmann  1. Brigade Batterie (8 Guns   Avg. Exp. 5.0)
    Hauptmann 9. Schwere Position Batterie (6 Guns   Avg. Exp. 6.0)

3. Victory conditions.

Clean the triangle Legau-Kaltenburb-Bridge Augsburg Strasse of enemy troops. Delimited by the three red banners on your map.

Two scoops of chocolate on a sugar cone, please.

if you want brown or black ice cream - go to ze Prussians...

I am afraid my PC won't let me open the map... it says that it does not support this file type - although it shows up as jpg

we will therefore have to do without pink arrows:



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I remember this terrain from the last time we slaughtered the French here. Will these garlic-eaters never learn?

I am afraid my PC won't let me open the map

You could make a copy from the jpg that's in the replay viewer. With one of those fake mustaches, you'd look good in pink.

if the chief of staff can't provide the CinC with proper material - he can't be bothered to get his fingers dirty....

will you never learn?

With commanders named Yodel-Sang, Jelly Chick, Kleenex and Frisbee I am not sure any number of pink arrows will save us.

since I am such a generous and sensitive nature....



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General orders:

III. Armeekorps, Hohenzollern-Hechingen

The Corps will swing to attack the French left in force - we will attack on a NE-SW axis and eventually try to cut them off any possible withdrawal over the Danube.
Division Klenau will be the Corps reserve and is to be deployed as needed - it will always keep a central position behind the rest of the Corps.

My divisional commands must stay in contact with me and each other at all times. Duels have been prohibited until further notice. Court-martials will be held at dawn tomorrow!
No one division is to attack on its own - always wait for support and ensure that you have scouts and patrols in all possible directions at all times - no surprise assaults and raids by enemy troops!
Your cavalry should be first in line as you conduct road movements at all times, so that you can delay the enemy forces, should be surprised by them.


Initial deployment:

1) Vogelsang

You are to take the road west from Austingen and then turn south at the next crossroads. In doing so you will find out of the French have any troops past the Badenhausen-Augsburg-Wertash line. If not, you will deploy your division between Augsburg-Wertash facing East and link your command with Jellacic's division
have your cavalry first in line to be able to react to any French troops along your axis of advance.
Should we be able to deploy along the Badenhausen-Augsburg-Wertash line you will then be our right flank and push the French back along the river line - once you reach the Danube-knee you will find a fordable place or an intact bridge to cross it and then ensure that the French cannot escape to the south! - your main target will be Obersdorf - unless otherwise instructed! Be sure to stay in contact with Jellacic on your left!

2) Jellacic (MTG)

Your division will be the centre of the Corps. you are to move to Austingen and then turn south as to deploy between Badenhausen and Augsburg. You will both link up with Vogelsang on your right and Fresnel on your left. All this of course barring any troops in the south-western sector of the map.  Your main task is to link the two flanks of the army and keep them connected - follow their advance and be flexible - no doubt the spot where I choose to deploy the reserves will advance faster than the others - you must keep the army's MLR intact!

3) Fresnel (Digby)

Your division will move to Rohr and then head SW in order to find Jellacic's left flank - there you will deploy facing SE, with your first target being the Legau heights. Once we have taken the Legau heights you will advance towards Kirchheim and then swing south towards Schongau.


4) Klenau (Iberalc)

Your are the Corps' Reserve and will always maintain a central position behind the MLR - in the intial stages this will most likely be behind Jellacic's division - Once called upon you will ensure that the sector you have been committed towards is victorious with all possible speed!

I do not like that Vogelsang and never have. He was always shirking his duties at the academy, always ducking out and leaving me to pay for the evening's entertainment at the "ladies auxiliary". I would just as soon put a pistol ball between his eyes as help him.

you may do so tomorrow... if you do not fulfill your duties tonight to the utmost extent you will have another date tomorrow at dawn as well....

Hi guys

I am able to play tonight but unable to connect to the TS server. I will wait in the game lobby. Can't join any pre-game briefings so give me my role via text in the lobby please. Okay to take any division or brigade.

I also can't log on.

same here...

you have your role already Digby... as shown in the () after the divisional name.... (proof how much effort went into reading that document )

I can get on the GCM server - should we use a room on that?

address if you please?

Sorry I can't join that early today... but the GCM TS server address is: 64.237.62.226:9175

Have fun!
Ron

I don't know it.

But GCM is here and the TS server is accessible through there.

http://www.sowmp.com/gcm

Ron can you give Roland permission to move himself to another room?

Uncle Billy wrote:Ron can you give Roland permission to move himself to another room?

My mind's internal memory cache instantly filled with possible responses to Kevin's question, resulting in a bad frame & crash. Rebooting now with the aid of an adult beverage...

This made me laugh.

Also - awesome game last night. Really good though exhausting due to War of the Spanish Succession concentrations of enemy cavalry! I had to fight up a long gentle slope to attain a place on top from which to attack the objective and moving those 400 yards took me the best part of an hour by having my division creep forwards in a hollow ring of squares supported by guns in the centre and my cavalry brigade behind. I don't know if it was very Napoleonic but it was a new experience.

Replay.

I agree - it was a great fight - although one regiment of cuirassiers less would have been just fine  

also well done to all my commanders in the field - some very nice pictures and impressions during the course of this battle! - I only had to annoy Kevin with messages about his constant tactical short comings...

I only had to annoy Kevin with messages about his constant tactical short comings

Clearly the failing of the CinC, not ordering support for my left flank. Of course this was the Austrian army so no surprises there.

It was a battle of inches. fought almost entirely uphill. Fortunately the French left their artillery at the objective. Had they moved it to their front lines our squares would have left bathtub rings all over the battlefield. I think this was the first battle where there was such a large difference in cavalry numbers between the two armies. Pepe doesn't like us.

Based on the posts about last night it looks as if the scenario was played to the end?

Thanks,
Tom W.

indeed!!!