Next up - Austerlitz (1805) 15/12/2021 Teams & Scenario details Updated!
The Battle of Austerlitz can be considered one of the most decisive engagements of the Napoleonic era; The Grande Armee isolated at the full extent of its lines of communication with an array of forces opposing with superior numbers. At Austerlitz Napoleon tempted the combined Austrian and Russian army into attacking before they could be reinforced and despite their inferiority in numbers Napoleon claimed a Decisive Victory. In essence this was gained by the allied army over extending itself to engage the flanks of the French force, which then in turn struck hard in the allied centre and severed the combined Russian and Austrian army in two. The battle therefore represents not only a success against a force that was numerically superior but also a triumph in which some 36,000 allied soldiers were captured, wounded or killed...
| | Event Stages: Stage 1 | Defending Telnitz | Siege Classes - Lines, Lights, ArtilleryNormal Siege, 2 Lives, each reg may take 1 artillerymanBelieving the French army to be withdrawing, the Allies commit an early offensive on the French right which appears weak. Austrian and Russian divisions assault the village of Tenitz in force at 7:00am, both sides concealed in the early morning darkness and thick fog...Allies | France | 10 | 92nd (Lights) 10 | 1er (Line) 10 | 4pw (Line) 15 | Nr21 (Line) 20 | 25pp (Line) 30 | 33rd (Line) 15 | 92nd (Line)
Total: (110) | 10 | BC (Lights) 10 | 1stEB (Line) 10 | 3e (Line) 15 | 16th (Line) 15 | 18pp (Line) 35 | 45th (Line) 15 | 73e (Line)
Total: (110) |
Stage 2 | Bagration's Offensive | Battle Classes - Lines, Lights, CavalryNormal BattleIn an attempt to fully encircle the French position, the Russians under Bagration also commit to heavily engaging the French left; sweeping hills and plains allow large amounts of troops and cavalry to be committed...Allies | France | 10 | 33rd (Cavalry) 10 | 92nd (Lights) 10 | 1er (Line) 10 | 4pw (Line) 15 | Nr21 (Line) 20 | 25pp (Line) 20 | 33rd (Line) 15 | 92nd (Line)
Total: (110) | 10 | 45th (Cavalry) 10 | BC (Lights) 10 | 1stEB (Line) 10 | 3e (Line) 15 | 16th (Line) 15 | 18pp (Line) 25 | 45th (Line) 15 | 73e (Line)
Total: (110) |
Stage 3 | Soult's Attack on Pratzen | Admin Classes - LinesAdmin Controlled Battle; both sides form up as directed by the admins.Both flanks of the battle are now fully engaged, with more troops every hour coming down from the Pratzen heights to support the allied offensive at Telnitz. Soult's Corps - hidden up to this point by the morning fog - throws itself into action at this crucial moment, advancing straight up the center of the battle towards the heights. Very few allied troops occupy this position to repell them... Allies | France | 10 | 4pw (Line) 15 | Nr21 (Line) 20 | 25pp (Line) 30 | 33rd (Line) 25 | 92nd (Line)
Total: (100) | 10 | BC (Line) 10 | 1stEB (Line) 10 | 1er (Line) 10 | 3e (Line) 15 | 16th (Line) 15 | 18pp (Line) 35 | 45th (Line) 15 | 73e (Line)
Total: (120) |
Stage 4 | Cavalry Counterattack | Siege Classes - Lines, CavalrySiege, use the broken ground to help defend against the cavalry, but maintain formation when reloading.Soults Corps has smashed through the centre of the Allied army, capturing the heights of Pratzen and almost guaranteeing complete victory. All that stands in the way of the Allies flanks each being picked off one by one is one last reserve, the Russian Imperial Guard. St Hilaire's division of Soult's Corps finds itself surrounded by Russian Guard cavalry, fighting for its survivial on the uneven ground atop Pratzen... Allies | France | 10 | 4pw (Cavalry) 15 | Nr21 (Cavalry) 30 | 33rd (Cavalry) 25 | 92nd (Cavalry)
Total: (80) | 10 | BC (Line) 10 | 1er (Line) 10 | 1stEB (Line) 10 | 3e (Line) 15 | 16th (Line) 15 | 18pp (Line) 20 | 25pp (Line) 35 | 45th (Line) 15 | 73e (Line)
Total: (140) |
Stage 5 | Imperial Guard Counterattack | Battle Classes - Lines, Lights, CavalryNormal BattleThe Russian Guard cavalry make some headway towards recapturing the heights, even managing to capture an Eagle. Napoleon commits his own Guard cavalry however to drive the spent russians to retreat. With the Russian cavalry put to flight, the Guard Infantry still remains to attempt to save the entire Allied army from defeat...Allies | France | 10 | 33rd (Cavalry) 10 | 92nd (Lights) 10 | 1er (Line) 10 | 4pw (Line) 15 | Nr21 (Line) 20 | 25pp (Line) 20 | 33rd (Line) 15 | 92nd (Line)
Total: (110) | 10 | 45th (Cavalry) 10 | BC (Lights) 10 | 1stEB (Line) 10 | 3e (Line) 15 | 16th (Line) 15 | 18pp (Line) 25 | 45th (Line) 15 | 73e (Line)
Total: (110) |
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