Battle Report on Cadzand 1809

Date played: 6 February 2016
Rules: General de Brigade Deluxe
Turns: @14 Turns
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm

General course of the battle

Mike and Jeff took command of the British forces with Jeff acting as overall commander (Huntly). I commanded the polyglot French force of Monnet. The British created a new cavalry brigade by putting the 12th Light Dragoons under the AdC Rosslyn. With the forces set out, the British quickly set off. 

A rapid general advance saw the British get into firing range very quickly. The only bright spot for Monnet's men was the exceedingly accurate counter-battery fire of the French Horse Artillery against the British Foot Battery. The British guns lost 1/3 of their strength soon after the battle opened. This caused the British artillery to linger far behind the infantry for the entire battle as the British did not want to lose what little artillery support that they had.

The brigades of Stewart and Alten arrived before the French lines first and opened a deadly fusillade of skirmish fire on Wagner's infantry. Soon after that, the British brigades of Dyott and Rice hit the French troops under Lawless. After scoring numerous hits with their first volleys, the British accuracy faded for much of the rest of the game. Below average dice rolling caused the British volleys to lose much of their sting.

Eventually, Mike was able to cross the ditches and launch a cavalry charge with the British Dragoons. They lost the combat with the French Dragoons and went streaming back throwing the British right wing into disarray. After sorting things out, the British again charged into melee with the KGL Hussars against the Dutch Hussars. Surprisingly, the Dutch Hussars repulsed the KGL horsemen and pushed them back too. 

The French brigades continued to blast away at the British lines inflicting casualties at a steady rate. Alten's British troops suffered heavy losses and had to pass a Brigade Test in order to remain on the field. Failing that test was probably the best chance for the French to score enough British losses to win the game - but the British passed the test.

Eventually, the superiority of the British side began to tell. French units began to crumble under the effects of heavy casualties. A British volley put the cavalry commander Maschek into a panic and he ran from the field (a 2 result on the DOUBLE SIX chart). A cavalry charge by the British 12th Light Dragoons smashed the remnants of Lawless's French brigade. Wagner's brigade was battered but holding firm. With the right flank turned, a leaderless cavalry brigade, and now significantly outnumbered the French troops began a withdrawal leaving the British as victors on the day.

French losses had been heavy, as expected, with the loss of @40% of their infantry lost. The French cavalry was still in good shape but left with no room to operate. The British had lost 29% of their force. Close to the 33% amount needed to trigger a British retreat that would have given victory to the French. This was a tense battle as mounting casualties influenced the actions of units on both sides. 

If anyone tries this scenario I would really like to hear how your game goes!

New Beginnings

Wargaming-wise, it has been a bit of a "lost summer" for me and my regular gaming friends. Due to a variety of reasons we were not able to meet with any regularity. Then, to really complicate matters, we lost our rental space that has been the home to our gaming group since the 1970s! Luckily, a new space was found quickly and we have moved to a newer home.

We are looking forward to gaming in our new home and we are assessing the usefulness of extending our venerable old gaming table from 14 feet length to @ 18 feet of length. The argument is that it will give us more open space on the flanks of our battles. The reality is that it will be a strong, too strong I fear, temptation to add more units to our games... we will see what happens! :)

We should start playing more regularly in October now that we have secured our new club location and our children's soccer seasons are finishing up. Nothing like rushing from coaching a bunch of 5 year old soccer stars to go sit at a wargaming table to throw your Saturday off kilter!

Here are a few cell phone photos from our farewell game played at our old club on September 13th. I have lost my notes about the game that we played. All I can tell you is that it was a section from the Leipzig battle. My Saxon friends were on the left of our line and I tried, unsuccessfully, to hold the village on the right of our lines.

Slodka Woda Pictures

Here are a few photos, many are blurry, of the recent Napoleonic game.

Looking in from the French left wing. 

French units approach town.

French artillery moving towards deployment area to right of village. 

French right wing prepares to advance.

Russian 3rd Brigade flanking Slodka Woda.

Russians sheltering behind village.

French (Polish) light cavalry trying to look threatening to advancing Russians.

Same unit.

Armonde's men trying to stave off the Russian advance.

Russians from their 3rd Brigade.

Russian dragoons charging Armonde's artillery while the French cavalry hurls itself into the Russians.

French cavalry just prior to dispersing due to Russian musketry.

Slodka Woda Report

Rules: General de Brigade Deluxe

Turns: @14 Turns played

Time: 10:30am to 3:00pm

For once, trying something a bit different worked out pretty well...

Rolling for objectives provided a bit of mystery as each side wasn't quite sure what the other fellows were up to as our units began to maneuver. The Russians, it was later revealed, rolled a 2 and a 6 giving them the target of the hill on the French left side as well as the imaginary point in the center of our rear area. The French had to take the farm on our right wing and take the imaginary center point marker at the rear of the Russian lines from rolls of 2 and 5.

Prior to battle each side had used our point allotment to build the forces brought to battle. Both sides chose two batteries of artillery while the Russians added much more cavalry than the French could afford. The French had 1 more battalion of infantry. The French had this...

France

CiC = Free

2 batteries = 2 x 90 = 180

7 line infantry = 7x50 = 350

3 legere veteran = 3x72 = 216

1 Light Cavalry (12) veteran = 54

brigade general = 4x50 = 200

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GdD Lagrange

1^st Brigade  GdB Armonde

1 Bn Legere (Veteran)

3 Bn Ligne (Line)

2^nd Brigade GdB Bouchard

1 Bn Legere (Veteran)

2 Bn Ligne (Line)

1 Battery/3 Sections 8lb Foot Artillery (Line)

3^rd Brigade GdB Corbineau

1 Bn Legere (Veteran)

2 Bn Ligne (Line)

1 Battery/3 Sections 8lb Foot Artillery (Line)

Cavalry Brigade  GdB Desjardin

8^th Chasseurs a Cheval (Veteran) (12 Figures)

While the Russians had something like...

General

1st Brigade
3 Line Infantry

2nd Brigade
3 Line Infantry
1 Battery/4 Sections 8lb Foot

3rd Brigade
3 Line Infantry
1 Battery/4 Sections 8lb Foot

Heavy Cavalry Brigade
Dragoons (24 figures!!)

Light Cavalry Brigade
Uhlans (12 Figures)

With our objectives in mind, Gary led Corbineau's brigade to take possession of the Koza Farm. With no Russians there he was able to take it within a few turns. It took him a few turns because he neglected to use the Tactical March Rule that would have allowed him to take the farm in 1 to 2 turns with a rapid move. That would have allowed him to sweep around the Russian's left wing much more quickly.

Meanwhile, Armonde's and Bouchard's brigades moved forward with each soon deploying their artillery to pound the Russian infantry brigades to their front. The Russian 1st Brigade set itself to hold a line from the town to the hill while the 2nd Brigade, supported by that heavy cavalry(!), pushed against Armonde's troops. 

While that was going on, the Russian 3rd Brigade and Light Cavalry moved to threaten Armonde's left flank by setting up artillery on the road. This forced me to withdraw Armonde's units and allowed the Russian 2nd Brigade to move into the area between Slodka Woda and the woods on our left. A lengthy firefight ensued between Armonde and Russian 2nd Brigade while the Heavy Cavalry deployed as the Russian's "second line". As that was happening, the Russian 3rd Brigade moved through the woods and took the hill on our left. The Russian Light Cavalry continued to move further around our left wing.

Back in the center, Bouchard's artillery and skirmishers were shredding the Russian 1st Brigade while Corbineau finally got new orders that allowed him to push around our right wing and begin to add fire against the flagging Russian 1st Brigade. Soon, the Russian 1st Brigade began to suffer broken units and failed a Brigade Test. Unlucky from a French perspective, since the Russians retreated right onto our second victory location and quickly reformed.

On the left wing things were coming to a conclusion. Under a hail of musketry and artillery, one of the infantry battalions in Russian 2nd Brigade DISPERSED. Normally, this would be good news for the French! However, in this case it only opened up the hole that the Russians had been waiting for. The Russian Dragoons swept forward to win the day. But luck was with the Frenchmen, for a while, as the Russian cavalry twice failed to close due to the shockingly good fire fire the French poured into them. However, with a unit so large that it could absorb casualties and still be a threat, the Russians charged a third time and smashed Armonde's artillery and forced his infantry into squares. As this was occurring, Desjardin's horsemen were involved in a series of charges against the Russian 3rd Brigade and their Light Cavalry. These charges delayed the Russians for a while but Desjardin's troops were DISPERSED as a result. 

At this point the battle ended as a narrow Russian win because they had moved onto both victory points while the French had another 2 turns of work to do to take our second victory point.

Ware Bottom Report

Ware Bottom Church Report

Played: June 14th 10am to 2:45pm

Length: Played @12 turns

Commanders:  USA Jeff (Hawley), Gary (Howell), Carl (Plaisted) vs. CSA Mike (Lewis and Terry) and myself (Ransom and Corse)

Mike led the Confederate side while Jeff acted as the Union commander. The battle began with Lewis and Terry's Confederates occupying the hasty works/rifle pits/skirmish line on the Union side of the creek. When the game opened, both sides surged forward as the Union attempted to seize the line back and the Confederates tried to reinforce the thinly held ground just over the creek.

Luck was not with the Confederates as the Union troops repeatedly unleashed crushing volleys while the Southerners seemed suffered many rounds of poor shooting. Combined with local superiority of numbers, the Federal fire quickly whittled down the Confederate brigades. The brigades of Ransom and Corse moved into the middle and then failed to do much thereafter. Corse's brigade suffered badly in the firefights with Plaisted's Union men and spent much of the game with most of the brigade's units FALTERING. This took away any hope of Corse's men driving a wedge between Hawley's and Plaisted's Union brigades. 

The battle quickly degenerated into a lopsided firefight as Lewis's CSA brigade was torn asunder by Howell's blue coated regiments. By the end of the battle, Lewis was dead and his brigade wiped from the table. Corse's brigade was in bad shape and teetering on breaking. With the grey clad line battered and wavering, a general withdrawal was called for by the Confederate commander.

This was a Union victory with light casualties on the Federal regiments (less than 10%) while the Confederates suffered badly (@ 25 to 30%). 

Pretzen Report

Pretzen 1807 Report

Played: April 12th 10am to 2:30pm

Length: Played 16 turns

Commanders: Mike (von Netting and Dohorov) and Jeff (Ushakov) vs. Gary (Ferey), Carl (Amey), and myself (Vivies, Artillery, and Durousnel)

So, with a quick moving game in mind, we played out our battle on Saturday April 12. Mike began the battle as the sole Russian commander as Jeff was a bit late. Each side set up 24” in from the table edge while the 3 objectives were lined up along the center line of the table. Not very complicated and certainly not very original!

Starting positions and general course of battle.

It became obvious early on that each side was employing a similar strategy. Both sides rushed to gain the village in the center while attempting a right hook to flank the enemy. As it turned out, the Russians won the race to the village and seized control of it while Vivies deployed his Legere battalions into a skirmish screen to spar with the village occupants. In concert with this, the French guns deployed to the righ t of the village to hammer away on von Netting's Russians while Ferey pressed the Russian flank.

At the other end of the French line Amey's troops were trying to hold the hill against Ushakov's larger brigade. The fact that Ushakov had artillery support and Amey's men did not quickly began to tell. Amey's units suffered a series of lucky Russian volleys and heavy fire from the Russian guns. Soon, the Frenchmen began to waver under the weight of fire.

By turn 6 it was becoming apparent where any reserves would go as Ferey and the artillery was battering von Netting's Russian brigade at the same time that Ushakov's Russians were beginning to push Amey's Frenchmen backwards. The Russian reinforcement proved to be a single Hussar Regiment (VETERANS) while the French drew 2 Chasseur Regiments (LINE). The Russian cavalry galloped towards von Netting's wavering wing while Durousnel's Chasseurs moved as quickly as possible to support Amey's crumbling brigade.

As soon as they arrived on the wings the cavalry units went onto ASSAULT orders and formed to charge. The Russian cavalry charged into Ferey's troops as a battalion of the 46e was FALTERING. This put the French battalion into flight as it RETREATED while the Russians pulled up before hitting the hastily formed squares of the remaining French units. This charge stalled Ferey's advance for a long time as the French had to organize themselves against the lurking cavalry.

Menawhile, true to my form, I attempted to charge the flank of the Russian Lithuanian Musketeers with both Chasseur regiments and both failed to charge! This gave the Russians time to form squares which relieved some of the pressure on Amey's shrinking battalions. The Russians began to break off from Amey's brigade as they organized to repel cavalry. After reorienting themselves, the Chasseur brigade charged the Russian artillery on the hill. After a weak blast of defensive fire the artillery was swept over by the French cavalrymen. Ushakov's units were now pinned in between the remnants of Amey's infantry and Durousnel's cavalrymen to their rear.

Such was the situation when von Netting's units finally began to succomb to the ongoing fire from the French artillery and Ferey's volleys. While von Netting's brigade did not break, which would have emptied the village and ensured a French victory, it was now a shambles and it would soon be compelled to leave the field.

At this point the battle was declared over. The French cavalry and Ushakov's infantry were jointly occupying the hill on the French left wing. Amey's brigade was retreating back towards the French center having lost @ 50% strength. Vivies' units were still sparring with von Netting's infantrymen in and around the village. Ferey had swept von Netting's men off of the right wing hill and were ready to press on towards the Russian's center.

The battle was judged to be a minor Russian victory since they still held the village and everyone felt that the numerous Russian squares could, sloooowly, push the French cavalry off the hill. Due to the relatively small number of units involved the battle was a tense affair as each shot, morale check, and move had a bit more importance. For once, I think we remembered enough of the important rules during the game that nobody felt like we missed out on something that may have been a “game-changer”.

If Gary shares some of the photos that he snapped then I will try to post them later...

Danzig Report

Played: June 20th 10am to 3:30pm
Length: Played 16 turns
Commanders: Mike (Russian) and Jeff (Prussian) vs. Eddie (CiC, Rabbe, and Coqueugniot) and I (Breyer, Robert, and Jeanin)
General de Brigade Deluxe

Our game based on the Russian attempt to relieve/resupply the besieged garrison at Danzig was a victory for the French side, but only by the narrowest of margins. Eddie commanded the French side while Mike and Jeff led the Allied troops. Having a strict deadline (3:30pm) pushed the Allies to strike rapidly in order to have units in the "victory zone" by the appointed time. This dispensed with the usual, lengthy, opening bombardment that has become standard fare in our games.

General course of the battle

While Jeff struck quickly with Von Rembow's and Loptev's brigades, Mike struck out on a rapid march to turn the French right wing. In support of the flank march, the guns of HMS Falcon hammered away at Rabbe's and Coqueugniot's brigades as they sheltered in the sparse cover of the woods. This allowed the three Russian brigades to move to the road virtually unmolested.

The Prussians of Von Rembow, supported by fire from Fort Weichselmude, drove the Saxons of Breyer back into the woods. Von Rembow's brigade soon came under fire from the French batteries on Holm Island and "Fort Vistula" which stalled any momentum that the Prussian attack had. The Prussian cavalry was hit several times before it tried to charge the French Chasseurs a Cheval who had moved to fill the open flank to Breyer's left. The Prussian charge was hurled back as the Prussian horsemen ROUTED and were lost for the rest of the battle. Meanwhile, Rabbe's Gardes de Paris were holding Loptev's brigade at bay with a succession of hard-hitting volleys (Eddie constantly rolled 9 or higher when firing) that left the Russians disorganized and unable to press home an attack.

While Breyer's, Robert's, and Rabbe's were holding off two Allied brigades, the French brigade of Coqueugniot was left to watch the rapid march of three Russian brigades on the French right wing. Luckily for Coqueugniot's troops, the HMS Falcon had moved to a position were it could no longer hit them (the ship had done exceptionally well given the range that it was firing at) and the Russian commander had trouble getting his troops making the flank march to turn and head for a new objective point. It took Mike 3 or 4 turns to roll well enough to give each of his three brigades new orders. That was just enough time for Coqueugniot's men to move to a position along the stream and defend the bridge. Once the Russians got moving again they began to launch a series of furious charges at Coqueugniot's brigade. Much to everyone's surprise, the Russian attacks were repulsed and the battered French line continued to hold.

At this point there was a bit of a lull as both sides regrouped and positioned themselves for the final act. The Russian flank force soon renewed the assault with a new round of charges that pushed Coqueugniot's brigade back and opened the road for the Cossacks to begin sweeping behind the French lines. Luckily for Coqueugniot, Rabbe's brigade was able to stave off the charges by Leptov's brigade. If Leptov's attack had carried through then it is likely that Rabbe's and Coqueugniot's men would have been routed or captured by the Russians. Von Rembow's Prussians were pressing closer to Breyer's Saxons but they were suffering under combined firing from Breyer's brigade and the artillery at Holm Island and "Fort Vistula".

In a last effort to decisively win the day, the Cossacks launched a charge at the small Chasseur a Cheval regiment that had moved to block access to the Allied "Victory Zone". Though outnumbered by the Cossacks the Chasseurs were able to break the Cossacks and drive them back (lucky roll in Melee Resolution!) at the cost of the Chasseur unit DISPERSING due to casualties. This combat had slowed the advance of Berlizeev's and Leontyev's brigades just enough so that there were only 3 Russian units in the Victory Zone when 3:30pm came to pass. With three Russians in the Victory Zone, Eddie rolled a die 6 and the resulting roll of a 5 gave the victory to the French!

In all, it had been a tense and competitive battle throughout the day. Both sides were rolling exceptionally well during the shooting phases which left many of our units teetering on the edge of rout or dispersal. The HMS Falcon was a considerable force, until it was finally driven off by the combined efforts of three batteries, given the fantastic rolls that Jeff made each time the ship fired.

If you feel moved to attempt this scenario just be sure that the Allies have a real chance to march directly across the table from deployment zone to victory zone in a short time. Our games usually run about 12 - 15 turns so the distance on our table was 6 turns worth of movement. This gave the Allies time to fight and still make it in time. The ship could fire across a bit more than half of the table and the forts had a similar range.

Napoleonic Scenario

Hello friends!

It has been too long since I have posted anything here. Some trying health problems have disrupted my family's life as my mother has been ill and we have been looking after her. Happily, she is doing better at the moment so I have found a bit of free time to play a few wargames and even a few minutes to write about them.

My painting and modeling projects have all been idle for quite some time so I have little to report there.

My most recent game was played at our club on Saturday 22 June. It was a Napoleonic game set during the siege of Danzig. I borrowed the scenario from Jim Arnold's Battles for Empire Napoleonic Wargame Scenarios book. It is a very useful source for generating scenarios! It is available from http://www.napoleonbooks.com/ . I converted the scenario to play with our favorite rules, General de Brigade (Deluxe) and combined some of the smaller units in the scenario to fit our rules.

The game played out at a fast pace as the allied troops of Russia and Prussia drove across the battlefield in order to reach the objective by the designated 3:30pm end of game. We played 16 turns in @5 hours. Mike and Jeff commanded the allied troops while Eddie and I let the Saxon, French, and Polish troops.

Below is the scenario set up. I will add a report on the course of the battle very soon...

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Count Kamenski Rolls the Dice: The Relief of Danzig 15 May 1807

(Scenario by James Arnold)

Due to its location at the mouth of the Vistula River, Danzig linked Poland's interior with the outside world. The French had begun siege operations against Danzig in January but the Eylau campaign had interrupted the effort. After the battle of Eylau all field operations came to a halt and attention once more focused on the vital city. Napoleon needed to capture Danzig in order to open the Vistula to supply and equip the Grande Armee for a late spring offensive. The Prussians needed to hold the city for political and military reasons.

Laying siege to Danzig is Marshal Lefebvre's X Corps, a polyglot mix of French, Polish, and German troops. General Kalckreuth led the Prussian defense. The surprising message that the defenders were desperately low on ammunition prompted the Allies to send a relief force as quickly as possible. Russian General Nikolay Kamenski was chosen to command the effort. The difficulties in working within an alliance nearly derailed the effort but Kamenski was able to get his force delivered to a landing point on the Vistula estuary on May 11, 1807. The landing caught the French by surprise. Kamenski's element of surprise soon passed as he awaited reinforcement from von Rembow's Prussians. This delayed his attack until May 15^th and allowed the French to reinforce the positions that the Russians would attack. Napoleon also ordered Marshal Oudinot to send additional units to drive the Allied troops back onto their transports.

Our game will focus on Kamenski's attempt to open a corridor into Danzig to allow supply and reinforcement for the Prussians trapped inside. Kamenski's attack must try to brush aside the French defenders in order to reach a strong position that would break the French siege lines and allow the Allies to stabilize the Prussian hold on the vital city. Oudinot's French reinforcements are beginning to arrive in the area and their arrival on the battlefield will determine who is the victor.

DEPLOYMENT:

Russian/Prussian units deploy in NW area of map.

French deploy in woods and in designated works. Some French units will arrive on table during the battle.

TERRAIN:

Birch Woods – the Birch Woods is GOOD TERRAIN for movement purposes. The wood patches will block LOS and will provide cover for units sheltering within. Cavalry units may NOT charge into, or out of, and woods.

Marsh – this is DIFFICULT TERRAIN.

Forts – Fort Weichselmude and Fort Vistula are treated as SEVERE TERRAIN if attacked from their face and count as -4 Buildings cover when shot at.

Hasty Works – these are DIFFICULT TERRAIN when defended. If undefended, they do not effect movement. They offer -2 cover to units defending them from inside the works. Units on the “wrong side” of the works gain no cover advantage if fired upon.

OBJECTIVES/VICTORY:

The Allies are driving SW. To win the game the Allies will count the number of units that are in the “victory zone” at game's end. The French will roll 1D6(-1) to reflect the number of Oudinot's units that begin to arrive on the battle field. If the number of Allied units is greater than the number rolled then it is an Allied victory. If the number rolled is more than the number of Allied units then the French can declare victory.

Allied Order of Battle

General Kamenski (AVG)

1x AdC Col. Solnyev (AVG)

Russian Brigade of Light Troops Gen. Loptev
21st Jagers Regiment 1st Battalion	20 Figures	Line	2nd Class Skirmisher
21st Jagers Regiment 2nd Battalion	20 Figures	Line	2nd Class Skirmisher

Russian Infantry Brigade Gen. Arsenyev
Navagin Musketeers	24 Figures	Line
Tobol Musketeers 1st Battalion	20 Figures	Line
Tobol Musketeers 2nd Battalion	20 Figures	Line

Russian Infantry Brigade Gen. Leontyev
Mohilve Musketeers	24 Figures	Line
Polotsk Musketeers 1st Battalion	20 Figures	Line
Polotsk Musketeers 2nd Battalion	20 Figures	Line

Russian Corps Specialists Col. Berlizeev
Archangel Musketeers	20 Figures	Line
1st/20th Pioneers	8 Figures	Line
Cossacks	12 Figures	Line

Prussian Mixed Brigade Major General Szabginsky von Rembow
Fusilier Battalion Nr.23	20 Figures	Line	2nd Class Skirmisher
Musketeer Regiment Nr.14	20 Figures	Line
Dragoon Regiment Nr.5	8 Figures	Line
Foot Artillery 6x 6lb	(3 models)

Fort Weichselmude Battery Col. Lamm
Prussian Foot Artillery 6x 8lb Guns	(3 models)	Line

Special 1. Russians have a Foot Artillery Battery of 6x 6lb guns (3 models) (LINE) that MUST be attached to an infantry brigade. The guns are a unit in the brigade and count towards Brigade Tests. Further, these guns have limited ammunition and will go to Ammo Low then Out of Ammo on any roll that is EVEN. This represents regimental guns that were dragged by infantry units and thus lack any ability to resupply.

Special 2. Fort Weichselmude houses a Prussian Foot Artillery Battery of 6x 12lb (3 models). They are limited in range.

Special 3. Allies choose either HMS Dauntless or HMS Falcon to support the attack. The Dauntless fires carronades equal to 6x 12lb Foot Artillery (3 models) but may only fire cannister. The Falcon fires guns equal to 6x 8lb Foot Artillery (3 models) at all ranges. Dauntless has 4 hit points while Falcon has 3 hit points.

French Order of Battle

GdD J.P. Adam de Schramm

1x AdC Col. Brante (AVG)

Brigade Brayer
2nd Legere	24 Figures	Vet	1st Class Skirmisher
Saxon Regiment Maximillian	20 Figures	Line
Saxon Grenadier Regiment Sussmilch	20 Figures	Vet

Brigade Coqueugniot
1st Legion du Nord 3rd Battalion	20 Figures	Line
1st Legion du Nord 4th Battalion	20 Figures	Line
French Foot Artillery 6x 4lb	3 Gun Models	Vet

Brigade Robert Col. Robert
19th Chasseur a Cheval	8 Figures	Vet

Vistula Redoubt Col. Levandowski
French Foot Artillery 6x 8lb	3 Gun Models	Vet

Brigade Rabbe Col. Rabbe
Garde de Paris
1st Battalion	20 Figures	Line
2nd Battalion	20 Figures	Line

Brigade Holm Island
Off Board Artillery
French Foot Artillery 8x 8lb	4 Gun Models	Vet
French River Battery 8x 8lb	4 Gun Models	Vet

Brigade Jeanin Col. Jeanin
Saxon Regiment Prince Anton	20 Figures	Line
Saxon Larrische Grenadiers	16 Figures	Line
12th Legere	24 Figures	Vet	1st Class Skirmisher

SPECIAL RULES

Ship:

For our purposes, the wind will always be blowing North to South during the battle. The ship moves up to 1 foot per turn if moving with the wind. It may move up to 6 inches against the wind. The ship may fire and move on any turn that it is not moving against the wind. The ship has a 180 degree arc of fire. Range for ship's guns is measured from shoreline to target and not from the ship model to the target. Once a ship suffers a number of hits equal to its hit points it will withdraw from the battle.

Forts Weichselmude and Vistula:

The “forts” cannot be damaged enough in the time span of our game for damage tracking to be a concern. The guns and gunners in the forts can be hit if you wish to spend the time shooting at them. Guns may not be moved out of the fort.

Forts Holm Island and Floating Battery:

These forts are “off board” and cannot be damaged enough in the time span of our game for damage tracking to be a concern. The guns and gunners in the forts can be hit if you wish to spend the time shooting at them. Guns may not be moved out of the fort.

Timing/Reinforcements:

French units will appear at varying points during the battle.

1	2	3	4	5 Prince Anton arrives
6 Larrische Grenadiers arrives	7 12th Legere arrives	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15

Victory:

The assessment for victory will be made at the end of whatever turn is being played at 3:30!

To win the game the Allies will count the number of units that are in the “victory zone” at game's end. The French will roll 1D6(-1) to reflect the number of Oudinot's units that begin to arrive on the battle field. If the number of Allied units is greater than the number rolled then it is an Allied victory. If the number rolled is more than the number of Allied units then the French can declare victory.

Danzig Scenario Map