Ahnlich Hundorf 1805

A scenario based on the Hundorf 7 Years War scenario in The Last Argument of Kings Black Powder supplement, but set in 1805 with the French attacking the Austrians.  (Fought using our Hail Caesar variant, Hail Frederick).

French:
Command:                CIC & 4 brigade commanders, all 9’s.
Leger division:           6 battalions light infantry.  May deploy entirely in open order.
                                   5 dice shooting in line, 3 in column, 4 dice HTH. 3 moves in line, 1 move on fail.
Line division:             6 battalions line infantry.  Include skirmisher coys.
                                    4 dice shooting in line, 2 in column, 4 in HTH, max 2 moves in line.
Dragoon division:     4 dragoons. 5 dice.
Hussar brigade:        2 hussars. 4 dice.
Artillery:                    2 medium guns – can be attached to any division, separately or together.
Deployment:             All start off table, but can enter in any formation by normal command on turn 1. 
Before Austrians deploy, record where each division/brigade is going to come on by writing on the OOB 1-6 representing 6 equal zones along the rear table edge from left to right.

Austrians:
Command:                CIC & 4 brigade commanders, all 8’s.
German division:      4 battalions line infantry.
                                  4 dice shooting in line, 1½ in column, 4 dice HTH, max 2 moves in line.
Hungarian div:          6 battalions line infantry.
                                  4 dice shooting in line, 1½ in column, 4 in HTH, max 2 moves in line.
Cuirassier division:   4 cuirassiers. 6 dice.
Hussar brigade:        2 hussars. 4 dice.
Artillery:                    2 medium guns.
Grenadiers:               2 battalions – can be attached to any division.
                                  5 dice shooting in line, 2 in column, 5 dice HTH. 3 moves in line, 1 move on fail.
Grenz:                        2 small units of irregular light infantry.
                                  2 shooting & HTH. Stamina 3.  May use open order & evade attacks.
Deployment:             Hungarians & artillery must be in Ahnlich Hundorf.
Remainder can be deployed anywhere up to table centreline after the French have recorded the places where their troops come onto the table.

Terrain:
Ahnlich Howdorf:     The village has improvised defences.  Musket fire or attacking HTH are -1 to hit. They provide the standard advantages of obstacles but not hard cover. Stop on reaching it, then 1 move to cross & reform.
Wacholderberg:        The hill is a gentle slope with no effect on combat or movement.
Swamps:                    The green patches near the river are swamps.
Woods:                      Can be moved through by foot and horse, but must move in open order (taking 1 move to form & un-form entering & leaving) with max one 6” move/turn inside.
Vineyards:                 Stop on reaching.  Take 1 turn to deploy inside, or to redeploy outside. Defend as hedge.
Crops:                        Max one 6” move per turn, not cover, but no charge bonus.
Hedges:                      Same as the Ahnlich Hundorf defences.

Victory Conditions & Army Break Tests:
Units defending Ahnlich Hundorf become shaken but don’t retire if their division, or the Austrian army fails a Break Test. The hussar brigades & grenz don’t count in Army Break Tests.
If Ahnlich Hundorf is taken by the French, the French win.
If the Wacholdenberg is taken by the French, but not Ahnlich Hundorf, it is a draw.
If the French don’t take either Ahnlich Hundorf or the Wacholdenberg, or they fail an Army Break test, the Austrians win.

The Austrians (Peter & Chris) are deployed on the left.  The French (Mike & Jim) are coming on to the table on the right.

Mike threw his line division straight up the Wacholdenberg into the wood to attack the Austrians therein. Jim's cavalry advanced on their right flank.

A cavalry fight has started on the far flank.  With the help of some good dice the Austrians are doing well against superior numbers in the wood.  Chris is trying to send reinforcements from the Austrian right to help Peter's left, but his men are being very Austrian & not much is happening.

Peter's cuirassiers have got the upper hand over the French draoggons, but the French hussars are still fresh & uncommitted.  Mike's attack on the wood has been beaten off.  He has drawn some legere from his left to help out.

The cavalry fight has petered out, both sides happy to sit back and watch.  Mike is getting ready for a second attack on the wood.  The Austrian right is still blundering about.

Mike has renewed the attack on the wood.  Chris's force is now getting into the action.  The legere has moved out to meet them.

Mike has finally taken the wood.  The Austrian hussars bravely charged the guns, charging home and riding down the gunners.  But they were shaken in the process and had to withdraw under converging musket fire.  On the left, the legere's superior fire power was starting to tell.

It was now 10 o'clock and all agreed it was a draw.