Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Part of Austerlitz in Canberra

SteveD set up the section of Austerlitz between Bagration's Flank & the Platzen with 15mm figs & Camp Cromwell's M2M rules.  French: Jim.  Russians: SteveD.

All pics are from behind the Russian left.The Russians are mainly cavalry, with one guard infantry division.  The French have infantry on their right & cavalry on their left.  Both sides will receive reinforcements about turns 7 or 8.

The French infantry have advanced to the brow of the low ridge while the Russian infantry & artillery are deployed behind it. An Austrian cavalry brigade covers the Russian left.  The Russian cavalry have been concentrated on their right. The French cavalry have stopped just out of charge range of the Russian cavalry.
The ridge allowed the French infantry to get up close to the Russian batteries deployed in front of their infantry & blow them away with musketry, though not without loss.  On the near flank an infantry battalion in line has been ridden down, but there was a square in support.
The French infantry & Russian Guards have formed lines & are exchanging musketry.
The firefight continues in the centre while the Russian cavalry have finally attacked right of centre.
Russian reinforcements have arrived.  The Russian cavalry on the far right has now also charged.
French reinforcements have arrived as fighting rages along the whole front.
The French infantry are falling back over the ridge as the Russian reinforcements come up. The massive cavalry fight continues on the far flank.
The Austrian cavalry on the left have begun advancing around the French left flank.  The Russian reinforcements are moving towards the centre,  The French have fed a fresh cuirassier brigade into the cavalry melee & a new infantry division is advancing past the end of the cavalry melee. 
Right of centre the Russians have broken thru to take on the 2nd dragoon reinforcments while their own reinforcements are deployed.
On the far flank, both sides' cavalry are spent & unable to take offensive action, but the French infantry reinforcements are deployed & advancing on the Russian flank. 
In the centre both sides' infantry are happy to stay out of musket range.
Right of centre the Russian cavalry had broken thru & the Austrian cavalry has moved around the French left to assist their attack on the last viable French cavalry brigade.
On the far flank both sides' spent cavalry has fallen back .
Right of centre, the French dragoons have been crushed between the allied cavalry.

The Russians have the only useable cavalry left on the field, but none of it is fresh enough to take on infantry & the French have 8 fresh infantry battalions advancing from the far flank & 9 mostly fresh infantry in the centre to which they can oppose only 9 battalions.  The Russians decide to withdraw their cavalry thru the gap before it closes. But the French will be unable to renew their attack without cavalry.   The French of course will claim to have won, but the Russians did much better than historically. 

 

 




 

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