Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Fere-Champenoise 1814

An Age of Eagles scenario adapted to our house rules. 
Marmont's Corps is being pursued by masses of allied cavalry.
French: Chris & Mark.
Allies: SteveJ & Mitch

Allied cavalry is coming onto the table in a column at the far end.  The French are retreating towards the camera.
The Allies have deployed a light brigade in their centre, a cuirassier brigade on their left & a mixed brigade to their right.  Another brigade is still off table.
The French have deployed an infantry brigade & artillery on the road & their cavalry on their right as rearguards as the other infantry brigade marches on.  
On the right the French dragoons are holding off the Cuirassiers.
In the centre, one square is holding off the allied advance guard while the rest of the brigade begins to retreat.   The other infantry brigade is deploying in a line of squares  along the line of retreat.
A long column of allied cavalry is marching down the left side of the table.
The French rear guards are still holding on but on the brink of breaking.
The Allied right wing is deploying to attack.
The French rear guards have broken as the Allied attack struck the French left flank.  The French cavalry is all but destroyed.  Three squares are pinned down by cavalry as the allied artillery is deployed to finish them off.  Only two French battalions & two French batteries get off the field unbroken.

This may have been an unbalanced scenario with the French having little chance of actually winning, but interesting none the less.  The result was similar to historical, so as a game it was about a draw. 


 

1 comment:

Gonsalvo said...

Unusual but historical scenario; doing about as well as history is probably doing well in this situation!