hagelberg (august 27,1813)
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| Prussian Plan | French Plan |
| (1) The flanking force exits from the woods (2) the main thrust in the center (3) the Cossacks finishes the retiring French | The French brigades and the cavalry to protect the retreat of the baggage train. |
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The battle was a French running retreat to avoid the lose of
their baggage
train. It can be divided in three almost independent sectors corresponding,
respectively, to the French left, centre-right and right flanks. The
first two were infantry-only affaires, whereas the third was a long
cavalry combat. The French won clearly in the first sector, were routed in the centre-right and won (very just) in the right flank. |
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| The left flank | |
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| The right-centre sector | |
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| The cavalry battle | |
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| FINAL RESULTS | |
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French losses |
Prussian losses |
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In the turn 26, the French reached their
Morale breakpoint and they donīt passed the Army Morale
check so the battle is finished.
The Sennegon's Brigade has been destroyed with only one batallion left (3/24th Legere). However, Girard, the French C-i-C, was able to extricate the Baville's brigade (only losing one batallion) and all the artillery and baggage train. The French cavalry has fought a contested confrontation with the Landwehr cavalry, achieving a pyrric victory: they were at last encircled by the enemy with their only escape way through the town of Hagelberg... and the Prussian infantry pouring in by the other side! On the other side, the Prussian losses have been lighter: 4 infantry batallions and one cavalry detachment. In the 'Pursuit an Victory' check: The French had 3 Hussars and 1 Chasseur bases of 'Pursuit' cavalry left, i.e. four points. The Allied had 12 Cossacks ('Pursuit' cavary) bases left and 4 'other cavalry' units remaining, i.e. sixteen points. The Allied (winner) has higher score, so it will pursuit the routed French, and the Prussians have achieved a DECISIVE VICTORY |
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| A PRUSSIAN DECISIVE VICTORY! | |