friedland ii (JUNE 14,1807)
INTRODUCTION
The battle of Friedland is the final battle of the spring 1807 campaign
HOUSE RULES
In this case the 10.1.4.4b. Second Scenario Variant was used:
"The game is played from 10.00 hours onwards (24 turns). All French
reinforcements must be diced out, as if the game was played from 0.500
a.m., using the optional Scenario rule on arrival time (see table). The
French units are placed in their side of the Mulhenfluss (according to
their entry point). Follow the order of arrival (and the military
common sense) for their placement. The victory conditions and free
rolls are the same than in the entire scenario"
The final Turns and Entry Points were:
| Unit | D/VIII |
1/VIII & Hd4# |
3/R | LC/R |
2/VIII & VIII Fr12# |
L/I | L/VI |
2/R & R Fr12# |
P/VIII & Pd4# |
3H/CR |
| Turn | 8.00 | 7.30 | 7.30 | 8.00 | 800 | n/a | 9.30 | 9.30 | 10.00 | n/a |
| Entry | B5 | B5 | A2 | A2 | B5 | B5 | B5 | A2 | B5 | A2 |
TABLE-TOP ADAPTATION
| Friedland pdf file |
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| Old map | Game map | ||||
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| The battlefield and the initial deplyment from French (1) and (2) and Russian (3) and (4) sides | |||||
THE BATTLE IN PICTURES
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The French VIII Corps deploys against the Russian right | |
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The Saxons of the Lannes's Reserve Corps a moment before the dispersion of the Saxon heavy cavalry by the Russian heavy cavalry | |
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The Russian 'kuirasiers' after routing the Lannes's Saxon heavy cavalry | |
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The combat in Sortlack wood. Before (left) and after (right) of the Russian repulse. |
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The Guard Light Cavalry, Chasseurs a Cheval, Mamelouks and Red Lanciers (!), before entering in action, near Posthenen | |
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The French left flank seems to collapse: the VIII Corps is breaking under Russian artillery fire whereas Uvarov's Russian cavalry has routed the Dutch and Polish light cavalry. |
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14.30 h. The battle stops in the Posthenen-Sortlack sector. The Bragation's Russian left is fatigued, but Napoleon has not been capable to deploy neither the I Corps nor the Guard Infantry. The Russians have taken Posthenen. | |
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Conclusion Napoleon stops the battle and retire under the cover of his cavalry. Bennigsen remains master of the basttlefield. Victory points: French: 201 losses Russian: 106 losses |
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| DECISIVE RUSSIAN VICTORY | ||