katzbach (august 16, 1813)
INTRODUCTION
The Army of the Bober under Marshall MacDonald meets the Army of
Silesia under Blucher crossing the Katzbach. Under a storm (that
rendered useless the muskets) both armies attempts to destroy the enemy
in an encounter battle.
HOUSE RULES
This scenario is based upon the published by David Bush in MWAN #113
and MagWeb
TABLE-TOP ADAPTATION
| Katzbach pdf file |
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| Old map | Game map | |
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| The battlefield | ||
THE BATTLE IN PICTURES
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| Russian left wing (Langeron) awaiting the French assault. | Lauriston advances forming two massive divisional-size columns | Rochambeau (Lauriston) attacks Sclaupe and is repulsed | The attack of Maison is also repulsed |
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| The II Cavalry Corps cross at Nieder -Crayn. | Prussians deploy before the French cavalry. | Prussian infantry advances against the French cavalry. | Picture of the Prussian advancement. |
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| The Russian left wing unsuccesfully attempts to break through the French V Corps | |||
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The French III Corps arrives at last, and starts the crossing at Nieder-Crayn | ||
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| The Prussian reserve cavalry attacks the French II cavalry corps fully routing it and then breaks and routs the French infantry of the III Corps | |||
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| Final situation at the Nyeder-Crayn bridge | A last Russian attempt to break through the French V and XI corps, is reoulsed by the Italian cavalry of the XI Corps | ||
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| At the 18.30 McDonald decided to concede the day and do not risk the french infantry: the V Corps is fatigued and the cavalry II Corps is fully destroyed. In the Russian left wing, the 6š and 9š Corps are fatigued. However, the numerical superiority of the Allied in light cavalry (hordes of cossacks) presages a difficult retreat. | |||
| DECISIVE PRUSIAN VICTORY | |||