holding action at leubnitz (august 28, 1813)
A
"programmed wargames scenario" ADAPTED for divisional napoleon's battles
| THE PLANS OF THE GENERALS | |||
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| French intended plan, marching at full speed down the main road and surpassing Leubnitz | Prussian static defense with light infantry covering Leubnitz and left flank | ||
| The initial stages (15.00 - 17.00 h) | |||
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| The Prussian main line of defense | The Fusiliers at Leubnitz | The Jagers deployed in the high ground | The French vanguard and right flank guard arriving |
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| French right flank-guard facing Prussian Jagers | French advanced forces mask Leubnitz and run for the Prussian main line, whereas the main body arrive | French left flank guard engaging the Prussians | |
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| The French main body deploys whereas Leubnitz is masked | The first cavalry clash (Prussian Dragoons vs. Italian Chasseurs) finishes with the retreat of both sides | ||
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| A view from the French rearguard | The Polish Lanciers outflank Leubnitz | The French Hussars attack the Prussian 2/6th Reserve Infantry which forms square and forces their disordered retreat, causing havoc amongst the French main body | |
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| The Polish and the 2/7th Silesian Landwehr fights an indecisive combat | The 1/3/7th Silesian Landwehr boldly advance against the disordered Polish routing them | The Prussian 2/6th Reserve changes into line awaiting the French assault | 17.00h. The attacks of all the French vanguards have been rejected and the Prussian wait for the incoming onslaught |
| The main attack (17,00h -17,30h) | |||
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| The French are launching their main attack | The 3/7th Silesian Landwehr is routed after a 2-turns combat | whereas the 1/7th Silesian Landwehr resists | and, with the help of Jagers, the first victorious French unit is routed r |
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| A Prussian foot battery is overcome | The 2/6th Reserve routes two simultaneous French assaults and then advance against them finishing the work! | ||
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| The recovered Polish try a dash against a Prussian square but are rejected | The Prussian line has resisted the French push! and both armies recover the order | The last attempt: The Italian Chasseurs take the Reserve in flank but are rejected again! | |
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| Both forces are facing but the spirit of fight is finished. The Prussians can continue their retreat because of the lack of fresh French cavalry | |||
| FINAL RESULTS | |||
| French
losses 1290 infantrymen 510 cavalrymen 2 dismounted guns (6 pdrs.) |
Prussian
losses 780 infantrymen 4 dismounted guns (6 pdrs.) |
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| The percentage of Prussian losses is smaller than the maximum allowed (30%) and the rearguard has rejected all the French attacks, so the the game is a | |||
| PRUSSIAN VICTORY> | |||