GÖHRDE (SEPTEMBER 16, 1813)
| The plans of the generals | |||||||
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| Allied attack Plan | French defensive Plan | ||||||
| Wallmoden's allied force will try to fix the French center (1) outflanking simultaneously both flanks (2) while maintaining a central reserve (3). The Pecheux's French will stop the Allied center (1) retiring (2) under the protections of their reserve (3) | |||||||
| Von Lutzow fixes the center and the Russo-German Legion outflanks the French (16.00-17.00 h) | |||||||
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| A general view of the French line | The French rearguard (1/29) retires under the fire of Von Lutzow skirmishers and the menace of the cossacks | ||||||
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| The Russo-German Legion (RGL) appearing in the woods | Von Lutzow crossing the stream | The French Chasseurs trying to stop the advancing Germans | The RGL is outflanking the French right flank | ||||
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| The cossacks disperse the disordered Chasseurs and, out of control, try the French main line being repulsed | The RGL continues its outflanking movement while clearing the woods evicting the volitigeurs | ||||||
| The first serious combats (17.00 - 17.50 h) | |||||||
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| The KGL cavalry crosses th stream in the far left French flank | The RSL has turned the right French flank! | and repels a French delaying attempt! | |||||
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| The French rearguard is routed by a combined arms attack and Lebleu is killed | The cossacks trying unsuccessfully against the French line | The RGL hussars routing again the French rearguard (1/29), mortally wounding Mielzynski ... | ... but, failing recall, are rejected by the 2/3 formed in square | ||||
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| The 2/3 (extreme right French flank) rejects a coordinated assault by Von Lutzow and the RGL | The turned French maintain the ridgeline. Pecheux is trying to use the far left battallion (6/3) to stop the Allied tide | ||||||
| The Allied attack on the center (17.50 - 18.30h) | |||||||
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| Von Lutzow breaks the French line (3/3) | The cossacks elliminate the French demi-battery and then... | ...take the surprised 6/3 in flank routing it and wounding General Pecheux which escapes capture | |||||
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| A French counter-attack (4/3) stops Von Lutzow... | ...but the rightmost French battalion (3/3) is routed... | ...and the Von Lutzow Hussras disperse the French (2/3) | Whereas, the French reserve (2/105) rejects a combined RGL attack | ||||
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| and the KGL cavalry is cutting the French retreat line.. | ...but is stopped by a lone French square | The last isolated French battalion on the ridge is resisting the onslaught | |||||
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| Only the baggage has escaped. The French situation looks without hope! | The KGL cavalry disperses the leftmost French routing battallion... | ...whereas their comrades, in square, break under KGL artillery fire and British rockets | |||||
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| and the battalion on the plain is surrounded and dispersed | The French army has losed 5 units and reachs the 'hopelessly broken moral' so the remaining twol units are removed and the game ends! | ||||||
| FINAL RESULTS | |||||||
| French
losses Infantry: 36 fig (1,080 men) Cavalry: 2 fig (60 men) Artillery: 8 guns Generals Lebleu and Mielzynski dead Prisoners: 27 fig (820 men including the wounded General Pecheux Total French losses: 1,950 men (48.5% of the initial strength) |
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losses Infantry: 38 fig (1,140 men) Cavalry: 6 fig (180 men) Cossacks: 7 fig (210 men) Total Allied losses 1,530 men |
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| A CRUSHING ALLIED VICTORY | |||||||