hagelberg (august 27,1813)
A scenario for divisional napoleon's battles
INTRODUCTION
This
battle was fought between the French Girard’s Garrison (or Division)
of Magdeburg and the Prussian Hirschfeld corps. Whereas the goal of
Girard’s force (composed by French 3rd battalions and some Rheinbund
troops) was to join Oudinot in the advance towards Berlin, the
Hirschfeld's force (Prussian Reserve and Landwher and Cossacks) was
posted to the right wing of the Army of the North (Bernadotte’s own)
to cover its flank watching, precisely, the approach of the
Magdeburg Garrison.
The Scenario is loosely based on this battle and is intended for
Divisional Napoleon’s Battles
(NBd). The order of battle and maps are adapted from the
Nafziger’s book ‘Napoleon at Dresden. The battles of August 1813’
(see Bibliography).
HOUSE RULES
All this Scenario is a House Rule.... As said above, the Scenario uses
my own divisional variant NBd, that try to translate the feeling of
Napoleon's Battles to divisional combats, without the need to learn
a new ruleset. See the NBd page
for a more detailed discussion.
TABLE-TOP ADAPTATION
The Cossacks
Standing orders for all Cossack forces at that time included the
watching of enemy units and avoiding and evading, if necessary, the
combat with formed enemy units. However, disordered and supply enemy
units were always prime targets. In this battle the Russian General
Czenichev, commanding the Cossacks, is an independent combat leader
strategically subordinated to General Hirschfel. To be able to appear in
the battlefield (D5 area) both Czenichev and Hirschfel must pass a
command control test (D10≤5 and D10≤5 respectively). After his arrival,
Czenichev will depend only upon their own command test .
VICTORY POINTS
The total number of objective points is 193 (NB1) or 77 (NB2) and
the multiplier for the weaker side (French) is 1.3. The objectives are
(1) the Farm/bridge complex (10%), (2) the Windmühlberg heights (20%),
(3) the four buildings of Hagelberg (@ 10% each) and (4) the road end at
D1 (30%) All objectives are French controlled at the start of game. .
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Nafziger G., ‘Napoleon at Dresden. The battles of August 1813’,
Emperor’s Press, Chicago, 1992
Smith, D., 'The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book', Green-Hill
Books, London, 1998
THE BATTLE IN PICTURES
Scenarios for NB
This
battle was fought between the French Girard’s Garrison (or Division)
of Magdeburg and the Prussian Hirschfeld corps. Whereas the goal of
Girard’s force (composed by French 3rd battalions and some Rheinbund
troops) was to join Oudinot in the advance towards Berlin, the
Hirschfeld's force (Prussian Reserve and Landwher and Cossacks) was
posted to the right wing of the Army of the North (Bernadotte’s own)
to cover its flank watching, precisely, the approach of the
Magdeburg Garrison.
