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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

13th April 1814 – Battle of Luneville


Luneville Campaign area

2nd Austrian corps attack 9th French corps at Luneville

2 Austrian corps is on attack orders
9 French corps are on hold orders

Austrian           12,000 infantry            1,000 cavalry                 30 guns
French               14,800 infantry            1,000 cavalry                 30 guns
Table at start of wargame

Austrian Brigades      3 infantry         1 cavalry           1 artillery
French Brigades          4 infantry         1 cavalry           1 artillery

Both corps are on the table at the start of move one
Move 1 – 0800 to 0900
Austrian – cavalry advance and spot French
French – replace blind wit h figures and start to deploy
Move 2 – 0900 to 1000
French – continue to deploy and unlimber artillery
Austrian – Advance towards town
Move 3 – 1000 to 1100
French – complete deployment, manhandle artillery forward
Austrian – continue to advance towards town
Move 4 – 1100 to 1200
Austrian – artillery fire on cavalry, who are out of range
French – artillery manhandle guns into long range
Move 5 – 1200 to 1300
Austrian – artillery manhandle guns into long range
French – artillery hit cavalry, who pass morale with 10% casualties
 French – infantry advance to attack       
Move 6 – 1300 to 1400
Austrian – cavalry retreat out of artillery range
Austrian – artillery hit infantry, who pass morale with 10% casualties
French – infantry and cavalry advance, artillery fire and miss
Move 7 – 1400 to 1500
French – artillery hit infantry who pass morale with 20% casualties
Austrian – artillery miss infantry, infantry advance on town
Move 8 – 1500 to 1600
Austrian – cavalry charge and melee dragoons, result draw
Austrian – infantry skirmish town, no casualties
French –garrison skirmish, no casualties
French – dragoons continue melee, lose 10% casualties and retreat shaken
Move 9 – 1600 to 1700
Austrian – infantry skirmish town, garrison shaken with 10% casualties
French – garrison skirmish, attackers pass morale with 10% casualties
Move 10 – 1700 to 1800
French – artillery miss infantry,  infantry skirmish garrison no casualties
Austrian – change orders to Attack and infantry rout garrison with 50% casualties

 Gerrard orders a general retreat

Game Casualties
9 French corps lose 2000 infantry and 100 cavalry
2 Austrian corps lose 2000 infantry

Game Summary

French hold Luneville at start of game
Austrian infantry suffer light casualties as they approach town
Austrian cavalry win melee and force French dragoons to retreat Shaken
Both sides suffer casualties in the skirmish at the town
One French brigade is shaken
Austrian commander orders three infantry to storm the town
Shaken garrison routs with 50% casualties
French commander orders the retreat

Total casualties, including from earlier battles,  at the end of the battle
Austrian  6,200 casualties 2 brigades in rout
French 9,300 casualties 1 brigade in rout