Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

I'm looking for a French opponent for a Leipzig scenario. I would prefer to start with one of the smaller scenarios at this point, well nothing too big anyway.

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FYI, if you have not seen it, Leipzig has an update:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12482

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Ernie Sands
1ère Brigade of 2ème Division de Grosse Cavalerie, Réserve de Cavalerie
de la Grande Armée
President, Colonial Campaigns Club

Thanks Ernie, I just updated my Leipzig.

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Sekondlieutenant Zachary Nelson,

I will give you a battle. Select 3 possible scenarios and see if you and I can agree on one and what rules we shall use for the battle.

Battle On,

Lieutenant Colonel Kling,

Excellent, I was thinking something along one of these three scenarios. I will PM you with my email so you can contact me directly.


002. Action at Löwenberg

19 August 1813 - Historical - Intended to be played Head to Head - Napoleon put Ney over four infantry corps and a cavarly corps and named it the Army of the Bober. Two of those corps, V & XI Corps were ordered to press on to Löwenberg and cross the Bober River. Facing them were elements of the Army of Silesia under Blücher. The goal in this scenario as the French player is to hold the village and gain a crossing over the Bober river if possible.


056. The Battle of Dennewitz

6 September 1813 - Historical - Intended to be played Head to Head - After the debacle at Großbeeren, Napoleon gave command of the Army of Berlin to Ney. His orders were to take Berlin. Reassembling the forces at hand (IV, VIII and XII Corps and III Cavalry Corps) he marched to the north from Wittenberg and other points in the south. Bertrand's IV Corps lead the way with Reynier following. A stubborn Oudinot, upset at having to serve under Ney, followed behind at a leisurely march pace. The III Cavalry Corps was equally divided between the corps. Ney and Bertrand arrived at Dennewitz to find only Prussian landwehr (Tauentzien's IV Corps) holding the town. The Prussians were advancing as Ney's men settled into the area in and around the village. The Prussian elements of the Army of the North under Bernadotte were trying to unite near Dennewitz. Bülow's III Corps was up on the heights to the northwest of the village. As Ney moved north, Bülow's men stepped off to assault the French left flank. Tauntzien tried to hold his position as best as possible with his force. Several of his landwehr units routed but on the whole they did quite well. Ney's route to Berlin to the north (only about 12 miles) was blocked. Bülow was heading down on his flank. He realigned IV Corps to face the greater threat and ordered Reynier and Oudinot to advance at all possible speed. The latter continued to march at a slower pace and thus Reynier arrived and took up his place alone on Bertrand's left flank. The Saxons were hard pressed to hold against the Prussian brigades. Oudinot's corps finally arrived around 4-5pm and Ney juggled their deployment such that at one point a crucial point in the line was left weakened. The Prussians chose this moment to renew their assault and the Saxons were sent crashing back. Around 6pm a sizable force of the Army of the North had arrived and were stationed on the heights near Eckmansdorf. But Bülow had problems of his own as Bernadotte would not release much of that force for an assault. Calling on the Prussians to fight proudly he only released for the assault a few battalions and three cavalry regiments. The French were finally pressed back after the Prussians had performed bravely but a total victory over Ney had been lost. Ney's maneuver on Berlin had failed as well. Dennewitz has been heralded as a great Allied victory but the laurels of the day belonged to Bülow and his brave Prussians.


068. The Battle of Liebertwolkwitz

14 October 1813 - Historical - Intended to be played Head to Head - Murat had been entrusted with covering the southern approaches to Leipzig and on the 13th the Allies began arriving to his front. Initially his reaction was to begin pulling back from the fine position near Liebertwolkwitz and Wachau but when Napoleon heard of this he sent a courier off to Murat to regain his positions. On the 14th the Allies began moving in on his positions and by 9am were starting to make their assault. Poniatowski held the right with Victor in the center and Lauriston on the left. With them were three cavalry reserves, Augereau's IX Corps and a division of Young Guard. Barclay's Russians, Kleist's Prussians and the Austrian 4th Corps under Klenau comprised the Allied forces. While the infantry factored greatly in the outcome this battle will be remembered its great cavalry attacks. Murat formed up his cavalry in a huge block which while it was intimidating proved to be less than effective. He would lose precious cavalry that could have been used in the coming days. The Allies, for their part, committed their cavalry in small groups which accomplished little. In the end neither side could claim victory: Murat had squandered his cavalry and had not used his superior infantry numbers correctly while the Allies had made an attack against the French position without proper reconnaissance.

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The Battle Of Liebertwolkwitz is about to begin and many brave soldiers will soon lay on the fields of battle. And I am sure both Generals will learn from this encounter. Let us have one drink together before we engage in this adventure. You are buying!

Battle On

The Allied forces are forming up near Liebertwolkwitz as we speak. I have time for a last drink before I ride to join them.

A tall glass of wine for my French adversary. Yes, we will drink to the honor of our fallen soldiers. May their deeds be long remembered and spoken of with great pride.

Prost!

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