Tim Goodwin and are I at turn 25 of 42 turns. The battle is tense. We both have decent looking lines and despite some fatigued units our armies are in decent order.
In other words ... no blitz!
While there is a limited amount that you can do with the Manual Defense Phase (no overrunning skirmishers to clear the way for infantry) we are enjoying the battle very much.
A short recap:
Gudin held the line for the first 10 turns until Friant made his presence felt. Gudin is holding the center and right while Friant holds the left. Morand is now deploying to my left and is going to give the Prussian troopers a hot foot if they dont pull back.
Artillery was set up first in the frontline west of Hassenhausen and then I pulled them back and have set up a secondary postion to the SE of that location. They are firing over the slight depression in the ground south of the village. Another set of guns guards the right.
The Prussian cav have been held in check to some extent by the French cav and inf. I took some guns of the Prussians last turn but the bn. was routed back after a melee on its flank.
Bernadotte is starting to arrive (Beaumont's dragoons just showed up) with the infantry coming on in a turn or so. Thus my second corps is going to give me some much needed strength. Maybe to start pushing the line westward.
I am sure that more Prussians are on the way. Either way this is going to be a tough nut to crack for the French.
I will update this thread after the game is over.
Colonel Bill Peters
Armee du Rhin - V Corps, Cavalerie du V Corps, 20ème légère Brigade de Cavalerie, 13ème Hussar Regiment
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram, Jena-Auerstaedt and ... more to come)
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