First clash of the 1809 campaign in Bavaria between St Hilaire's division of Davout and the Third corps of Hohenzollern, more troops join during the battle and will be engaged as they arrive.
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Initial set up: an Austrian brigade, supported by several batteries and battalions in the two woods, is waiting for the French attack. In order to avoid the Austrian artillery, the only French regiment present at first is deployed behind the hill. The second brigade of St Hilaire shows up at the beginning of the game (in column, on the left). Davout orders him to take the southern wood, as he knows that Friant will arrive to the north to take care of the other one.
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The first attack of the southern wood involves two Grenz battalions against six French battalions in column, in two lines. Due to the Austrian fire, the northern battalion takes two losses, and the southern battalion one. The melee is computed with a +1 for the French (he attacks), +2 for his excellent leader, and +2 for the support of his second line. On the Austrian is only a +1 for the wood. This is balanced when the two dice are rolled, for a final +1 for the French. The French picks a " disastrous " melee result, while the Austrian picks a " very good " card. As the difference between both sides is 1, the result is a nightmare for the French, every of his first line battalions takes 3 losses (half of his men) and two file closers. The Austrian takes no loss, he only loses one file closer. This "French victory" is the worst possible result, half of his first line is wiped out.
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Hopefully, St Hilaire has one fresh regiment, which now leads the attack. This time, the dice roll is good, for a final difference of 6 and an average pair of cards. The Austrian takes two losses per unit and retreats in disorder (the white dice of 3 indicates he has no file closers left). The attacker loses one file closer and enters the wood.
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In the center, Davout had waited for the coming of the third brigade to gently engage the enemy center. The last Austrian brigade, set up north of that attack, has no order to wheel and flank the French. His orders are to link the center and the north wood. If he had to wheel, Hohenzollern had to send an order to his division general, then the later sends an order to the brigade general. Only then his brigade could wheel.
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Actually it was better to wait, as the three brigades of Friant storm and take the northern wood from the poor Landwher battalions. Then they deploy and the nine battalions start moving ahead. On the picture, the battle is close to its end, all the Austrian battalions have several losses, and the six units on the right are already routed. The village is still held, but as St Hilaire is now pushing from the south some disordered cavalry the outcome makes no doubt.
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