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General Antoine Drouot, Comte Drout v Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Corps v Corps
Take and hold Chateau De Timpko.
British/Allies (red) 2 playersPratoria (CIC): Field Marshall Sir Arthur Wellesley Duke Of Wellington: Corps Commander
Subordinates controlled by Pratoria:1. General leutnant Frederich von der Decken: 4 x Brigade infantry
2. Lieutenant General Sir Lowry Cole: 2 x Brigade infantry + 2 x Battery Artillery (12 pieces total)
3. Major General Victor von Alten: 3 x Brigade cavalry
4. General major August von Kruse: 1 x brigade infantry
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Panzerde: Divisioncommander: Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Oels: : 3 x Brigade Infantry1 x Brigade Cavalry + 2
x Battery Artillery (16 pieces total)
French (blue) 3 playersAsid (CIC): Lieutenant general Comte Drouot Antoine Alexandre: Corps Commander
Subordinates controlled by Asid:1. Generale de Division Comte Charles Antoine Morand: 1 x Brigade inf + 2 x Battery Artillery (16 pieces total)
2. Generale de Division Comte Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes: 2 x Brigade cavalry + 2 x Battery Artillery (16 pieces total)
3. Generale de Division ComteClaude Etienne Guyot: 2 x Brigade cavalry + 2 x Battery Artillery (16 pieces total)
4. Generale de Division baron Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice: 4 x Battery Artillery (32 pieces total)
5.
Beef (LeBeof): Generale de Division Comte Guillaume Philbert Duhesme: 2 x Brigade inf + 2 x Battery Artillery (16 pieces total)
6.
Longknife: Generale de Division Comte Louis Friant: 1 x Brigade inf + 2 x Battery Artillery (16 pieces total)
Settings:• HITS
• Courier orders
• Bare map. Full F.O.W.
• No voice during game.
The British started very close to the objective. They were also very close to us at the start. Our fog of war meant we did not know this. The British had the advantage as they managed to take the objective quickly. Mistakes were made by both commanders. Orders were not followed. It is always easier with hindsight.....
The objective was Chateau De TimpkoChateau De Timpko. The British were very close to it. we, the French, Did not know.Beef was to approach the objective from the SE. Longknife from NE and I, with the main artillery from the east.LeBeof kept his artillery to his SE and moved NW to engage the enemy.I kept the artillery deliberately back. I did not want to have it captured or destroyed so early on.I have marked the artillery. Around 8,000 casualties were caused by artillery in this engagement!I ordered the artillery to push forward in the centre...Not all of it though. It lined up and started to blast the enemy!The cavalry played a decisive role for the French. We forced the enemy into square many times and blasted them with artillery. Not all the cavalry were committed. I kept some in reserve behind our lines in the east.Longknife was on my right. Communication's did not come from him. I sent many couriers. None returned. It was frustrating. I issued orders for him to flank but he never did. we had the advantage on several occasions. It was squandered.LeBeof was hard pressed on my left. He asked for support. Longknife was starting to get flanked by the enemy on our right!It became clearer what the enemy intended. They would flank our right. I sent cavalry to our left and right.Longknife collapsed on our right. LeBeof beat a hasty retreat with what little he had left.It was time to call in the reserve cavalry. It worked. I pushed the artillery forward. The enemies morale had collapsed. They did not have any reserve. I started pounding them harder. How it endedIf you look at the results below. You will see that the British paid dearly with many lives lost. The scenario ended with a French victory even
though the fort was not taken from the British. My plan as the French should have been better. I should have made better use of the artillery.
My General on my right (Longknife) did not coordinate as well as I liked. It is very important to communicate on the battlefield. I feel that we could have taken the fort by flanking from our right. It is easy to get disoriented. We play with full fog of war and fixed to the saddle of our commander. You can only see what your commander can see through his eyes. Very immersive.
StatisticsFrenchKilled: 2638
Wounded: 4822
Missing: 1638
Total: 9098
% casualties: 45.3
BritishKilled: 3422
Wounded: 6253
Missing: 2124
Total: 11799
% casualties: 47.7
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