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Napoléon Bonaparte Empereur des Français v Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Army v Army
Armée du Nord v Army of Low Countries
Defend the town
Played with full fog of war.
French (blue) 2 playersBerthier (CIC): Napoléon Bonaparte Empereur des Français: Army Commander
Subordinates controlled by Berthier:1. lieutenant-général comte Drouot Antoine Alexandre: Garde Impériale: 3 x Divisions: 2 x Brigades Infantry + 2 x Brigade cavalry + 3 x Battery Artillery (48 pieces total)
2.
Sargon: lieutenant-général Comte Maurice Étienne Gerard: Corps commander: 3 x Divisions: 4 x Brigades Infantry + 2 x Brigade cavalry + 6 x Battery Artillery (22 pieces total)
British/Allies (red) AIAsid (CIC): Field Marshall Sir Arthur Wellesley Duke Of Wellington: Army Commander
Subordinates controlled by Asid:1. Z.K.H. Prins Guillaume Charles Frédéric van Oranje Nassau: Corps commander: 3 x Divisions: 4 x Brigades Infantry + 4 x Brigade cavalry + 4 x Battery Artillery (24 pieces total)
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Biondo: Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill: Corps commander: 2 x Divisions: 5 x Brigades Infantry + 1 x Brigade cavalry + 4 x Battery Artillery (32 pieces total)
Settings:• HITS
• Courier orders
• Bare map. Full F.O.W.
• No voice during game.
The objective was to defend the town of Brye, NW of Ligny. The French took a fancy to it.View looking SW. The idea was to use the river as barrier to fall behind.Biondo was sent to the NW of the objective. He had plenty of room to manoeuvre. I kept my cavalry to protect the artillery.I kept the cavalry back but in the open behind the artillery. The artillery was lined up. Ready for the French!The enemy had split. They had sent a force to attack us from the west. They did not know that Biondo was waiting. My cavalry was eager...They would come into play.The enemy in the west found that that direction was blocked. Biondo moved in to engage. To the SE of the objective I started to manoeuvre my cavalry. I wanted to implement the next part of my plan. The enemy had pushed hard in the centre. The trees provided cover for our infantry. My cavalry arrived behind the enemy. I wanted to harass the enemies rear. Keep their cavalry busy.My infantry in the tree line.They formed square because of the cavalry charges. They held for a long time!The cavalry was pulled back. They were ready. The artillery was organising to engage the French when they came through the trees!I joined the push against the French in the west.My move to attract the enemy cavalry attention worked. Maybe a little to well. I decided to pull back what remained of my cavalry. The enemy started to take the woods to the south of the objective. I ordered the troops to fall back into the objective.How it endedLooking west. The French are to our left and in front.The stats say it was a marginal Allied victory. This is because we held the objective. The timer ran out when the battle started to get really bloody. Yes we withdrew north into the objective. It was a good decision. So we thought. We still had reserves. they were fresh. Who knows what would have happened had the battle continued. The French also had more artillery and cavalry. They did not use their artillery to their best advantage. I should have made better use of the ground to the south of the objective and made the enemy engage me earlier then fallen back closer to the tree line.The French played well.StatisticsFrenchNumber egaged: 24388
Killed: 1477
Wounded: 2075
Missing: 917
Total: 5094
% casualties: 20.9
AlliesNumber egaged: 25768
Killed: 1718
Wounded: 3140
Missing: 1067
Total: 5925
% casualties: 23
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