Second Helmstedt – Move 6

1300-1400 1 August 1813

Table at the start of move 6

Davout (with a little help from the Poor Card) has halted the Prussian attack

Davout has 5 infantry, 1 cavalry and 2 artillery formed brigades

Blucher has 9 infantry, 1 cavalry and 3 artillery formed brigades

Half way through the game and time will be the deciding factor

1^st Prussian corps

General Yorck (Gifted) – Hold – 8CP

Artillery fire (8) on 22 French and cause one casualty

22 French test morale (2) for first casualty, fail and are now Shaken

Both infantry brigades form column of attack from square

V French corps

General Laurison (Average) – Hold - 7CP

Artillery are Shaken and can not fire

Laurison moves to command range (8”) of artillery

Routed 18 brigade retires 6”

17 brigade form line from square

Artillery test morale (2) for Shaken, fail and remain Shaken

18 brigade test morale (6) for Rout, fail and rout off table

Poor Card

4^th corps already on Halt orders

CinC can not now change orders until next move

Prince Blucher (Average) – 5CP

Change 3^rd corps orders from Engage to Hold

Move to join 4^th corps

3^rd Prussian corps

General Bulow (Average) – Engage – 6CP

Artillery fire (8) on 20 French and cause one casualty

20 French test morale (0) for first casualty, fail and Rout

24 French test morale (3) for Rout within 4”, pass remain formed

11 brigade retire 3” facing enemy

Bulow move to centre of corps

10 brigade test morale (4) for Rout, pass become Shaken

12 brigade test morale (-2) for Rout, fail continue to Rout

Cavalry test morale (-2) for Rout, fail continue to Rout

4^th Prussian corps

General Tauentzien (Poor) – Halt – 5CP

Artillery fire (6) on enemy artillery and miss

14 and 16 brigades retire 3” facing enemy

VI French corps

Marshal Marmont (Average) – Hold – 5CP

Artillery fire (5) on 16 Prussian and miss

22 brigade test morale (0) for Shaken, fail and Rout

Gunners test morale (1) for Rout within 4”, fail and Shaken

Marshal Davout (Gifted) – 5CP

Move to join V corps

Change V corps orders from Hold to “retire to T junction”

Game Notes

The Prussian attack has ground to a halt

3^rd corps have lost one infantry and one cavalry brigade in rout

4^th corps are unable to close with the enemy due to the Poor Card

1^st corps are too weak to advance and engage the enemy

Blucher has joined 4^th corps as this is the only one strong enough to attack.

3^rd corps are on Hold orders as they try to rally and reform

Davout has decided that with only 3 infantry, 1 cavalry and 2 artillery brigades, he is too weak to hold his present position. He is ordering a withdrawal out of Prussian artillery range and hopes to hold this new position until nightfall

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