Battle of Peine Day Two – Move 7

1400-1500 5 August 1813

Table at the start of move 7

Top – V corps is taking position beside VI corps

Centre – IV corps are ready to attack the farm

Bottom – 4^th corps are still taking up position

IV French Corps

General Reynier (Gifted) – Attack – 7CP

15 brigade advance 6”

16 brigade advance 6”

Artillery advance 8”

Reynier move to centre of corps

Cavalry advance 8”

14 brigade attack farm, total combat points 11

14 Prussian (garrison) lose 3 casualties and rout from farm

14 brigade lose 1 casualty and are disordered

13 brigade pass morale test (3) for shaken and become disordered

4^th Prussian Corps

Prince Blucher – Commanding 4^th corps – 5CP - Move

Artillery fire and hit (9) 13 French

13 French fail (1) morale test for third casualty and are shaken

Blucher changes orders to Engage

13 brigade move to farm

15 brigade move to farm

14 brigade fail morale test for rout

V French corps

General Laurison (Average) – Move – 2CP

Artillery advance 8”

17 brigade form column of attack

1^st Prussian corps

General Yorck (Gifted) – Halt –3CP

Artillery fire (5) and miss 13 French

Artillery bounce through (6) and miss 14 French

Poor Card

3^rd Prussian corps

General Bulow (Average) – Engage – 4CP

Artillery fire and hit (9) 24 French

24 French test (1) and fail morale for second casualty and are shaken

11 brigade turn right and advance to right of line

9 brigade move 2”

Marshal Davout (Gifted) – 5CP

Move to join chasseur brigade and take command

Chasseurs retire 7” towards corps commander

VI French corps

Marshal Marmont – Hold – 2CP

No orders issued

24 brigade test and pass (3) morale for shaken and become disordered

Game Notes

The French have been very lucky with their dice this turn, both morale and combat

14 French managed to attack the farm before the Prussians had become the garrison. The Prussians had reached the far edge of the farm, but require one full move to become the garrison. The combat took place at the edge of the farm, and with 11 combat points French routed the Prussians with three casualties.

Rule 9 deals with combat at the edge of BUA

When the Prussian garrison of the farm routed there were no supports within 4” who had to test for the rout. In second and third of rout the routers avoid friends, and supports only have to test morale during initial rout.

Rule 17 deals with reaction to rout.

Davout took command of the chasseur brigade because their own corps commander is unable to move them due to the small number of CP each turn (VI corps have four brigades missing and have to deduct 4CP each turn)

Rule 2 deals with CinC taking command of a brigade

Wargame rules can be found at

http://napoleonicwargamerules.blogspot.com/