Battle of Peine Day One – Move 12

1900-2000 4 August 1813

Table at the start of move 12

Top – V and VI French corps wait for new orders

Centre – 1^st Prussian corps moves to support 3^rd corps

Bottom – 4^th Prussian advance towards Peine and pursue routed XIII French corps

4^th Prussian corps

General Tauentzien (Poor) – Engage – 6CP

All four infantry brigades advance 6” towards Peine

Artillery advance 8” towards Peine

V French corps

General Laurison (Average) – Halt – 7CP

Artillery fire (8) on farm garrison and score second hit

Garrison (11 Prussian) test morale (3) and pass again

20 brigade test morale (2) for shaken, fail and remain shaken

Waiting for new orders from Davout

XIII French corps

Marshal Davout (Gifted) – Hold - 6CP

Artillery retreat 4” into Peine

Davout moves to centre of routing brigades

Lancers test morale (-1) for rout, fail and continue to rout

1 brigade test morale (-1) for rout, fail and continue to rout

2 brigade test morale (2) for rout, pass and become shaken

3 brigade test morale (-2) for rout, fail and continue to rout

4 brigade test morale (-3) for rout, fail and continue to rout

1^st Prussian corps

General Yorck (Gifted) - Engage – 8CP

3 brigade advance 4”

Artillery advance 8”

Yorck moves to centre of corps

VI French corps

Marshal Marmont (Average) – Halt – 7CP

No orders issued

Waiting for new orders from Davout

Poor Card

3^rd Prussian corps

General Bulow (Average) – Move –5CP

Artillery fire (10) on 20 French and score second hit

20 French test morale (2) for second casualty, fail and remain shaken

Bulow moves to centre of corps

10 brigade change formation to column of attack

Change orders to Halt

Prince Blucher (Average) 5CP

Move to 3^rd corps

Change orders from Halt to Hold

Move to 1^st corps

Table at the end of Move 12

Game Notes

Davout is busy trying to rally XIII corps.

V and VI French corps on Halt orders will have to retreat as 1^st Prussian corps approach

1^st Prussian corps is moving to support 3^rd corps

3^rd Prussian corps are firmly in control of the farm

4^th Prussian corps are about to take control of Peine

Winner

The Prussian are clear winners and will hold their ground over night

XIII corps will retreat on the Hanover road and avoid battle for 24 hours

V and VI corps will retreat on the Celle road but can fight next morning

Casualties

French have lost 13 infantry, 3 cavalry and 0 gunners

Prussians have lost 14 infantry, 0 cavalry and 0 gunner

Routed brigades at night fall

French have 2 cavalry and 3 infantry brigades in rout

Prussians have no brigades in rout

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