Battle of Peine Day One – Move 4

1100-1200 4 August 1813

Table at the start of move 4

1^st corps infantry are moving along the hill to make space in the valley

1^st and 4^th corps artillery are making a grand battery

4^th corps are redeploying to the left of the artillery

1^st corps on the right, 4^th corps on the left

General Yorck (Gifted) – 1^st Prussian corps - Engage – 8CP

Artillery fire on 13 Polish (7) and miss

Artillery manhandle 1” forward

2^nd and 6^th brigades advance 3” on hill on the right

XIII French corps

General Poniatowski (Poor) - XIII French corps – Halt – 3CP

Artillery fire on enemy guns (6) and miss

3 brigade form square

4 brigade move through Peine

Prince Blucher (Average) – 6CP

Blucher moves to join 4^th corps

Take command of 4^th corps

Prince Blucher (Average) – 4^th Prussian corps - Engage

Artillery advance 4” and unlimber

Poor Card

Game Notes

Blucher has taken command of 4^th corps in anticipation of the Poor Card

It takes 1CP to move to corps commander and 3CP to take command

He can then use remaining 2CP to issue orders to 4th corps

Fortunate he did, as the Poor Card was drawn next

When 4^th corps was drawn it was under CinC command, so no longer a poor commander

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