Battle of Peine Day Two – Move 10

1700-1800 5 August 1813

Table at the start of move 10

Top – V and VI corps hold Celle road

Centre – Prussian brigade in farm are well placed to attack IV corps flank

Bottom – 3^rd and 4^th corps still trying to deploy

3^rd Prussian corps

General Bulow (Average) - Engage - 4CP

Artillery fire (10) on 17 French and score hit

17 French pass morale (6) for first casualty

11 brigade (in rout) move 8”

10 brigade advance 6”

10 Prussian (6) skirmish 15 French (6) both score hit

10 Prussian pass morale (3) for first casualty

15 French fail morale (-2) for third casualty and rout

16 French fail morale (-1) for rout within 4” and join rout

French artillery fail morale (2) for rout within 4” and are shaken

French cuirassiers fail morale (1) for rout within 4” and are shaken

Marshal Davouot (Gifted) - 7CP

Change VI corps orders to “retreat to Celle”

Move to join V corps

Change V corps orders to “retreat to Celle”

Move to join IV corps

4^th Prussian corps

Prince Blucher (Average) - commanding 4th corps - 6CP

Change 4^th corps orders to Attack

15 brigade move into farm

Artillery move 16” behind farm

13 brigade charge routed 15 French infantry in flank

15 French cut down

16 French fail morale (-5) for friends cut down within 4” and rout

French artillery fail morale (1) for friends cut down within 4” and remain shaken

Prussian infantry cut down French brigade in rout

IV French corps

General Reynier (Average) - Attack - 7CP

Change orders to Halt

Limber artillery and retire 4”

Cuirassiers retire 6” facing enemy

Reynier move to support artillery morale check

Artillery fail morale (1) and remain Shaken

Cuirassiers fail morale (-2) and Rout

Poor Card

VI French corps

Marshal Marmont (Average) - Retreat - 3CP

23 brigade (on hill) retreat 3”

Marmont joins 23 brigade for morale test

23 brigade fail morale (1) and remain Shaken

24 brigade fail morale (-1) for Rout and continue to Rout

Cavalry brigade fail morale (-1) for Rout and continue to Rout

V French corps

General Laurison (Average) - Retreat - 2 CP

Artillery limber and retreat 4”

1^st Prussian corps

General Yorck (Gifted) - Halt - 3CP

Enemy out of artillery range

Waiting for new orders from Blucher

Table at the end of Move 10

Top – V and VI corps are in retreat towards Celle

Centre – IV corps is in retreat towards Brunswick

Bottom – Prussians are too far away to mount effective pursuit

Winner

A very decisive win for Blucher.

IV French corps has failed t o fight its way through to the Celle road , and has been driven back towards Brunswick in rout

V and VI French corps falling back towards Celle, with VI corps covering the retreat

Total campaign casualties

French have lost 53 infantry, 5 cavalry and 4 gunners

Prussians have lost 43 infantry, 12 cavalry and 5 gunner

Routed brigades at night fall

French have 3 cavalry and 5 infantry brigades in rout

Prussians have 1 infantry brigade in rout

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