Maastricht Campaign area
Both corps
have orders to attack
4 Prussian corps attack Maastricht
7 French corps move to E02 on attack
4 Prussian corps 11,200 infantry 1000 cavalry 30
guns
7 French corps 13,600 infantry 1000 cavalry 30
guns
Table at start of wargame
Prussian
Brigades 3 infantry 1 cavalry 1 artillery
French
Brigades 4 infantry 1 cavalry 1 artillery
Note – 12 French infantry brigade
starts the game in rout
Move 1 – 0800 to 0900
Both
4 and 7 corps arrive on the table
12
infantry brigade moves towards Maastricht, which is held by 14 brigade
Move 2 – 0900 to 1000
French
and Prussian cavalry deploy to cover the advance of their respective corps
12
infantry brigade has reached Maastricht and safety
Move 3 – 1000 to 1100
Both corps start to deploy
Move 4 – 1100 to 1200
Artillery
unlimber and infantry continue to deploy
French
infantry enter the farm
Move 5 – 1200 to 1300
Both
French and Prussian gunners open fire on enemy cavalry, but no casualties
French
cavalry advance to engage Prussian dragoons
French
occupy the farm
Move 6 – 1300 to 1400
Prussian dragoons charge and win
melee, French cavalry withdraw shaken
Artillery continue to fire, but again
with no casualties
French garrison the farm
Move 7 – 1400 to 1500
Prussian dragoons charge and rout the
shaken French cavalry with 40% casualties
The Prussians fail to rally, and
charge the nearby gunners whilst disordered
The gunners fire and kill 10% of the
French dragoons, who retreat shaken
Without cavalry support the Prussians
will be hard put to take the French held farm
And even if they do, they will then
have to attack Maastricht
Move 8 – 1500 to 1600
Prussian
gunners receive artillery casualties but pass morale test
Prussian
shaken cavalry retreat behind infantry and rally
Move 9 – 1600 to 1700
French artillery fire on gunners
again, who rout with 20% casualties
Nearby infantry brigade test morale
for rout, fail and join rout
Prussian commander orders a general
retreat
Prussian gunners and infantry rout
Prussians
lose the artillery duel and rout with 200 casualties
Their
supporting infantry fail their morale and join the rout
A
second infantry brigade started the battle with 800 casualties
The
cavalry have rallied but are weakened with 100 casualties
Game Casualties
7 French corps lose 400 cavalry
4 Prussian corps lose 100 cavalry and
200 gunners
Game Summary
Both
corps were moving to Maastricht on attack orders
Both
deployed their cavalry to cover their deployment as soon as they sighted the
enemy
The
French occupied the farm and the artillery exchanged fire
The
French cavalry advanced and were charged by the Prussian dragoons
The
French lost the melee and routed with heavy casualties
The
artillery duel continued.
First
the Prussian cavalry were shaken and had to retire
Then
the Prussian gunners were hit twice and routed
The
supporting infantry brigade failed their morale test and joined the rout
The
Prussian commander ordered a general retreat
Total casualties, including from
earlier battles, at the end of the
battle
7 French corps 2,800 casualties 2
brigades in rout
4 Prussian corps 1,100 casualties 2
brigades in rout
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