Ronchamp Campaign Area
One Italian
corps has orders to hold Ronchamp
Two Bavarian
corps have orders to attack Ronchamp
Normally
with odds of two to one this would be decided off table
However
numbers are close, so we will fight it as a wargame
Italian 15,600 infantry 1,000 cavalry 30 guns
Bavarian 19,600 infantry 2,000 cavalry 30
guns
16 Italian Hold Ronchamp
2 Bavarian Move to E07 on attack
4 Baden Move to E07 on attack
Table at start of wargame
Italian
Brigades 4 infantry 1 cavalry 1 artillery
Bavarian
Brigades 5 infantry 2 cavalry 1 artillery
All corps
start the wargame on the table
Corps
commanders may change orders, but must use command points to do so
Move 1 – 0800 to 0900
Bavarians
advance through the hills towards the town
They
send their cavalry ahead to pin the French
Italians
occupy town and move to occupy farm
They
will deploy between the two
They
must hold the left hand road which leads to Rougemont
Move 2 – 0900 to 1000
Bavarians
continue to advance.
The
main attack will fall on the farm and road to Rougemont
Italians
deploy between town and farm
Move 3 – 1000 to 1100
Bavarians continue to advance
Italians garrison farm and reposition
artillery
Move 4 – 1100 to 1200
Bavarians continue to advance
Italians complete redeployment
Move 5 – 1200 to 1300
Bavarians
start to deploy into attack formation
Italians
wait for enemy to advance within artillery range
Move 6 – 1300 to 1400
Bavarians
change orders from Move to Engage
Italian
artillery open fire, no casualties
Move 7 – 1400 to 1500
Bavarians
advance to attack town and farm
Italian
artillery fire on infantry, 10% casualties, infantry pass morale test
Move 8 – 1500 to 1600
Bavarian
infantry skirmish town, 10% casualties, garrison pass morale test
Bavarian
infantry skirmish farm, no casualties
Italian
artillery fire on infantry, no casualties
Italian
cavalry move to right to protect road to Rougemont
Move 9 – 1600 to 17000
Italian artillery fire on infantry, no
casualties
Farm garrison skirmish with attackers,
10% casualties, attackers pass morale test
Bavarian infantry skirmish with town,
no casualties
Bavarian infantry skirmish with farm,
20% casualties, garrison fail morale test and rout
Italian gunners test morale for nearby
rout, fail and are shaken
Italian cavalry retreat towards town
Move 10 – 1700 to 1800
Bavarian
artillery fire on infant ry, no casualties
Bavarian
infantry enter farm (right ) and skirmish town (left)
Town
garrison skirmish with attackers who pass test for 10% casualties
Shaken
Italian gunners rally
Move 11 – 1800 to 1900
Bavarian artillery fire on infantry
who pass test for 20% casualties
Bavarian infantry rout halt of town garrison with 20% casualties
Italian infantry rout enemy brigade
with 20% casualties
Italian artillery unlimber to cover
retreat with cavalry
Move 12 – 1900 to 2000
Italian artillery fire on gunners, no
casualties
Bavarian infantry enter left hand section
of town.
Game Casualties
Italians lose 2,400 infantry and two
brigades rout
Bavarians lose 2,000 infantry and one
brigade rout
Game Summary
Although outnumbered the Italians had
a good defensive position
As the Bavarians approached they
occupied the town and nearby farm
They deployed their cavalry and
artillery between the two built up areas
The main Bavarian attack was on the
farm.
After a short skirmish they routed the
garrison and occupied the farm
Meanwhile the Baden corps attacked the
eastern section of Ronchamp
They also rout the garrison and occupy
halt the town
As night falls half of the Italian
infantry are in rout
The Bavarians have taken the farm and
the road to Rougemont
Fontanelli orders the remainder of his
corps to retreat to the north
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