Arracourt Campaign area
French have
orders to hold Arracourt and observe the enemy
Austrians have
orders to attack Arracourt
Austrian 44,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry 90 guns
French 44,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry 90 guns
Austrian HQ move to F05 with 3 corps
2 corps move to G04
3 corps move to F05
4 corps move to G05
French HQ halt
3 corps halt on hold
9 corps move to E06
21 corps halt on hold
Table at start of wargame
Austrian Brigades 11
infantry 3 cavalry 3 artillery
French
Brigades 11 infantry 3 cavalry 3
artillery
Austrian HQ start
on table
2 corps arrive G04 move 5
3 corps start on table
4 corps arrive G05 move 1
French HQ start
on table
3 corps arrive E05 move 2
9 corps arrive E06 move 5
21 corps start
on table
Move 1 – 0800 to 0900
3
Austrian ordered to move towards farm
4
Austrian ordered to deploy right of road
3
French ordered to deploy right of town
21
French retires into town
Move 2 – 0900 to 1000
3
French arrive on table
3
Austrian move towards farm
4
Austrian ordered to engage town
Move 3 – 1000 to 1100
Austrian CinC moves to join 2 corps
(off table bottom)
3 Austrian deploy behind farm
Move 4 – 1100 to 1200
3
Austrian gunners receive 10% casualties, pass morale test
2
Austrian (off table) ordered to deploy left of 4 corps
Move 5 – 1200 to 1300
3
French advance and spotted
2
Austrian arrive on table
3
Austrian ordered to hold farm
9
French arrive on table
Move 6 – 1300 to 1400
Austrians
advance
French
deploy
Artillery
fire, but no casualties
Move 7 – 1400 to 1500
3 French ordered to hold
9 French spotted and replace card with
figures
2 Austrian spotted and ordered to
engage
Artillery fire, but again no
casualties
Move 8 – 1500 to 1600
3
French corps ordered to engage
4
Austrian artillery charged by lancers, lose 30% casualties and rout
4 Austrian infantry receive 10% casualties from
town and are shaken
Move 9 – 1600 to 1700
9 French ordered to engage farm
3 French cavalry receive 10%
casualties, pass morale test
Garrison receive 10% casualties, pass
morale test
2 Austrian cavalry receive 10%
casualties, pass morale test
2 Austrian and 3 French infantry enter
woods
Move 10 – 1700 to 1800
Northern garrison receive 20% artillery
and skirmish casualties, pass morale test
21 French infantry receive 10%
skirmish casualties, pass morale, pass morale test.
21 French cavalry charge dragoons,
lose melee and retire shaken
3 French infantry receive 10%
artillery casualties, pass morale
Move 11 – 1800 to 1900
21 French shaken lancers charged by
dragoons and routed
4 Austrian shaken infantry fail morale
and rout
4 Austrian cavalry receive 10%
artillery casualties, fail morale and are shaken
3 French infantry in woods receive 10%
skirmish casualties, pass morale.
The attack by 4 Austrian corps has
failed
The French now advance to counter
attack
Schwartzenberg orders the Austrians to
retreat.
Game Casualties
French lose 2400 cavalry and 100
cavalry
Austrians lose 400 infantry, 200
cavalry and 300 gunners
Game Summary
The
Austrians attack a strong French defensive position
The two
sides are equal in strength and ability
Both start
with one corps, both have two further corps marching to the sound of the guns
The attackers
fail to weaken the defenders with artillery fire before the infantry attack
The main
attack is led by 4th Austrian corps, who suffer heavy casualties
With the
failure of the Austrian attack the French move forward to counter attack
Although the
French suffered more casualties, it was a clear Austrian defeat
Total casualties, including from
earlier battles, at the end of the
battle
French 2,500 casualties, 2 brigades in
rout
Austrian 900 casualties, 4 brigades in rout and 2 shaken
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