13th April 1814 – Battle of Luneville

Luneville Campaign area

2^nd Austrian corps attack 9^th French corps at Luneville

2 Austrian corps is on attack orders

9 French corps are on hold orders

Austrian           12,000 infantry            1,000 cavalry                 30 guns

French               14,800 infantry            1,000 cavalry                 30 guns

Table at start of wargame

Austrian Brigades      3 infantry         1 cavalry           1 artillery

French Brigades          4 infantry         1 cavalry           1 artillery

Both corps are on the table at the start of move one

Move 1 – 0800 to 0900

Austrian – cavalry advance and spot French

French – replace blind wit h figures and start to deploy

Move 2 – 0900 to 1000

French – continue to deploy and unlimber artillery

Austrian – Advance towards town

Move 3 – 1000 to 1100

French – complete deployment, manhandle artillery forward

Austrian – continue to advance towards town

Move 4 – 1100 to 1200

Austrian – artillery fire on cavalry, who are out of range

French – artillery manhandle guns into long range

Move 5 – 1200 to 1300

Austrian – artillery manhandle guns into long range

French – artillery hit cavalry, who pass morale with 10% casualties

 French – infantry advance to attack       

Move 6 – 1300 to 1400

Austrian – cavalry retreat out of artillery range

Austrian – artillery hit infantry, who pass morale with 10% casualties

French – infantry and cavalry advance, artillery fire and miss

Move 7 – 1400 to 1500

French – artillery hit infantry who pass morale with 20% casualties

Austrian – artillery miss infantry, infantry advance on town

Move 8 – 1500 to 1600

Austrian – cavalry charge and melee dragoons, result draw

Austrian – infantry skirmish town, no casualties

French –garrison skirmish, no casualties

French – dragoons continue melee, lose 10% casualties and retreat shaken

Move 9 – 1600 to 1700

Austrian – infantry skirmish town, garrison shaken with 10% casualties

French – garrison skirmish, attackers pass morale with 10% casualties

Move 10 – 1700 to 1800

French – artillery miss infantry,  infantry skirmish garrison no casualties

Austrian – change orders to Attack and infantry rout garrison with 50% casualties

 Gerrard orders a general retreat

Game Casualties

9 French corps lose 2000 infantry and 100 cavalry

2 Austrian corps lose 2000 infantry

Game Summary

French hold Luneville at start of game

Austrian infantry suffer light casualties as they approach town

Austrian cavalry win melee and force French dragoons to retreat Shaken

Both sides suffer casualties in the skirmish at the town

One French brigade is shaken

Austrian commander orders three infantry to storm the town

Shaken garrison routs with 50% casualties

French commander orders the retreat

Total casualties, including from earlier battles,  at the end of the battle

Austrian  6,200 casualties 2 brigades in rout

French 9,300 casualties 1 brigade in rout