This scenario was developed by Martin Soilleux-Cardwell.
Order of Battle
AUSTRIAN ARMY, 23,500 men and 36 guns. Feldmarschall Count Stadion (CC, 5th Korps - counts as AC)
Division Prince Hesse DC Ex = 4
- 4th Kaiser Jager Bn M6 [ ][ ] ss/rm
- 3 Bns, 31st I.R. Culoz M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] rm
- 1 Bn, 31st I.R. Culoz, 1 Bn, 61st I.R. Zobel M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] rm
- Konig Bei Sicilien Uhlans M6 [s] lt
- Prince Hesse’s Field Artillery Bn M6 [ ][ ] sb-f
Division Feldmarschall Baron Paumgarten DC Ex = 8
- 1st Bn Grenzer Licaner M5 [ ][ ] sk/sbm
- 1 Bn, 49th I.R. Hess, 1 Bn, 3rd I.R. Herzog Karl M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] sbm
- 3 Bns, 3rd I.R. Herzog Karl M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] sbm
- 2nd Bn Grenzer Oguliner M5 [ ][ ] sk/sbm
- Left Wing, 27th I.R. Kinsky M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] sbm
- Right Wing, 27th I.R. Kinsky M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] sbm
- Paumgarten’s Field Artillery Bn M6 [ ][ ] sb-f
Division Feldmarschall Urban DC Ex = 6
- 3rd Jager Bn M6 [ ][ ] ss/rm
- Grenzer Sluiner Bn (part) M5 [ ] sk/rm
- Converged Brigade M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] rm (1 Bn, 39th I.R. Don Miguel, Gren Bn, 59th I.R. Raineri)
- Left Wing, 40th I.R. Rossbach M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] rm
- Right Wing, 40th I.R. Rossbach M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] rm
- Hussars Haller (part) M6 [s] lt
- Urban’s Field Artillery Bn M6 [ ][ ] sb-f
Austrian Notes:
1) The Divisions of the Prince Hesse and Paumgarten are from 5th Korps. Urban’s Division is a separate formation, attached for this advance.
2) All divisions have 40% exhaustion.
3) Those Austrian brigades that have grenadier battalions in them DO NOT, for the purposes of this battle, count as having grenadiers present.
4) All artillery is smoothbore.
5) 60% of the Austrian army has recently been issued the new Lorenz rifle musket. It has a range of 5" (no short range). 40% of the army still use the smoothbore musket. In the game Division Paumgarten is all smoothbore musket armed. This division was chosen as it has just over 40% of the army’s infantry units, is the only one without Jager (who were issued the Lorenz first) and to spread smoothbores out among divisions would be over-complicated.
6) Prince Hesse’s division begins the battle north and east (but not in) Calcababbio. Hesse may not manouver his units further than 12" west or south of Calcababbio for the first two turns of the game. Paumgarten’s Division begins the game off map north east of Casa Di Chiouli. His division may enter turn 2. Urban’s Division begins the battle east of and no closer than 6" to Montebello, aligned on the Stradella road. Urban has no movement restrictions.
7) The Austrians are under orders to make a fighting reconnaissance towards Voghera and to bring back intelligence on the strength of enemy forces deployed there. Serious fghting is to be avoided. One or two divisions may be exhausted but if three are or if one collapses, the Austrians lose the game.
8) Key to codes: rm = rifle musket armed infantry; sb-f = smoothbore field artillery; sbm = smoothbore musket armed infantry; ss = sharpshooter; sk = skirmisher
ALLIED ARMY, 8,500 men and 12 guns. Genl Forey (DC - counts as AC)
Brigade Blanchard (BC - counts as DC) Ex = 6
- 91st and 98th Regt de Ligne M6 [ ][ ][ ][ ] rm*
- 2 Bns, 93rd Regt de Ligne M6 [ ][ ][ ] rm*
- Attached Piedmontese Cavalry Brigade M5 [s][s]lt
- Blanchard’s Field Artillery Bn M6 [ ][ ] rml-f
Brigade Beruet (BC - counts as DC) Ex = 6
- 17th Chasseurs M6 [ ][ ] ss/rm
- 74th Regt de Ligne M6 [ ][ ][ ] rm*
- 84th Regt de Ligne M6 [ ][ ][ ] rm*
Allied Notes:
1) The French ‘army’ is in fact only a division. The division comanders are in reality brigade commanders.
2) Both ‘divisions’ have 60% exhaustion level. In fact 60% of 9 is still 5 (in round figures) so I have made them 6 exhaustion, or 67%.
3) The rml artillery has a range of 5 inches short and 20 inches long.
4) All infantry are armed with rifle muskets, range 4", no short range.
5) The 84th Line begins the battle deployed astride the road north of Genestrello, facing east. It may be stationary. The Piedmontese cavalry begin the battle south and west of and within 18" of Calcababbio. The balance of the French enter within 6" of the road to Voghera on turn 1, except the 93rd Line which arrives west of Pizzale on turn 4. The 93rd is part of Division Autemme, detached to assist Forey.
6) On turn 1 all French units are in command and Genl Forey may command any troops.
7) French orders are to prevent the enemy taking Voghera. The forward outposts this morning were east of Casteggio and if possible this position must be recovered.
Scenario Notes
1) The level terrain north of the hills is cluttered with minor farms, hedges, drainage channels, ditches and small vineyards. It counts as close terrain. A unit may move up to half it’s movement allowance and remain ordered. If a unit moves over half it’s movement allowance it becomes disordered. This does not apply to skirmishers. Changes of facing are included as movement, so a unit could change facing and move half it’s move and remain ordered but if it were to change face, move half and change face again (a permited move on clear terrain) it would become disordered.
2) The Austrians are the attackers. Turn 1 is 12:00noon, the battle ends at the end of the 17:00 turn.
Austrian Deployment Map
Allied Deployment Map
