La Bataille de Friedland et Danzig 1809

Premier Rules for La Bataille ME

 If the cavalry attacks at this point and the infantry is not in square, the cavalry will have its assault value doubled if it has charged in a straight line for the last three hexes.  If the infantry attempts to form carre , the infantry must state its intent. This may happen at any time there is a charging enemy cavalry unit within four hexes of the infantry, and the infantry has a line of sight to the cavalry.  An infantry formation may only attempt to form carre once per charge phase.  The infantry may not attempt to form carre if it does not have a line of sight to the cavalry, as defined within the line of sight rules.  When the infantry attempts to form carre, the die roll is made and the Carre Realization Table in the special rules is consulted. If the result is carre, then the infantry forms at that time and the cavalry must move to melee the carre . If artillery is with the infantry, it always obtains the same result as the infantry.

If the result is Disorder , then the infantry disorders, and if the cavalry has enough movement points to move adjacent to the infantry, it does so and things stop until the defensive fire phase. Following defensive and offensive fire, the melee between the disordered infantry and the cavalry is completed during the melee phase. When an infantry unit routs as a result of attempting to form carre, then the cavalry must roll to recall. The recall table is found in the special rules for each battle. If the cavalry recalls successfully, then it may continue the charge and either contact the routing infantry; or move toward another target or stop.

If the cavalry does not recall; then roll one die and retreat the infantry that many hexes from the cavalry. The infantry also suffers that many increments lost. Example: A roll of “2” means the infantry must move back two hexes and also loses two increments. If the cavalry has movement points remaining at this time, then the charging cavalry must follow and contact the routing infantry. At this time, the charge phase for these units have ended, and both the infantry and cavalry are routed in place, additionally the cavalry is exhausted. If the recall roll is successful, the cavalry may continue its charge move, consistent with the

facing, formation and movement rules or it may stop. The results of the Carre Roll and options for the cavalry:

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