La Bataille d’ Austerlitz 1805© Marshal Enterprises

Premier Rules for La Bataille ME (July 2016) disorders. If the hex exceeds the stacking limit after the check, then the units must displace away from the enemy until the stacking limit is no longer exceeded.  When a combat formation wishes to stand before a cavalry charge.  When a defending formation faces assault in clear terrain. When an attacking formation wishes to assault.  When a leader casualty is suffered in a hex.  When called for as a result in the Melee Chart . When the results of the Fire Combat Chart dictate a check. When increments are lost as directed by the special rules for each game.  Any time a Carre receives a “DD” result in a melee.  Whenever the special rules call for a morale check.  Whenever a formation attempts a force march.  Whenever cavalry initiates an opportunity or reaction charge. Assaults a’ Melee (32) Although there are times when the fire assault can break an opponent, it is the assault by melee that more often than not provided the dramatic denouement to the Napoleonic battle. Here are some general rules when engaging in Assault by Melee:  There is never fire during the melee assault phase.  All fire must be concluded during its appropriate segment of the chronology of battle.  Attacking combat formations may only initiate melee through their front orientations.  Units in column have all their increments included for the pre-melee morale check odds ratio calculation.  Units in line combat formations use only their top four increments for the pre-melee morale check odds ratio.  Regardless of formation, all increments in hex total their melee values when defending.  All attacking units which have passed their pre-melee morale check total their melee values.  Combat formations may only assault the hex that they have fired upon. In other words, a unit may not fire upon one unit and melee another.

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