La Bataille d' Eggmuhl 1809

Austrians Line Fire Proves Deadly

P rince Friedrich von Hohenzollern by unknown painter

Day One of the battle finds neither side getting the edge, but both sides incurring heavy casualties). The Austrian large battalions can inflict heavy fire losses on the French. However, the French morale is better, and French melee is superior. Meanwhile, Lefebvre is advancing slowly in the south, but the Bavarians and Demont’s reserve division, while able to support Davout well enough, cannot break through the Austrians with their large battalions and some special massive cavalry regiments). The Austrians have some excellent reserves available, but not all of the grenadiers and kuirassiers will be able to enter the battle to turn the tide in the Austrian favor By the next day, April 22, Napoleon arrives with the Württemberg corps (Vandamme); Lannes’ Provisional Corps; and a couple of heavy cavalry divisions. This places the French with a numerical advantage. Charles will start to withdraw slowly across the Donau and seek to protect his army from the French onslaught. The French will storm the bridges in front of Eggmühl on the Große Laber; and Württembergers will storm the chateau in the town. (The battle can be played in one large action (Scenario Tw0) or in several smaller scenarios which show the gradual French overwhelming of the Austrian defenses and their pursuit of the Austrian main army. There are a total of eight scenarios ranging from long to very short. These are great for solitaire and a half day of action. Consult the scenario map on the Marshal Enterprise website to establish the location of each. Scenario Three is the Eggmühl version of Super Jena, a large “what if” scenario which assumes the Austrians would be better at coordinating their large and unwieldy army. Rather than retreat as he did historically, Charles decides to attack and bring in reinforcements across the Danube. Thus, both sides are reinforced with variable times and locations guaranteed to make each play a unique experience.

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