La Bataille de Berlin 1813

Premier Rules for La Bataille ME (July 2021)

 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 formation use only their top four increments as the attacker for the pre-melee morale check odds ratio. The defending formation in line uses all increments in the hex for pre-mêlée morale check.

 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.

 Melee combat is never mandatory if units are in the zones of influence of one another. Theoretically, a player could have a melee assault in one hex, and then decide not to do a melee assault in the adjacent hex.

 Units cannot melee a hex that they are prohibited from entering

 Artillery with Infantry always suffers the same melee fate as the infantry when a result is rendered. Consult the melee matrix for the meaning of DD , DR or DS.  Infantry and cavalry may not combine their melee factors in an assault

The Assault a’ Melee Process (33)

Here is the Assault a’ Melee Process :

 At the start of the melee segment, the phasing player declares an assault.

 The defender then retreats any units or personalities that are eligible to retreat before combat if such is his desire.

If there are any combat formations

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remaining in the hex or the attacking player has exercised his option to advance in pursuit of a retreating formation, and comes adjacent to a defender, the defender makes a pre-melee morale check, with all appropriate modifications.

 Total the number of defending increments, and compare this to the number of assaulting increments, subject to the formations rules (line/column/skirmish, etc.). This will give

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