La Bataille de Prusse 1809

Premier Rules for La Bataille ME (August 2017) from play, and the charging cavalry may continue their charge and stop in the artillery hex. The cavalry would have meet the requirement to contact a charging unit  If the Artillery is alone in a hex and is unlimbered , bring the charging cavalry adjacent to the guns, if it is not in a front hex , make a modified morale check with the artillery, and if the guns succeed in passing their check proceed to melee in the appropriate phase. If the guns fail their check, they are eliminated from play, and the charging cavalry may continue their charge. When the artillery is in a hex with accompanying infantry;  If the Artillery is in a hex with accompanying infantry, and is limbered , the guns accept the result of the infantry action, be it stand in place, attempt to form Carre , etc. If the infantry disorders the limbered guns disorder with them, if they rout, the guns also rout losing an increment. If the Charging Cavalry can actually come in contact with the Plus Grande Disordered artillery that is alone, the artillery is eliminated. If the infantry is assaulted by melee the guns add their melee values to the attack, and accept the result of the melee as does the infantry.  If the Artillery is unlimbered in a hex with accompanying infantry, the guns and the infantry must each make a morale check when the charging cavalry comes adjacent. They can stand or the infantry may be able to form Carre , depending on line of site. This check is modified for orientation. If the artillery succeeds in passing the check, they stand in the hex regardless of the fate of the infantry. The guns may be part of the Carre if the infantry forms one. Following movement the guns may fire, if the cavalry is at their front or the artillery is in a square. Melee would proceed after all defensive and offensive fire  If at any time during the enemy charge sequence, an unlimbered artillery unit disorders it does so in place and its fire is halved. (This disordering in place is contrary to the mandatory retreat when infantry.) If at any time the unlimbered artillery routs, it is eliminated from play.

 Artillery with Infantry always suffers the same fate as the infantry when a melee result is rendered. Consult the melee matrix for the meaning or DD, DR or DS.

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