La Bataille pour Donau 1805 Règlements Exclusif Pour le Règlement de l’An XXX et Le Règlement des Marie Louises La Bataille pour Donau Sept 1,2017 1.3 Haslach-Jungingen Haslach-Jungingen is a game of the 8th October battle between Rules marked with an eagle or are shaded with a grey re background apply only to players using the Règlements Général de Division Dupont’s 1 / VI Corps (and supporting de l’An XXX. Division of Dragoons à Pied and mounted Dragoon Brigade), and FML Mack’s Korps. Mack was again running a reconsaissance in NOTE: All references to Artillery Ammunition Wagons (AAWs), force without scouting cavalry, and had little idea of how big a force ammunition apply, artillery Ricochet, Cavalry Skirmishers and he was facing, maybe all of Murat’s “wing”. Dupont escaped Grand Charges only to players using the Règlements de l’An XXX. destruction when Général de Division Baraguey d'Hilliers arrived with his Dragoons à Pied division; but minus his baggage train All rules herein take precedence over any rules in the series rules which had been looted by the Austrian cavalry. Mack retired injured they may contradict. to Ulm. FML Werneck with two Divisions plus the Reserve Artillery headed 1.0 INTRODUCTION North-East and more clashes with Dupont - before being overwhelmed by Murat, GM Spangen with two Divisions headed La bataille pour Donau is a series of tactical Napoleonic games of south into Bavaria - until surrounded by Maréchal Soult’s IV Corps, the battles that raged along the Upper Donau as Napoleon attempted FML Riesch’s two Divisions were to cover Werneck’s flank by to surround FML Mack’s Austrian army and then purse General siezing the Donau Bridge at Elchingen … Kutuzov’s Russian Army before it could link up with General Buxhowden’s Russian Army, a chase that finally concluded at La 1.4 Elchingen Bataille Austerlitz. Elchingen is a game of the 14th October battle between Maréchal The Austrian Army at Ulm had a titular commander in Archduke Ney’s VI Corps (less Dupont) and FML Riesch’s Korps. It was cold Ferdinand, appointed so that he could pull rank on any Russian and a mixture of snow, sleet and rain, as Riesch’s Korps arrived at commander who tried to command the Austrian troops; however it the bridge to find one of Ney’s elite battalions had already secured was FML Mack was issuing the orders. Napoleon’s Ulm campaign the crossing. They forced the battalion back across the north arm of finally came down to a battle for the Donau Bridges and the possible the Donua and it deplanked the bridge as it retreated. As Ney and the escape route of Ferdinand’s (Mack’s) command into Bohemia. In rest of the Loison’s Divison arrived the French went back on the order to further confuse his troops Mack carried out an in campaign offensive, Ney leading from the front. change from three 6 companie bataillons and 2 grenadier companies to four 4 companie bataillons and a bataillon of 2 fusilier + 2 Ferdinand had escaped with 12 squadrons of cavalry into Bohemia grenadier companie. This and the rapid induction of conscripts into with Murat’s cavalry in pursuit, but the first phase of the Donau the infantry and cavalry further limited the formations’ ability to campaign concluded as the Michelsberg (the forts on the south edge th perform manoeuvres under pressure. of the Haslach-Jungingen map) fell to Ney’s Corps on the 15 On the other side of the river, Maréchal Murat had been given October, leaving Ulm defenseless. Mack finally surrendered on the th command of the Chasseurs à Cheval of the Garde, Général de 20 October, and the Grande Armée set off in pursuit of Kutuzov Division Lanne’s V Corps, Maréchal Ney’s VI Corps as well as his (and supporting Austrian Brigades that had failed to get to Ulm) own Reserve Cavalry Corps (including the Dragoon à Pied). Murat before his Corps could meet up with Buxhowden’s Corps. tried to second guess Mack (see Mack’s orders to FML Riesch for Elchingen) and failed spectacularly, resulting in Ney having to force 1.5 Amstetten the Donau bridges twice, as well as leaving Dupont’s “Corps” to face Amstetten is game of the 5th November rear-guard battle between Mack’s whole army. Oudinot’s Grenadier Division and Kutuzov’s rearguard under Prince For the troops it was miserable, the weather on the Upper Donau in Bagration. Bagration, as usual, used his jägers to good advantage in early October/November was particularly bad; wet snow, hail & near the narrow pass between the hills and the Ybbs floodplain. freezing rain, quickly the ground conditions became an unpleasant Napoleon created an adhoc VIII Corps under Maréchal Mortier to mixture of mud and wet snow. In these conditions La Grande cover the north side of the Donau, but Murat (again) borrowed the Armee’s training against the recently reorganized Austrians tipped cavalry that should have provided reconnaissance. Cossack scouts the balance. The difference between the fixed organization of the had revealed to Kutuzov that Gazan’s Division was separated from French divisions and the constantly changimg Austrian ones is the rest of the Corps, also in order to continue his retreat he needed obvious, even in the two weeks of October. For example GM time to carry off his train, including six heavy (12pdr) batteries, also Auersperg & GM Gyulai’s brigades at Günzburg and Elchingen. Skepelov’s Brigade, kept in reserve, was especially tired after 1.1 Wertingen destroying the large Donau Bridge at Krem’s the previous day. Kutuzov kept Bagration and the Austrians to cover his north flank in th Wertingen is a game of the 8 October battle between Maréchal case Murat reappeared. Murat’s Reserve Cavalrie Corps supported by Général de Division Lannes’s Grenadier Division against FML Auffenberg’s isolated 1.6 Dürenstein Division. The Austrian infantry held off the French dragoons until Dürenstein is a game of the 11th November battle between Maréchal Lannes’s infantry arrived, six of the nine squares were broken before Mortier’s VIII Corps and Kutuzov’s Russians. It was cold and night intervened. snowing, especially heavily in the mountain passes above the Donau 1.2 Günzburg Valley and this delayed the flanking Russian columns marching overnight, as well as the inevitable delays & losses to looting. Günzburg is a game of the 8th October battle between Général de Division Mahler’s 3e / VI Corps and FML d’Aspre’s Division. The And so onto Schöngrabern & finally Austerlitz. For games on these battle started badly for d’Aspre and he was captured within the first two battles see www.labataille.me. hour. Eventually FML Mack turned up and ordered a Donau bridge rebuilt, just in time for another French assault, which eventauuly 1.7 Formations at more than one battle crossed the bridge. Then Archduke Ferdinand turned up just in time Murat & escort Wertingen Amstetten to order the retreat. Strategically the battle was pointless, Mack had 1e / VI Corps Haslach-Jungingen Dürenstein left only one battalion guarding the bridge at Elchingen and Général 3e / VI Corps Günzburg Elchingen de Division Loison’s 2e / VI Corps had forced it easily. Lannes & V Corps Wertingen Amstetten 1re Dragoons Wertingen (Elchingen) La Bataille pour Donau IR#3 Günzburg Elchingen 4.3 Special Structures: Church / Convent / IR#8, #15, #24, #42, #54 Haslach-Jungingen Elchingen IR#20 Günzburg Haslach-Jungingen Schloss Edla IR#42 (grenadiers) Wertingen Haslach-Jungingen Shloss Edla conists of a stone manor house and walled garden. IR#57 (grenadiers) Wertingen Elchingen Ober-Elchingen Convent, Haslach Church, Jungingen Church, Bagration’s Div Amstetten (Dürestein) Amstetten Shloss Edla; as Schlos Dürenstein except Miloradovich’s Div Amstetten Dürestein Only infantry may enter the church / convent / house hexes. Mack & Ferdinand Günzburg Haslach-Jungingen Infantry may cross the Edla Garden wall if there are no Dienersperg Wertingen Haslach-Jungingen defenders, they are disordered. Auersperg & Gyulai Günzburg Elchingen If using the door rules, the door is always in the SWcorner. Riesch Haslach-Jungingen Elchingen 4.4 Vineyard (Weintrauben) Dürenstein 2.0 RULES QUESTIONS The vineyard is planted in neat rows reinforced with wire to facilitate the growing, care and harvesting of the grapes. As such, Check the La Bataille forums on Consimworld: travel across rows is difficult for any formation. It is difficult to http://www.consimworld.com . deploy troops in the vineyard. Historically the vineyards played an important part in the battle. 3.0 GAME COMPONENTS 4.4.1 Cavalry: Cavalry can be in dismounted skirmish order (French only) A complete game of La Bataille de Donau includes the following Or on a road or trail in Road Order. components: 4.4.2 Infantry 1. Six maps Infantry is in column or skirmish order. No other formations 2. A lot of counters are possible. Columns must be aligned along the rows. 3. One Exclusive Rules Book 4. Charts Only three increments per battalion per hex are used for all 5. Game Turn Record Track melee calculations. 6. Terrain Effects Chart Skirmishers can fire up to three increments per hex. Melee factors will be a fraction of the total while in the vineyard. French Ligne columns can skirmish fire in Vineyards with 2 4.0 TERRAIN increments only. The battalion will be deployed in one hex. When a vineyard stands as a single hex, the battalion entering 4.1 Special Structures: Schloss Dürenstein is assumed to be exclusively in the vineyard hex. There is a 4.1.1 The Schloss has limited access and stacking.