Scenario Booklet 4.0 Copyright © 2018 Two Generals Games LLC 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2 Scenario Descriptions ..................................................................................................................... 3 1805 Introductory Scenario - The War of the Third Coalition ........................................................ 5 1805 - 1807 Campaign Game - The Wars of the Third and Fourth Coalitions ............................... 9 1809 Scenario - War of the Fifth Coalition ....................................................................................11 1807-1810 Scenario – Spain and Austria ...................................................................................... 15 1806-1812 Scenario – Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812 ............................................................. 22 1811-1814 Zenith and Nadir ......................................................................................................... 27 1812 Scenario - The Patriotic War ................................................................................................ 34 1813-1814 German and French Campaigns ................................................................................. 38 1815 Scenario – The Road to Waterloo ........................................................................................ 45 1807/1809-1814 Peninsular War Scenario .................................................................................... 49 1805 - 1815 Grand Campaign Game ............................................................................................ 59 1805 - 1815 Grand Campaign Free-for-All .................................................................................. 76 2 Scenario Descriptions 1805 Introductory Scenario (solo, or two players; requires only basic set) Napoleon attacks Austria in 1805, culminating in the Battle of Austerlitz in which he decisively defeated Austria and Russia. The French can follow the Danube (historical), attack through Bohemia, or come from Italy. Will Austria fall back to join the slow Russians and risk losing most of its production, or stay forward and risk losing most of its army? 1805-1807 Campaign Game (requires only basic set) France must be prepared to take on three opponents at once (Russia, Austria and Prussia), plus a fourth one (Britain) that finances the others. Napoleon must nimbly defeat each one at a time, or risk facing them all together. 2 - France, All other nations 3 - France, Austria/Britain, Russia/Prussia 4 - France, Britain/Russia, Austria, Prussia 5 - France, Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia 1809 Scenario (requires only basic set) Austria has completed Army Reform, increased the size of its army and is ready to take on Napoleon again -- but without Prussia or Russia to help. 2 - France and Russia, All other nations 3 - France, Britain/Austria, Russia (only recommended if the optional rule for full Russian participation is included) 1807-1810 Scenario (requires basic set plus Peninsular War set and expansion maps are optional) Napoleon must deal with the "Spanish ulcer" and a resurgent Austria at once. 2 - France, All other nations 3 - France, Britain/Prussia, Austria/Russia 4 - France, Britain/Prussia, Austria, Russia 5 - France, Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia 1811-1814 Scenario – Zenith and Nadir (requires all games in set) France is victorious everywhere but Spain - and that is encouraging Russia to resist once again. Can Napoleon defeat the Russians once and for all while handcuffed in Spain, or will he try to defeat Spain before Russia can liberate Germany and get Prussia and Austria as allies? 2 - France, All other nations 3 - France, Austria/Britain, Russia/Prussia 4 - France, Britain/Russia, Austria, Prussia 5 - France, Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia 1812 Scenario -- The Patriotic War (requires basic set plus expanded maps) Napoleon puts together his largest army ever to defeat his biggest continental rival. But can La Grande Armee repeat its successes in such a large nation against a foe that is prepared to fight it? 1813-1814 Scenario – German and French Campaigns (requires basic set or add Peninsular War) Following the loss of most of his army, Napoleon must scramble to retain his client states, and 3 rebuild his army. Can he hold the now-united Coalition off long enough to achieve the impossible yet again? 1815 Scenario (requires basic set and Peninsular War set) Can Napoleon retake France and return it to glory? Or will he face another Waterloo? 2 - France, All other nations 1807/1809-1814 Peninsular War Scenarios (requires basic set plus Peninsular War set) A long scenario, starting in either 1807 or 1809, with a small number of units, the players will have to face the limitations of a small war in a poor nation with terrible terrain for campaigning and a long sea coast that favors Britain's best asset - the Royal Navy. 2 - France, Britain & allies 1805-1815 Campaign Game (requires basic game and all expansions) The entire French Napoleonic Wars, from 1805 to 1815. Up to 396 operation turns and 66 Strategic Turns. Expect to play for 130 hours or so. That's about 32 weeks if you play 4 hours once a week. Playtests averaged about 4 months. 2 - France, All other nations (the Coalition) 3 - France, Russia, Britain/Prussia/Austria. Alternatively, Russia with either Prussia or Austria, Britain with either Prussia or Austria 4 - France, Britain, Russia, Austria/Prussia 5 - France, Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia 4 1805 Introductory Scenario - The War of the Third Coalition (France vs Austria, Russia, and Britain) July-Aug Operational Turn 6 – end of Nov-Dec 1805 BACKGROUND Napoleon made himself King of Italy in 1805, which contributed to Austria’s decision to declare war on France, as Italy had long been in Austria’s sphere of influence. Austria had also dominated the Holy Roman Empire, which meant control over Bavaria, Wurttemberg and much of the rest of western Germany. However, the presence of a strong France had disrupted that as well. Austria had had enough and moved against Bavaria with the goal of taking and holding the fortress of Ulm until the Russians arrived. Then, a joint assault on France would ensue. Napoleon wasn’t about to wait for that, however. France starts at war with Britain and Russia. Victory Conditions Scenario ends at the end of Operational T6, Nov/Dec 1805. French reduce Austrians to a National Morale of 1 = 3 Victory Points French reduce Russians to a National Morale of 1 = 3 Victory Points French reduce Austrians to a National Morale of 2 (and Peace occurs) = 1 Victory Points French reduce Russians to a National Morale of 2 (and Peace occurs) = 1 Victory Points Total VPs 5+ Total French Victory 4 Better than Historical French Victory 3 Historical French Victory 1 or 2 Marginal Coalition Victory 0 Total Coalition Victory SET UP Bavarians (neutral) Aug 27 1805 (July-Aug Operational Turn 6) Munich or Nurnberg (may be split between these) 4 Inf (Bavarian) France (includes Holland, Helvetic Republic, and NW Italy) Starts at war with Britain and Russia. Fully mobilized. May declare war on Austria no sooner than the Sep/Oct 1805 Strategic Turn. Due to existing treaties, France may not move any additional forces over the Rhine or intimidate any client states until then. May not use Sea Lift (due to British naval units not in this scenario). All French production cities that are ports are blockaded by British naval units not in this scenario. France controls the former British client state of Hanover. The National Military Leader is Napoleon. At Start: Morale at Start = 5 (the annual option to raise National Morale by one has already been used) Army Reform has been completed. Balance =10 production 5 Production Total = 23, from: 18 (French cities), Milan (2), Turin (2), Naples (1, an off map port)=5 Maintenance at Start = 12 (12 leaders) Aug 27 1805 (July-Aug Operational Turn 6) Paris Berthier (or he may be placed with Napoleon) LeHarve Brune 6 Inf, 0-2 (locked in place until France is at war with Prussia) Lille ... 3 Inf (locked in place until France is at war with Prussia) Brest Augereau 4 Inf Boulogne (on English Channel) Davout , Ney, Soult, Napoleon 18 Inf, 0-2, 2 Artillery Brumath (on Rhine) Lannes 6 Inf, 0-2 between Strasbourg and Belfort Murat 2 Inf, 2 Cavalry Hanover (Germany) Bernadotte 3 Inf, 0-2 Amsterdam Marmont 4 Inf Milan (Italy) Massena 8 Inf, 1 Artillery, French Depot note: Massena is an Army Commander Other 1805 Leaders in Mobilization Box: Mortier, Jourdan REINFORCEMENTS Oct 10 1805 (Sep-Oct Operational Turn 5) South edge of map in Italy St. Cyr 4 Inf However, if he appears France loses Naples as a production city the following Strategic Turn. Jan-Feb 1806 or Austrian defeat, whichever comes last - count the marshals in play, withdraw them from the map, except for Napoleon and one other marshal of his choice. He then selects a like number at random from those who were just removed or are in the Mobilization Box (that is, are eligible to be in play). The French player may reject one with a "2" loyalty and draw a replacement. The French player should end with the same number of marshals as he removed. He then places them with any French stack. All marshals are available for mobilization except: Bessieres, Moncey, Jourdan, Lefebvre, Oudinot, Macdonald, Victor, Suchet, Grouchy, Poniatowski, Eugene, Rapp, Vandamme, Reynier Coalition Any nation