Tactical
map of battle area
Background
to battle
Two French corps attack Augsburg to raise the siege
There is a third French corps in the city
Two Austrian corps are imposing the siege
Both armies are suffering casualties from the recent
fighting
The French have one routed and two shaken brigades
All will have to rally to take part in the battle
Due to these casualties and morale both armies are very
fragile
If all brigades rally the numbers taking part will be
French – 26400 infantry, 3000 cavalry, 90 guns
Austrian – 22400 infantry, 2000 cavalry, 57 guns
Table
at start of wargame
10 Bavarian – arrive start of move 1
12 Bavarian – arrive start of move 1
3 Austrian – arrive start of move 1
Note
Brigades with 30% casualties will not take part in the
battle
The three routed or shaken brigades will have one attempt
to rally
If they fail they will not take part in the battle.
0800-0900
10 Bavarian arrive on table (top left)
One brigade has failed to rally, the remainder have 900
casualties
11 Bavarian hold city with two brigades
Cavalry, artillery and one infantry brigade engage 4
Austrian
12 Bavarian arrive on table (top right)
Three brigades have failed to rally
Remainder have 500 casualties
3 Austrian arrive on table (bottom left)
They are ordered to engage 10 and 12 Bavarian
They start the battle with 900 casualties
4 Austrian have orders to impose siege of Augsburg
They start the battle with 900 casualties
Artillery and one brigade contain garrison
Cavalry and two brigades move to seal north approach
They are too late to prevent Bavarian sortie
0800-0900
10 Bavarian arrive on table (top left)
One brigade has failed to rally, the remainder have 900
casualties
11 Bavarian hold city with two brigades
Cavalry, artillery and one infantry brigade engage 4
Austrian
12 Bavarian arrive on table (top right)
Three brigades have failed to rally
Remainder have 500 casualties
3 Austrian arrive on table (bottom left)
They are ordered to engage 10 and 12 Bavarian
They start the battle with 900 casualties
4 Austrian have orders to impose siege of Augsburg
They start the battle with 900 casualties
Artillery and one brigade contain garrison
Cavalry and two brigades move to seal north approach
They are too late to prevent Bavarian sortie
1100-1200
Austrians redeploy to meet 10 and 12 Bavarian
11 Bavarian rally routed cavalry and infantry
1200-1300
10 Bavarian move onto hill
12 Baden deploy beside them
11 Baden reoccupy both forward sections of Augsburg
But their shaken infantry brigade fails morale and routs
3 Austrian move to engage hill
4 Austrian send two brigades to contain the garrison
1300-1400
3 Austrian gunners hit 10 Bavarian cavalry
Horsemen rout with 20% casualties
Both supporting brigades (who have 20% casualties) join
the rout
Gunners left without any support, also fail morale and
join rout
12 Baden gunners hit Austrian square, who pass morale with
10% casualties
Oudinot orders 12 Bavarian to retreat and cover the rout
11 Bavarian gathers shaken cavalry and infantry within Augsburg
Conclusion
The Bavarian attempt to raise the siege has failed
However the Bavarians continue to hold Augsburg
The Bavarians have lost 400 infantry and 200 cavalry
The Austrians have lost 400 infantry
Outcome
The Bavarian relief force will retreat towards Donauworth
11 Bavarian will continue to hold Augsburg
The Austrians will continue with the siege
Battle
Summary
The Bavarians should never have attempted to raise the
siege
10th corps had too many casualties from the
previous fighting
As soon as one brigade lost their morale the whole corps
joined the rout
11th corps were unlucky as they attempted the
sortie from Augsburg
With the loss of their cavalry they could not leave
the town
The Bavarians lost 600 casualties and have four brigades
in rout
The Austrians lost 400 casualties.
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