Tactical map of battle
area
Blucher
must relieve the pressure on Salzwedel and Kladen
The
only corps available is 1st corps
They
still require battle replacements
Despite
this Blucher orders them to attack Dahre
3rd
French corps are still recovering from battle of Schenga
The
have been ordered to reorganise and resupply
When
they receive notice of the attack they “march to the sound of the guns”
It
will take four moves to concentrate before they can do so
They
will arrive on the table at the start of move 5
French
– 13600 infantry, 900 cavalry, 30 guns
Russian
– 14400 infantry, 900 cavalry, 27 guns
Table at start of
battle
1st
Prussian corps (centre top) are ready to advance
3rd
French corps (centre bottom) will arrive at the start of move 5
16
French brigade are the garrison of Dahre
All
of them are in the right hand section of the town
Move 1 : 0800-0900
1st
Prussian corps advance both sides of the woods
16
brigade extend to occupy both sections of Dahre
Each
town section requires a brigade to defend it
So
a town would need two brigades
One
brigade can extend to cover both sections
But
if attacked they are minus 1 on their combat dice roll
Move 2 : 0900-1000
1st
Prussian corps continue to advance
16
brigade continues to extend to occupy both town sections
Move 3 : 1000-1100
1st
Prussian corps now in position
They
are in column of march and must deploy to attack the town
16
brigade has completed their occupation of both town sections
Move 4 : 1100-1200
Prussians
move first
Infantry
deploy in column of attack and advance to skirmish range of the town
Artillery
unlimber within short range of the town
French
move second
Garrison
fire on infantry, but no casualties
Move 5 : 1200-1300
Prussians
move first
Artillery
fire on garrison at short range, no casualties
Two
infantry brigades skirmish with garrison, no asualties
French
move second
Garrison
do not fire, with smoke from previous move they cannot hit anything
3rd
French corps arrive on table
Cavalry
advance to engage Prussian hussars
Move 6 : 1300-1400
Prussians
move first
Artillery
fire on garrison, no casualties again.
Two
leading infantry brigades charge garrison
The
garrison hold, and all three brigades lose 10% casualties
French
move second
Cavalry
advance into charge range of Prussian hussars
Infantry move up
ready to reinforce the garrison
Move 7 : 1400-1500
Prussians
move first
Artillery
masked by infantry melee and unable to fire
Prussians
win melee, garrison rout with 30% casualties
Cavalry
charge cuirassiers, melee is a draw and both lose 10% casualties
French
move second
Two
infantry brigades at edge of town must test morale for rout of garrison
Both
fail and are shaken
Move 8 : 1500-1600
French
move first
Cavalry
must return to command range (8”) to rally from disordered
Garrison
continues to rout to edge of town
Supporting
brigades, which are both shaken, fail morale test and remain shaken
Prussians
move second
Cavalry
also return to command range to rally from disordered
Infantry
in attack have both suffered heavy casualties, 20% and 30%
They
retreat to regroup and allow reserve brigade to replace them
Move 9 : 1600-1700
Prussians
move first
Cavalry
rally but with 20% casualties are no longer operational
Artillery
do not have any target to fire on
Reserve
infantry brigade move into lower half of town
French
move second
Artillery
advance to fire on Prussian reserve
Cavalry
support, despite 20% casualties
Infantry
move into top half of town
One
of the shaken brigades lose their morale test and rout
Nearby
brigade must test morale, remain shaken
Brigade
entering town musts test morale, fail and are shaken
Conclusion
Both
sides have lost heavy casualties, particularly in town fighting
At
nightfall the Prussians occupy half of the town
They
can claim victory
Two
French brigades are in rout, two more are shaken
The
remaining brigade has 20% casualties, as do the cavalry
The
French accept defeat and retreat
The
French have lost 2500 casualties and two brigades in rout
The
Prussians have lost 1700 casualties
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