9 October 1813 – Battle of Rosenheim

Tactical map of battle area

Oudinot has taken Rosenheim but must hold it to win the campaign

He army is too far forward to supply, and is down to two days supplies

He is trying to bring forward supplies from his base at Bad Tolz

Schwartzenberg must retake Rosenheim or admit defeat

His army are still weak with battle casualties

And he is slightly outnumbered by Oudinot

However he cannot afford to wait any longer

He orders his army to attack

Bavarian – 40000 infantry, 2900 cavalry, 90 guns

Austrian – 38000 infantry, 2800 cavalry, 90 guns

Table at start of battle

Rosenheim is top right

Bavarian army starts the game on hold orders

Austrian army starts the game on advance orders

Schwartzenberg has created a reserve cavalry division

It consists of the cavalry brigades from 1^st and 4^th corps

It is under his personal command for this battle only

Move 1 : 0800-0900

Schwartzenberg orders the infantry to concentrate in the centre

He will attack between the woods on the left and the farm on the right

12^th Baden corps is redeploying to counter this attack

Move 2 : 0900-1000

12^th Baden corps continue to redeploy on the left

9^th Bavarian artillery hit enemy artillery

                                                        

All four Austrian corps continue to advance

3^rd corps infantry move to join 1^st corps in the centre

3^rd corps gunners fail morale test for 10% casualties and are shaken 

Move 3 : 1000-1100

12^th Baden corps now in position

Artillery open fire with Bavarian gunners, no casualties

1^st and 4^th Austrian artillery unlimber

3^rd Austrian gunners pass morale test and rally from shaken

1^st and 3^rd corps infantry move forward in the centre

Move 4 : 1100-1200

Bavarian artillery fire, no casualties

11^th corps receive artillery casualties, but pass morale test

1^st and 4^th artillery open fire, cause casualties to 11^th Bavarian corps

1^st and 3^rd corps infantry advance in the centre

Move 5 : 1200-1300

Bavarian artillery fire, no casualties

12^th corps infantry receive 10% casualties, pass morale test

9^th corps cavalry receive 10% casualties, fail morale and are shaken

                                                                        

Austrian artillery continue to fire, hit 12^th and 9^th corps

1^st and 3^rd infantry continue to advance in centre

Move 6 : 1300-1400

11^th Bavarian cavalry retire and rally from shaken

Bavarian artillery fire, no casualties

Austrian artillery fire, no casualties

4^th corps infantry advance into woods

1^st corps infantry advance in centre

Schwartzenberg takes command of 3^rd corps infantry in centre

They cannot move during this change of command

He now commands 2 cavalry and 3 infantry brigades

Move 7 : 1400-1500

Bavarian artillery fire, 10% casualties on jager brigade in woods on left

Austrian artillery fire, no casualties

Austrian reserve and 4^th corps advance

Jager brigade in woods pass morale test for artillery casualties

Move 8 : 1500-1600

Bavarian artillery fire, hit jager brigade in centre

Grenadier brigade of 11 corps receive 20% casualties, fail morale and rout

Nearby gunners test morale for rout, also fail and also rout

Austrian artillery fire, hit grenadier square of 11^th corps

Jager brigade of 1^st corps receive 10% casualties, pass morale and are disordered

1^st corps and reserve advance in centre

3^rd corps advance in support

Move 9 : 1600-1700

Bavarian fire, no casualties

9^th hussars (right) receive 20% casualties, fail morale and are shaken

12^th corps infantry (left) advance to protect gunners

                                                   

Austrian artillery fire, hit cavalry (right)

1^st corps (centre left) infantry advance

Reserve corps (centre right) also advance

3^rd corps (right) cavalry advance to protect main attack in centre

Move 10 : 1700-1800

                                      

Bavarian artillery fire and hit infantry in woods

                              

Austrian artillery fire but no casualties

Reserve and 1^st corps attack in the centre

(see below for details of combat)

Bavarian centre break and rout

Rout of Bavarian  centre

Bavarian cavalry charge and rout infantry brigade

Nearby shaken hussar brigade fail morale and join rout

Bavarian jager brigade charge and rout conscript brigade

Infantry in woods fail morale and join rout

Rout spreads to infantry to the left of the woods

And also the artillery on the far left

Conclusion

The whole of the Bavarian centre has broken and routed

Three infantry and one cavalry brigades, plus corps artillery run away

9^th corps, on the right, continue to hold Rosenheim

12^th corps, on the left) continue to hold that flank

Schwartzenberg has held his two flanks, and attacked in the centre

The result is a convincing Austrian victory

During the night both the whole Bavarian army retreat

The Austrians have lost 900 casualties

The Bavarians have lost 3100 casualties and five brigades in rout