Battle of Reishach - Move 6

1300 to 1400

21 June 1813

Table at the end of Move 6

12 Baden corps – Poor – 5 Command Points

Orders : Hold village on right

Artillery fire on guns, roll 7, miss

Manhandle guns 2” forward

Form garrison in village

Regroup infantry and form column of attack

Test morale for routed cavalry, roll 2, continue rout off table

Test morale for routed infantry, roll 5, rally to Shaken.

9 Bavarian corps – Average – 7 Command Points

Orders: Hold centre village

Artillery fire on infantry, roll 8, 1 hit

Infantry test morale, roll 4, pass

Reposition cavalry

Reposition general

Form garrison in village

Poor Card

1 Austrian corps – Average – 6 Command Points

Orders – Halt

Artillery fire on woods, roll 7, miss

Reposition infantry

4 Austrian corps – Poor

Orders – Hold

Miss move due to Poor Card

10 Bavarian corps – Average – 5 Command Points

Orders: Hold woods on left

Artillery fire on infantry, roll 5, miss

Manhandle guns forward 1”

Reposition infantry

French CinC – Gifted – 6 Command Points

Move to commander 10 corps

Change orders to “Engage”

Austrian CinC – Poor – 6 Command Points

Move to commander 4 corps

Change orders to “Engage”

Move to commander 3 corps

3 Austrian corps – Average – 4 Command Points

Orders: Halt

Artillery fire on guns, roll 7, miss

Swop cavalry with grenadier brigade

French Gifted Card

Only Gifted commander already moved

Summary

The Austrian army continues to suffer from the Poor Card, but Archduke Charles has been able to change one corps orders.

Archduke Charles has ordered 4 corps to engage enemy, and moved to 3 corps to give them similar orders. If successful his right flank will hold whilst the left moves to engage.

1 Austrian corps has come under artillery fire and is redeploying infantry to avoid casualties, but having difficulties due to confined space between woods.