Battle of Reishach - Move 7

1400 to 1500

21 June 1813

Table at the end of Move 7

10 Bavarian corps – Average – 5 Command Points

Orders: Engage

Artillery fire on cavalry, roll 10, 1 hit

Cavalry test morale, roll 4, pass

Move general to front

Grenadiers form column of attack and move towards woods

Move general back to centre

3 Austrian corps – Average – 5 Command Points

Orders: Halt

Artillery fire on guns, roll 7, miss

No further action allowed as on Halt orders

4 Austrian corps – Poor – 5 Command Points

Orders – Engage

Artillery fire on village, roll 9, 1 hit

Garrison test morale, roll 4, pass

Infantry advance 6”

Cavalry advance 12”

French CinC – Gifted – 7 Command Points

Move to 12 corps (Poor commander)

Austrian CinC – Poor – 4 Command Points

Change 3 corps orders to “Engage”

Move to commander 1 corps

9 Bavarian corps – Average – 5 Command Points

Orders: Hold centre village

Artillery fire on infantry, roll 9, second hit

Infantry test morale, roll 3, Shaken

Reposition infantry

French Gifted Card

Only Gifted commander already moved

1 Austrian corps – Average – 6 Command Points

Orders – Halt

Move infantry into woods to support jagers

Infantry form square to protect guns

Limber guns and redeploy

Move cavalry into centre

12 Baden corps – Poor – 5 Command Points

Orders: Hold village on right

Austrian cavalry declare opportunity charge on shaken infantry

Roll 2, fail to charge

Artillery fire on cavalry, roll 10, 1 hit

Cavalry test morale, roll 5, pass

Infantry advance and form square

Guns manhandle 2” forward

Test morale for Shaken infantry, roll 5, pass

Poor Card

No effect as all Poor commanders have moved

Summary

The Poor Card arrived too late to affect any commander. The Austrian left and centre how have orders to advance and engage the enemy right. The Austrians have suffered more artillery casualties and morale is becoming fragile, particularly 1 corps on the right

Austrian left and centre begin their advance to engage the enemy

Archduke Charles has arrived on the right flank to issue new orders to 1 corps. They have suffered heavy artillery casualties and are unable to either advance or retire due to their Halt orders and the confined space between the woods


The French right and centre await the Austrian attack. The Baden corps have rallied their shaken infantry but are missing their routed cavalry.

The French left prepare to advance against he battered 1 Austrian corps. They have used their longer range 12 pounder guns to good effect and the enemy are fragile. It is a race to see whether this attack can break the Austrians before their attack on the opposite flank can be launched.