Austro-Russians in Italy 1799-1800 vs French 1805.
It was some time since Kevin and I had ventured into Bataille Empire and he agreed to give it another go. Kevin opted t command the French and designed an 1805ish army for the game. For mine I decided to do something completely different and went for the Austro-Russians; a force made up of 4 divisions, two of which were Austrian and two Russian all under the command of Field Marshal Count Suvorov. The scenario we were playing was the classical battle.
The Austro-Russians deployed with the Russians left and the Austrians to the right, the first objective was to try and secure the village in the centre. This was also the first battle in which I had decided to mount the troops on movement sabots. A decision that was certainly sensible as it allowed us both to move the troops much easier!
The Austrians advanced in strength to the right of the village once the Russians had secured it. The sole opposition for the Austrians was a French column that was caught unsupported by the Austrian Dragoons.
The French lost a regiment and a battery in this attack leaving the way open for an Austrian advance. The French continued to press the case for the village, at the same time as they tried to dig in against a stone wall to deter the Russians from attacking.
The Austrians have conducted a relief in place of the Russians in the village facing the French. Meanwhile they are reorganising for an attack on the French left flank. On the left the Russians are manoeuvring to attack the stone wall at the same time as they deploy a strong flank protection against the French cavalry seen in the distance.
Outcome
An Austro-Russian victory as the French conceded the battle. The benefits of numbers over a weaker force triumphed – quantity has a quality all of its own. This was a lesson I would learn again in the next BE game.
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