Friday, July 7, 2017

Raab


The Battle of Raab: June 14, 1809

Table Size: 6 x 9 feet
Troop Scale: 1 Infantry unit = 900 men, 1 Cavalry unit = 600 men, 1 Artillery = 12 guns.

Background: Eugene has pursued Erzherzog Johann's army out of Italy; near the fortress of Raab, Johann has incorporated large numbers of infantry and cavalry of the Hungarian Insurrectio, untried and ill equipped troops of dubious quality. Under orders from Napoleon to clear all Austrian resistance from the territory South of the Danube, Eugene's army attacks. Johann has chosen a strong defensive position to make his stand.

Map: The Kis-Meyer Farm is Class III terrain and may hold 2 defending units; all other buildings are Class II. The Pancza stream has steep banks which prevent cavalry and artillery from crossing the western 2/3 of it it except at the bridges. Along the eastern 1/3 of the Pancza, the banks become more marshy and become passable to cavalry, but artillery may only cross at a single ford, the location of which is known to the Austrians but not the French. The Pancza counts as Class III terrain throughout. The Szabadhegy Heights count as Class II terrain.



Scenario Rules: French units contacting the Eastern 1/3 of the Pancza stream may search for the Ford. To do so, they must be in contact with the stream and expend 1 MOVE segment searching. Roll a D6 for each 6” segment searched; on a roll of 6 the Ford is located in that segment. If 5 segments are searched without finding the Ford, by default it is located in the 6th, although it must still be searched for as above.

Hungarian Insurrectio: Infantry and cavalry of the Insurrectio may NOT be rallied if they rout. Lost UI may be rallied as usual from units that have not routed. Such units are marked with an *

Deployment: Is as shown on the Deployment Map.



Reinforcements: None

Victory Conditions: the Village of Szabadhegy, the top level of the Szabadhegy Heights, The Kismayer Farm, and the northern exit of the easternmost road off the table are each worth one Victory Point. The battle begins at 12 Noon, and ends when the 12th French MOVE card has been played (6PM) if not sooner. If one side fails Army Morale, then the enemy wins a Decisive Victory if they control more VP than the enemy, a Major Victory if equal to the enemy, and a Minor Victory otherwise. If neither side fails Army Morale, the side with the most Victory points wins, counting an additional 1 VP for the side with more Army Morale Points at the end of the game.

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Armee d' Italie, Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy
Skilled; LD 12 +1, CR 26"
Sequence Deck: Skilled
27 Infantry, 16 Cavalry, 4 Artillery 49 Army Morale Points:


Corps GD Grenier Skilled; LD 12+1, CR 26'

1st Division, General de Division Seras Skilled; LD 12    , CR 24"
4/1er Legere Crack DD8 CD12
4/35e Ligne Regular DD6 CD10
1/53e Ligne Regular DD6 CD12 
2/53e Ligne Regular DD6 CD10
4/42e Ligne Regular DD6 CD12+1
1/106e Ligne Regular DD6 CD8
2/106e Ligne Regular DD6 CD8
6e Chasseur a Cheval Regular DD6 CD12

2nd Division, General de Division Durutte Skilled; LD 12, CR 24"
3/22e Legere Crack DD8 CD12+1
1/23e Legere Crack DD8 CD12
2/23e Legere Crack DD8 CD10
3/60e Ligne Regular DD6 CD10
1/62e Ligne Regular DD6 CD8
2/62e Ligne Regular DD6 CD10
1/102e Ligne Regular DD6 CD10
2/102e Ligne Regular DD6 CD12+1
9e Chasseur a Cheval Regular DD6 CD10

Corps Artillery:
1 8# Foot Battery Regular DD6 CD10


Corps GD Baraguey d'Hilliers Skilled; LD 10, CR 20"

2nd Division, General de Division Severoli Average; LD 10, CR 20"
1/1st Italian Line Regular DD6 CD10
2/1st Italian Line Regular DD6 CD10
2nd Italian Line Regular DD6 CD10
3rd Italian Line Regular DD6 CD12
7th Italian Line Regular DD6 CD10
112e Ligne Regular DD6 CD10
Italian Light Infantry (Dalmatian Regt) Regular DD6 CD12+1
Italian 6# Foot Battery Regular DD6 CD 12

Dragoon Division, General de Division Pully Skilled; LD 12, CR 24"
23e Dragoons Regular DD6 CD12
28e Dragoons Regular DD6 CD10
29e Dragoons Regular DD6 CD12


Corps GD Grouchy Skilled; LD 12+1, CR 26"

1st Division General de Division Pacthod Skilled; LD 12+1, CR 26"
3/8e Legere Crack DD8 CD10
1/1er Ligne Regular DD6 CD10
2/1er Ligne Regular DD6 CD12+1
1/52e Ligne Regular DD6 CD10
2/52e Ligne Regular DD6 CD12+1
8# Foot Battery Regular DD6 CD 10

Light Cavalry Division, General de Division Sahuc Skilled; LD 12, CR 24"
8e Chasseurs a Cheval Regular DD6 CD12
25e Chasseurs a Cheval Regular DD6 CD10


Cavalry Reserve: GD Montbrun Excellent; LD 12+1    , CR 26"

Cavalry Brigade Jaquinot Skilled; LD 12, CR 24"
1er Chasseurs a Cheval Regular DD6 CD10
2e Chasseurs a Cheval Regular DD6 CD10
7e Hussar Crack DD8 CD12
4# Horse Artiillery Crack DD8 CD12

Cavalry Brigade Colbert Skilled; LD 12, CR 24"
9e Hussar Crack DD8 CD12
20e Chasseur a Cheval Regular DD6 CD10

Cavalry Brigade Guerin Average; LD 10, CR 20"
7e Dragoons Regular DD6 CD12
30e Dragoons Regular DD6 CD12
Italian Queen's Dragoons Regular DD6 CD12


Army Reserve, Italian Royal Guard: General de Brigade Lecchi Average; LD 109, CR 20"
Italian Footguards Elite DD10 CD12
Italian Guard Cavalry Crack DD8 CD12+1



Armee von Innerostereich, General der Kavallerie Erzherzog Johann
Poor; LD 8    , CR 16
Sequence Deck: Poor
28 Infantry, 11 Cavalry, 3 Artillery 40 Army Morale Points:


Left Flank, FML Mescery Abysmal; LD 8, CR 16"

Brigade Gosztonty Abysmal; LD 8, CR 16"
Hussar Regt #5 Ott Crack DD8 CD12
Pest Insurrection Cavalry Raw DD4 CD10 *
Bars Insurrection Cavalry Raw DD4 CD10 *
Neograd Insurrection Cavalry Raw DD4 CD12 *

Brigade GM Andrassy Poor; LD 10, CR 20"
Hussar Regt #2 EH Joseph Crack DD8 CD12
Vesprem Insurrection Cavalry Raw DD4 CD10 *
Eisenburg Insurrection Cavalry Raw DD4 CD12 *

Brigade FML Graf Hadik Abysmal; LD 10    , CR 20"
Heves Insurrection Cavalry Raw DD4 CD10 *
Zemplin Insurrection Cavalry Raw DD4 CD10 *


Center Column, FML Graf Colloredo Poor; LD 10    , CR  20"

Brigade GM Marziani Poor; LD 12 , CR 24"
IR #62 Franz Jellacic (Hungarian) Regular DD6 CD12+1
Grenz #4 Szulin Raw DD4 CD12
Composite Upper Austrian Landwehr Rabble DD4 CD10
Komorn Insurrection Infantry #7 Rabble DD4 CD10 *
Szala Insurrection Infantry #8 Rabble DD4 CD10 *

Brigade GM Lutz Poor; LD 8, CR  16"
IR # 61 St. Julien (Hungarian) Regular DD6 CD10
1/IR #27 Strassaldo Regular DD6 CD10
2/IR #27 Strassaldo Regular DD6 CD12
2nd Graz Landwehr Rabble DD4 CD8
5th Graz Landwehr Rabble DD4 CD8
6# Foot Artillery Regular DD6 CD10


Right Flank, FML Baron Jellacic Poor; LD 10, CR 20"

Brigade Legisfeld Abysmal; LD 10    , CR 20"
1st Bruck Landwehr Rabble DD4 CD8
Unter dem Manhartsberg Landwehr Rabble DD4 CD10
Ober dem Wiener Wald Landwehr Rabble DD4 CD8

Brigade Sebottendorf Poor; LD 8, CR  16"
IR #32 Esterhazy (Hungarian) Regular DD6 CD10
IR #45 De Vaux Regular DD6 CD10
1/Grenz Regt #10, 1st Banal Raw DD4 CD8
2/Grenz Regt #10, 1st Banal Raw DD4 CD8
Pest Insurrection Infantry #2 Rabble DD4 CD10 *
Veszprem Insurrection Infantry #9 Rabble DD4 CD10 *
6# Foot Artillery Regular DD6 CD10

Cavalry Brigade, Bresan Average; LD 10, CR  290"
Dragoon Regt #2 Hohenlohe Crack DD8 CD12
Sumegh Insurrection Cavalry Raw DD4 CD10 *


Reserve Korps, FML Baron Frimont Average; LD 10, CR  20"

Brigade GM Gajoli Poor; LD 8, CR  16"
Cilli Landwehr Rabble DD4 CD10
Grenz Regt # 3 Ogulin Raw DD4 CD8
1/IR #16 Lusignan Regular DD6 CD8
2/IR #16 Lusignan Regular DD6 CD8

Brigade Kleinmeyer Poor; LD 12, CR  24"
1/IR #19 Alvintzi (Hungarian) Regular DD6 CD10
2/IR #19 Alvintzi (Hungarian) Regular DD6 CD8
3/IR #19 Alvintzi (Hungarian) Regular DD6 CD10
1st Grenadiers Elite DD10 CD12+1
2nd Grenadiers Elite DD10 CD12+1
12# Foot Battery Regular DD6 CD12

8 comments:

  1. I actually didn't mean to post this until later, but there you go! Today I pack the troops for this game, which will run at Historicon in less than a week. The scenario is from the Blunder on the Danube, 1809 scenario book. We had a great time with this game with a group of HS aged kids at Ellis Con in 2010; hopefully it plays as well this time around!

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  2. Great book and highly recommended! We played this very scenario - the French/Italians were cruelly bounced!!!
    Have fun playing this one Gonslavo.
    Best wishes,
    Jeremy

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    1. Thanks, Jeremy. The French have the edge for sure, but it is no cake walk!

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  3. I have updatded the armies with the ratings for the troops and Leaders, etc, as rolled for using FoB2; makes the Austrians a bit better!

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  4. A nice sounding scenario. Look forward to report in due course.

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    1. Thanks, Garry. I am looking forward to the game!

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  5. After looking at the ratings, I added a special rule: Hungarian Insurrectio troops may NOT rally of they Rout. This was certainly the historical reality!

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