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Altenzaun Scenario#: 407 Date: 10/26/1806 Location: Altenzaun, Germany The Prussian army fled north after their catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt. Trying to reach safety behind the Oder River, Hohenlohe, Blücher, and Saxe-Weimar crossed the Elbe with Napoleon’s army in hot pursuit. During the retreat,… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Auerstädt–7am-Noon Scenario#: 404 Date: 10/14/1806 Location: Auerstädt, Germany Napoleon mistakenly believed that most of the Prussian army faced him at Jena, and ordered Bernadotte and Davout to concentrate and attack the Prussians from the rear. On the morning of battle, the majority of the Prussian army was marching … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Blankenfelde Scenario#: 413 Date: 8/23/1813 Location: Blankenfelde-Mahlow, Germany After the disastrous Russian campaign, Napoleon feverishly rebuilt his Grande Armee. The young recruits, the ‘Marie-Louisas,’ acquitted themselves well, but the French victories at Lutzen and Bautzen had come at a high cost in casualties. Both… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Dennewitz Scenario#: 415 Date: 9/6/1813 Location: Dennewitz, Germany Oudinot had failed, but Napoleon was still obsessed with taking Berlin to knock Prussia out of the war. He chose Marshal Ney, ‘the bravest of the brave,’ to take over from Oudinot and try again. Ney determined not to repeat … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Grossbeeren Scenario#: 414 Date: 8/23/1813 Location: Grossbeeren, Germany Battle had been joined. Bertrand’s IV Corps had become engaged at Blankenfelde, Reynier’s VII Corps, composed primarily of Saxons, had come up against von Bulow’s larger German/Swedish corps in good defensive terrain. Still by 2 pm, those Saxons had… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Halle–Afternoon Scenario#: 406 Date: 10/17/1806 Location: Halle, Germany Because of Dupont’s success in capturing the bridges over the Saale in the morning, the French quickly occupied the town of Halle. Bernadotte, now called a halt to the advance to wait for the rest of his corps to come … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Halle–Morning Scenario#: 405 Date: 10/17/1806 Location: Halle, Germany Hearing of the disaster at Jena-Auerstadt, and not receiving any further orders, Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, deployed his main force south of Halle. He also sent von Hinrichs with a small force to guard the bridges that crossed the branches … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Jena–Early Morning Scenario#: 403 Date: 10/14/1806 Location: Jena, Germany After defeating Ferdinand at Saalfeld, Lannes had continued his advance toward Jena. When he discovered what he believed to be the main Prussian army near Jena, he sent word to Napoleon. During the night of the 13th, Napoleon’s army closed … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Laon–French Left Scenario#: 417 Date: 3/9/1814 Location: Laon, France Lack of a bridging train had cost Napoleon the opportunity to attack and cripple Blücher’s isolated force as it retreated away from Paris, and a poorly executed attack against the Prussian rearguard at Craonne had cost the French more casualties … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Laon–French Right Scenario#: 416 Date: 3/9/1814 Location: Laon, France After Napoleon’s catastrophic defeat at Leipzig, the Allies surged forward to overrun Germany, and continued the campaign into France during the winter of 1813-14. They still followed the strategy of engaging Napoleon’s subordinates, but not Napoleon… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Ligny Scenario#: 418 Date: 6/16/1815 Location: Ligny, Belgium Napoleon had used speed and decisiveness to achieve the coveted central position between Wellington and Blücher. Napoleon’s chief goal was to keep the two allied armies apart and defeat them in detail. Ney moved against the concentrating Anglo-Allied… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Lübeck–North Gate Scenario#: 412 Date: 11/6/1806 Location: Lübeck, Germany Blocked from reaching the Oder, Blücher turned and raced to the west to join forces with the Swedes around the neutral city of Lübeck. When Blücher reached the city, he forced his way in, but promised he would not fight … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Plancenoit Scenario#: 419 Date: 6/18/1815 Location: Plancenoit, Belgium “Give me nightfall, or give me Blücher.” Napoleon’s attacks had not been skillfully conducted, but Anglo-Allied losses were heavy and mounting. Wellington had serious doubts that his remaining forces could hold without assistance. Finally the… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Prenzlau Scenario#: 409 Date: 10/28/1806 Location: Prenzlau, Germany As the Prussian army fled north and east, Murat was hot on the heels of Prince Hohenlohe’s corps. After a brief clash at Boitzenburg, while in search of supplies, Hoenlohe continued to march toward Prenzlau, with orders to move through … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Saalfeld Scenario#: 402 Date: 10/10/1806 Location: Saalfeld, Germany Prince Louis Ferdinand was one of the firebrands advocating war with France. When hostilities commenced, he was placed in command of the Prussian/Saxon Advance Guard of Hohenlohe’s corps. As Napoleon’s army approached, he was ordered to march to… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Schleiz Scenario#: 401 Date: 10/9/1806 Location: Schleiz, Germany In the first clash of the Fourth Coalition, Bernadotte, at the head of Napoleon’s center column, moved against Tauentzien’s Prussian/Saxon division near the village of Schleiz. Tauentzien, realizing that the French were advancing in strength, sent… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Waren-Nossentin (Nossentin) Scenario#: 411 Date: 11/1/1806 Location: Nossentin, Germany Yorck had pulled his troops back from Waren before Bernadotte could mount an attack. Now, with the light infantry formations from Dupont’s division leading the advance, the French pushed forward to Nossentin. After clearing the Prussians from the… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Waren-Nossentin (Waren) Scenario#: 410 Date: 11/1/1806 Location: Waren, Germany On the morning of November 1, as the last of the Prussian rearguard pulled out of Waren, the French cavalry, under the command of Guyot, launched an attack against the Prussian cavalry screen and captured Major Schmude and part of … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Wavre Scenario#: 420 Date: 6/18/1815 Location: Wavre, Belgium The Prussian army, battered but not destroyed after Ligny, had retreated north. Napoleon dispatched Marshal Grouchy with the III and IV Corps plus reserve cavalry to pursue. Grouchy’s pursuit, however, was slow, but in fairness, the III and IV Corps… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Zehdenick Scenario#: 408 Date: 10/26/1806 Location: Zehdenick, Germany During the Prussian retreat after the twin disasters of Jena and Auerstadt, Lasalle’s French light cavalry division overtook Schimmelpfennig’s Prussian cavalry just outside of Zehdenick. The Prussian light cavalry charged home against Lasalle’s… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army