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Zornoza Scenario#: 102 Date: 10/31/1808 Location: Durango, Spain The first French invasion of Spain had ended in failure, but the Spanish, without a functioning high command, failed to coordinate an advance by the closest Spanish armies to take advantage of the temporary weakness of the French position behind … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #1: Spanish 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
Wertingen Scenario#: 301 Date: 10/8/1805 Location: Wertingen, Germany After Napoleon had crossed the Rhine and wheeled to the south, he crossed the Danube and positioned his Grand Army behind General Karl von Mack’s Austrians, concentrated around Ulm. In the opening clash of the Ulm Campaign, the French advance … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Wavre Scenario#: 2 Date: 1815/06/18 Location: Wavre, Belgium The Battle of Wavre was the final major military action of the Hundred Days campaign and the Napoleonic Wars. It was fought on 18–19 June 1815 between the Prussian rearguard, consisting of the Prussian III Corps under the command of … Napoleon's War — The 100 Days
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
Waterloo (11AM-3PM) Scenario#: 15 Date: 6/18/1815 Location: Waterloo, Belgium Napoleon retained his strategic brilliance, placing his army squarely between the Prussian and Anglo-Allied armies on June 16th. His tactical genius was fading. He allowed an entire corps to countermarch aimlessly on the 16th, deny him the… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — C&C Napoleonics
Waterloo Scenario#: 4 Date: 1815/06/18 Location: Waterloo, Belgium The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of … Napoleon's War — The 100 Days
Wartenburg Scenario#: 505 Date: 10/3/1813 Location: Wartenburg, Germany Marshal Ney ordered Bertrand’s depleted IV Corps to Wartenburg, to prevent the Allied army from crossing the Elbe River. This corps had been in the thick of the fighting at Dennewitz and suffered when withdrawal turned into rout. Only one … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #5: Generals Marshals & Tacticians
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
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
Wagram—Macdonald’s Square Scenario#: 319 Date: 7/6/1809 Location: Wagram, Austria The Austrians had repulsed the French late day attacks on July 5th but Charles knew he was still outnumbered. He chose the audacious course of an early morning double envelopment attack to defeat Napoleon before the superior French numbers made … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Wagram—Gross-Enzersdorf Scenario#: 318 Date: 7/5/1809 Location: Wagram, Austria Napoleon’s second crossing of the Danube was meticulously planned. He sent Legrand’s division to decoy Charles into thinking that the French intended to cross in the same area as before from the north end of Lobau Island. Charles took the … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Wagram—Davout at Markgrafneusiedl Scenario#: 320 Date: 7/6/1809 Location: Wagram, Austria As fighting on day one at Wagram sputtered out late in the evening, orders for the next day’s fighting were already being sent out from Napoleon and Archduke Charles. Napoleon ordered Davout and his superb III Corps to strike the … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Vitoria Scenario#: 116 Date: 6/21/1813 Location: Vitoria, Spain 1813 was the year the balance of power swung in the Allies’ favor in Spain. Wellington’s army received substantial reinforcements from England. Napoleon drew large numbers of veteran troops from Spain to rebuild after the disastrous 1812 campaign.… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #1: Spanish Army
Vimiero Scenario#: EPIC02 Date: 8/21/1808 Location: Vimiero, Portugal Four days after Wellesley’s initial clash at Rolica, General Jean-Andoche Junot, with an army of 14,000, attacked the Anglo-Portuguese army of 17,000 troops. Junot wanted to defeat the invaders before reinforcements could arrive by sea. The battle of… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #6: Epic
Vimiero Scenario#: 3 Date: 8/21/1808 Location: Vimiero, Portugal Four days after Wellesley’s initial clash at Rolica, General Jean-Andoche Junot, with an army of 14,000, attacked the Anglo-Portuguese army of 17,000 troops. Junot wanted to defeat the invaders before reinforcements could arrive by sea. The battle of… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — C&C Napoleonics
Vimeiro Scenario#: LGB02 Date: 8/21/1808 Location: Vimiero, Portugal Four days after Wellesley’s initial clash at Rolica, General Jean-Andoche Junot, with an army of 14,000, attacked the Anglo-Portuguese army of 17,000 troops. Junot wanted to defeat the invaders before reinforcements could arrive by sea. The battle of… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #6: Epic
Verdun (Samogneux) Scenario#: 243 Date: 24 February 1916 Location: Samogneux, France After two days of fighting, the German advance had been slower than expected and failed to gained much territory. Near Samogneux, however, the Germans were pressing hard to take the village and Hill 344 just to the east. Near the … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Malancourt) Scenario#: 248 Date: 20-22 March 1916 Location: Malancourt, France All direct attacks toward Hill 304 had been a costly failure. Therefore a plan to outflank the position was proposed and on 20 March, after a lengthy bombardment by trench mortars, General von Kneussl’s 11th Bavarian and 11th Reserve divisions … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Le Mort Homme) Scenario#: 246 Date: 13-20 March 1916 Location: Cumières-le-Mort-Homme, France After the initial few days on the left bank of the Meuse, German infantry - unable to make further progress - dug in on 13 March and waited. Their wait was not long, for shortly after the German bombardment resumed … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (French Retake Fort Douaumont) Scenario#: 252 Date: 24 October 1916 Location: Fort Douaumont, France With the withdrawal of most of the German artillery to the Somme, the French attack to recapture Fort Douaumont had artillery superiority and was aided by two heavy 400mm rail guns. The fort was evacuated on 23 October after being … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (French Attack on Fort Douaumont) Scenario#: 249 Date: 22 May 1916 Location: Fort Douaumont, France The French assault to retake Fort Douaumont began at 11:50 AM, 22 May. The plan called for a three-pronged attack. On the left, the 36th Infantry Regiment managed to capture the Morchée Trench, but it was costly and the regiment … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Fort Vaux) Scenario#: 247 Date: 7-8 March 1916 Location: Fort Vaux, France On 7 March the Germans renewed their attack on the right bank of the Meuse, which coincided with the attacks against the French positions on the left bank. The German objective was Fort Vaux, but first the 408th and 409th … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Fort Douamont) Scenario#: 244 Date: 25 February 1916 Location: Fort Douamont, France Fort Douaumont dominated the northern approach to Verdun and was touted to be worth 100,000 men in pre-war propaganda. But by the time the German attack reached the Douaumont sector, most of the French infantry had been pulled from the … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Fleury) Scenario#: 251 Date: 23 June 1916 Location: Fleury, France Having taken Vaux, the Germans had only one more French defensive line to breakthrough. However, the German army had already started to feel the effects of the Allied offensive in the Somme, as artillery and men were being transferred to … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Fight for Fort Vaux) Scenario#: 250 Date: 2-6 June 1916 Location: Fort Vaux, France The Germans artillery had constantly pounded the area around Fort Vaux since the beginning of the offensive. Yet, the fort was still controlled by the French under the command of 49-year-old Commandant Raynal, when on 1 June, the Germans made … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Bois Des Caures) Scenario#: 241 Date: 21-22 February 1916 Location: Verdun Bois Des Caures, France German General Falkenhayn’s plan for the Verdun Offensive was aimed at securing positions in the Verdun sector, which were of such great pride to the French that they would in his words be “blooding themselves dry” to hold onto these … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Beaumont) Scenario#: 242 Date: 22 February 1916 Location: Beaumont-en-Verdunois, France South of Bois des Caures lay the village of Beaumont. The 208th Regiment occupied the village and had almost completed an intermediate trench line that ran directly through the village, just before the German attacked. Storming forward toward the… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Across the Meuse) Scenario#: 245 Date: 6-9 March 1916 Location: Verdun, France In late February, after an early thaw and the arrival of French reinforcements, the German advance began to stall. In addition, the Germans had gone beyond the range of their artillery covering fire and were now in range of the … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Vauchamps Scenario#: 515 Date: 2/14/1814 Location: Vauchamps, France The Battle of Vauchamps was the final major engagement of Napoleon’s Six Days Campaign. On 13 February, reeling from his three successive defeats, Blücher looked to disengage from Napoleon and instead manoeuvre with part of his forces to fall upon … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #5: Generals Marshals & Tacticians
Vassieux, Vercors Scenario#: 19 Date: 7/21/1944 Location: Vassieux, France Hotbed of the French Resistance, the "Maquis" of Vercors became one of the largest of its kind in the early months of 1944, with countless young French recruits joining up. Resistance camps were established around many villages such as Vassieux, … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Vassieux-en-Vercors Scenario#: 3674 Date: 7/24/1944 Location: Vassieux, France Hotbed of the French Resistance, the "Maquis" of Vercors became one of the largest groups of its kind in the early months of 1944, with countless young French recruits joining up. Resistance camps were established around many villages such as … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Under a Sky of Lead Scenario#: PP06 Date: 8/21/1944 Location: Toulon, France Early on the morning of the 21st, the 10th Company, under command of Captain Ternynch, had captured the village of Sollies-Ville. Advancing through the cover offered by a nearby olive grove, Captain Ternynch's men followed closely behind a heavy… Advanced Squad Leader — Provence Pack (Download)
Ultimate Treachery Scenario#: 252 Date: 3/10/1945 Location: Hanoi Citadel, French Indochina Since November 1944, tension had been on the rise between the Japanese occupation troops and the Indochina government. French and Japanese troops were spread all over the country and their positions intertwined. As early as the end of February, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Toulon Champaign for Southern France Scenario#: 23 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: Toulon, France Plans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French II Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Toulon Scenario#: 3675 Date: 8/26/1944 Location: Toulon, France Plans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French 2nd Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Today We Take Hyeres Scenario#: PP05 Date: 8/21/1944 Location: Hyeres, France Shortly after after the fall of the Golf Hotel, a platoon of scour cars entered downtown Hyeres. They crossed through the northern portion of town and reached the western edge. There they came under fire from several German 88s and quickly turned… Advanced Squad Leader — Provence Pack (Download)
To Lose A Battle Scenario#: W82 Date: 16-May-40 Location: Clairfayts, France As Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division crossed the French frontier headed into what he expected was the "Maginot Line", he found instead a shallow belt of anti-tank obstacles and pillboxes manned by remnants of the French XI Corps. By … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1
To Crécy-sur-Serre Scenario#: 3521 Date: 5/19/1940 Location: Crécy-sur-Serre, France After the attack of May 17 against Montcornet, Colonel De Gaulle launched a new drive towards Crécy-sur-Serre. Three armored groups took part in the offensive of the 4th Reserve Armored Division: the 6th Demi-brigade with B1-bis heavy tanks… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Tissu est dans iode Scenario#: 7102 Date: 11/23/1944 Location: Strasbourg, France On the 22nd of November 1944, during the briefing before operation, Leclerc gave the routes to his combat commands in order to enter in Strasbourg avoiding the German line of defence. The next morning at dawn, the French armored columns … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
Thrust in the Dust Scenario#: 83 Date: 15-Jun-40 Location: Ernage, Belgium After the initial attack in and around Gembloux on the 14th was blunted, the German forces redoubled their efforts on the 15th, from the air and with armor. French artillery fire was noted as particularly intense and accurate against the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
This Is Our Place Scenario#: 5 Date: 1916-02-21 Location: Verdun, France Planning a large attack for two months, the Germans finally struck at the French Achilles heel of Verdun. It was a city General Erich von Falkenhayn believed the French would die defending. The attack kicked off on the east bank … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Then Things Got Worse Scenario#: A113 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Denée, France Actual events: The 3/37e BCC is blocked by a deep stream and moves more north to join the main road at Denée. But Denée is already hold by the 8. ID with the Artillerie Abteilung 8 (a dozen 10.5cm leFH guns), the 14th company of the Infanterie… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
The Surrender of Elsters column Scenario#: 5841 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: Decize, France With the landing of the Allied forces in Provence (Operation Dragoon), German occupation troops have been issued a general retreat order; As early as August 17, 1944, garrisons in the South-West of France evacuate en masse; their occupants, a long … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough
The Striking Hammer Scenario#: 85 Date: 10-Jun-40 Location: Perthes, South of Rethel, France A final French armored counterattack near Rethel on the 10th was led by two formations of the formidable Renault B1bis, so highly regarded that each was individually named. General De Lattre declared that "they were the striking hammer." During the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
The Road to Onhaye Scenario#: DN09 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Dinant, Belgium After securing the crossing area, Rommel ordered his reconnaissance units to begin moving along N936 toward Onhaye. As the light armor and cycles moved out in the darkness, they ran into a series of French positions along the road. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The road of Dabo Scenario#: 7049 Date: 11/20/1944 Location: Voyer, France German troops withdraw on two lines of defence in the Vosges mountain : "Vor-Vogesen Stellung" (1st line) and "Vogesen Stellung" (main line of defence). General Leclerc ordered to colonel de Guillebon to breakthrough these lines in order to have open… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
The power plant Scenario#: 15283 Date: 11/26/1944 Location: Courtelevent, France On the 18th of November 1944, just before the fall of Belfort, the 1st French Armored Division, supported by the 9th Colonial Infantry Division advanced in a small corridor along the Swiss border to reach the Rhine the next day. … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2015
The Oath of Kufra Scenario#: 7004 Date: 2/18/1941 Location: Kufra, Libya Philippe de Hauteclocque, alias Colonel Leclerc, arrived in Chad in November 1940 with the aim to launch offensive operations against Italian troops. Immediately, he wanted to strike a decisive blow by the capture of the oasis of Kufra in south-east… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
The Mailed Fist Scenario#: DASL19 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Jandrain, Belgium One of the Western Allies’ plans in the event of a German attack, Plan “D” – based upon the belief that the Germans would push through the lowlands of Belgium as they had in the previous war – called for the BEF and various French divisions to rush… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader