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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cibalae (314 AD) Scenario#: 424     Date: 314-AD     Location: Vinkovci, Croatia In the years after Milvian Bridge, Constantine gradually consolidated his military superiority. Licinius emerged as Constantine’s chief rival. After defeating Daia, Licinius gained control over the entire eastern half of the Roman Empire. Relations… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Milvian Bridge (312 AD) Scenario#: 423     Date: 312-AD     Location: Rome, Italy While emperor Diocletian’s “Tetrarchy” system of shared power maintained calm for 20 years, eventually rivalries took over again. In 306 Maxentius proclaimed himself emperor, setting off another confused civil war. He gained great power when F.V… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Immae (272 AD) Scenario#: 422     Date: 272-AD     Location: Antioch, Turkey The Palmyrene Empire (260–273) consisted of the (former) eastern Roman provinces of Syria, Palestine, and large parts of Asia Minor. This breakaway kingdom was ruled by the famous Queen Zenobia and had won many victories over the Sassanids, while… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Pavia (271 AD) Scenario#: 421     Date: 271-AD     Location: Pavia, Italy After the victory at Fano, Emperor Aurelian sent his troops in pursuit of the defeated Alemanni horde, which was racing back to its homeland. Aurelian had the mountain passes blocked and then proceeded to destroy almost the entire Alemanni army. … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Fano (271 AD) Scenario#: 420     Date: 271-AD     Location: Fano, Italy After his serious defeat at the Battle of Placentia at the hands of the Alemanni, Emperor Aurelian rallied and re-grouped his troops and started in pursuit. The Alemanni were moving towards Rome, producing great fear in the city. Rome had … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Placentia (271 AD) Scenario#: 419     Date: 271-AD     Location: Piacenza, Italy Aurelian became emperor in 270, and is remembered as one of the “soldier-emperors” who restored the empire after its near collapse. During his five-year reign, Aurelian re-united the empire after two-thirds of the provinces had broken away from… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Naissus (268 AD) Scenario#: 418     Date: 268-AD     Location: Naissus, Serbia The Goths, a Germanic people, were migrating southward and crossed the Roman frontier in the province of Pannonia. The emperor Gallienus, fresh from his victory over another Germanic tribe, the Alemani, managed to check the Goth’s advance early in… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Edessa (259 AD) Scenario#: 417     Date: 259-AD     Location: Edessa, Turkey The Battle of Edessa was another round in the on-going Roman- Persian Wars. In 258, Shapur I, King of Sassanid Persia invaded Roman territory, overrunning Armenia and continuing into Syria. In order to stop his repeated plundering, In 259, Emperor … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Abritus (251 AD) Scenario#: 416     Date: 251-AD     Location: Abrittus, Bulgaria After repeated incursions into Moesia and Dacia by the Goths under Cniva, the Roman Emperor Gaius Messius Quintus Decius (often called “Trajan Decius”) moved to confront the barbarian invaders. Accompanied by his son Herennius Etruscus and his… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Carthage (238 AD) Scenario#: 415     Date: 238-AD     Location: Carthage, Tunisia In 235 AD, the Roman army in Germany mutinied and murdered the last Severan emperor, Alexander Severus, after a reign of fourteen years. This led to another succession crisis and civil war. The legions in Germany acclaimed a professional soldier, … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Hormuz (226 AD) Scenario#: 414     Date: 226-AD     Location: Ahwaz, Iran Around 220 AD Ardashir I, a Persian vassal, considered the state of the Parthian Empire. Ardashir knew about dissensions in the Parthian royal house and reasoned that the losses which Artabanus had sustained in his battles with the Romans and … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Nisibis (217 AD) Scenario#: 413     Date: 217-AD     Location: Nusaybin, Turkey For centuries, Rome and Parthia contended for dominance in the Middle East. Nisibis 217 AD was a three-day battle with the Romans led by their new emperor Marcus Opellius Macrinus against the Great King of Parthia, Artabanus IV. On the … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Lugdunum (197 AD) Scenario#: 412     Date: 197-AD     Location: Lyon, France The civil war that began with the “year of the five emperors” continued. Septimus Severus, after defeating Pescennius Niger at Issus (194), now turned on his other rival, Clodius Albinus, governor of Britain. Albinus took his legions east and added … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Issus (194 AD) Scenario#: 411     Date: 194-AD     Location: Issus, Turkey The Roman Empire lacked an accepted institutional system of succession whenever an emperor died. This typically led to multiple claimants to the throne and civil war. So, when the erratic and eccentric emperor Commodus was murdered in 193 AD, it … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Mons Graupius (84 AD) Scenario#: 410     Date: 84-AD     Location: Mons Graupius, Scotland After years of campaigns in northern Britain, Gnaeus Julius Agricola subdued all the tribes except the fierce Caledonians. Agricola maneuvered to bring the Caledonians to open battle. Determined to restore the security of his Highland home, the… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
First Bedriacum (69 AD) Scenario#: 409     Date: 69-AD     Location: Calvatone, Italy The “year of four emperors” (68-69 AD) began when Nero, the last member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, committed suicide to avoid execution. Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania, was proclaimed emperor, but did last long, for Marcus Salvius… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Boudica's Revolt (61 AD) Scenario#: 408     Date: 61-AD     Location: Wroxeter, England While many of the tribes of Britain resisted Rome until they were conquered and crushed, a few tribes, like the Iceni, formed pacts with the Romans to remain semi-independent. The Iceni client-king Prasutagus died while the Roman governor, Gaius… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Medway (43 AD) Scenario#: 407     Date: 43-AD     Location: Kent, England In 43 AD, Aulus Plautius led an expedition of four legions to Britain. His army advanced with only minor skirmishing as far as Rutupiae on the coast of Kent. Late in the season, Roman scouts finally found the enemy camped … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Anthony's Siege Train (36 BC) Scenario#: 406     Date: 36-BC     Location: Phraaspa, Armenia Fresh from his dalliance with Cleopatra, Antony set out to conquer the Parthian empire, following a battle plan he discussed years before with Caesar. Avoiding Crassus’ mistake of striking directly through Mesopotamia, Antony took his massive army… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Cilician Gates (39 BC) Scenario#: 405     Date: 39-BC     Location: Anatolian Plateau, Turkey After his victory at Philippi, Mark Antony was intent on waging war against the Parthians and avenging the defeat at Carrhae. Anthony sent Pubulius Ventidius Baussus ahead to pave the way. Ventidius was one of the most successful Roman generals … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Philippi II (42 BC) Scenario#: 404     Date: 42-BC     Location: Filippoi, Greece After the first battle of Philippi, a fleet bringing supplies to Anthony and Octavian’s army was destroyed and supplies for the Triumvirate legions began running out. Brutus was content to watch the army of Antony and Octavian starve. However, the … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Philippi I (42 BC) Scenario#: 403     Date: 42-BC     Location: Filippoi, Greece Caesar’s assassination plunged the Roman world into chaos and civil war. On one side was the Second Triumvirate of Mark Anthony, Aemilius Lepidus, and Octavian, Caesar’s nephew, which aimed to avenge Caesar’s murder. Opposing them were the assassins… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Carrhae (53 BC) Scenario#: 402     Date: 53-BC     Location: Carrhae, Turkey Along with Pompey and Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus formed the secret “Triumvirate” which all but controlled Rome. Reputedly the richest man in Rome, Crassus lacked any great military achievement to compare with Caesar’s conquest of Gaul and… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Tigranocerta (69 BC) Scenario#: 401     Date: 69-BC     Location: Diyarbakır, Turkey Mithridates VI of Pontus challenged Rome for control of Asia Minor and Greece while the Romans were distracted in the Italian War. Although Rome defeated Mithridates in the First and Second Mithridatic Wars, he was allowed to maintain his kingdom … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
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
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
St Michael-Leoben Scenario#: 317     Date: 5/25/1809     Location: Obersteiermark, Austria Following the Austrian defeats in Bavaria and Northern Italy, Archduke Charles ordered Jellacic’s isolated division at Salzburg to join Archduke John’s retreating forces at Graz. At the same time, Eugene’s French army was marching northeast with the… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Aspern-Essling—Day 1 Essling Scenario#: 316     Date: 5/21/1809     Location: Essling, Austria In a series of uncoordinated attacks, the infantry of the Austrian fourth column could not take the granary, a massive bastion, and pulled back. D’Espagne’s French cavalry, returning from its unsuccessful attack against the guns of the Austrian third… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Aspern-Essling—Day 1 Aspern Scenario#: 315     Date: 5/21/1809     Location: Aspern, Austria Slowed by having only one bridge to cross, Napoleon had less than a third of his army across the Danube, when Charles attacked. The Austrians were formed into five attack columns with the Grenadiers and the majority of the cavalry … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Eggmühl—Day 2 Alteglofsheim Scenario#: 314     Date: 4/22/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany As the infantry of the beaten Austrian army passed northwards, Schneller’s exhausted Austrian Cuirassier brigade reformed yet again. They were joined by Stutterheim’s light cavalry, which included some of the very best troopers in the Hapsburg army.… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Eggmühl—Day 2 French Right Scenario#: 313     Date: 4/22/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany While the Württembergers were fighting for Eggmühl, Napoleon had been building up his cavalry just south of the Grosse Laaber. Once Eggmuhl was secure, he ordered his squadrons forward. Austrian General Rosenberg could see the developing threat, and… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Eggmühl—Day 2 French Left Scenario#: 312     Date: 4/22/1809     Location: Eggmühl, Germany On the morning of the 22 April, a thick fog covered the entire valley of the Grosse Laaber. When the fog cleared around 8:00 AM, Austrian General Rosenberg became concerned with the lack of movement by Davout’s troops. He assumed … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army