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Eggmühl—Day 2 Attack on Eggmühl Scenario#: 311 Date: 4/22/1809 Location: Eggmühl, Germany Upon his arrival at the front, Napoleon was determined to capture the village of Eggmühl, using Wurttembergers, German allied troops who had fought very well over the past two days. Capturing Eggmühl would unhinge Charles’s line, and possibly lead to… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Eggmühl—Day 1 Scenario#: 310 Date: 4/21/1809 Location: Eggmühl, Germany Napoleon was about to repeat the mistake he had made at Jena. On the evening of the 20th, he ordered Davout to advance, attack and destroy the enemy before him. Meanwhile Napoleon would take the greater part of the army … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Rohr Scenario#: 309 Date: 4/20/1809 Location: Abensberg, Germany Davout and his redoubtable III Corps should have been crushed by superior Austrian forces, but instead had won a hard-fought victory at Teugen-Hausen, allowing Napoleon the time to concentrate. Leaving Davout to occupy Archduke Charles, Napoleon… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Teugen-Hausen Scenario#: 308 Date: 4/19/1809 Location: Teugn, Germany Believing the French armies were tied down in Spain, Archduke Charles advanced into Bavaria, intent on destroying the French army. The invasion caught Napoleon by surprise, but Charles’s advance was slow and it gave the Emperor time to react.… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Sacile Scenario#: 307 Date: 4/16/1809 Location: Sacile, Italy Undeterred by the loss at Pordenone and still believing his French enjoyed a numerical superiority, Eugene attacked the Austrian army east of Sacile. Covered by artillery, the French moved forward around 9:00 AM and started to push the Austrians back… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Clash at Pordenone Scenario#: 306 Date: 4/15/1809 Location: Pordenone, Italy On 10 April 1809, Archduke John’s Army invaded Italy. Aware of Austria’s intentions, Napoleon had already reinforced the Army of Italy and sent many letters to advise his adopted son, Eugene, who had little battle experience, how to best defend … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Mariazell Scenario#: 305 Date: 11/8/1805 Location: Mariazell, Austria Von Merveldt’s small corps had escaped capture at Ulm, and was attached to Kutusov’s retreating Russians, when he received orders from the Austrian High Command to march to Styria to aid Archduke John’s army. Realizing too late he had marched … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Elchingen Scenario#: 304 Date: 10/14/1805 Location: Elchingen, Germany After Mack’s failed breakout attempt, Napoleon ordered Ney to move to the north bank of the Danube and drive the Austrians out of Elchingen and back to Ulm. Riesch’s Austrian corps, after sparring with the French for control of the … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Haslach-Jungingen Scenario#: 303 Date: 10/11/1805 Location: Ulm-Jungingen, Germany Mack, now surrounded at Ulm, made a bold attempt to break out eastward along the northern bank of the Danube. Dupont’s 1st Division was outnumbered and in danger, yet was all that stood in the way of the Austrian army’s … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Günzburg Scenario#: 302 Date: 10/9/1805 Location: Günzburg, Germany After the debacle at Wertingen, Mack decided on a new plan, which called for his army to cross to the north bank of the Danube around Günzburg and march east. General Major d’Aspre was in command of the Austrian force … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian 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
Munda (45 BC) Scenario#: 319 Date: 45-BC Location: Andalusia, Spain Following Julius Caesar’s victory at Thapsus, the remnants of the Pompeian army under Titus Labienus fled to Spain. Here, the garrison legions had revolted in favor of Gnaeus Pompey, the eldest son of Pompey the Great. Pompey gathered a large … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Thapsus (46 BC) Scenario#: 318 Date: 46-BC Location: Thapsus, Tunisia Following his set-back at Ruspina, Julius Caesar spent some time regrouping before making a surprise night march of 16 miles and camping near the Pompeian-held coastal town of Thapsus. Caesar immediately placed Thapsus under siege. Though numerically… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Ruspina (46 BC) Scenario#: 317 Date: 46-BC Location: Monastir, Tunisia Following his victory over Pharnaces at Zela, Julius Caesar returned to Rome where a crisis was brewing – the surviving veterans had grown very war-weary and were refusing orders to deploy overseas yet again. Caesar’s personal appeal sparked a… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Zela (47 BC) Scenario#: 316 Date: 47-BC Location: Zile, Turkey Following his decisive victory at Pharsalus, Julius Caesar pursued Gnaeus Pompey to Egypt. Pompey was assassinated, effectively ending the civil war in the Eastern Mediterranean, but Caesar became involved in factional fighting in Alexandria in… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Pharsalus (48 BC) Scenario#: 315 Date: 48-BC Location: Farsala, Greece After Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar pulled back to regroup his army. Gnaeus Pompey failed to follow up his victory and pursued slowly. After a winter of maneuvering through Thessaly, Pompey encamped at the foot of the mountains near Pharsalus and was … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Dyrrhachium (48 BC) Scenario#: 314 Date: 48-BC Location: Durres, Albania Julius Caesar crossed the Adriatic with seven depleted legions in order to confront Gnaeus Pompey’s main army and bring the civil war to an end. Antony, with the remaining five legions, was delayed (see Brindisi Raid). Caesar followed Pompey to … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Brindisi Raid (48 BC) Scenario#: 313 Date: 48-BC Location: Brindisi, Italy While Julius Caesar was campaigning in Spain, Gnaeus Pompey was building a new army in Greece. After returning to Italy, Caesar made a risky January crossing of the Adriatic with a portion of his army, resolving to defeat his rival … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Bagradas River (49 BC) Scenario#: 312 Date: 49-BC Location: Bagradas River, Tunisia King Juba of Numidia continued to support the Pompeians, even after Varus’ defeat at Utica. Curio led his Caesarian army after Varus, catching up with him at the Bagradas River. Curio attacked and routed the demoralized Pompeian army, and Varus … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Utica P2 The Valley (49 BC) Scenario#: 311 Date: 49-BC Location: Utica, Tunisia Caesar had sent his general, Gaius Curio, to attack Pompey’s lieutenant, Attius Varus, in Africa. Varus was in camp below the walls of Utica. When a relief army sent by King Juba of Numidia arrived to reinforce Varus, Curio had … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Utica P1 Delaying Action (49 BC) Scenario#: 310 Date: 49-BC Location: Utica, Tunisia The First Triumverate of Crassus, Pompey and Julius Caesar collapsed soon after Crassus was defeated and killed by the Parthians at Carrhae in 53 BC. With Crassus gone, the rivalry between Pompey and Caesar steadily grew until civil war erupted … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Ilerda (49 BC) Scenario#: 309 Date: 49-BC Location: Lleida, Spain After driving Gnaeus Pompey from Italy, Julius Caesar moved against Pompey’s forces in Spain. Caesar had sent Gaius Fabius ahead to secure the passes over the Pyrenees and at the Sicoris River. Fabius succeeded, and his opponent, Pompey’s lieutenant… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Gergovia (52 BC) Scenario#: 308 Date: 52-BC Location: Gergovia, France Julius Caesar had conquered Gaul in just six years of campaigning (58-53 BC). However, in 52 BC most of the tribes of Gaul rose in a general revolt. Vercingetorix, a chieftain of the Averni, became overall commander of the rebel … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Plain of Alsace (58 BC) Scenario#: 307 Date: 58-BC Location: Alsace, France Ariovistus was the chief of the Germanic Suebi tribe. He led his tribesmen across the Rhine into Gaul at the invitation of some warring Gallic tribes. Once in Gaul, Ariovistus called on his German allies, the Harudes, Marcomanni, Triboci, Vangiones,… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Bibracte (58 BC) Scenario#: 306 Date: 58-BC Location: Saone-et-loire, France Gaius Julius Caesar, an ambitious Roman noble, had entered into a political alliance with Gnaeus Pompey and Marcus Licinius Crassus, which became known as the “First Triumvirate.” Caesar used these connections to obtain an appointment as proconsul… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Sucro (75 BC) Scenario#: 305 Date: 75-BC Location: Valentia, Spain Gnaeus Pompey had regained his confidence after his victory at Valentia, and now moved quickly to engage Quintus Sertorius before Quintus Caecilius Metellus could arrive with his reinforcing army and share in the honor of victory. Sertorius was… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Valentia (75 BC) Scenario#: 304 Date: 75-BC Location: Valentia, Spain In the campaigns fought in Spain following the battle of Lauron, Quintus Sertorius proved to be a superior general to Gnaeus Pompey. However, Pompey recognized that even if he couldn’t defeat Sertorius, he could defeat his lieutenants. Pompey had… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Lauron (76 BC) Scenario#: 303 Date: 76-BC Location: Valencia, Spain Quintus Sertorius defeated a series of Roman generals and nearly all of Spain joined his rebellion. He solidified his support through a just administration of the provinces and gained the loyalty of most of the Spanish tribes. Sertorius came to … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Baetis River (80 BC) Scenario#: 302 Date: 80-BC Location: Gibraltar, Gibraltar Quintus Sertorius was a Roman noble who gained a reputation as a skillful military commander in the wars with the Cimbri and Teutones, and then in the Social War. Sertorius supported Marius’ “populares” and opposed Sullas’ “optimates” during the… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Colline Gate (82 BC) Scenario#: 301 Date: 82-BC Location: Rome, Italy Lucius Cornelius Sulla became the leader of the “optimates” faction in the civil war with the “populares” led by Gaius Marius. Sulla seized Rome in 88 BC and reorganized the government to his liking. However, when Sulla marched east to … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #3: The Roman Civil Wars
Craonne Scenario#: 220 Date: 3/7/1814 Location: Craonne, France Napoleon had hoped to defeat Blucher’s army piecemeal since it was strung out in retreat after the series of Allied set-backs, but Blucher’s force recovered more quickly than expected. Napoleon pushed forward and on March 7th caught up to what … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Montmirail Scenario#: 219 Date: 2/11/1814 Location: Montmirail, France After his victory at Champaubert, Napoleon found himself in the midst of Blucher’s forces. In Napoleon’s mind it was the central position again, a tactical position from which he achieved much success in the past. Blucher ordered both Sacken and … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Champaubert Scenario#: 218 Date: 2/10/1814 Location: Champaubert, France Napoleon’s 30,000 men were tired and hungry after their defeat at La Rothiere, but Blucher believing the French force to be spent, did not make any attempt to unite his army. On February 10th, Napoleon turned and moved on Olsufiev’s … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Crossing the Berezina Scenario#: 217 Date: 11/27/1812 Location: Borisov, Belarus Mother Nature continued to side with the Russians. As the French army retreated west, it was faced with the daunting task of crossing the unfrozen and unbridged River Berezina. On the west bank blocking the crossing was a force of … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Krasnoi Scenario#: 216 Date: 11/17/1812 Location: Krasny, Russia The march from Moscow to Smolensk was a nightmare. Napoleon’s army lost half of its remaining strength to a combination of starvation, exposure to harsh weather, Cossack and partisan raids and desertion. Smolensk did indeed contain supplies, but… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Maloyaroslavets Scenario#: 215 Date: 10/24/1812 Location: Maloyaroslavets, Russia Napoleon marched southwest out of Moscow on October 19th toward the fertile region around Kaluga where supplies could be obtained. Eugene commanded Napoleon’s advance guard and all was going as planned until reaching Maloyaroslavets. Kutusov had also… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Polotsk Scenario#: 214 Date: 10/18/1812 Location: Polotsk, Belarus As Napoleon advanced eastward into Russia, he set up three supply depots at Polotsk, Minsk and Smolensk to keep his army in supply. Vitebsk was the northernmost depot, and most vulnerable to Russian attacks under a steadily growing force under … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Borodino (Raevski Redoubt) Scenario#: 213 Date: 9/7/1812 Location: Borodino, Russia Despite Marshal Davout’s suggestion of a maneuver to outflank the weak Russian left, Napoleon instead ordered Davout to move forward toward the Russian fleches (small redoubts), while the flanking maneuver was left to Prince Poniatowski. Three… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Borodino (Utitza) Scenario#: 212 Date: 9/7/1812 Location: Utitsy, Russia The village of Utitza was at the southern end of the Russian left flank positions at Borodino. The Utitza woods, however, were very dense—well suited for Tutchkov’s Russian Jaegers that were deployed there in some numbers. All total, Tutchkov had … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Borodino (Village of Borodino) Scenario#: 211 Date: 9/7/1812 Location: Borodino, Russia On the morning of the 7th, Prince Eugene’s corps advanced against the village of Borodino. After a hard fight, the village was captured from the Russian Guard Jager defenders. However, the disorganized French attackers failed to advance any further… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Borodino (Shevardino Redoubt) Scenario#: 210 Date: 9/5/1812 Location: Shevardino Redoubt, Russia The Russian force at Shevardino was under the command of General Prince Andrey Gorchakov and consisted of 8000 infantry, 4000 cavalry and 194 guns. He had deployed his Jagers in the woods and villages while the Russian Grenadiers and Cuirassiers … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Friedland Scenario#: 209 Date: 6/14/1807 Location: Pravdinsk, Russia When Napoleon arrived at Friedland, Bennigsen’s Russian army was holding a four-mile line in what Napoleon determined was a very poor defensive position, with its back to the river Alle. In addition, the Mill stream bisected the Russian line which … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Heilsberg (Opening Phase) Scenario#: 208 Date: 6/10/1807 Location: Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland After repulsing two days of Russian attacks, Napoleon again resumed his advance up the left bank of the River Alle. While the Russian army, not defeated, retired to a strong position near the Polish town of Heilsberg. On June 10th, … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Eylau (Murat’s Cavalry Charge) Scenario#: 207 Date: 2/8/1807 Location: Bagrationovsk, Russia After thousands of French soldiers were cut down as they advanced against the Russian artillery in the center, victory seemed to be at hand for Bennigsen and the Russian army. Napoleon, however, called for Murat and his cavalry reserve to … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Eylau (8AM to Noon) Scenario#: 206 Date: 2/8/1807 Location: Bagrationovsk, Russia Napoleon, although outnumbered, was determined to hold his position knowing that Ney was coming up on the left and Davout on the right. His plan was a double envelopment of the Russian Army. Bennigsen’s four Corps and cavalry were deployed … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Eylau Plateau Russian Rearguard Scenario#: 205 Date: 2/7/1807 Location: Bagrationovsk, Russia Marshal Soult’s IV Corps, along with elements of Marshal Murat’s cavalry, reached the plateau before Eylau in the early afternoon on February 7th and immediately attacked. Prince Bagration’s rearguard put up a stiff Resistance and repulsed the… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Mohrungen Scenario#: 204 Date: 1/25/1807 Location: Mohrungen, Poland In early January Bennigsen ordered the Russian Army to go on the offensive. On the 19th Ney, who had extended his line in search of provisions, was attacked and brushed aside. General Markov then advanced toward Mohrungen where Bernadotte was … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Pultusk Scenario#: 203 Date: 12/26/1806 Location: Pultusk, Poland Marshal Bennigsen disobeyed his orders and halted his retreat to give battle. He drew his divisions up in three lines between Pultusk and the Mostachin Woods. Lannes and his V Corps had orders from Napoleon to pursue and engage the … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Golymin Scenario#: 202 Date: 12/26/1806 Location: Golymin, Poland Acting on orders from Napoleon, Marshal Augereau’s VII Corps and Davout’s III Corps moved north from the Ukra River in Poland searching for Marshall Kamenskoi‘s retreating Russian army. The French caught up to Prince Golitsyn and Barron Sacken’s 3rd… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army
Czarnowo Scenario#: 201 Date: 12/23/1806 Location: Czarnowo, Poland Davout’s three infantry division on December 23rd, under Napoleon’s detailed orders, were in position to attack the Russian army under the command of Ostermann on the east bank of the Wkra. The battle opened with Morand’s troops making a frontal … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #2: Russian Army