Both Armies seemed to have the same plan, refuse the left and attack on the right. On the French Left, the French put their Conscript Division consisting of 3 Conscript brigades with a supporting artillery to the right, to hold off the strong Russian force attacking them.
The Russians ( a veteran Grenadier with artillery attachment, average line with Artillery attachment, average jager,hussars and an artillery battery deployed forward):-
On the right the French commited 2 strong Divisions with Cavalry support hoping to force the Ruskies from their strong defensive position on the line of hills.
The Russian Position to the right with a further Brigade of Jager in the rough:-
The French attack develops - 5 Brigades of Infantry, 2 Batterys and 2 Cavalry Brigades committed to the action.
In the centre, the Russian Dragoons, slipped around the side of the hill to force the Polish Uhlans out of the game.
Oops - that didn't go to plan - disrupted and spent, the dragoons retire chased by the Uhlans!
Still the Russian position of the left was bullet proof!!
Or at least it was until the French in a hail of (very accurately shot bullets) forced the Russian Artillery and Infantry to retire off the off the hill disordered, compelling the Pavlov's to fall back as well or become isolated.
On the Russian right, the strike Infantry Division was just about to get to grips with the Froggy conscripts and teach them "what for" especially with the French Chasseurs a Cheval wavering under a hail of Russian roundshot from 2 batterys!!!
However with that night fell and after a fierce manouevring encounter the Russians fell back intent on living to fight another day with their Corps intact - the French now knew the Russians were no pushover!!
Russians played by myself with the French commanded by Marshall Jim Gibson - great game - if only night (and reality) hadn't intervened!!
I'll post up later some thoughts on the game but the rules work really well with some fantastic nuances and lots of decision points to consider!!
Don
