The Battlefield Eylau Umpire Notes Arrival schedules: Event Entry point Battle time Move Start of game 8am 1 Davout plus 13 th Legere, horse artillery and cavalry Opposite Serpallen 10am 5 Remainder of Davout s troops Opposite Serpallen 11.30am 8 L Estocq Road to Kutschitten 3pm 15 French commander briefing 9 th February 1807 Bennigsen has managed to slip out of the trap you set for him- how did he do it? Instead of being crushed between Ney and Bernadotte on one hand, and your main army on the other, the Russians are racing east to safety. In order to catch them and bring on a decisive action, you have advanced with the troops to hand. This has left Bernadotte out of the action (no changes there!), Ney chasing L Estocq s Prussians, and Davout still on the route back from his mission at Heilsburg. The good news is,
you have caught the Russians, and they seem to have decided to fight, as witnessed by the rear guard actions at Hof and, yesterday, in Eylau itself. However, you are almost certainly outnumbered! You hope for Ney and Davout to march quickly to the battlefield, indeed Davout has sent word that he is close. But when to attack? How long can you wait before the Russians realise? French Army at Eylau Commander in Chief The Emperor Napoleon Gifted Imperial Guard Lefebvre Solid Infantry Brigade 1/1 st Grenadiers a Pied 1 btn A class SK0 1/1 st Chasseurs a Pied 1 btn A class SK0 1/2 nd Chasseurs a Pied 1 btn A class SK0 Cavalry Brigade Chasseurs a Cheval A class Light Cavalry Grenadiers a Cheval A class Heavy Cavalry Horse Battery 6x6lb A class Horse III Corps Davout Gifted 13 th Legere 2 btns B class SK3 17 th Ligne 2 btns B class SK2 30 th Ligne 2 btns B class SK2 3 rd Brigade 51 st Ligne 2 btns B class SK2 61 st Ligne 2 btns B class SK2 Horse Battery 6x4lb B class Horse Horse Battery 6x4lb B class Horse Cavalry 1 st Chasseurs a Cheval B class Light Cavalry IV Corps Soult Solid 1st Division St Hilaire Able 10 th Legere 2 btns B class SK3 35 th Ligne 1 btn C class SK1 43 rd Ligne 2 btns C class SK1 55 th Ligne 2 btns C class SK1 Foot Battery 6x8lb B class Foot Battery 6x8lb B class 3 rd Division Legrand Solid
26 th Legere 1 btn B class SK3 18 th Ligne 2 btns C class SK1 75 th Ligne 2 btns C class SK1 Tirailleurs de Corses 1 btn B class SK3 Tirailleurs de Po 1 btn B class SK3 VII Corps Augereau Solid 16 th Legere 4 btns C class SK2 14 th Ligne 1 btn B class SK2 44 th Ligne 3 btns C class SK1 105 th Ligne 3 btns C class SK1 Horse Battery 6x4lb B class Horse Reserve Cavalry Murat Bold/Able (d Hautpoul) 1 st Cuirassiers B class Heavy Cavalry 5 th Cuirassiers C class Heavy Cavalry 10 th Cuirassiers C class Heavy Cavalry (Klein) 1 st Dragoons C class Line Cavalry 2 nd Dragoons C class Line Cavalry 3 rd Brigade (Boussard) 10 th Dragoons C class Line Cavalry 11 th Dragoons C class Line Cavalry 4 th Brigade (Margaron) 18 th Dragoons B class Line Cavalry 19 th Dragoons B class Line Cavalry Horse Battery 6x4lb B class Horse Horse Battery 6x4lb B class Horse Light Cavalry Lassalle (Detached; Bold/Able) 3 rd Hussars C class Light Cavalry 5 th Hussars B class Light Cavalry 13 th Chasseurs a Cheval C class Light Cavalry Initial deployment and orders
You may deploy your forces along the heights stretching from Windmill hill through Eylau, or behind them. You may start the game in any formation, on or off blind, and on any orders. The exception is Davout. His current orders are to arrive with his left flank opposite Serpallen, on Attack orders. You may change this order and so alter the entry point of his corps on the battlefield.. The effect of an order on his arrival time is uncertain. Russian Commander Briefing 9 th February 1807 The campaign has not gone to plan. Your winter offensive, designed to isolate and destroy Ney and Bernadotte, was frustrated through a lacklustre execution of your plan by your subordinates. Since then, you have been continually surprised by the speed of French manoeuvres and the numbers of troops they are able to concentrate at critical positions. You hoped for a trouble free march back along your lines of communication to Königsberg. Instead, you have been forced back east with Napoleon s sword at your back. If the retreat continues, you will have to sacrifice the army s base at Königsberg, and keep falling back all the way to Russia. If you seek refuge in Königsberg, you face entrapment and annihilation at the hands of your more numerous enemy. A few days ago, you decided to turn and fight. The troops have responded well, with strong resistance by the rearguard at Hof, and last night at the village of Eylau. L Estocq s Prussian corps is expected to join you this morning, completing your concentration. You have selected a strong position, one which suits the character of your army. Napoleon will have to have to earn his victory! Russian Army at Eylau. Commander in Chief Bennigsen Poor Reserve Horse Battery 12x6lb C class Horse Horse Battery 12x6lb C class Horse 1 st Division Tuchkov Solid Sievsk Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 Kaluga Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 24 th Jager Regt. 3 btns C class SK1 2 nd Division Sacken Poor Tauride Grenadier Regt. 3 btns B class SK0 Karporski Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 Murmosk Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 3 rd Division Tolstoi Solid Petersburg Grenadier Regt. 3 btns B class SK0 Rostov Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 Jeletz Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 3 rd Jager Regt. 3 btns C class SK1
Sumy Hussar Regt. C class Light Cavalry 4 th Division Kamenski Poor Belozersk Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 Ryazan Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 Sofia Musketeer Regt. 3 btns C class SK0 1 st Cavalry Brigade Galitzin Detached; Bold/Solid Leib Kuirassier Regt. B class Heavy Cavalry Kargopol Dragoon Regt. C class Line Cavalry Isum Hussar Regt. 2 units C class Light Cavalry Cossacks D class Cossack 2 nd Cavalry Brigade Markov Detached; Poor St George Kuirassier Regt. C class Heavy Cavalry Pskov Dragoon Regt. C class Line Cavalry Polish Uhlan Regt. 2 units C class Light Cavalry Cossacks D class Cossack 3 rd Cavalry Brigade Tscaplitz Detached; Poor Moscow Dragoon Regt. C class Line Cavalry Ingermanland Dragoon Regt. C class Line Cavalry Pavlograd Hussar Regt. 2 units B class Light Cavalry Cossacks 2 units D class Cossack Prussian Army 1 st Division L Estocq Bold/Solid Infantry Regt. Von Ruchel 2 btns C class SK0 Linear Grenadier btn von Fabecky 1 btn B class SK0 Linear Kuirassier Regt. Von Wagenfeld C class Heavy Cavalry Dragoon Regt. Von Baczko C class Line Cavalry Foot Battery 8x12lb C class Horse Battery 8x6lb C class Horse Initial Deployment and Orders You may deploy no further forward than the line Schloditten-Serpallen. These villages also define the furthest you may deploy on either flank. You may deploy troops anywhere to the rear. You are expecting to be attacked, and therefore all your forces start the game on Hold orders. L Estocq is coming and he is expected to arrive at Schloditten during the morning. Schoditten may mean the Prussians do not arrive on the battlefield.