Scenario 6: The Battle of the Katzbach 26 th of August 1813 The Army of the Bober under Marshall MacDonald meets the Army of Silesia under Blucher crossing the Katzbach. Under a storm (that rendered useless the muskets) both armies attempts to destroy the enemy in an encounter battle. 6.1 Map: The Katzbach battlefield. N A 1 2 3 4 5 EICHHOLTZ NEISSE R. RIVER WOODS B C KATZBACH R. D JANOWITZ NIEDER -CRAYN IIC XI CORPS CORPS SCHLAUPE V CORPS SEICHAU LEFT WING HENERSDORFF HILL FIELDS ROAD BUILDING MARSH BRIDGES PONTOONS FRENCH ALLIED Map Notes *: 6.1.1: All the buildings have a +2 combat modifier. 6.1.2.: The Neisse river can be forded until the town of Schalupe by infantry units in column or march column at a cost of 3 cm (1 ) of rough terrain. Cavalry units as well as infantry units in line can also ford, but become disordered. Artillery must cross only at bridges. Katzbach R. is unfordable. 6.1.3: All open terrain low areas (not on a hill area) are considered mud terrain 6.1.4: Due to the rain, all infantry units have a "-7" fire modifier excepting when firing from a building. Maximum visibility is 65 cm. During close combat a roll of "1" indicates a blunder combat. No fires may be started 6.1.5: The Allied units are first set-up. One from French XI Corp artillery starts deployed with 36/XI. Each division of IIC starts with one Fr6# initially assigned to it from the IIC Corp artillery. * Some of these Map notes are based on the NB s Katzbach Scenario devised by Hal Thinglum and published in MWAN #13. 1 17/03/03 (9:11)
6.2 Katzbach Orders of Battle * (3) Army of the Bober(F): MacDonald 48G(10)+1 [12M] until 14.30; [16M] until 17.00; [23M] until 18.00 and then [24M] (2) III Corps (III) Souham 20G(6)+0 [9F] (1) 8ª Division (8): Brayer 1B/8/III 20 FrPLT [12D] 2B/8/III 20 FrPLN [12D] 3B/8/III 16 FrLN [10D] 4B/8/III 16 FrPLN [10D] (1) 9ª Division (9): Delmas 8A(6)+1 1B/9/III 16 FrLT [10D] 2B/9/III [12D] 3B/9/III [12D] (1) 10ª Division (10): Albert 8G(8)+1 1B/10/III 12 FrPLT [7D] 2B/10/III 16 FrLN [10D] 3B/10/III 16 FrLN [10D] (1) 11ª Division (11): Ricard 8G(7)+1 1B/11/III 16 FrPLT [10D] 2B/11/III [12D] 3B/11/III [12D] (1) 39ª Division (39): Marchand 10E(7)+1 1B/39/III 20 BdLN [12D] 2B/39/III 24 HsLN [14D] ] (1) 23st Light Cavalry (23/IIIC) Beurmann 1B/IIIC: 6 FrLC [4D] 2B/IIIC: 6 BdLC [3D] Corps Artillery (III): III: III: Fr6# III: Fr6# (2) V Corps (V) Lauriston 20G(5)+1 [5F] (1) 16ª Division (16): Maison 10G(8)+1 1B/16/V [12D] 2B/16/V [12D] 3B/16/V [12D] 4B/16/V [12D] ] (1) 19ª Division (19): Rochambeau 10A(6)+1 1B/19/V [12D] 2B/19/V [12D] 3B/19/V [12D] 4B/19/V [12D] (1) 6st Light Cavalry (6/VC) Dermoncourt 1B/6/VC: 10FrLC [6D] Corps Artillery (V): V: V: V: Fr6# (2) XI Corps (XI) Gerard 23G(5)+1 [4F] (1) 35ª Division (35): Henning 1B/35/XI 16 FrLN [10D] 2B/35/XI 16 FrLN [10D] 3B/35/XI 24 ItLN [14D] (1) 36ª Division (36): Charpentier 1B/36/XI 16 FrLT [10D] 2B/36/XI 12 FrLT [7D] 3B/36/XI 24FrLN [14D] (1) Corps Cavalry (XI/C) Montbrun 1B/XI/C 10 ItLC [5D] Corps Artillery (XII): XI: XI: XI: XII: Fr6# XII: Np4# (2) II Cavalry Corps (II/C) Sebastiani 15G(6)+1 [2F] (1) 2 nd Light Cavalry Division (2C) Roussel D'Hurbal 1B/2C/IIC 12 FrLC [7D] 2B/2C/IIC 14 FrLC [8D] (1) 4st Light Cavalry Division (4C) Exelmans 8A(6)+1 1B/4C/IIC 12 FrLC [7D] 2B/4C/IIC 14 FrLC [8D] Corps Artillery (IIC): (IIC): Fr#6 (IIC): Fr#6 (3) Army of Silesia (A) Blücher 50E(10)+3 [10M] until 11.00 ; [23M] until 18.00 and then [29M] (2) Right Wing (Russian) (R) Sacken 23A(6)+1 (2) 11th Corps (11/R) Vasilsikov 18A(4)+0 [3F] (1) 10 th Division (10) Lieven III 8A(4)+0 1B/10/11/R: [8D] 2B/10/11/R 16RsLN [8D] 3B/10/11/R 16RsJG [8D] (1) 27 th Division (27) Neverosky 13G(8)+2 1B/27/11/R: [8D] 2B/27/11/R 12RsJG [6D] Corps Artilley (11/R): 11/R: 11/R: (2) Cavalry Corps (CC/R) Tschaplitz 13A(5)+0 [2F] (1) 3 rd Dragoon Division (3/CC/R) Pantschulid 1B/3/CC/R 6RsLC [3D] (1) 2 nd Hussar Division (2/CC/R) Tschaplitz II 1B/2/CC/R 10RsLC [5D] 2B/2/CC/R 10RsLC [5D] Corps Artilley (CC/R): CC/R: Rs#6 CC/R: Rs#6 (2) Cossacks of Right Wing (Co/R) Karpov II 10G(8)+1 [2F] 1B/Co/R 12 RsCLC [8D] 2B/Co/R 12 RsCLC [8D] 3B/Co/R 12 RsCLC [8D] (2) Center :Prussian I Corps (I) Yorck 25E(7)+1 [10F] (1) 1st Brigade (1) Steinmetz 2 17/03/03 (9:11)
1B/1: 20 PrGN [8D] 2B/1: 24 PrSLW [14D] 3B/1: 20 PrSLW [12D] 4B/1: 12 PrJG [6D] 5B/1: 4 PrLC [2D] (1) 2st Brigade (2) Mecklenburg 1B/2 : 20 PrLN [10D] 2B/2: 16 PrLN [8D] 3B/2: 24PrSLW [14D] 4B/2:4 PrLC [2D] (1) 7th Brigade (7) Horn 1B/7 : 20 PrLN [10D] 2B/7: 24PrSLW [14D] 3B/7: 20PrSLW [12D] 4B/7:4 PrLC [2D] (1) 8th Brigade (8) Hünerbein 1B/8 : 20 PrLN [10D] 2B/8: 16PrLN [8D] 3B/8: 20PrSLW [12D] 4B/8: 4 PrLWC [2D] (1) Reserve Cavalry (IC): Jürgass 10G(7)+1 1B/IC: 10 PrLC [5D] 2B/IC: 10PrLC [5D] 3B/IC: 14PrLWC [8D] IC: Pr#6 IC: Pr#6 (1) Reserve Artilley (IA): IA: Pr#12 IA: Pr#12 IA: Pr#6 IA: Pr#6 (2) Left Wing (Russian) (L) Langeron 25G(7)+2 (2) 6th Corps (6/L) Scherbatov 18A(4)+0 [3F] (1) 7 th Division (7) Tallisin 1B/7/6/L: [8D] 2B/7/6/L 12RsLN [6D] 3B/7/6/L 12RsJG [6D] (1) 18 th Division (18) Bernodossov 8A(4)+0 1B/18/6/L: [8D] 2B/18/6/L 12RsJG [6D] Corps Artilley (6/L): 6/L: 6/L: (2) 9th Corps (9/L) Alsusiev 18A(4)+0 [2F] (1) 9 th Division (9) Udom II 1B/9/9/L: [8D] 2B/9/9/L: 12 RsJG [6D] (1) 15 th Division (15) Rudsevitch 1B/15/9/L: [8D] 2B/15/9/L 12RsJG [6D] Corps Artilley (9/L): 9/L: 9/L: (2)10th Corps (10/L) Kapzevich 18A(4)+0 [2F] (1) 8 th Division (8) Lapitev II 8A(5)+1 1B/8/10/L: 20 RsLN [10D] 2B/8/10/L: 12 RsJG [6D] (1) 22 th Division (22) Malintin 1B/22/10/L: [8D] 2B/22/10/L 16RsJG [8D] Corps Artilley (10/L): 10/L: 10/L: (1) 1 st Cavalry Corps (1C/L) Korf 13A(6)+0 [2F] 1B/1C/L 12RsLC [6D] 2B/1C/L 12RsLC [6D] 3B/1C/L 10RsLC [5D] 1C : Rs#6 1C : Rs#6 * The OOB is based on the Nazfiger s book : Napoleon at Dresden. The battles of August 1813. Emperor Press, Chicago, Illinois,1994. 6.4. Special rules 6.4.1 Game Length: From 10.30 to 20.30 h (21 turns). The French are the first side. 20,00 and 20,30 turns are night turns. 6.4.2..Weather Due to the rain, all infantry units have a "-7" fire modifier excepting when firing from a building. Maximum visibility is 65 cm. During close combat a roll of "1" indicates a blunder combat. No fires may be started 6.4.3 Arrival times: French: V, XI, 2C/IIC starting at 10.30 hours deployed 8/III and 23/IIIC at 14.30 in march column at D1 road 9/III, 10/III, 11/III and 39/III at 17.00 in march column at D1 road 4C/IIC and Fr#6 (II/C) at 18.00 in march column at D1 road Allied: L Left Russian Wing deployed at 10.30 hours I Prussian Corps deployed at 11.00 in A3 A4 area R Right Russian Wing in march column at 18.00 in A2 A3 area 6.4.4 Options: The French III Corps was historically not fully employed due to delays caused by bad weather and traffic jams. To allow for it, 9/III, 10/III, 11/III and 39/III can not attempt enter before 17,00 hours. After, each division must dice separately in that and each subsequent turn. The values must be equal or less than: 4 (for 17,00 h.), 5 (for 17,30 h.), 6 (for 18,00 h. and subsequent turns) 6.4.5. Both armies have seven free rolls. The French have the initiative. 6.5 Victory Conditions The buildings of Eichholtz and Nieder-Crayn are worth 120/192 victory points each for Allied/French. The other buildings and the three bridges are worth 60/96 victory points for Allied/French. 3 17/03/03 (9:11)
6.6 Historical Katzbach The rain did much to obscure the opposing forces and MacDonald sent Lauriston and Gerard onto the attack while he attempted to continue his build-up of forces across the Neisse river. Blucher realized the vulnerability of the French forces across the Neisse river and sent his forces in repeated attacks to take the vital bridge at Neider Crayn. Lauriston and Gerard's attacks did well and pushed the Russians all the way back to Hermansdorf but it was the fighting on the other side of the Neisse river that decided the battle. The Prussian and Russian cavalry made repeated charges against the French and with infantry support and were eventually able to break through and rout the French. French losses where heavy as the one bridge made for an easy killing ground. Many Frenchmen drowned in the Neisse trying to escape. This victory won Blucher his title of Prince. 4 17/03/03 (9:11)
NOTES a For infantry in square, use the other (OT) modifier if vs. any infantry. For infantry not in square, use the OT modifier if vs. any attacking cavalry, and not in a town, entrenched, or with friendly cavalry in the same combat. For attacking cavalry, use the OT modifier vs. infantry or artillery not in square and not in a town, entrenched, or with friendly cavalry in the same combat. Use the current modifier in all other combats. b The RSP (Response) number is used for cavalry recalls (with a -1 modifier for Austrian HC and LC, a -4 for british (not KGL) and -2 for all other cavalry), rallying and for square (with a +1 for Prussian GD, GN and LN in line formation until 1809, +2 for Austrian GN and LN in column formation after 1807, and +1 for all other infantry in column formation. General RSP modifiers are: -1 if Poor, +1 if Good and +2 if Excellent. The disorder modifier is -3. A modified RSP number is also the withdrawal modifier. c ROUTS Infantry and gunners 46 cm, cavalry and limbered artillery 69 cm. Routing units always in column or limbered d Subtract for the LIN or UNL speed. Also the cost to about face. Cannot used while within 3 cm of an enemy unit e Eliminated on 1-3 when alone or attached to a routed, dispersed or eliminated unit f Use the current formation modifier g May evade infantry (horse artillery limbers, if not so when contacted) unless disordered or routed. Only reacting cavalry may evade enemy cavalry h May dismount i Same as when mounted j Can all-out attack Number = army morale value k Two fire hits from one shoot or One combat hit are required to eliminate an artillery, pack train or wagon crew figure (also disorders the unit). Any artillery, pack train or wagon is eliminated with two eliminated crew l Use a -1 modifier for artillery representing only 4-5 guns. Gunners without their gun lose their ability to fire m Per 4 cavalry or infantry bases or per 1 artillery, pack train or wagon base. 1 point less for batteries of only 4-5 guns n 10-12 gun batteries are represented by two separate artillery bases p May not initiate combats q May initiate combats only if attached to infantry or cavalry s Is skirmish infantry 5 17/03/03 (9:11)
F [12M] 48G(10)+1 MacDonald III [9F] 20G(6)+0 Souham 8/III Brayer 9/III 8A(6)+1 Delmas 10/III 8G(8)+1 Albert 11/III 8G(7)+1 Ricard 39/III 10E(7)+1 Marchand 23/IIIC Beurmann V [5F] 20G(5)+1 Lauriston 16/V 10G(8)+1 Maison 19/V 10A(6)+1 Rochambeau 6/VC Dermoncourt XI [4F] 23G(5)+1 Gerard 35/XI Henning 36/XI Charpentier XI/C Montbrun IIC [2F] 15(G)6+1 Sebastiani 2C/IIC D'Hurbal 4C/IIC 8A(6)+1 Exelmans 1B/8/III [12D] 20 FrPLT 2B/8/III [12D] 20 FrPLN 3B/8/III [10D] 16 FrLN 4B/8/III [10D] 16 FrPLN 1B/9/III [10D] 16 FrLT 2B/9/III [12D] 3B/9/ [12D] III 1B/10/III [7D] 12 FrPLT 2B/10/III [10D] 3B/10/III [10D] 1B/11/III[10D] 16 FrLN 16 FrLN 16 FrPLT 2B/11/III [12D] 3B/11/III [12D] 1B/39/III[12D] 20 BdLN 2B/39/III[14D] 24 HsLN 1B/23/IIIC[4D] 6 FrLC 2B/23/IIIC[3D] 6 BdLC III III Fr6# III Fr6# 1B/16/V [12D] 2B/16/V [12D] 3B/16/V [12D] 4B/16/V [12D] 1B/19/V [12D] 2B/19/V [12D] 3B/19/V [12D] 4B/19/V [12D] 1B/6/VC [6D] 10 FrLC V V V Fr6# 1B/35/XI [10D] 16 FrLN 2B/35/XI [10D] 16 FrLN 3B/35/XI [10D] 24 ItLN 1B/36/XI [10D] 16 FrLT 2B/36/XI [7D] 12 FrLT 3B/36/XI [14D] 24 FrLN 1B/XI/C [5D] 10 ItLC XI XI XI XII Fr6# XII Np4# 1B/2C/IIC [7D] 12 FrLC 2B/2C/IIC [8D] 14 FrLC 1B/4C/IIC [7D] 2B/4C/IIC [8D] 12 FrLC 14 FrLC IIC Fr#6 IIC Fr#6 6 17/03/03 (9:11)
A [10M] 50E(10)+3 Blücher R 23A(6)+1 Sacken 11/R [3F] 18A(4)+0 Vasilsikov 10/11 8A(4)+0 Lieven III 27/11 13G(8)+2 Neverosky CC/R [2F] 13A(5)+0 Tschaplitz 3CC/R Pantschulid I [10F] 25E(7)+1 Yorck 1/I Steinmetz 2/I Mecklenburg 7/I Hörn 8/I Hünerbein IC 10G(7)+1 Jürgass L 25G(7)+2 Langeron 6/L [3F] 15A(4)+0 Scherbatov 7/6 Tallisin 18/6 8A(4)+0 Bernodossov 9/L [2F] 18A(4)+0 Alsusiev 9/9 Udom II 15/9 Rudsevitc 10/L [2F] 18A(4)+0 Kapzevich 8/10 8A(5)+1 Lapitev II 22/10 Malintin 1C/L [2F] 13A(6)+0 Korf 2/CC/R Tschaplitz II Co/R [2F] 10G(8)+1 Karpov II 1B/10/11/R[8D] 2B/10/11/R[8D] 16RsLN 3B/10/11/R[8D] 16 RsJG 1B/27/11/R[8D] 2B/27/11/R[6D] 12RsJG 11/R 11/R 1B/3/CC/R[3D] 6RsLC 1B/2/CC/R[5D] 2B/2/CC/R[5D] 10RsLC 10RsLC CC/R Rs#6 CC/R Rs#6 1B/Co/R [8D] 12RsCLC 2B/Co/R [8D] 12RsCLC 3B/Co/R [8D] 12RsCLC 1B/1 [8D] 20 PrGN 2B/1 [14D] 24 PrSLW 3B/1 [12D] 20 PrSLW 4B/1 [6D] 12 PrJG 5B/1 [2D] 4 PrLC 1B/2 [10D] 20 PrLN 2B/2 [8D] 16 PrLN 3B/2 [14D] 24PrSLW 4B/2 [2D] 4PrLC 1B/7 [10D] 20 PrLN 2B/7 [14D] 24PrSLW 3B/7 [12D] 20PrSLW 4B/7 [2D] 4 PrLC 1B/8 [10D] 20 PrLN 2B/8 [8D] 16PrLN 3B/8 [12D] 20PrSLW 4B/8 [2D] 4PrLWC 1B/IC [5D] 10PrLC 2B/IC [5D] 10PrLC 3B/IC [8D] 14PrLWC IC Pr#6 IC Pr#6 IA Pr#12 IA Pr#12 IA Pr#12 IA Pr#12 1B/7/6/L [8D] 2B/7/6/L [6D] 12RsLN 3/B/7/6/L [6D] 12 RsJG 1B/18/6/L[8D] 2B/18/6/L[6D] 12RsJG 6/L 6/L 7 17/03/03 (9:11)
1B/9/9/L [8D] 2B/9/9/L [6D] 12 RsJG 1B/15/9/L[8D] 2B/15/9/L[6D] 12RsJG 9/L 9/L 1B/8/10/L[10D] 20 RsLN 2B/8/10/L[6D] 12 RsJG 1B/22/10/L[8D] 2B/22/10/L[8D] 16RsJG 10/L 10/L 1B/1C/L [6D] 12RsLC 2B/1C/L [6D] 12RsLC 3B/1C/L [5D] 10RsLC 1C Rs#6 1C Rs#6 8 17/03/03 (9:11)
6.3 Katzbach Information Chart Country Unit Name Col or LIM COMBAT MODIFIERS MOVEMENT C MOVEMENT MODS LIN or ULM SQ vs CAV Vs OT DRD ROUT NUM r a b l ~ GEN General eq ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 90 ~ 2/1 1/1 ~ ~ MES Messenger ep ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 90 ~ 2/1 1/1 ~ ~ WAG Wagon/Pack Train p -7 ~ ~ f f f k k 3 ~ 25 ~ 35 6/1 ~ ~ ~ DCV Dismounted Cavalry -3-2 +3-7 I I I I 5-4 13 3 38 2/1 3/1 1" French LC Light Cavalry h -2g 0g ~ +4 2 3 6 D ~ ~ 38 35 55 3/1 2/1 18 French LN Line Infantry -2 +1 +6-5 2 3 5 D 10 0 23 3 40 3/1 3/1 3 French LT Light Infantry -2 +1 +6-5 2 3 5 D 10 0 25 3 45 2/1 2/1 3 French PLT Pro. Light Infantry -2 +1 +5-5 2 3 5 D 10 0 25 3 43 3/2 3/2 3 French PLN Pro. Line Infantry -2 0 +5-6 2 3 5 D 8-1 20 3 38 4/1 3/1 3 French 12# 12# Heavy Artillery p -5-3 f f k k 6 ~ 30 +2 23 5 35 6/1 1/1 5 French 6# 6# Horse Artillery p -5g -3g f f k k 6 ~ 23 +2 30 10 53 4/1 1/1 8 Baden LC Light Cavalry h -2g 0g ~ +4 2 3 5 C ~ ~ 38 35 60 3/1 3/1 18 Baden LN Line Infantry -2 +1 +6-5 2 3 5 D 10 0 23 5 40 2/1 2/1 5 Hesse LN Line Infantry -1 +2 +6-4 2 4 5 C 10 0 25 8 38 3/1 2/1 5 Italy LC Light Cavalry h -2g 0g ~ +3 2 3 5 C ~ ~ 38 35 60 3/1 2/1 18 Italy LN Line Infantry -2 +1 +6-5 2 3 5 D 8 0 23 5 40 3/1 2/1 5 Naples 4# 4# Horse Artillery p -6g -4g f f k k 4 ~ 20-1 25 10 53 4/1 1/1 8 Prussian LC Light Cavalry h -1g +1g ~ +4 2 3 6 C ~ ~ 38 35 60 3/1 2/1 18 Prussian LWC Landwehr Cavalry h -3g -1g ~ +3 1 3 5 D ~ ~ 35 33 60 4/1 3/1 18 Prussian GN Grenadier Infantry j3 0 +3 +8-2 3 5 6 B 10 0 28 10 45 2/1 3/2 3 Prussian LN Line Infantry -1 +2 +7-4 2 4 6 C 10 0 25 8 40 2/1 2/1 5 Prussian SLW Silesian Landwehr -2 +1 +6-5 2 3 5 D 10 0 23 5 40 3/1 2/1 5 Prussian JG Jager Infantry s -2 0 +6-5 2 4 6 C 12 +2 30 10 45 3/2 4/3 5 Prussian 12# 12# Heavy Artillery p -5-3 f f k k 6 ~ 30 +1 23 5 35 6/1 1/1 5 Prussian 6# 6# Horse Artillery p -5g -3g f f k k 6 ~ 23 +1 28 10 53 4/1 1/1 8 Russian LC Light Cavalry h -2g 0g ~ +3 2 3 5 C ~ ~ 38 35 60 3/1 3/1 20 Russian CLC Cossack Cavalry h * -4g -2g ~ +2 1 2 4 E ~ ~ 43 40 65 2/1 2/1 20 Russian LN Line Infantry -2 +1 +6-4 2 5 4 C 8-1 23 5 40 2/1 2/1 5 Russian JG Jager Infantry -2 0 +6-4 2 4 5 C 10 0 25 10 45 2/1 2/1 5 Russian 12# 12# Heavy Artillery np -5-3 f f k k 4 ~ 30 0 20 5 35 6/1 1/1 5 Russian 6# 6# Horse Artillery np -5g -3g f f k k 4 ~ 23 0 28 8 53 4/1 1/1 8 RSP DSP FIRE MOD COL or LIM LIN or ULM MRCH COL RGH or SQR BCK or SID CHG FOR d 9 17/03/03 (9:11)