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| Snipped from Wiki, with thanks |
The next battle to be tackled in the Historical Battles section of Dominion of Napoleon Bonaparte, is Austerlitz (the Battle of the Three Emperors). Great description of the battle at Wikipedia so I won't summarize it.
The Austro Russian force has control of the Pratzen Heights, courtesy of Napoleon's strategic withdrawal. The French have also weakened their Right Flank with some unreliable Column Infantry, hoping to lure the Coalition in...
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| My version of the great battlefield |
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Both sides took casualties in the opening turns. It's worth noting that the unreliable Column Infantry are still tussling with the Grenzers on the French Right, and that The French Imperial Guard (Grognards to a man) have ominously moved into centre.
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By lunchtime, the Elite French Cuirassiers have joined battle (and those unreliables are still there).
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Later in the day, the Imperial Guard have smashed their way through the defenders on the Heights and can now out flank the remaining Austro Russians (Napoleon loves it when a plan comes together).
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End of the day and its au revoir Third Coalition (and yes, those unreliable column infantry lasted the whole day). No embarrassing French loss to report to Josephine, so it's on to Jena, after a quick stop at Pressburg (Bratislava) for a Treaty signing. DoNB provides another fun little game!
Oh well … “your” Napoleon matched the performance of his historical counterpart.
ReplyDeleteHere’s hoping he gets his comeuppance soon ⚔️😉
Cheers,
Geoff
Excellent battle report. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHistory repeats itself, as it did in just concluded Thunder on the Danube campaign. The French won the first battle of Eggmul, the Austrians won the battle of Aspern Essling and Napoleon emerged victorious at Wagram. All of my battles turned out to be more one sided than the historical engagements, but it's interesting to me that , in my battles at least more often than not my results mirror historical results.
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