Having defeated the Prussians in our last Dominion of Napoleon Bonaparte game, the Emperor is disappointed to find that the Imperial Russian Army is still loitering in East Prussia...
For this game you'll have to imagine that the bare pine board is the snowy fields around Eylau. The town is now to the rear of the attacking French Army. |
The Armies face each other on Day 2 of the battle
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The fight starts off fairly evenly - the Russians
commit some unreliable infantry on their right |
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The French appear to get the upper hand, quickly
defeating the unreliables |
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The Russians' hold on: the Emperor unleashes Murat
and the cavalry |
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| The Russian centre collapses! |
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| but the frost-bitten French can't yet take advantage |
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| Finally the day is won! |
Like the real battle, this was a costly affair for both sides, and the cold weather doesn't help. Glory to the Emperor! On to the Battle of Friedland, and thank the Lord it'll be fought in June; Vive l'ete!
I really like the simplicity of the miniatures and the set up. It's really effective.
ReplyDeleteThanks Roger, you're very kind!
DeleteVive Le Emperer! A nice, quick battle, which mirrored the historical result.
ReplyDeleteI fear the Emperor's luck will run out soon!
DeleteDefeat at Friedland would at least have delayed Tilsit, and a prolonged war with Russia might even have prevented the Spanish Ulcer...
DeleteI'm quite looking forward to the games in Iberia - it's warmer there!
DeleteAnother nicely presented quick battle 👍🏼, and, as Roger said, the simplicity of the miniatures is, indeed, very effective. Vive l’eté, for sure 🥶
ReplyDeleteCheers Martin - The Summer, or at least the Spring can't come around quick enough!
DeleteLet’s hope the little Corsican chap soon starts to throw a run of 1’s or 2’s 🎲🎲
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff
Well Geoff, the exciting thing is, we just don't know!
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