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Record a victory for BOTTOM ARMY  50 %
Total plays 28 - Last reported by proyce on 2023-05-13 01:08:21

Historical Background
Archduke John made a fateful decision after his sharp defeat at the Piave River. He unwisely split his army into detachments to defend the southern approaches to the Austrian Empire. Jerome and Marmont took full advantage and mauled or destroyed several of them. Reuniting his depleted army, John took up a strong defensive position along the Pancza Stream. Eugene arrived early in the morning on the 14th and deployed his French and Italian forces in a position to be able to attack or defend.
About 12 noon, he realized that the Austrians were not intending to attack and ordered his army forward. Eugene’s plan was to turn the Austrian left flank with his cavalry, while in the center, Serra’s division was ordered to take the strong Kis-Megyer Farm position, supported by Durutte. Serra, however, could not make any headway against the farm and it was Durutte and Severoli, to his left, that were less heavily engaged that gained the other side of the Pancza Stream first. Durutte’s attempt to take the farm also failed, along with Severoli’s attempt to secure the village of Szabathegy. While Durutte and Severoli were falling back to regroup, Montbrum and Guedin’s cavalry were finding it very difficult to cross the stream. The French horse artillery finally was brought forward, which allowed the French cavalry to make it across. Once across the French cavalry destroyed the Austrian horse and turned to attack the Austrian center. About this same time, Eugene sent forward Pacthod’s reserve Division, and along with Serra managed to force the Austrians back onto the heights. With the loss of his cavalry and the French now pushing his center, John was left with little choice but to retreat.
Marziani quickly organized a rear guard and managed to delay the French advance, allowing the majority of the Austrian army to escape.
The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are in command. Can you change history?

 

Set-Up Order

Forest Hill Town River RiverBend RiverBridge RiverBridge Ford Bend Ford Straight Town
14 14 2 13 3 2 1 2 1 2

Battle Notes

Austrian Army
• Commander: Archduke John
• 4 Command Cards
• 2 Tactician Cards

 

Line Infantry Militia Infantry Grenzer Infantry Grenadier Infantry Light Cavalry Heavy Cavalry Horse Artillery Foot Artillery Leader
9 4 2 2 5 2 1 2 6

French Army
• Commander: Eugene
• 5 Command Cards
• 3 Tactician Cards
• Move First

 

Line Infantry Light Infantry Grenadier Infantry Heavy Cavalry Heavy Cavalry Guard Heavy Cavalry Foot Artillery Horse Artillery Leader
15 3 1 2 5 1 5 2 7

Victory
17 Banners

Special Rules
• The Austrians gain 1 Temporary Victory Banner at the start of the turn, for each battlefield section without a French unit across the Pancza Stream. The Austrians start with 3 Victory Banners.
• The French are racing against time. The Austrians may take 1 Victory Banner and only draw one card instead of two when playing a Scout Command card.
• The two farm hexes of Kis-Megyer form a Temporary Group Victory Banner worth 3 banners for the French at the start of the turn.
• The two town hexes of Szabathegy form a Temporary Group Victory Banner worth 3 banners for the French at the start of the turn.
• The Pancza Stream stops movement for Infantry and Cavalry and is impassable for Artillery. The stream does not have any into or out battle reduction for Infantry. The stream does not have any into battle reduction for Cavalry. The stream will break a cavalry charge and a Cavalry unit is –2 dice battling out. The stream does not have any into battle reduction for Artillery. There are no movement or battle restrictions at the ford or bridge hexes.

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bartok replied the topic:
11 months 3 weeks ago
Fix an error in the french Roster:
Add a LC
Hexagoon replied the topic:
2 years 11 months ago
Good start for the Austrians repelling the French attack in the centre. Continued French attacks on their right with cavalry and horse artillery combination shattered the Austrian left. 17-13 French win.
Mark-McG replied the topic:
3 years 6 months ago
MT20 results
3 French wins, including a 17-4 result, vs 4 Austrian wins, including two 17-5 results
seems a supremely well balanced EPIC scenario
Hawkmoon replied the topic:
4 years 10 months ago
Sure !
It's only for indicating and the continuity of the stream that there is a ford hex.
pmiranda-napoleonics replied the topic:
4 years 10 months ago
"There are no movement or battle restrictions at the ford or bridge hexes."
Does that mean that fords / bridges over the Pancza are treated as open terrain?
Hawkmoon replied the topic:
4 years 11 months ago
Hi pmiranda !
I understand it as it follows :
The rule :
"The Pancza Stream stops movement for Infantry and Cavalry and is impassable for Artillery. The stream does not have any into or out battle reduction for Infantry. The stream does not have any into battle reduction for Cavalry. The stream will break a cavalry charge and a Cavalry unit is –2 dice battling out. The stream does not have any into battle reduction for Artillery. There are no movement or battle restrictions at the ford or bridge hexes."
When the Cavalry unit is battling out or in, it doesn't get the Cavalry Charge bonus (except at the fords).
pmiranda-napoleonics replied the topic:
4 years 11 months ago
"The Pancza stream will break a cavalry charge"

What does this exactly mean? That the cavalry charge combat bonus is lost?
If so, is the bonus cancelled if the cavalry unit is attacking from a stream hex, or into a stream hex, or in both cases?

Also, is the Pancza stream considered a river for square purposes, i.e. can a unit in a Pancza stream hex form square?
RiverWanderer replied the topic:
5 years 4 months ago

Craterus wrote: Do you think Austrians win a victory banner for each battlefild free from french units EACH TURN, or just the first ? I mean: is it acumulative? Thank you


Quick answer - Just the first; it is not accumulative.

The definition of Temporary Victory Banner means that the beneficiary gains the banner at the start of their turn but lose it immediately if the condition is not met. There is no repeat gain, just a continued right to hold the banner as long as the condition is met.

Definitions of the full set of special banners are given in the rules to Expansion #6 (Epic).
Craterus replied the topic:
5 years 4 months ago
Do you think Austrians win a victory banner for each battlefild free from french units EACH TURN, or just the first ? I mean: is it acumulative? Thank you
Mark-McG replied the topic:
6 years 10 months ago
Should be 5 FA in a complete set.
3 from Base
1 from Austrian
1 from Prussian

I imagine a GFA substitute won't be a big problem.
tegarend replied the topic:
6 years 10 months ago
one more French FA than I have in my collection, could the one near Lecchi be meant to be Guard Foot Artillery?