le bois de paris (june 18, 1815)
A Prelude to Plancenoit

The plans of the generals
Prussian Plan  French  Plan
(1) To advance in several columnas with the main effot on the high road (2) To deploy outside the woods to attack Plancenoitof To make an in-depth defense, trying to avoid the Prussian attack on Plancenoit
 

Orders of General Bulow

The 15th Brigade will be divided in four columns. The main body will use the A5 and B5 roads, whereas the C5 and D5 will be flanking forces. The entry points and respective composition are:

A5. Right column destination the A3-B3 cross roads
Vanguard right column. Eicke (+1/-)
6th Hussar Regiment V/E/Pu
3/18th Infantry Regiment R/E/SK2
3/3rd Silesian Landwehr Regiment U/A/SK1
Main body right column. Bulow (+1/*)
1/18th Infantry Regiment R/E/SK2. Lobell (-1/-)
2/18th Infantry Regiment R/E/SK2
6pdr Horse Battery #11 Horse/3 cannon/Medium/1 Howitzer
1/3rd Silesian Landwehr Regiment U/A/SK1. Thile (-1/-)
2/3rd Silesian Landwehr Regiment U/A/SK1
6pdr Foot Battery #14 Foot/3 cannon/Medium/1 Howitzer

B5. Centre column destination Pajeau. Losthin (+/*)
Vanguard centre column. Brauer (-/-)
3/4 3rd Silesian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment S/A
Main body centre column. Massov (-/*)
1/4th Silesian Landwehr Regiment U/A/SK1
2/4th Silesian Landwehr Regiment U/A/SK1

C5. Left column (secondary road) destination Aywiers. Haslingen (-1 /-)
2nd NeuMark Landwehr Cavalry Regiment S/A
3/4th Silesian Landwehr Regiment U/A/SK1

D5. Extreme left column destination Aywiers. Falckenhauser (+1/*)
1/2 3rd Silesian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment S/A

Our goal is to cross the wood with the minimum delay, deploying in force beyond the wood near the hamlet of Pajeau, and then to advance in strength towards Plancenoit. Therefore, the main effort will correspond to the A5 and B5 columns, whereas the left (C5) and extreme left (D5) columns will act as scouts and flank guards, protecting the main columns from French flanking attacks.
The A5 and B5 columns will detach some units to cover their flanks if necessary.
If Couture is clear of French forces, the C5 left column will turn towards Pajeau, while the D5 column will cross the Lasne stream maintaining its original destination.
 Nacht Plancenoit!



Time table of French units

Turn Unit Appears at
2 Infantry battalion 6 - Wood of Paris
4 Infantry battalion 14- Wood. South of Plancenoit
6 Infantry battalion 12- Plain. North of Plancenoit
8 Infantry battalion 6 - Wood of Paris
10 Infantry battalion 12- Plain. North of Plancenoit
12 Infantry battalion 11- Wood. North of Plancenoit
14 Infantry battalion 12- Plain. North of Plancenoit
16 None  
18 Infantry battalion 12- Plain. North of Plancenoit
20 Infantry battalion 12- Plain. North of Plancenoit
22 Foot artillery 13- Plain. South of Plancenoit
24 Cavalry Regiment 12- Plain. North of Plancenoit
26 Cavalry Regiment 12- Plain. North of Plancenoit
28 Cavalry Regiment & Horse artillery 12- Plain. North of Plancenoit
 
Click on any picture below to launch the viewer and hit the 'play' button to watch!
 
The delaying action in the wood and the initial deployment
 
The fight beyond the woods
 
The last moments
 
FINAL RESULTS

French losses (6 pts.)
Infantry: 3 French infantry battalions (2/5e, 1/27e, 2/27e)
General Simmier dead

Prussian losses (8 pts.)
Infantry: 4 battalions (2/18th and 3/18th IR, 3/3rd y 2/4th Silesian Landwehr)
Colonel Eicke dead
Comments:
The end of game arrived before any side reached its Moral break point and no Prussian unit did launch an attack against Plancenoit so it is a DRAW BATTLE.
A DRAW BATTLE



THE SCENARIO

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