WARGAMING WITH NAPOLEONIC MINIATURES
Rafael Pardo
le bois de paris (june 18, 1815)
A Prelude to Plancenoit
The plans of the generals |
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Prussian Plan |
French Plan
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(1) To advance in several columnas with the main effot on the high
road (2) To deploy outside the woods to attack Plancenoitof
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To make an in-depth defense, trying to avoid the Prussian attack on
Plancenoit
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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 |
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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 |
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The delaying action in the wood and the initial deployment |
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The fight beyond the woods |
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The last moments |
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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.
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A DRAW BATTLE |
THE SCENARIO
Scenarios for
Lasalle