Start 0800
4 April 1813
Wargames Map
Campaign Background
General Reynier has deployed his IV corps to hold the town of Colbitz, and contain the enemy cavalry holding the bridge over the river Elbe.
Blucher has ordered 1st and 2nd corps to attack Colbitz.
General Yorck is unable to use his cavalry brigade, who are in contact with enemy cavalry at Kalbe. The remainder of 1st corps is within striking distance of Colbitz.
General Kleist 2nd corps is at Werben when the battle starts. He is determined to support 1st corps and to this end sends his cavalry brigade ahead and drives the remainder of his corps to arrive on the battlefield as soon as possible.
The French cavalry in contact with Yorck’s cavalry at Kalbe belong to Marshal Marmont’s VI corps. They are under orders to move to Kalbe and engage any enemy found there.
The battle starts at 0800 4 April 1813.
Wargames table at start of battle
Wargames Table
Colbitz is the two section village at the bottom left
The road from right to left is from Parey to Walbeck
The road from top to bottom is from Bismark to Magdeburg
General Reynier has deployed his corps to defend Colbitz
His status is Hold
He has placed two brigades in Colbitz.
A third brigade is holding the farm to the right of the town
The fourth brigade, the artillery and the cavalry are all deployed to defend the bridge
General Yorck will arrive with 1st corps on the Bismark road at the start of move 1
His status is Attack
General Kleist will arrive with 2nd corps in the top right square
His cavalry will arrive on move 4, the rest of the corps move 8
His status is Attack
General Tauentzien has deployed 4th corps east of the river Elbe
His infantry and artillery are positioned to hold any attack over the bridge.
His cavalry are west of the bridge observing Colbitz.
His status is Hold
Game Notes
This the second game of the PBEM Hanover Campaign.
Due to campaign orders 4th Prussian corps must remain in defence.
Orders of battle can be found at Labels 02 and 03 on the right
Rule Note
The rules will be our standard wargames rules.
There have been no special amendments
They can be found at http://napoleonicwargamerules.blogspot.com/
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