1500 to 1600
4 April 1813
Table at the start of Move 8
French Move First
Orders – Engage
Command Points – 4
Artillery fire on town, the only target within range, but miss
Poniatowski orders his leading brigade into the town in skirmish order
He remains close to the town to control the skirmish
Prussians Move Second
Orders – Engage
Command Points – 6
Bulow orders the artillery to fire on the enemy guns, they miss
He also orders the infantry out of square and into line
He then rides to the village to take command of the fighting there
Both infantry brigades in the village are in Skirmish order
They exchange fire, but neither score a hit
Rule Note
A general must be within command range to issue orders
So he must be within 8” of his artillery of the end of the move to fire next move
On Engage status the general must fire or skirmish if he can
When one side skirmish with the other, both fire
As both of these brigades are equal this is a dangerous manoeuvre
If the Poles lose this skirmish they will lose the battle
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