Second battle of Colbitz - Move 11

1800 to 1900

6 April 1813

Table at the start of Move 11

First - French CinC

8 command points

Pass 5CP to VI corps

Second – VI French corps

Orders – Engage Colbitz

5 command points

Artillery fire on shaken square, score 1 hit

Square test morale, fail and Rout through 5 brigade

5 brigade test morale, pass, now Disordered

Prussian artillery test for Rout, pass

French artillery manhandle towards Colbitz

Move general to centre of corps

21 brigade skirmish with enemy, no casualties

Shaken 24 brigade test morale, fail and Rout

21 brigade test morale for Rout, pass

23 brigade test morale for Rout, pass

Third – Prussian CinC

8 command points

Pass 5CP to 2 corps

Four – 2 Prussian corps

5 command points

Orders – Hold

Artillery fire on 23 brigade, miss

Turn cavalry to face enemy and form line

Retreat Shaken 7 brigade

Shaken 7 brigade test morale, fail, still Shaken

Routed 6 brigade test morale, fail, continue to Rout

Fifth – 1 Prussian corps

Orders – Engage Farm

6 command points

Artillery fire on farm, miss

Hussars charge cuirassiers, which are too close to react

Cuirassiers lose 3 casualties and Rout through 17 brigade

17 brigade test morale, fail and join Rout

Hussars test to pursue, make morale and do not pursue

1 brigade form line and advance

Move general to centre of corps

2 and 4 brigade skirmish farm, no casualties

Sixth – V French corps

Orders – Attack enemy south of Colbitz

5 command points

With his cavalry brigade and two infantry brigades in Rout the corps commander is no longer able to Attack. He changes his orders to Halt

Artillery fire on hussars, miss

Routed 18 brigade test morale, fail and continue to Rout

Seventh - IV French corps

Orders – Hold

5 command points

Artillery fire canister on Shaken 3 brigade, 1 hit

3 brigade test morale, fail and remain Shaken

Move general to centre of corps

13 and 16 brigades skirmish with 1 brigade

1 brigade test morale for casualty, pass

16 brigade test morale for casualty, pass

Eighth – 4 Prussian corps

Orders – Hold Colbitz

4 command points

Move gunners out of Colbitz to man guns

16 landwehr brigade garrison Colbitz

Move general to centre of corps

Move 4 cuirassiers forward to support gunners

Routed 13 brigade test morale, fail and remove from table

Routed 15 brigade test morale, fail and remove from table

Ninth - Poor Card

No effect as all Poor commanders have already moved

Rule Notes

When a brigade first Routs it moves directly away from the cause

In subsequent moves the Routers avoid friendly brigades.

After three rounds of Rout the brigade is removed if it still fails to rally