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Austerlitz - 2nd afternoon of play - June 16th 2019 - game played from 4pm to 9pm.
The Battle :
--------------- Table actual size 390cm x 200cm (12,8' x 6,6' feet) ----------
Situation at 10am - Davout is arriving in column toward Sokolnitz. (On the right in the far background).
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The French division of Caffarelli attacked the Dolgoruky's brigade with a prepared bombardment of artillery. (No pictures of the fight, sorry).
Dogoruky falls back in retreat.
Engelhardt's brigade (on the right) stood still under the fire of the batteries of the French division of Rivaud de la Raffinière (on the right, in the town of Blasowitz).
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The French imperial guard is moving toward the town of Jirschikowitz.
The "chasseurs à cheval" and the "grenadiers à cheval" followed by the "volante" on the left.
Oudinot and his "carabiniers à pieds" deployed on the left of the town. Duroc and his "grenadiers à pieds de ligne" deployed on the right of the town. Behind them the 4 battalions of the old guard and the royal Italian guard battalion.
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Pan out.
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Attack of the chasseurs à cheval of Milhaud against Hohenlohe's Austrian cuirassiers. Austrian cuirassiers perform well and swept back the 3 squadrons of Milhaud and a battery. They were pushed back by the hussars of Kellermann (see next pictures).
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The hussars of Kellermann pushed back the Austrian cuirassiers.
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In the centre. Continuing assault of cavalry.
Austrian cuirasiers charged again on the French hussars.
The Duke Konstantin's uhlans charged against Fauconnet's light cavalry.
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Hohenlohe's cuirassiers and Kellerman's light cavalry were disbanded.
Fauconnet's light cavalry perform well against the Duke Konstantin's uhlans and force them to retreat.
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On the French left wing Lannes continues to maintain pressure on Bagration...
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On the French right wing Legrand's division attacking Carneville grenzer infantry.
Beaumont's French dragoons attacking Moritz-Liechtenstein's Austrian hussars.
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The small contingent of Davout arriving.
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The attack of Legrand forced Kienmayer's column to retreat and regroup in the centre.
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Bagration put the Engelhardt's brigade on Rest&Rally and inspire the formation reducing it to 4 battalions.
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Situation on the French left wing.
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The cavalry of Uvarov (Liechtenstein Vth column) move to attack Lannes's infantry.
On the right the last squadron remaining of Wittgenstein's hussars charge the battery of Rivaud de la Raffinière.
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D'Hautpoul's cuirassiers attacking the Duke Konstantin's uhlans (in the background near the Russian IG). The uhlans were routed.
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Situation on the French right wing. No combat that turn.
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Wittgenstein's dragoons attack the division of Rivaud de la Raffinière on the left of the town of Blasowitz.
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Situation at 11.30am.
The dragoons of Wittgenstein were extremely lucky and forced the division of Rivaud de la Raffinière to retreat. You can see the fall back move in the centre.
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The centre at 11.30am.
The Russian IG artillery redeployed to point on Drouet D'Erlon's division.
On the right Prebyshevsky's small column move in support of Jurczik's Austrian brigade who take possession of the town of Puntowitz. Facing them the French division of Vandamme (IVth corps).
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Clash of infantry between the towns of Kobelnitz and Sokonitz.
Legrand against Doctorov and Langeron.
On the right the dragoons of Bourcier charged the grenadiers of Langeron.
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Saint-Hilaire join the fight too. Great struggle of infantry around the village of Kobelnitz.
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End of the struggle.
On the Russian side Doctorov stood still whereas Langeron retreats.
On the French side Saint-Hilaire stood still whereas Legrand & Bourcier retreat.
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Vandamme attacking the Austrians in the town of Puntowitz.
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Vandamme ejects the Austrians from the village of Puntowitz.
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Back on the French left wing.
Bagration attacks with the brigade of Engelhardt supported by the cavalry of Uvarov.
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In the background, the cavalry of Uvarov were repulsed.
Draw match of infantry between Lannes and Bagration.
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General situation at the end of our second afternoon of game.
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