025. Napoleon's First Lunge to the North - WDS Campaign 1814
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| SM: | 10 |
| Turns: | 310 |
| Type: | Custom |
| First Side: | French (Nap) |
| Second Side: | Allies (Nap) |
10-14 February 1814 - Historical - Intended to be played Head to Head - Uses 15 minute turns - see Terrain Effects Chart PDF in main folder called "TEC.pdf" for specific movement rates. The terrain costs remain the same. IMPORTANT: Check Fix and Release times for both sides. The armies are fixed during the evening and then release in the morning. The Allies have purposely remained fixed longer than the French which will cause them to retire out of range of the French army each night. After the battle of La Rothiere the Allies broke up due to the inability of the area to support their armies. The bitter cold made finding forage next to impossible and proper quarters were lacking. Blücher decided to embark upon a bold move to the north and then east to drive on Paris. This was surely a foolhardy move as he lacked cavalry and his army was not concentrated. The roads were in terrible condition and any march on Paris was sure to attract Napoleon's attention. The move got underway with Sacken commanding the left wing moving along the line Chalons-sur-Marne to Montmirail while Yorck used the Marne valley as his approach route. All of the corps under Sacken's command were out of support distance from each other. The cavalry were need in the vanguard and thus the exposed southern flank of Sacken's forces would be open to any thrust from the south. Meanwhile, the move by Blücher had not been lost on Napoleon. Leaving a covering force to watch the Hauptarmee he lunged to the north with his mobile column picking up forces along the way. In the next five days he won four battles and caused the Army of Silesia over 30,000 casualties. Some of the corps would be reduced to a little over a brigade in size. Blücher had gotten a bloody nose and Napoleon's prestige had been fully restored.
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