M15-029. Dresden: The Second Day - WDS Campaign Leipzig
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| Rating: | 0 (0) |
| Games Played: | 0 |
| SM: | 3 |
| Turns: | 33 |
| Type: | Custom |
| First Side: | French (Nap) |
| Second Side: | Allies (Nap) |
27 August 1813 - Historical - Intended to be played Head to Head - Important: Uses 15 Minute Turns - This scenario depicts all of the action of the second day's fighting at Dresden. Napoleon's breakout of the city on the first day of the battle had pressed the Allies back on their right. The Russians had fallen back on Blasewitz and beyond while the Prussians under Kleist was holding near Strehlen. The Austrians on their left were near Plauen and this point would form the hinge for the grand assault of the French Army facing the city. The the Young Guard under Ney and Mortier would attack the Allied right while St. Cyr and Marmont would face the more difficult route of attacking the Austrians on the heights. Meanwhile, on the French right flank, Murat's wing, comprised of the II Corps under Victor and the I Cavalry Corps under Latour-Maubourg were ready to assault the Austrian Left Wing forces. Klenau was marching to the battlefield but would not be able to participate in the battle as he read his orders to the letter and sought to avoid contact. The assault started at 11am and the French left made great progress against the Allied right. The Russians had been spent on the 26th and easily gave up ground to the spirited assault of the French attack. Mortier completely outflanked the Allied right while Ney pressed the remaining forces of Witgenstein onto the heights. St. Cyr had a hard time of it against Kleist's Prussians and only could reach Strehlen where his attack finally ground down after making four assaults on Leubnitz but failing each time. Likewise Marmont's troops, through fresh, had a rough time of it against the main Austrian line. The rain poured down rendering muskets useless. Artillery and cavalry dominated the field. The attack had run its course between 4:00-4:30pm. The Allies had kept their Guard in reserve. It will always be a question for historians as to how the battle would have turned out had they been committed. Murat, on the French rigth, drove back the Austrians facing him and succeeded in pressing them back onto the heights in disarray. For all intents and purposes the Allied army had become disorganized. Its already multi-headed command structure was not up to the task of sorting out the formations and the leadership ordered a withdraw back through the passes to Bohemia to regroup.
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