040 The Battle of Fontenoy (Late Start) - WDS War of the Austrian Succession
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| SM: | 3 |
| Turns: | 36 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Pragmatic (WotAS) |
| Second Side: | Anti-Pragmatic (WotAS) |
Date: 11 May 1745 - Size: Large - Location: Fontenoy, Austrian Netherlands
Scenario Briefing: Historical - The first and most famous of Saxe's three great battlefield victories, the fighting at Fontenoy was triggered by the French siege operations against Tournai.
The Pragmatic Army, its right wing composed of British, Hanoverian, and Austrian troops and its left wing of Dutch, marched to relieve the siege under the command of the Duke of Cumberland.
Saxe had employed field fortifications to create a defensive position partially masked by woods and anchored on the fortified village of Fontenoy. Pragmatic attacks on either flank were unsuccessful, but in the center the British and Hanoverian infantry fought its way into the heart of the French position where it withstood a series of counterattacks before being finally driven from the field. Tournai fell shortly afterwards, and Saxe began a swift campaign of exploitation that overran much of the Austrian Netherlands.
This late-start scenario begins with the Anglo-Hanoverian infantry deployed and waiting for Ingoldsby's flanking brigade to clear the woods before going forwards. The Anglo-Hanoverian cavalry is temporarily fixed, reordering itself after losing its commander, John Campbell, to one of the earliest shots - as was historically the case, it will not be available to support the initial infantry attack.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the Pragmatic Alliance forces against the Anti-Pragmatic AI, but can be played from either side or Head-to-Head.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - The first and most famous of Saxe's three great battlefield victories, the fighting at Fontenoy was triggered by the French siege operations against Tournai.
The Pragmatic Army, its right wing composed of British, Hanoverian, and Austrian troops and its left wing of Dutch, marched to relieve the siege under the command of the Duke of Cumberland.
Saxe had employed field fortifications to create a defensive position partially masked by woods and anchored on the fortified village of Fontenoy. Pragmatic attacks on either flank were unsuccessful, but in the center the British and Hanoverian infantry fought its way into the heart of the French position where it withstood a series of counterattacks before being finally driven from the field. Tournai fell shortly afterwards, and Saxe began a swift campaign of exploitation that overran much of the Austrian Netherlands.
This late-start scenario begins with the Anglo-Hanoverian infantry deployed and waiting for Ingoldsby's flanking brigade to clear the woods before going forwards. The Anglo-Hanoverian cavalry is temporarily fixed, reordering itself after losing its commander, John Campbell, to one of the earliest shots - as was historically the case, it will not be available to support the initial infantry attack.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the Pragmatic Alliance forces against the Anti-Pragmatic AI, but can be played from either side or Head-to-Head.
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