Standby at Connewitz
The battle is still raging in front of Connewitz. The Austrian battalions have deployed in line to answer the fire of the French artillery, forcing it to limber up and make a hasty retreat behind the arriving French infantry. Meanwhile, more Austrian infantry is forming to attack again the bridge leading into Connewitz. 
In Dölitz, the Poles are maintaining the Austrian infantry at bay with the help of fire of the enfilading fire of the French artillery near the river and over the hill. Several Austrian columns are converging towards the zone, but the Polish infantry is ready to cross the bridge, to take the Manor House from Austrian hands.
The result is uncertain whereas the day is slowly passing by.
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Hi Rafa - this one seems to be turning into quite an epic, how many turns now?
ReplyDeleteIan
Ian
ReplyDelete29 until now.... I don't know the time equivalence of Lasalle turns but a normal game is scheduled for 15-16 turns
Regards
Rafa
Those Austrians are sooo slow! That town should have been taken several times over by now!
ReplyDeleteJust finished reading an amazing book about the sieges of Saragossa (1808-09): 'War To The Death' by Raymond Rudorff. Its got Lejeune's 'Assault on San Gracia' on the cover (accurate painting - he was there!) Amazing story but all but forgotten in modern Spain - there's not even a statue or memorial to Palafox - which is a huge pity as there is a great film waiting to be made here!
I bet the defenders of Connewitz wouldn't be able to match the Saragossans effort!
Cheers,
Doc
Doc
ReplyDeleteYes, the Austrians are solw, but this scenario is heavily biased against them: bad, terrain, bridges, assaults...
With respect to the Zaragoza sieges, there are not forgotten in Spain. On the contrary, they are today an example of valour and patriotism for all Spanish. And there is a great Palafox Memorial in Zaragoza. See:
http://www.asociacionlossitios.com/ecuestre1.htm
Best regards
Rafa
Rafa - I happily stand corrected. I was misinformed by the author of the book I read who has, in all other aspects, produced what is acclaimed to be a definitive and authoritative account of the sieges.
ReplyDeleteGiven the statue has been around for a few years (Rudorff wrote the book in 1974), I wonder who he missed Palafox' statue - right near the old Portillo Gate too.
Cheers,
Doc
Well that is quite a long battle Rafa, is there any limit on the number of game turns? I presume the Austrians have no artillery.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing how it works out.
John
Doc
ReplyDeleteNo problem here. I believe there were some re-enactement performances in Zaragoza last year, about the bicentenary of the sieges.
Jam
My scenario has not a limit of turns and efectively, like in the actual battle the Austrians have not artillery
Cheers to both!
Rafa