Turn 10: 1500
Elsnitz's 1st brigade almost caught Bonaparte, who was attached to 2B/2/V which failed to form square and was dispersed. The First Consul managed to move to safety. The AsLC brigade was dispersed by combat winner loss. This fatigues Elsnitz's division, which can take no further aggressive part in the action.
French phases:
Victor's 1st Division deploys in La Spinetta, meaning to hold out there and better delay the Austrian onslaught. A little to the northeast, Lannes's last remaining brigade and Victors only other brigade, with Marmont's guns, try to hold off Morzin's grenadiers.
French fire continues to inflict casualties on the grenadiers but fails to affect their good order.
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| Monnier deploys his own division, but the rest of the column is held up |
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| Bonaparte dashes back to speed up the deployment of reinforcements. |
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| The FrHC survivors start out on what looks like their last charge... |
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| The situation around Marengo, Turn 10 |
Turn 11: 1530
Austrian phases:
Command confusion means that Ott's advance is painfully slow. Meanwhile, the French and Austrian cavalry clash inconclusively south of Marengo, and the Austrians drive Gardanne's remaining brigade out of La Spinetta. Meanwhile, Morzin's grenadiers advance against Watrin and Marmont's small "kampfgruppe".
French phases:
Fire by Morzin's grenadiers disperses the last brigade of Lannes' corps. Watrin attaches himself to Chambarlhac's remaining brigade.
French phases:
Fire by Morzin's grenadiers disperses the last brigade of Lannes' corps. Watrin attaches himself to Chambarlhac's remaining brigade.
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| Outnumbered 2-1, the last of Murat's heavies clash with the Austrian light cavalry. |
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| Victor's last brigade deployed in the buildings of La Spinetta, is assaulted by St Julien's infantry. |
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| Morzin's grenadier division closes in on the scratch force of infantry and artillery led by Marmont and Watrin. |
Turn 12: 1600
Austrian phases:
Ott's artillery (3 batteries) position themselves to take on the French reinforcements and Melas moves his HQ towards Ott in order to speed things up.
Morzin's grenadiers close to combat contact. The northernmost French brigade and battery are eliminated by a combination of fire, combat and a failed withdrawal attempt, but Watrin and Marmont get away and attach themselves to the neighbouring brigade. This brigade holds off its AsGN opponents (tied combat roll @ +5 = 3 casualties each). The AsGN unit ends up withdrawing because the French unit, which would otherwise have been dispersed by the combat losses is kept on the board with the help of Marmont's intervention. (N.B. This was an error - Marmont is not a commanding general of any French brigade and so should not have been able to assist a dispersal prevention roll.)
Morzin's grenadiers close to combat contact...
...and only a single French brigade is left when the smoke clears.
This brings the battle to a close, as the Victory Determination phase shows that the French have reached their Hopelessly Broken morale level. The Austrians have won the day decisively and the First Consul is left looking a bit embarrassed.
The situation at the end of the battle.
Austrian phases:
Ott's artillery (3 batteries) position themselves to take on the French reinforcements and Melas moves his HQ towards Ott in order to speed things up.
Morzin's grenadiers close to combat contact. The northernmost French brigade and battery are eliminated by a combination of fire, combat and a failed withdrawal attempt, but Watrin and Marmont get away and attach themselves to the neighbouring brigade. This brigade holds off its AsGN opponents (tied combat roll @ +5 = 3 casualties each). The AsGN unit ends up withdrawing because the French unit, which would otherwise have been dispersed by the combat losses is kept on the board with the help of Marmont's intervention. (N.B. This was an error - Marmont is not a commanding general of any French brigade and so should not have been able to assist a dispersal prevention roll.)
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| Morzin's grenadiers close to combat contact... |
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| ...and only a single French brigade is left when the smoke clears. |
This brings the battle to a close, as the Victory Determination phase shows that the French have reached their Hopelessly Broken morale level. The Austrians have won the day decisively and the First Consul is left looking a bit embarrassed.
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| The situation at the end of the battle. |
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| The "Scores on the Doors" |
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