Cold Wars 2012, 3rd Battle AAR!

Magnano, Verona District, Italy 5 June 1799

The Battle Map

FRENCH FORCES

Division Claude-Victor

  [101] General de Division Claude-Victor - Active B+ [950 paces]

    Brigade Ignazio Fresia

    [102] General de Brigade Ignazio Fresia - Active B- [450 paces]

                [101] 3rd Piedmont Arty                                    105 [ 4] C-      Limbered     6pdr [Medium]

                [102] 3/11 Art a pied                                          108 [ 4] C+     Limbered     8pdr [Medium]

                [103] 1st Swiss Legion                                         789      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [104] 2nd Piedmont Dragoons                          336      D       Line         SB.Musketoon 

                [105] 3rd Piedmont Dragoons                           341      D       Line         SB.Musketoon 

    Brigade Jean-Joseph Pijon

    [103] General de Brigade Jean-Joseph Pijon - Active B+ [500 paces]

                [106] 1em/56e DB Ligne                                     663      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [107] 2em/56e DB Ligne                                     677      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [108] 3em/56e DB Ligne                                     664      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [109] 18em Regt Cavalerie                               353      C+      Line         SB.Musketoon 

    Brigade Antoine Chambarlhac

    [104] General de Brigade Antoine Chambarlhac - Active C+ [400 paces]

                [110] 1em/92e DB de Ligne                                623      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [111] 2em/92e DB de Ligne               612      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [112] 3em/92e DB de Ligne                                609      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [113] 1em/99e DB de Ligne               623      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [114] 2em/99e DB de Ligne               621      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [115] 3em/99e DB de Ligne                                627      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

  Division Paul Grenier

  [105] General de Division Paul Grenier - Active B+ [950 paces] - enroute

                [116] 2/4 Bat Art a cheval                                 151 [ 6] B       Limbered     6pdr [Light] 

                [117] 1/9 Btty Art a pied                                    109 [ 4] B-      Limbered     8pdr [Medium]

                [118] 3/9 Btty Art a pied                                    107 [ 4] B-      Limbered     8pdr [Medium]

    Brigade Dominique Compans

    [106] General de Brigade Dominique Compans - Active B [450 paces] - enroute

                [119] 2e Swiss Legion                                         802      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [120] 1em/24e DB a ligne                                  602      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [121] 2em/24e DB a ligne                                  609      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [122] 3em/24e DB a ligne                                  605      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

    Brigade Jean-Baptiste Torpe

    [107] General de Brigade Jean-Baptiste Torpe - Active B [450 paces] - enroute

                [123] 1em/17e DB a legere                                496      B- [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [124] 2em/17e DB a legere                               499      B- [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [125] 3em/17e DB a legere                               488      C+ [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [126] 1em/106e DB a ligne                               633      C  [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [127] 2em/106e DB a ligne                               641      C  [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [128] 3em/106e DB a ligne                               637      C  [sk] Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [129] 24em Chasseurs-a-cheval                      453      C  [sk] Line         SB.Carbine   

                Strengths:              12,520   Infantry                 1,483      Cavalry                  580        Artillerists

                                                22           Cannon                  14,583   Total of all arms                  9  Standards present

A view from the French starting positions! Top of the map looking towards the bottom.

Notice the funneling terrain in the Center!

French forces ready for action!

AUSTRIAN FORCES

Division Graf von Mercantin

  [501] Feldmarschall-Leutnant Graf von Mercantin - Active B [950 paces]

    Brigade Anton von Mittrowsky

    [502] Generalleutnant Anton von Mittrowsky - Active C+ [400 paces]

                 501] 1 Bn/IR 24 von Preiss                                               828      C       Line         SB.Musk.[1st]

                [502] 2 Bn/IR 24 von Preiss                                              848      C       Line         SB.Musk.[1st]

                [503] 3 Bn/IR 24 von Preiss                                              831      C  [sk] Line         SB.Musk.[1st]

                [504] Bn Gun #1/IR 24                                                        53 [ 2] C-      Deployed     3pdr [Light] 

                [505] Bn Gun #2/IR 24                                                        51 [ 2] C-      Deployed     3pdr [Light] 

                [ 506] 1 Bn/IR 28 von Frohlich                                         859      C       Line         SB.Musk.[1st]

                [507] 2 Bn/IR 28 von Frohlich                                                          862      C       Line         SB.Musk.[1st]

                 508] 3 Bn/IR 28 von Frohlich                                                           833      C       Line         SB.Musk.[1st]

                [509] In Gun #1/IR28                                                          51 [ 2] C-      Deployed     3pdr [Light] 

                [510] Inf Gun #2/IR28                                                         52 [ 2] C-      Deployed     3pdr [Light] 

                [511] Posn Btty 4/12                                                           129 [ 5] C       Deployed     6pdr [Medium]

  Division Michael von Frohlich

  [503] Generalleutnant Michael von Frohlich - Active C+ [800 paces]

    Brigade Christoph von Lattermann

    [504] Generalleutnant Christoph von Lattermann - Active B- [450 paces] - enroute

                [522] 1 Bn/IR 39 Graf Nadasdy                                        859      C-      Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [523] 2 Bn/IR 39 Graf Nadasdy                                        861      C-      Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [524] 3 Bn/IR 39 Graf Nadasdy                                        835      C-      Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [525] Inf Gun #1/IR39                                                         52 [ 2] C-      Limbered     3pdr [Light] 

                [526] Inf Gun #2/IR39                                                         54 [ 2] C-      Limbered     3pdr [Light] 

                [527] Grenadier Bn Ficguelment                                      754      C       Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                 528] Grenadier Bn Weber                                                 783      C       Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                 529] Grenadier Bn Korherr                                               779      C       Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

    Brigade Joseph Doller

    [505] Generalleutnant Joseph Doller - Active C [400 paces] - enroute

                [530] Grenadier Bn Neny                                                   388      C+      Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [531] 7th Hussar Regt-1                                                     418      C  [sk] Sqdn.Column  SB.Carbine   

                [532] 7th Hussar Regt-2                                                     412      C  [sk] Sqdn.Column  SB.Carbine   

                [533] Posn Btty 5/9                                                             129 [ 5] C       Limbered     6pdr [Medium]

    Brigade Hannibal Sommariva

    [506] Generalleutnant Hannibal Sommariva - Active C [400 paces] - enroute

                [512] 1 Bn/IR 43 von Thurn                                               783      C       Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [513] 2 Bn/IR 43 von Thurn                                               749      C       Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [ 514] 3 Bn/IR 43 von Thurn                                                              792      C       Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [515] Inf Gun #1/IR43                                                         52 [ 2] C-      Limbered     3pdr [Light] 

                 516] Inf Gun #2/IR43                                                         54 [ 2] C-      Limbered     3pdr [Light] 

                 517] 1 Bn/IR 13 von Dubnitz                                                            819      C-      Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                 518] 2 Bn/IR 13 von Dubnitz                                                            824      C-      Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [519] 3 Bn/IR 13 von Dubnitz                                            825      C-      Company Col. SB.Musk.[1st]

                [520] Inf Gun #1/IR13                                                         55 [ 2] C-      Limbered     3pdr [Light] 

                [521] Inf Gun #2/IR13                                                         51 [ 2] C-      Limbered     3pdr [Light] 

Strengths:    15,112 Infantry                             830 Cavalry                         783 Artillerists

                                        30 Cannon                    16,725 Total of all arms                    13 Standards present

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Minor Victory – French Army:  Cold Wars Scenario/Game #2 – Magnano, Verona District, Italy 5 June 1799

The Army of Italy has suffered losses of:

                [ 20%]   3026 men of all arms

   incl.[  6%]    878 prisoners of all arms

                [ 22%]   2771 bayonets

                [ 10%]    152 sabres

                [ 17%]    103 artillerists; 3 cannon[s] lost

Honors: [ 101] 3rd Piedmont Arty

Losses include 1 standard[s]:

        [ 106] 1em/56e DB Ligne [1]

Losses include 1 General[s]:

        [ 102] Ignazio Fresia - Dressing wound

The Allied Army has suffered losses of:

                [ 23%]   3990 men of all arms

   incl.[  7%]   1261 prisoners of all arms

                [ 21%]   3260 bayonets

                [ 59%]    493 sabres

                [ 30%]    237 artillerists

                   10 cannon[s] lost

Honors: [ 510] Inf Gun #2/IR28

Losses include 1 General[s]:

        [ 502] Anton von Mittrowsky - Captured