Battle of Eylau: Napoleon clashes against the russians in the middle of winter, it has been quite cold around these parts for the last weeks, so it seemed fitting to get a snowy game in.
The russians have the advantadge in numbers (but not quality) over the french, both sides will recieve reinforcements as the battle proceeds, the villages are clockwise from top: Eylau with its two built up areas, Schlooitten, Serpallen and Rothenen
The russians got the first turn and started to move like a tidal wave of green and fancy hats
General Sacken bossing his men around
While the russian reserve deploys to both flanks
The french are quick to answer, rainining ball upon the enemy
The guard cavalry charges gloriously into the incoming mass...
...recieveing some hurt from the russian guns
The first line of infantry is quickly swept, but the cavalry is now depleted
A chance that is quickly taken by the hussars who countercharge
The tsarist columns proceed ponderously under the concerned eyes of the emperor
The reserve artillery gets into position
Napoleon is killed when he comes too close to the combats
As is Murat
The hussars rout the french èlite
And slam into the cuirassiers's flank only to lose the combat shamefully
The cossacks also have their part to play, assaulting the french great battery
A gunline nicely formed up, the Tsar will be proud
The cossacks struggling against the gunners due to their poor combat rating
The cuirassiers come to the rescue of the guns
However, the canny russian plays first the combat against the guns, killing them, then combats against the flankers, being beaten and retreating
It is now 15:00 and l'Estoq's prussians come into the field, just in time to forestall an imperial advance on the right
Battle overview by 15:00 the french have formed a bag around Eylau (the two houses on the left) while the russians and allies close in from all directions
Davout's corps, due to arrive anytime will be faced with quite a welcoming comitee
Benningsen supervising the general advance, with icons in tow
Davout shows up in the corner just after l'Estoq
And the guns begin to speak
Menaced by l'Estoq, the imperials retreat into Eylau
The russian great battery is now prepared to open a terrific bombardment on the doomed village
Overview by 16:00
Pashol!
Faced with massed firepower and waves of enemies the imperial ADCs sound the retreat, they will survive today and face the enemy in our next battle: Friedland
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