Age of Napoleon is a map campaign starting in 1805 where one player takes the role of Napoleon while the other handles the allies. It's based on the Sport of Kings system. First both players deployed their 25 strength points, 20 ships of the line and three transports on the map. Ottomans and Prussians enter the campaign in 1806, on on each side, however the prussians can't attack the turks and these can only attack neutrals and russians.
Each season is one campaign turn. Before issuing orders both players spent their income on extra land forces. The french reinforced their european frontiers while the british raised some troops in Jamaica and Naples, the austrians reinforced their army in Venice and the russians recruited in Kiev.
Then orders where issued, the french did nothing, meanwhile the british embarked Wellington and the caribbean expeditionary force, the russians attacked Galicia and Southern Russia and the Austrians attacked Murat in Padania. The two main enemy fleets meet in the east Atlantic.
The russians conquered the neutral territories without breaking sweat.
Murat and Charles meet in Cassano, next to Milan, to decide the fate of northern Italy
The kaserlichs are for once on the offensive
Well trained french await the imperials
Due to bad deployment the austrian objective is exposed, Charles launches his army against it
French cavalry advancing in the center
The infantry marches on Cassano
The austrian left is anchored in a village bristling with guns and sabres
The cavalry clash
While the cuirassiers march in the center, an austrian division comes out to act as bait
French muskets take their toll on the attackers
The fight on the left is inconclusive
And will drag on for several turns
Archduke Charles is killed in the futile struggle
And Murat wounded
The first austrian attack is bloodly repulsed
The french right has come into the action
Behind Cassano the ulhans charge french infantry
Another austrian division throws itself into the village under cover of musketry
Still on it
The second attack takes Cassano and captures the objective
For unfathomable reasons the dragoons throw themselves in front of the guns
The french forces struggle to retake Cassano
Their cuirassiers approach the grenadiers
A volley of fire routs the dragoons
Grenadiers form square
The ulhans keep the french pinned in square
Eventually Murat fails the morale roll for losing the objective and his army retreats from the field
The austrians conquer Padania, increasing their resources and lowering the french, general Radetzky replaces the heroically killed Charles
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