_battle Of Friedland

BATALLA DE FRIEDLAND

BATTLE OF FRIEDLAND (14 June, 1807) Order Of Battle: Russian Army - Bennigsen Notes to Russian OOB: The Russian OOB for this battle is one of the most difficult to accomplish. First problem is that most oob are based on Heilsberg battle and don’t realize there were many changes for Friedland. For example, in the command structure due to diverse causes, like wounded generals, etc. Strength for each regiment is impossible to get. There are only approximately numbers for the whole army and some division, so the global number has been divided to get the hypothetical battalion strength. The problem is still worse because after Heilsberg there were also many unregistered losses due to stragglers Cavalry distribution in the battle was also a nightmare. The main problem is that Gallitizin was in theory the left wing cavalry commander and it should be with Bagration, and there are mentions that he charged in the left flank, but in fact he was commanding a reserve cavalry in the right flank with Gorchakov since the morning, though later he crossed the river trying to stop the right French attack. Really it was Kollogrivov who commanded the cavalry under Bagration, he was detached from the guard cavalry division. Lastly, the artillery was a big final problem. Though it is known fairly well the Russian artillery distribution in Heilsberg and we can assume it is the same in Friedland, many batteries were left without crossing the Alle River, deployed in reserve, guarding some key points. The problem is that there is no reference to how many and from which divisions were this batteries. Chandler says the Russian had 160 guns in the battle, I suppose after deducting the number left in reserve, because the Russian army had some 396 guns (33 x 12 guns batteries), but it is unclear how he gets that number. 4 batteries were left with its divisions, 14th and Platov column, 3 guard batteries and 1 horse were detached to Allenburg, so we have still 300 guns that could have crossed the Alle River. So I have picked some batteries, 10 in total, to be deployed in reserve and the army has still 180 guns that crossed the river. The fact was that at Friedland the Russian artillery wasn’t as decisive as in Eylau.

Left Wing – Bagration Advanced Guard Division – Bagration Advanced Guard Brigade – Charnousuvov (From guard division) Rgt. Lifeguard Jaggers (2bat): 600 – 2 x 5 fig Bat. Guard militia (1bat): 300 – 1 x 5 fig Guard Cossacks: 250 – 1 x 4 fig Left Wing division – Bagavout 1st Bgd. – Bagavout Rgt. Jaggers. 3 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig Rgt. Jaggers. 4 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig Rgt. Jaggers. 5 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig Rgt. Jaggers. 7 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig Artillery – 1/2 Horse Bat. 6 x 6pdr Right Wing Division – Raevsky 1st Bgd. – Ogarev Rgt. Jaggers. 20 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig Rgt. Jaggers. 23 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig Rgt. Jaggers. 24 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig 2nd Bgd. – Fritsch Rgt. Jaggers. 25 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig Rgt. Jaggers. 26 (3bat): 400 – 1 x 6 fig Artillery – 1/2 Horse Bat. 6 x 6pdr

Cavalry Brigade – Shepelev Hussars Pavlograd: 700 – 1 x 12 fig Hussars Grodno: 700 – 1 x 12 fig

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Reserve Division – Markov 1st Bgd. – Unknown general Rgt. Inf. Teguinski (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Kostroma (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig 2nd Bgd. – Unknown general Rgt. Inf. Pskov (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Staroslolski (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Gren. Moscu (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Artillery – 1 foot bat. 12 x 6pdr

2nd Division – Yakolevich Sukin II (Ostermann-Tolstoi is wounded) 1st Bgd. – Mazovski Rgt. Gren. Paulov (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Rostov (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig 2nd Bgd. –Lieven III Rgt. Gren. St. Petersburgo (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Yelets (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Artillery - 2 foot bat. 12 x 12pdr (1 in reserve) 2 foot bat. 12 x 6pdr (1 in reserve) Left Wing Cavalry. – Kollogrivov (cavalry from 2nd and 6ª divisions) 1st Cav. Bgd.- Kretow -

Dragoons Kiev: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Cuirassiers Ekaterinoslav: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Tartar Uhlans: 350 – 1 x 6 fig

2nd Cav. Bgd.- Kozhin -

Cuirassiers Emperor: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Cuirassiers Little Russia: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Cuirassiers Military orders: 350 – 1 x 6 fig

Artillery – 1x Hs. Bat. 12 x 6pdr

Right Wing – Gortchakov (Doctorov, former 7th division commander, is acting as second in command with 7ª and 8ª divisions) 3rd Division – Titov II (Sacken is wounded) 1st Bgd. – Uschakov Rgt. Gren. Tauride (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Lithuania (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig 2nd Bgd. – Unknown General (Former Titov II brigade) Rgt. Inf. Murmansk (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Kaporsk (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig 3rd Bgd. – Briseman von Nettig Rgt. Inf. Tchernikov (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Dnieper (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Artillery - 2 foot bat. 12 x 12pdr (1 in reserve) 3 foot bat. 12 x 6pdr (1 in reserve)

6th Division –Volkonsky (Lavrov is absent) (Detached from left wing corps)

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1st Bgd. – Rachmanov Rgt. Inf. Belosertki (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Nisow (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig 2nd Bgd. – Bykow Rgt. Inf. Reval (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Volhynie (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Artillery - 2 foot bat. 12 x 12pdr (1 in reserve) 2 foot bat. 12 x 6pdr (1 in reserve) 7th Division – Essen III (Former 8th Division commander) 1st Bgd. – Zapovski Rgt. Gren. Ekaterinoslav (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Moscu (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig 2nd Bgd. – Petrovich Pasek Rgt. Inf. Voronzev (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Vladimir (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Artillery - 1 foot bat. 12 x 12pdr 2 foot bat. 12 x 6pdr (1 in reserve) 8th Division – Engelhard 1st Bgd. – Petrovski (Former Engelhard brigade) Rgt. Inf. Schullesburg (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Old Ingermanland (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Rgt. Inf. Podolia (3bat): 1050 – 3 x 6 fig Artillery - 4 foot bat. 12 x 12pdr (3 in reserve) Right Wing cavalry – Uvarov 1st Cav. Bgd.- Yurkovski Hussars Suomi: 700 – 1 x 12 fig Hussars Elizabethgrad: 700 – 1 x 12 fig Uhlans Lithuania: 350 – 1 x 6 fig 2nd Cav. Bgd.- Zakomelski (Former Kollogrivov brigade) Lifeguard Hussars: 400 – 1 x 7 fig Uhlans Gran Duke Constantine: 800 – 1 x 14 fig Cossack Bgd.- Unknown general Cossacks #1: 250 – 1 x 4 fig. Cossacks #2: 250 – 1 x 4 fig. Cossacks #3: 250 – 1 x 4 fig. Cossacks #4: 250 – 1 x 4 fig. Cossacks #5: 250 – 1 x 4 fig. Cossacks #6: 250 – 1 x 4 fig. Artillery – 1x Hs. Bat. 12 x 6pdr

Reserve – Commanded directly by Bennigsen (Constantine is absent) Reserve cavalry – Gallitzin 1st Cav. Bgd.- Lambert -

Hussars Alexandria: 700 – 1 x 12 fig Uhlans Polish: 700 – 1 x 12 fig

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2nd Cav. Bgd.- Korff -

Dragoons Pskov: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Dragoons Moscu: 350 – 1 x 6 fig

3rd Cav. Bgd.- Dorokhov Hussars Isoum: 700 – 1 x 12 fig Hussars Oliviopol: 700 – 1 x 12 fig 4th Cav. Bgd.- N. Depreradovitch Horse Guard: 400 – 1 x 7 fig Artillery – 1x Hs. Bat. 12 x 6pdr 1st Guard Division – Malutin 1st Bgd. – L. Depreradovitch Rgt. Gd. Preobashetzki (3bat): 1200 – 3 x 7 fig (Detached to Allenburg) Rgt. Gd. Semenovski (3bat): 1200 – 3 x 7 fig Rgt. Inf. Vielikie (3bat): 1200 – 3 x 7 fig Rgt. Inf. Pernau (3bat): 900 – 3 x 5 fig 2nd Bgd. – Bashutzki Rgt. Gd. Ismailovski (3bat): 1200 – 3 x 7 fig Rgt. Life Grenadiers (3bat): 1200 – 3 x 7 fig Rgt. Inf. Kexholm (3bat): 1200 – 3 x 7 fig Artillery – 2 Guard foot bat. 12 x 12pdr (detached to Allenburg) Guard cavalry– (Detached to Gallitzin cavalry) 1st Cav. Bgd.- N. Depreradovitch Horse Guard: 400 – 1 x 7 fig Chevalier Guard: 400 – 1 x 7 fig (detached to Allenburg) Artillery – 1 Guard horse bat.12 x 6pdr (detached to Allenburg) 14th Division – Somorov (In reserve behind Alle River) 1st Bgd. – Alexeiev Rgt. Inf. Riazan (3bat): 900 – 3 x 5 fig 2nd Bgd. – Gerdorsff Rgt. Inf. Ugliski (3bat): 900 – 3 x 5 fig Rgt. Inf. Sophie (3bat): 900 – 3 x 5 fig 3rd Bgd. –Maubaum (Former Somorov Bgd.) Rgt. Inf. Tula (3bat): 900 – 3 x 5 fig Rgt. Inf. Vilna (3bat): 900 – 3 x 5 fig Cavalry Brigade – Dolgorouki (from Uvarov division) Dragoons Kazan: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Dragoons Riga: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Dragoons Kurland: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Artillery - 1 foot bat. 12 x 12pdr 2 foot bat. 12 x 6pdr

Cossack Flying Column – Platov (In reserve behind Alle River) -

Rgt. Jaggers. 1 (3bat): 700 – 3 x 4 fig Ataman: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 2º Illowaiki: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 4º Illowaiki: 250 – 1 x 4 fig

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5º Illowaiki: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 9º Illowaiki: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 10º Illowaiki: 250 – 1 x 4 fig Bapuzin: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 9º Gretov: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 18º Gretov: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 5º Popov: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 1º Gordoiev: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 6º Denisov: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 3º Efremov: 250 – 1 x 4 fig 1º Sissoiev: 250 – 1 x 4 fig Malachov: 250 – 1 x 4 fig Andronov: 250 – 1 x 4 fig Kisseiev: 250 – 1 x 4 fig Tchernozoubov: 250 – 1 x 4 fig Karassev: 250 – 1 x 4 fig

Artillery - 1 Cossack horse bat. 12 x 6pdr More detached troops: Bgd. – Zakomelski Detached to Gross-Wohnsdorf Dragoons Kargopol: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Dragoons St. Petersburgo: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Dragoons Ingermaland: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Dragoons Lithuania: 350 – 1 x 6 fig 1 Horse Bat. 12 x 6 pdr Bgd. – Alexeiev Detached to Allenburg Dragoons Finland: 350 – 1 x 6 fig Dragoons Mitau: 350 – 1 x 6 fig -

French Army – Napoleon Bonaparte Notes to French OOB: - It is quite easier to get good information for the French, and though there are some minors uncertainties the only real problem is artillery. Each OOB checked has appreciable differences for quantities and calibers. The result for my OOB is what I think it is most correct after a long and difficult researching process.

Imperial Guard – Bessieres Infantry Division – Hulin 1 Bgd. – Soules 1º Chasseurs a pie (2 bat): 900 – 2 x 8 fig 2º Chasseurs a pie (2 bat): 900 – 2 x 8 fig 2 Bgd. – Dorsenne -

1º Grenadiers a pie (2 bat): 850 – 2 x 7 fig 2º Grenadiers a pie (2 bat): 850 – 2 x 7 fig

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1º Fusiliers-Grenadiers (2 bat): 550 – 2 x 5 fig 2º Fusiliers-Chasseurs (2 bat): 550 – 2 x 5 fig

3 Bgd. – Boyer

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Empress Dragoons: 275 – 1 x 4 fig

4th Bgd. – Jacquin Elite & Ordnance Gendarmes: 450 – 1 x 8 fig Artillery - Couin - 1 bat. Foot guard 6 x 12pdr - 1 bat. Foot guard 6 x 8pdr - 4 bat. Horse guard 6 x 6pdr (mix of 4 pdr, 8 pdr and howitzers) I Corps – Victor 1st Division – Dupont 1st Bgd. – Labruyere 9º Light (2 bat): 1400 – 2 x 12 fig 24º Line (3 bat): 2000 – 3 x 12 fig 2nd Bgd. – Barrois 32º Line (2 bat): 1400 – 2 x 12 fig 96º Line (3 bat): 2000 – 3 x 12 fig 2nd Division – Lapisse 1st Bgd. – Pacthod 16º Light (2 bat): 1450 – 2 x 12 fig 45º Line (2 bat): 1450 – 2 x 12 fig 2nd Bgd. – Darricau 8º Line (2 bat): 1450 – 2 x 12 fig 54º Line (2 bat): 1450 – 2 x 12 fig 3rd Division – Villatte 1st Bgd. – Frere 27º Light (2 bat): 1300 – 2 x 11 fig 63º Line (2 bat): 1300 – 2 x 11 fig 2nd Bgd. – Girard 94º Line (2 bat): 1300 – 2 x 11 fig 95º Line (2 bat): 1300 – 2 x 11 fig 4th Division Dragoons – La Houssaye 1st Bgd. – Margaron 17º Dragoons : 450 – 1 x 8 fig 27º Dragoons : 450 – 1 x 8 fig 2nd Bgd. – Laplache 18º Dragoons : 450 – 1 x 8 fig 19º Dragoons : 450 – 1 x 8 fig Artillery: Hs. Bat. 3 x 4pdr Cav. Brigade – Beaumont (under Grouchy command) -

2º Hussars : 400 – 1 x 6 fig 4º Hussars : 400 – 1 x 6 fig 5º Chasseurs : 400 – 1 x 6 fig

Cav. Brigade – Durosnel -

7º Chasseurs : 500 – 1 x 8 fig 20º Chasseurs : 500 – 1 x 8 fig

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Artillery - Senarmont -

22º Chasseurs : 500 – 1 x 8 fig

Ft. Bat. 2 x 12pdr 3 x Ft. Bat. 6 x 6pdr 3 x Hs. Bat. 4 x 6pdr Reg. Ft. Arty: 6 x 4 pdr

VI Corps – Ney 1st Division – Marchand 1st Bgd. – Maucune 6º Light (2 bat): 1400 – 2 x 12 fig 69º Line (2 bat): 1400 – 2 x 12 fig 2nd Bgd. – Marcognet 39º Line (2 bat): 1400 – 2 x 12 fig 76º Line (2 bat): 1400 – 2 x 12 fig 2nd Division – Bisson 1st Bgd. – Roguet 25º Light (3 bat): 1700– 3 x 9 fig 27º Line (2 bat): 1050 – 2 x 9 fig 2nd Bgd. – Labassee 50º Line (2 bat): 1050 – 2 x 9 fig 59º Line (3 bat): 1700 – 3 x 9 fig 1st Division Dragoons – Latour-Mauborg 1st Bgd. – Perreymond 1º Dragoons : 400 – 1 x 7 fig 2º Dragoons : 400 – 1 x 7 fig 2nd Bgd. – d’oullenbourg 4º Dragoons : 400 – 1 x 7 fig 14º Dragoons : 400 – 1 x 7 fig 3rd Bgd. – Digeon 20º Dragoons : 400 – 1 x 7 fig 26º Dragoons : 400 – 1 x 7 fig Artillery: Hs. Bat. 3 x 4pdr Cav. Brigade – Colbert (under Grouchy command) -

3º Hussars : 300 – 1 x 5 fig 10º Chasseurs : 300 – 1 x 5 fig 15º Chasseurs : 300 – 1 x 5 fig

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1 x Ft. Bat. 8 x 12pdr (4 x 12 pdr and 4 x 6lb howitzers) 2 x Ft. Bat. 6 x 8pdr 1 x Hs. Bat. 4 x 4pdr

Artillery

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15º Line (2 bat): 1300 – 2 x 11 fig

2nd Bgd. – Gency 58º Line (2 bat):1300 – 2 x 11 fig 1º Paris Guard (2 bat): 1300 – 2 x 11 fig 2nd Bgd. – Grandjean 12º Inf. Wurzburg (1 bat):700 – 1 x 12 fig Artillery: 1 x Ft. Bat. 8 x 8pdr (mix of 8 pdr and howitzers) 2nd Division – Dombrowski 1st Bgd. – Kozinski 2º Polish Line (2 bat): 1200 – 2 x 10 fig 3º Polish Line (2 bat): 1200 – 2 x 10 fig 4º Polish Line (2 bat): 1200 – 2 x 10 fig Artillery: Ft. Bat. 6 x 8pdr Polish Polish Cav. Brigade – Sokolnicki (under Grouchy command) -

1º Chasseurs : 350 – 1 x 6 fig 5º Chasseurs : 350 – 1 x 6 fig

Dutch Cav. Brigade – Fresia (under Grouchy command) -

2º Dutch Hussars: 400 – 1 x 7 fig 2º Dutch Cuirassiers : 400 – 1 x 7 fig Hs. Bat. 6 x 4pdr Holland

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1 x Ft. Bat. 8 x 12pdr. (4 x 12pdr and 4 x 6 lb howitzers)

Artillery

Reserve Corps – Lannes 1st Division – Oudinot 1st Bgd. – Ruffin 1º Grenadiers (2 bat): 1000 – 2 x 8 fig (elite companies from light reg.) 2º Grenadiers (2 bat): 1000 – 2 x 8 fig (elite companies from line reg.) 2nd Bgd. – Couroux 3º Grenadiers (2 bat): 1000 – 2 x 8 fig (elite companies from light reg.) 4º Grenadiers (2 bat): 1000 – 2 x 8 fig (elite companies from line reg.) 3rd Bgd. – Coehorn 5º Grenadiers (2 bat): 1000 – 2 x 8 fig (elite companies from line reg.) 6º Grenadiers (2 bat): 1000 – 2 x 8 fig (elite companies from line reg.) 4th Bgd. – Albert 7º Grenadiers (2 bat): 700 – 2 x 6 fig (elite companies from line reg.) 8º Grenadiers (2 bat): 700 – 2 x 6 fig (elite companies from line reg.) Artillery: Ft. Bat. 9 x 8pdr Hs. Bat. 6 x 4 pdr Cav. Brigade (directly attached to Lannes) 9º Hussars: 450 – 1 x 8 fig 2nd Division – Verdier 1st Bgd. – Vedel 2º Light (2 bat): 1200 – 2 x 10 fig file:///E|/INFO/Napoleonicos/FVTW/BATTLE%20OF%20FRIEDLAND.htm (8 de 25)28/08/2008 19:07:12

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15º Light (2 bat): 1200 – 2 x 10 fig

2nd Bgd. – Harsipe 3º Line (2 bat): 1200 – 2 x 10 fig 72º Line (2 bat): 1200 – 2 x 10 fig Artillery: Ft. Bat. 6 x 8pdr 3rd Division – Polenz 1st Bgd. – Schramm Saxon Grenadiers Winkleman (1 bat): 600 – 1 x 10 fig Saxon Grenadiers Von Larish (1 bat): 600 – 1 x 10 fig Saxon Reg. Bevilaqua (1 bat): 600 – 1 x 10 fig Saxon Cav. Brigade – Thielmann (under Grouchy command) -

Saxon Leib Cuirassiers : 240 – 1 x 4 fig Saxon Carabinier : 240 – 1 x 4 fig Saxon Chevauxleger Prinz Johan : 240 – 1 x 4 fig

1st Division Heavy Cavalry – Nansouty (under Grouchy command) 1st Bgd. – Defrance 1º Carabiniers: 550 – 1 x 9 fig 2º Carabiniers: 550 – 1 x 9 fig 2nd Bgd. – Doumerc 2º Cuirassiers: 550 – 1 x 9 fig 9º Cuirassiers: 550 – 1 x 9 fig 3rd Bgd. – St. Germain 3º Cuirassiers: 550 – 1 x 9 fig 12º Cuirassiers: 550 – 1 x 9 fig - Hs. Bat. 3 x 4 pdr.

Temporary Cavalry Corps – Grouchy 2nd Division Dragoons – Grouchy 1st Bgd. – Milet 3º Dragoons: 450 – 1 x 8 fig 6º Dragoons: 450 – 1 x 8 fig 2nd Bgd. – Boissy 10º Dragoons: 450 – 1 x 8 fig 11º Dragoons: 450 – 1 x 8 fig - Hs. Bat. 3 x 4 pdr.

3rd Division Heavy Cavalry – d’Espagne 1st Bgd. – Raynaud 4º Cuirassiers: 600 – 1 x 10 fig 6º Cuirassiers: 600 – 1 x 10 fig 2nd Bgd. – Fouler 7º Cuirassiers: 600 – 1 x 10 fig 8º Cuirassiers: 600 – 1 x 10 fig - Hs. Bat. 3 x 4 pdr.

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FRIEDLAND – 1.5 h – 85% NAME

RUSSIAN ARMY

RANGE

%

%

%

Bennigsen A

1600

Bagration C

1100

90

75

55

Bagavout B

350

65

45

15

Raevski B

500

85

65

45

Markov D

350

65

45

Charnosuvov B

350

65

45

Shepelev B

400

70

Sukin II D

300

60

Kollogrivov D

400

Gortchakov C Doctorov C

Ra

Ca

Bo

Ab

1

1

10

Fa

3

3

10

Ex

1

Me

2

2

Gd

15

1

1

Me

15

1

1

Me

50

20

1

2

Av

40

10

70

50

20

2

2

850

75

55

30

1

2

5

Fa

450

75

55

30

2

2

5

Fa

Titov II D

350

65

45

15

1

Volkonsky D

300

60

40

10

Essen III D

450

75

55

30

Engelhard D

300

60

40

10

Uvarov D

400

70

50

20

1

2

Av

Gallitzin D

500

85

65

45

3

3

Gd

Malutin D

350

65

45

15

1

1

Me

Somorov D

350

65

45

15

1

Platov D

550

90

75

55

4

Brigade Distance

200m

Pr

Fi

Fd

Mo

Tr

Mv

Rs Gd Rs Jaggers Gd & Gd Milice Rs Pavlov Gren Rs Gren Rs Line Rs Jaggers

L L

4 5

14 11

V V

L L L L

5 3 3 4

14 11 10 10

Rs Gd 12pdr Rs Gd Hs 6pdr Rs 12pdr Rs Hs 6pdr Rs Ft. 6pdr

E L E L L

-

Rs Gd Chevalier Rs Horse Gd Rs Gd Hussars Rs Gd Uhlans Rs Gd Cossacks Rs Cuirassiers Rs Cuirassiers Emperor Rs Hussars Rs Uhlans Rs Dragoons S. Petersburg Dr Rs Cossacks

M M M -

-

M M M M M

-

Me Pr

2

2

Fa Pr

Cav. MA initiative

Unit

Av

Me 3

Ex

Good

11 10

Pu Re 9 9

Col Cha -

1co Col 500 500

V V L L

12 12 10 10

9 9 9 10

-

14 14 11 11 10

V V L L L

6 6 5 5 5

3 4 2 4 2

16 16 14

E E E V V L V

22 20 16 12 12 18 18

V L L V M

14 12 16 16 10

12/14 12/14

12 12 14 12/14

11 12 9/12

Lin

Sk

Rd

250 250

Squ Pro 150 150

450

1000 1000

500 500 450 450

250 250 150 150

150 150 100 100

400

1000 1000 900 900

300 800 250 700 400

300 800 250 700 400

300 800 250 700 400

50 100 50 100 100

-

800 1500 800 1500 900

L9 L9 L8 L8 L8 L9 L9

500 500 500 500 500 400 500

650 650 800 800 800 600 650

500 500 650 650 650 450 500

-

850 850 850 -

1300 1300 1600 1600 1600 1200 1300

L9 L8 L9 L0 C4

500 400 400 500 500

800 750 600 650 750

650 550 450 500 550

600

850 800 900

1600 1500 1200 1300 2000

CHANGE FORMATION: Infantry Line – Column Sk – Lin/Col Sq – Ln / Col

E+V

L

C+M

3/4 1 1/4

1 1 1/2

1 1 1/2

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Cavalry Line – Column Line – Sk Col – Sk De/Re-attach bases Hvy to change formation Artillery

E+V 1/4 1/2 1/2 1/2 0

L 1/2 3/4 3/4 1/2 +1/4 L

E+V

C+M 1 1 1 1 +1/2 C+M

Foot to limber 3/4 1 1 Foot to unlimber 1/2 3/4 1 Horse to limber 1/2 3/4 1 Horse to unlimber 3/4 1 1 A units change of formation time will increase as its Ds increase, for each D over one add the below times. 2D-3D +1/4 +1/4 4D +1/2 +1/2 Add 1D to the unit for each 1/4 turn over 1 full turn that the change of formation takes.

FRIEDLAND- 30 min NAME

FRENCH ARMY RANGE

%

%

%

Ra

Ca

Bo

Ab

5

3

20

Ex

10

Ex

Napoleon A

2000

Bessieres C

1100

90

75

55

3

3

Hulin D

400

70

50

20

2

1

Av

Walther D

450

75

55

30

2

2

Fa

Couin Art

500

85

65

45

2

Victor C

850

75

55

30

1

1

Dupont D

500

85

65

45

3

3

Gd

Lapisse D

450

75

55

30

2

2

Fa

La Houssaye D

400

70

50

20

1

1

Av

Beaumont B

450

75

55

30

2

2

Fa

Dursonel B

450

75

55

30

2

2

Senarmont Art

550

90

75

55

2

Ney C

900

85

65

45

4

4

Marchand D

500

85

65

45

3

2

Gd

Bisson D

450

75

55

30

2

2

Fa

Latour-Mauborg D

500

85

65

45

2

2

Gd

Colbert B

400

70

50

20

1

1

Mortier C

850

75

55

30

2

2

Dupas D

350

65

45

15

1

Dombrowski D

500

85

65

45

3

2

Gd

Sokolniscki B

450

75

55

30

2

2

Fa

Fresia B

400

70

50

20

1

1

Lannes C

1100

90

75

55

4

4

Oudinot D

500

85

65

45

3

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1/4 1/4 1/4 E+V 1/4 1/4 1/4 ¼ 0

1/2 1/2 1/4 L 1/4 1/2 1/2 1/4 0 L

1 1 1/2 C+M 1/2 1/2 1 1 +1/2 C+M

E+V

Foot to limber 1/2 1/2 1 Foot to unlimber 1/4 1/4 1/2 Horse to limber 1/4 1/4 1/2 Horse to unlimber 1/2 1/2 1 A units change of formation time will increase as its Ds increase, for each D over one add the below times. 2D-3D +1/4 +1/4 4D +1/2 +1/2 Add 1D to the unit for each 1/4 turn over 1 full turn that the change of formation takes.

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BATTLE MAP:

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COMBAT MAP:

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Battle map key features: 1- Each square is 1 km x 1 km. The combat map has two options, if playing with 15mm double rank is 6 km x 4 km the black dot rectangle (one table 3m x 2m). To play with 15mm single rank you need at least two 3m x 2m tables, red rectangles, for a total size of 5.33Km x 4 Km. 2- Thick yellow lines are main roads. Thin yellow lines are secondary roads. 3- Green woods are type medium. Light green woods are type light. 4- Dark grey buildings are type 3, medium grey are type 2 and light grey type 1. Each building is 100m x 100m. 5- All hills are VERY smooth, so they are ignored for combat, movement, fire , etc. Their ONLY use is for Line of Sight checks. 6- Alle River is impassable except on both fords and bridges. Besides the river is inside a deep gully, so the fords can only be crossed in march column or single company column and is treated like to cross a hill type 2. Fords must be crossed like bridges, i.e., one unit after another. 7- Thick blue lines, Muhlenfluss and Schroone streams, are type 3 streams. Besides those black dotes indicates very steep slopes that are treated like a type 3 wall except on bridges. (In practice you can treat them like impassable rivers though I think that infantry could cross it with heavy difficulties.) 8- Thin blue lines are type 2 streams. 9- There is a permanent bridge or equivalent in each place a road crosses any type of river or stream. Besides there are 3 temporary bridges already built on Alle river, and the Russian can construct another four temporary bridges over Muhlenfluss stream.

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SCENARIO #1 – (9.00h to 21.00h) This scenario begins when the Russian army ended its deployment and began the attack. Since that moment there were only a skirmishing fight in Sortlack Wood and some charges of cavalry in front of Heinrichsdorf and Posthenen. In this scenario the Russian attack has little chances of success as it begins too late. DEPLOYMENT

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Russian deployment: 1- Gortchakov Corps, 3rd, 6th 7th and 8th divisions. 7th and 8th were in the left but you can deploy them as you like. 2- Uvarov Cavalry 3- Gallitzin Cavalry 4- 2nd Division. 5- Kollogrivov Cavalry and Shepelev cavalry. 6- Bagavout, Raevsky and Chernousuvov. Jaggers battalions, included those from the Advanced Guard Brigade, can be deployed in open order. If desired you can deploy outside the wood some units, but most of them should inside. 7- Markov Division. 8- Guard Division 9- 14th Division and Dolgorouki Brigade 10- Reserve Batteries. Each one has at least 1 battery and you can add another one to four of these places. Besides the Russian player can put 3 temporary bridges on Muhlenfluss not westernmost from the most advanced of their units. French deployment: 1- Oudinot Division and Lannes. 9th Hussars can be deployed anywhere behind. 2- One brigade from Oudinot division can be deployed here in open order formation if desired. 3- 3rd Saxon Division and Thielmann Cavalry. 4, 6, 7- Grouchy Cavalry, composed at this moment of Nansouty division, Grouchy division, Fressia, Beaumont and Colberg Brigades. 5- Dupas Division. Mortier can also be deployed. Dutch horse battery from Fresia Brigade can be deployed with this division. 8, 9- Dombrowski 2nd Division and behind the Corps 12pdr battery, in march column. French reinforcements: 1- 9.30h: Verdier 2nd Division enters by Eylau road in march column. 2- 10.00h.: Polish cavalry brigade enters by Konisberg road in march column. 3- 11.00h: d’Espagne heavy cavalry division enters by Eylau road in march column. 4- 12.00h: Napoleon and Guard cavalry enters by Eylau road in march column. 5- 12.15h: Marchand division and 1 8pdr battery enters by Eylau road in march column. 6- 12.30h: Rest of VI corps enters by Eylau road in any desired order in march column. 7- 13.30h. Rest of Guard Corps enters by Eylau road in march column. 8- 14.00h: I corps enters by Eylau road in any desired order in march column. All reinforcements must enter in march column one after another when there is available room. Initial orders: All initial French orders must be defend or MA though new orders can be issued just in the first turn. Any reinforcement division , included Dombrowski division that begins in march column, must enter with a deploy or maneuver order. Bagration and Gortchakov corps begins with an attack order already activated. Their divisions must have proper orders and are already activated too. Reserve divisions begin with a defense or MA orders already activated. These orders cannot be changed on first turn. Initial losses: French: -

Distribute evenly 3 losses for Nansouty division as desired. Distribute evenly 3 losses for the rest of Grouchy cavalry division as desired. Distribute evenly 10 losses for Oudinot division as desired. Put 2 losses to 9th hussar

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Distribute evenly 10 losses for Bagavut, Raevsky and Charnusonov jaggers units as desired. Distribute evenly 3 losses for Kollogrivov division as desired. Distribute evenly 6 losses for Gallitzin division as desired.

Russian:

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SCENARIO #2 – Long Variant (5.00h to 21.00h) This scenario begins just at dawn. Lannes has only a few troops with him at Posthenen while the Russian have crossed the Alle river with advanced guard groups and the rest of the army is just beginning to cross it. In this scenario the Russian player has options to improve what they did in the battle trying to be more aggressive and defeat Lannes before the rest of the French army arrives. DEPLOYMENT

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Russian deployment: 1- Russian army. Deployed as desired though what it is more logical is in march column. Of course many units wouldn’t fit into this area, they would enter in the map through the roads when there is available room. 2- Bagration Advanced guard division in march column 3- Gallitzin Cavalry 4- Kollogrivov Cavalry 5- Charnusonov advanced guard French deployment: 1- Oudinot division and Lannes. 9th Hussars can be deployed anywhere behind. One brigade from Oudinot division can be deployed in Sortlack wood, not closer of 500m to the Russians, in open order formation if desired 2- Nansouty and Grouchy divisions. 3- Thielmann Saxon cavalry brigade in march column. French reinforcements: 1- 5.30h: Fresia Cavalry Brigade enters by Konisberg road in march column. 2- 7.30h: Dupas Division, Dutch horse battery and Mortier by Konisberg road in march column. 3- 8.00h: 3rd Saxon Division enters by Eylau road in march column. 4- 8.00h: Beaumont and Colberg Brigades enters by Konisberg road in march column 5- 9.30h: Verdier 2nd Division enters by Eylau road in march column. 6- 10.00h.: Polish cavalry brigade enters by Konisberg road in march column. 7- 11.00h: d’Espagne heavy cavalry division enters by Eylau road in march column. 8- 12.00h: Napoleon and Guard cavalry enters by Eylau road in march column. 9- 12.15h: Marchand division and 1 8pdr battery enters by Eylau road in march column. 10- 12.30h: Rest of VI corps enters by Eylau road in any desired order in march column. 11- 13.30h. Rest of Guard Corps enters by Eylau road in march column. 12- 14.00h: I corps enters by Eylau road in any desired order in march column. All reinforcements must enter in march column one after another when there is available room. Initial orders: All initial French orders must be defend or MA though new orders can be issued just in the first turn. Any reinforcement must enter with a deploy or maneuver order. Gallitzin and Kollogrivov must have a MA or a defend order. Charnusonov can have a defend or pinning attack order . Both corps have deploy orders and their divisions must have this order to cross the river and deploy where desired. You should indicate the order to cross the bridge(s), route and place to deploy for each division crossing the river. There should be two big march columns, one through the left flank crossing only one bridge on Alle, and another to the right flank crossing another bridge on Alle and later the bridge on Muhlenfluss next to the lake. All these orders are activated. No order can be changed in the first turn by the Russian. Of course those units that were historically left on the other bank of Alle river cannot cross, included the reserve batteries that must be deployed as in scenario #1. Initial losses: French: -

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SCENARIO #3 – Short Variant (17.00h to 21.00h) This scenario represents the final French attack. The French goal is to destroy the Russian army as thoroughly as possible. The Russian goal is to save his army. DEPLOYMENT

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Russian deployment: 1- Gortchakov Corps, 3rd, 6th 7th and 8th divisions. 2- Uvarov Cavalry 3- Gallitzin Cavalry 4- 2nd Division. 5- Kollogrivov Cavalry and Shepelev cavalry. 6- Bagavout, Raevsky and Chernousuvov. Jaggers battalions, included those from the Advanced Guard Brigade, can be deployed in open order. If desired you can deploy outside the wood some units, but most of them should be inside. 7- Markov Division. 8- Guard Division 9- 14th Division and Dolgorouki Brigade 10- Reserve Batteries. Each one has at least 1 battery and you can add another one to 4 of these places. Besides the Russian player can put 4 temporary bridges on Muhlenfluss not westernmost from the most advanced of their units. French deployment: 1- VI corps 2- I Corps 3- Lannes Corps including Nansouty cavalry 4- VIII Corps 5- Grouchy Cavalry: Grouchy Dragoon division, d’Espagne division, Thielmann, Sokolniski, Beaumont, Fressia and Colberg cavalry brigades. 6- Imperial Guard Initial orders: All French Corps can have any kind of order and are already activated. Their divisions can have any proper order but, except for defend or MA, all of them must be activated as usual. All Russians corps and divisions must have Defend or MA orders but new orders can be issued on first turn. Initial losses: French: -

Put 2 losses to 9th hussar Distribute evenly 15 losses for cavalry units of Lannes Corps, Mortier Corps or Grouchy Cavalry as desired. Distribute evenly 20 losses for Lannes Corps as desired. Distribute evenly 15 losses for Mortier Corps as desired.

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Distribute evenly 20 losses for Bagavut, Raevsky and Charnusonov jaggers units as desired. Distribute evenly 3 losses for Kollogrivov division as desired. Distribute evenly 6 losses for Gallitzin division as desired. Distribute evenly 5 losses for 2nd division as desired. Distribute evenly 20 losses for Right Wing Corps Infantry divisions as desired. Distribute evenly 10 losses for Uvarov Cavalry.

Russian:

BATTLE TIME Though the battle ends at 21.00 (not included), just at dusk, the French player if desired can press the battle on a little bit more if he controls Friedland , every building of Friedland south of Muhlenfluss, till 22.00h (not included). Dusk is from 21.00 to 21.30 and darkness from 21.30 to 22.00. Dusk: Reduce visibility to 700m. Command and control distances are reduced ¼. Darkness: Reduce visibility to 400m. Command and control distances are reduced ½. If 2 or more units are attacking a single enemy unit it counts as a one loss of integrity per attacker.

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COMMAND AND CONTROL SPECIAL RULES: Russian: The army has 2 Corps , Bagration and Gortchakov, and a Reserve that it is commanded directly by Bennigsen. Bennisgen can send orders to reserve divisions as desired. Ignore the Bagration divisional command. He is a corps commander and sends divisional orders to their divisions, including Charnousunov and Shepelev brigades that are treated like divisions for orders. The Guard Cossack regiment can have always a MA order independent of his brigade. Bagration can assign Shepelev brigade to Kollogrivov command. Doctorov can act like a second commander inside Gortchakov Corps for 7th and 8th divisions. He can be used to help these divisions , for example to activate orders, to rally units, to be placed at the front of any unit, etc. Besides from 15.00h forth Bennigsen can form a temporary corps commanded by Doctorov extracting one or both divisions from Gortchakov Corps. This is done sending the appropriate order, including the corps order for this temporary corps, to Gorchakov that has to activate it and then send a new order to Doctorov. When Doctorov activates this order the corps is formed with the order received. Doctorov has a divisional range because its corps is temporary. Cossacks in Uvarov division can act like an independent brigade with their own order. Command capability applies for both corps , but as an exception, jagger divisions of Bagration Corps can have a Pinning attack while attacking through Sortlack Wood even if the Corps order is Defend, Deploy or Maneuver. Russian jaggers can be deployed in open order only inside woods or towns and are semiskirmisher type. Each battery at the other side of Alle river is considered an independent unit that can only have a defend, maneuver or general retreat order. Bennigsen is who can change these orders. Russian batteries in infantry divisions can be combined to form a divisional batteries commanded directly by their division general or can be assigned directly to brigades. Some Jaggers regiments are so small that their battalions have been joined. The Russian army is a linear army. French: Lannes is the supreme commander for the French Army till Napoleon arrives. So Lannes can put himself a corps order and also send corps order to the other commanders. Lannes can detach Oudinot’s brigades as desired. They are elite brigades and can be treated like independent divisions for orders if desired. Historically it was done by Albert brigade to defend Heinrichsdorff and another one to fight inside Sortlack wood. Grouchy temporary corps is composed of his own dragoon division and d’Espagne division. Besides any other cavalry division or brigade can be added to his command. This is done by Lannes or Napoleon sending the proper order. Same way these units can also be de-detached. Grouchy has a corps order and also a divisional order for his own dragoon division. Senarmont can form up a Grand Battery using only guns from I corps. If the French player wants to do it, it must be done immediately after I Corps deploys and no artillery can be detached to any division. Guard brigades, including the middle guard, can be used as independent elite brigades if desired with their own divisional order. Guard artillery batteries can be assigned to a grand battery commanded by Couin. If done, every guard artillery must be used. No other grand battery can be formed. Grouchy can be used to launch a Grand Cavalry charge if desired. The order must be issued by Napoleon and every cavalry attached to Grouchy must be used, but at least it must be done with d’Espagne and Grouchy cavalry divisions. Grouchy has an additional -30% mod. to activate this Corps Attack order. Any French artillery battery can be transferred between commands. This can be done by their Corps commanders to change them between their own divisions, or by Lannes or Napoleon to change them between corps. Horse batteries can be detached to any division from the beginning of the battle or when they enter the map.

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A temporary bridge can be destroyed by artillery fire if it catches fire the same way like a building type thatched. With level 3 the bridge is destroyed. With level 1 or 2 it can be still crossed. If the building closer to a bridge is in fire level 4 the fire will spread to the bridge. Any unit alongside or over the bridge can be used for fire fighting. Any French artillery battery is considered to have at least 2 howitzers. To build a temporary bridge over the Muhlenfluss there must be a Russian infantry unit within 200m of that point and no enemy unit inside 200m of that point. 1 hour after being announced (during movement phase) the bridge will be finished. During this time there is no obligation for the Russian to have a unit near that point, but if a French come closer to 200m the bridge is destroyed and is lost. The Russian have a maximum of 4 bridges to construct. There are two fords on Alle river but they were unknown to the Russian. To be able to use them he has to discover them. After 15.00 h if at least one battalion or cavalry regiment is within 200m of a ford a die is rolled, on 1-2 (1d10) the ford is discovered and can be used. Russians reserves: The Russian artillery reserve can’t ever cross the Alle river but it can be relocated within 200m from their original positions. They can be also moved outside the map to withdraw them definitively. The 14th division and Dolgorouki brigade can cross the river only if the Russian player takes completely Posthenen or Heinrichsdorf, to reinforce that flank. Those divisions must be attached to Bagration or Gortchakov corps by an order sent by Bennigsen. Platov’s flying column can only be used after 17.00h. and only in two ways: it can be sent to cross the south ford and attack the French right flank (it was what it tried historically but were easily repulsed by the French), or can be sent to cross the Alle river by Gr.Wohnsdorf and attack the French left flak. For the first way after the order is activated Platov’s division enters deployed the map north of Friedland Hegewald. For the second way 1.00 h after the order is activated by Platov roll a die, on 1-3 (1d10) Platov’s division enters deployed on the side map right of Karschau. You can only use one way to commit Platov and cannot be changed later. Bennigsen orders Bennigsen original plan was to destroy Lannes corps before it could receive reinforcements, but he spent too much time deploying his troops and the attack begun too late. He also didn’t realize how much French troops had arrived until it was too late. So, for scenario #2 if you like an historical development, Bennisgen cannot issue attack orders to their corps till 8.00h (second time the Russian can issue orders). If you like to give him more options allow him to issue attack orders on turn 6.30h (first time he can issue new orders). Besides never allow the Russian player to send any kind of order that implies a Russian unit to re-cross Alle river or to move them easternmost form Karschau, before 17.00h (he can issue new orders that turn). From 17.00h he can issue orders to withdraw the Army that must be done through the east side of the map. Russian stubbornness (optional) This battle is possibly the best example to show how stubborn was the Russian line infantry to not surrender or flee even placed in the most desperate situations. Whole battalions were annihilated by French artillery but they didn’t abandon their positions. So apply next rules to represent it: - For line infantry battalions (not grenadiers, jaggers or guard) apply a +3 modifier for morale checks (not for rallies) - Apply an additional -10% for brigade or division morale checks except if the -10% AA mod is file:///E|/INFO/Napoleonicos/FVTW/BATTLE%20OF%20FRIEDLAND.htm (23 de 25)28/08/2008 19:07:13

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also being used. - For any Russian infantry unit when they check the surrender table add a -3 modifier. - Any Russian unit forced to retreat or rout movements through the Alle River checks the surrender table as usual but before that, a 1d10 die is rolled in the D file of the Melee casualties table. That percentage is marked like losses immediately representing soldiers that are trying to cross the river swimming (though many of them would die drowned) and obviously wouldn’t surrender. VICTORY CONDITIONS: Napoleon’s main goal in this battle was to destroy the Russian army as much as possible. Bennigsen’s first goal was to destroy Lannes before Napoleon could help him but if this is not accomplished he must try to avoid the destruction of his army and save it recrossing the Alle river. For every scenario if Napoleon is dead, badly wounded or captured the battle is a decisive Russian victory. For every scenario if Heinrichsdorff and Posthenen are both taken completely by 12.00h turn by the Russian player the battle is a decisive Russian victory. In any other case points for losses must be counted at the end of the battle, including initial losses: - 1 point for each infantry, artillery and Cossack loss. - 3 points for each cavalry loss - 5 points for each old guard infantry or guard cavalry loss (not fusiliers or guard artillery). - Any captured figure is worth double points. - 5 points for each French gun figure captured - 10 points for each Russian gun figure captured (for the Russian player to save their guns should be a priority) - 5 points for each brigade general killed, badly wounded or captured - 10 points for each division general killed, badly wounded or captured - 20 points for each corps general killed, badly wounded or captured, except Lannes, Ney and Bagration - 40 points if Lannes, Ney or Bagration are killed, badly wounded or captured. If at the end of the battle the French player has at least 1000 points: - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 3:1 is a decisive victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 2:1 is a tactical victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 1.5:1 is a marginal victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 1:1 is a draw - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is < 1:1 is a Russian marginal victory If at the end of the battle the French player has at least 750 points: - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 3:1 is a tactical victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 2:1 is a marginal victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 1.5:1 is a draw - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 1:1 is a Russian marginal victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is < 1:1 is a Russian tactical victory If at the end of the battle the French player has at least 500 points: - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 3:1 is a marginal victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 2:1 is a draw - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 1.5:1 is a Russian marginal victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 1:1 is a Russian tactical victory

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If the proportion of points between French and Russian is < 1:1 is a Russian decisive victory

If at the end of the battle the French player has less than 500 points: - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 3:1 is a draw - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 2:1 is a Russian marginal victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 1.5:1 is a Russian tactical victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is > 1:1 is a Russian decisive victory - If the proportion of points between French and Russian is < 1:1 is a Russian decisive victory

Created by Alfonso Peral Sanchez ([email protected])

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