Battle of Bad Kosen– Set Up

Strategic map at 1200 14 August 1813

Campaign Background

Marshal Ney has orders to hold the town of Bad Kosen.   He has deployed 6^th division to hold the town, 5^th division to hold the river bend between the two bridges and 15^th division to move south of the river and hold the southern end of the bridge.

General Langeron has orders to capture Bad Kosen.   He had already received light casualties by bringing his corps close to the east bank of the river.   He now orders his three divisions to march south along the eastern bank of the river and attack the exposed 15^th division.

Tactical map at start of battle

Tactical Map

The battle will take place in the nine squares outlined in white.  

The French divisions start the battle on hold orders

The three Russian divisions start the battle on engage and skirmish orders

 Wargames table at start of battle

Wargames Table

Bad Kosen is the town centre left

There is an unnamed farm top right

The river Saale runs north to south and curves to the west

3^rd French corps is on the left, 15^th division south of the river

1^st Russian corps in on the right

 3^rd French corps

6^th French division (left) have orders to hold Bad Kosen

5^th French division (centre) have orders to hold the river bend

15^th Vistula division (right) have orders to hold the south bank of the river

1^st Russian corps

2^nd Russian division (right) have orders to move to river and skirmish

1^st Russian division (centre) have orders to move to bridge and engage

3^rd Russian division (left) have orders to engage French south of the river

Special Rules

The battle starts at 1200 and will last for 8 hours/moves

This battle is fought at the same time as both Domburg and Possneck.

Domburg is being fought immediately south of this battle

No movement south of the battle area is allowed.

Only corps commanders are allowed to change division orders

The only exception is that divisional commanders can change their orders to Halt if they are unable to carry out their corps commander orders.

The river can only be crossed by the road bridges, unless there is a hidden ford.

It will take one regiment of infantry or cavalry four game moves (four hours) to recce one square to confirm if there is a ford.

Wargame Rules

Can be found at

http://napoleoniccampaignrules.blogspot.com/