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French
Briefing
French
player’s briefing
You are Marshal Ney. The
Emperor has given you the honour of leading the great attack by
D’Erlon’s corps that will sweep away the British from
the ridge of Mont St. Jean. A grand battery of 80 guns has been
assembled that will prepare the way with a preliminary
bombardment. Then you must attack.
Of the four infantry
divisions of D’Erlon’s first corps, part of one
(Durutte’s) must protect your right flank by masking and
perhaps occupying the area of Papelotte, La Haye and Smohain (off
the table). It is therefore not available for the attack on the
ridge. Three brigades of cuirassiers are allocated to support
your infantry and there are light cavalry and lancers to your
right (off table) that can also support you if you get into
difficulties.
You must clear the British from the ridge by
4.30 p.m. at the latest (the end of game turn 14). It is now 1.00
as your artillery opens fire.
French Order of
Battle
Commander of French Left Wing – Marshal
Ney (Bold, Poor, LFS factor +3)
I Corps Commander –
D’Erlon (Solid)
1st
Division – Quiot (Solid)
1st Brigade
54th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
55th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
2nd Brigade
28th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
105th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
2nd Division –
Donzelot (Solid)
1st Brigade
13th Legere (3
battalions)
B class SK3
17th Ligne (2
battalions)
B class SK2
2nd Brigade
19th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
51st Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
3rd Division –
Marcognet (Poor)
1st Brigade
21st Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
46th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
2nd Brigade
25th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
45th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
4th Division (part)
– Durutte (Able) (not represented – Pegot
detached)
1st Brigade (Pegot)
8th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
29th Ligne (2
battalions)
C class SK1
1st cavalry Division –
Jacquinot (Solid) (Off table at start of
game)
1st Brigade (Bruno)
7th
Hussars
C class Light cavalry
3rd Chasseurs á
cheval
C class Light cavalry
2nd Brigade (Gobrecht)
3rd
Lanciers
C class Lancers
4th
Lanciers
C class Lancers
IV Reserve Cavalry Corps
(part) – Milhaud (Bold, Able)
13th Cavalry Division –
Watier (Solid) (not represented – both brigades
detached)
1st Brigade (Dubois)
1st
Cuirassiers
B class Heavy cavalry
4th
Cuirassiers
B class Heavy cavalry
2nd Brigade (Travers)
7th Cuirassiers (4
figures)*
C class Heavy cavalry
11th Cuirassiers (4
figures)*
C class Heavy cavalry
Divisional artillery (can be attached to either
brigade)
6 x
6lb
B class Horse artillery
14th Cavalry Division (part) – Delort
(Bold, Solid) (not represented – Farine
detached)
1st Brigade (Farine)
5th
Cuirassiers
C class Heavy cavalry
10th
Cuirassiers
C class Heavy cavalry
Grand Battery –
St. Maurice (Solid)
8 x 6lb (from 1st
Division)
B class Foot artillery
8 x 6lb (from 2nd
Division)
B class Foot artillery
8 x 6lb (from 3rd
Division)
B class Foot artillery
8 x 6lb (from 4th
Division)
B class Foot artillery
8 x 12lb (1st Corps
reserve)
B class Foot artillery
8 x 12lb (2nd Corps
reserve)
B class Foot artillery
8 x 12lb (6th Corps
reserve)
B class Foot artillery
8 x 6lb (from Young Guard)
B class Foot artillery
8 x 6lb (from Middle
Guard)
A class Foot artillery
8 x 6lb (from Old
Guard)
A class Foot artillery
Notes on the French
OB
Ney can change the orders
of any formation. D’Erlon and Milhaud can change the orders
of formations in their own corps only.
The 6lb
horse artillery battery attached to Jacquinot’s 1st
Cavalry Division was positioned overlooking the Papelotte area.
It did not accompany the division in their counter-attack against
the Union Brigade and has therefore been left out of this
scenario.
Delort’s second brigade of cuirassiers did
not take part in the counter-attack against the Union Brigade, so
it has been left out of this scenario (along with the division’s
horse artillery battery) in the interests of game balance.
*Both
the 7th and 11th Cuirassiers were seriously
under strength, owing to a shortage of horses.
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