This is the second of three articles about a Napoleonic miniatures campaign of the boardgame 1809 by the Avalon Hill game company. The first article provided a brief synopsis of the rules governing the campaign. This article provides the forces for the campaign. The forces are organized as they were at the start of the campaign on April 9, 1809, when Austria attacked Bavaria. These forces were developed from information contained in the boardgame, as well as from order of battles contained in the book Armies On The Danube, 1809 by Scott Bowden and Charles Tarbox.

The reinforcements are listed by their date of entry into the campaign theater. The game maphex, as well as a place name have been given for the point of setup or arrival (the place names will be useful to those who do not have a copy of the game). The leader names are in parentheses. The leader names in some cases have been changed to match the counters provided in the 1809 boardgame. The unit strength has been rounded to the nearest thousand. Unless otherwise listed, French forces are composed of French units, and Austrian forces are either Austrian or Hungarian.

In some cases the type of infantry or cavalry has been generalized for simplicity. For instance, several French Line Infantry brigades contain 1/3 to 1/4 light infantry. The forces will be developed in the next article for playing the campaign with Avalon Hill's miniatures rules system, Napoleon's Battles.

Austrian Starting Forces

The Army Commander (Archduke Charles) may start with any of groups 1, 2 or 3.

1. In maphex W4730, which is on the Austrian side of the Inn River, near the town of Obernberg:

III Corps (Hohenzollern)

1st Div. (Aspre) - 12,000 Line Inf., 22 Guns
2nd Div. (St. Julien) - 12,000 Line Inf, 22 Guns
3rd Div. (Vukossovich) - 4,000 Jager hif., 2,000 Lt. Cav., 22 Guns
Corps Artillery - 24 Guns

V Corps (Louis) starts in maphex W4730 which is the same as the III Corps.

1st Div. (Lindenau) - 12,000 Line Inf, 22 Guns
2nd Div. (Reuss) - 9,000 Line Inf, 14 Guns
3rd Div. (Schuestekh) - 4,000 Grenz Inf., 2,000 Lt. Cav., 14 Guns
Corps Artillery - 18 Guns

2. In maphex W4928, on the Austrian side of the Inn River near the town of Antiesenhofen:

IV Corps (Rosenberg)

1st Div. (Dedovich) - 12,000 Line Inf., 22 Guns
2nd Div. (Hohenlohe) - 9,000 Line Inf., 2,000 Landwehr Inf., 14 Guns
3rd Div. (Somariva) - 4,000 Grenz Inf., 2,000 Lt. Cav., 14 Guns
Corps Artillery - 18 Guns

I Reserve Corps (Lichtenstein)

1st Div. (Homberg) - 14,000 Gren. Inf., 3,000 Hvy. Cav., 3,000 Lt. Cav., 30 Guns

II Reserve Corps (Reisheim)

1st Div. (Rohan) - 4,000 Gren. Inf., 2,000 Hvy. Cav., 2,000 Lt. Cav., 20 Guns

VI Corps (Hiller)

1st Div. (Kottulinsky) - 12,000 Line Inf., 22 Guns
2nd Div. (Nordmann) - 9,000 Line Inf, 22 Guns
3rd Div. (Vincent) - 4,000 Grenz Inf., 2,000 Lt. Cav., 28 Guns

Other Forces
In maphex W4533, on the Austrian side of the Inn River near the town of Altheim:

L Corps (Maximillian)

1st Div. (Chornsky) - 6,000 Landwehr Inf.
2nd Div. (Noyer) - 6,000 Landwehr Inf.
3rd Div. (Bock) - 7,000 Landwehr Inf.

In maphex W4824, the city of Schaerding on the Austrian side of the Inn River:

II Corps (part)

Division (Vaczay) - 6,000 Line Inf. and 6 Guns

In maphex W4720, which is on the north side of the Danube River, across from the city of Passau:

Division (Richter) - 5,000 Landwehr Inf.

In maphex W482 1, which is on the Austrian side of the Inn River, southeast of the city of Passau:

Division (Neustadt) - 2,000 Landwehr Inf.

Maphex C 1423 (the city of Linz):

Division (Argentau) - 6,000 Landwehr Inf.

In the City of Vienna:

Garrison (Ubrecht) - 6,000 Landwehr Inf.

Two pontoon bridges are across the Danube:

1. in maphex C4509, between the city of Krems and the town of Mautern.
2. in maphex C2123, from the town of Mauthausen to the maphex south of the river.

Austrians Reinforcements

April 13 or 14

In maphex W 170 1, near the town of Schoenthal:

I Corps (Bellegarde)

1st Div. (Vogelsang) - 12,000 Line Inf, 22 Guns
2nd Div. (Ulm) - 9,000 Line Inf, 8 Guns
3rd Div. (Fresnel) - 4,000 Jager Inf., 2,000 Lt. Cav., 14 Guns
Corps Artillery - 18 Guns

stDiv. (Brady) - 12,000 Line Inf, 22 Guns
2nd Div. (Truenenfels) - 3,000 Line Inf, 8 Guns
3rd Div. (Klenau) - 4,000 Jager Inf., 2,000 Lt. Cav., 14 Guns
Corps Artillery - 18 Guns

May 9 or 10

In maphex C 1102, near the city of Budweis:

1st Div. (Loudon) - 6,000 Landwehr Inf.
2nd Div. (C.Kinsky) - 6,000 Landwehr Inf.
3rd Div. (Schonthl) - 7,000 Landwehr Inf.
4th Div. (F.Kinsky) - 7,000 Landwehr Inf.

I believe this force represents the large number of Landwehr that were incorporated into the regular army prior to the battle of Wagram. Players may wish to create a separate Landwehr corps as shown. However, it would be more historically accurate to insert these units into under-strength divisions of other corps. Unused strength points may be formed into special units for garrison duty or other detached service, or as auxiliary troops in a Reserve Corps.

June 24 or 25

At the east end of the map at the first minor road north of the Danube River:

Army of Inner Austria (Archduke John)

1st Div. (Frimont) - 2,000 Gren. Inf, 12 Guns
2nd Div. (Mescery) - 5,000 Line Inf. , 12 Guns
3rd Div. (Davidovich) - 3,000 Line Inf, 8 Guns
4th Div. (Bezan) - 1,000 Lt. Cav., 6 Guns
Army Reserve Artillery - 12 Guns

This army may be considered a corps that would come under Charles' command when in range.

Anytime
A 6,000 man Landwehr Inf. force appears in Vienna the first time a French force moves to within 15 miles (7 hexes) of that city.

French Starting Forces

The French start the campaign with few forces on the map.

In maphex W4721 (the city of Passau):

Garrison (?) 3,000 Bavarian Lie Inf.

In maphex W2118 (the city of Staubing on the south bank of the Danube River)

VII Corps (part)

2nd Div. (Wrede) - 7,000 Bav. Line Inf., 1,000 Bav. Lt. Cav., 18 Guns

In maphex W1631 (the city of Landshut, on the Isar River)

VII Corps (part)

3rd Div. (Deroi) - 8,000 Bav. Line Inf., 1,000 Bav. Lt. Cav., 18 Guns

In maphex WO815, which is the city of Regensberg:

III Corps (part)

7th Div. (Montbrun) - 5,000 Lt. Cav.

French Reinforcements

April 13 or 14

In maphex W00 16, which is the town of Hemau:

III Corps (Davout)

1st Div. (Morand) - 11,000 Line Inf., 12 Guns
3rd Div. (Gudin) - 11,000 Line Inf., 12 Guns
Corps Artillery - 12 Guns

April 15 or 16

In maphex W0009 (near the town of Schmidrnuehlen):

III Corps (part)

2nd Div. (Friant) - 11,000 Line Inf, 8 Guns
6th Div. (St. Sulpice) - 3,000 Hvy. Cav., 6 Guns

In maphex W0016, (the town of Hemau):

III Corps (part), and an independent cavalry force

4th Div. (St. Hilaire) - 11,000 Line Inf, 15 Guns
Div. (Nansouty) - 5,000 Hvy. Cav., 12 Guns

In maphex W0433, which is the town of Au.

VII Corps (Lefebvre)

1st Div. (Pr. Royal) -7,000 Bav. Inf., 1,000 Bav. Lt. Cav., 18 Guns
Corps Artillery - 18 Guns

April 19 or 20

In maphex W0025, (the town of Vohburg): Napoleon, accompanied by an unassigned corps commander (Lannes), the pontoon train, and the following forces:

Wurttemberg Corps (Vandamme)

1st Div. (Neubronn) - 9,000 Wurt. Line Inf.

2nd Div. (Wollwarth) - 2,000 Wurt. Lt. Cav.
Corps Artillery - 22 Guns

III Corps (part)

5th Div. (Demont) - 3,000 Line Inf.

In maphex W0134, which is near the town of Au:

II Corps (Oudinot)

1st Div. (Tharreau) - 7,000 Line Inf., 14 Guns
2nd Div. (Claparede) - 8,000 Line Inf., 8 Guns
3rd Div. (Colbert) - 2,000 Lt. Cav.
4th Div. (d'Espagne) - 3,000 Hvy. Cav., 12 Guns
Corps Artillery - 14 Guns

IV Corps (Massena)

1st Div. (Legrand) - 10,000 Line Inf., 26 Guns
2nd Div. (St. Cyr) - 11, 000 Line Inf. , 21 Guns
3rd Div. (Molitor) - 7,000 Line Inf., 6 Guns
5th Div. (Marulaz) - 3,000 Lt. Cav.
Corps Artillery - 8 Guns

April 21 or 22

In maphex W0025 (the town of Vohburg):

Unassigned corps commander (Bessieres)

Inf. Div. (Rouyer) - 7,000 Nassau, Anhalt, Waldeck Inf.

In maphex W0134, which is near the town of Au.

IV Corps (part)

4th Div. (Boudet) - 5,000 Line Inf., 6 Guns

April 27 or 28

In maphex W0025 (the town of Vohburg):

Imperial Guard (Mouton)

1st Div. (Curial) - 5,000 Guard Inf.
2nd Div. (Dorsenne) - 3,000 Guard Inf.
3rd Div. (Arrighi) - 1,000 Guard Hvy. Cav.
Guard Artillery (Lauriston) - 60 Guns

May 1or 2

In maphex W0025 (the town of Vohburg):

Division (Dupas) - 3,000 Line Inf., 1,000 Lt. Cav., 12 Guns.

May 5 or 6

In maphex W0701 (Schoenthal):

IX Corps (Bernadotte)

1st Div. (Zezschwitz) - 6,000 Saxon Line Inf, 1,000 Saxon Lt. Cav.
2nd Div. (Polenz) - 5,000 Saxon Inf., 1,000 Saxon Lt. Cav.
Corps Artillery - 24 Guns

June 30 or July 1

In maphex E0432, which is the town of Semmering:

XI Corps (Marmont)

1st Div. (Montrichand) - 5,000 Line Inf, 12 Guns
2nd Div. (Clauzel) - 5,000 Line Inf., 16 Guns

June 28 or 29

At the east end of the map, on the first road south of the Danube which is not controlled by the Austrians:

The Army of Italy (Eugene)

Eugene commands the followmig directly:

It. Guard (Lecchi) - 2,000 It. Guard Inf., 6 Guns Army Reserve Artillery - 8 Guns

Corps MacDonald

1st Div. (Broussier) - 4,000 Fr. Line Inf, 6 Guns
2nd Div. (Lemarque) - 4,000 Fr. Line Inf, 6 Guns

Corps Grenier

1st Div. (Seras) - 3,000 Fr. Line Inf, 6 Guns
2nd Div. (Durette) - 3,000 Fr. Line Inf, 6 Guns

Corps Grouchy

1st Div. (Pacthod) -3,000 Fr. Line Inf., 6 Guns
2nd Div. (Sahuc) - 3,000 Fr. Light Cav.
3rd Div. (Pully) - 1,000 Fr. Heavy Cav.