Auerstadt, 1806 The advance of Morand's division against the Prussians. The first phase of the advance opened with Morand's division {A) nearing its position under the cover of the light cavalry, light infantry (B), and artillery (C). The division then deployed into nine columns, one battalion wide and ten battalions deep, on about a 1,000-yard front. If it had been completely up to strength, Morand's division would haw had some 8,000 soldiers massed on this short front. Once deployed, Morand sent forth a thick, irregular line of skirmishers to protect his battleline from fire and his attack began. The artillery accompanied the advance providing a storm of close-range fire. New Market, 1864 The Confederate artillery (A) opened with counter~battery fire upon the original Union line at long range. The Confederates then sent forth a line of skirmishers (B) who engaged the northerners' line. Imboden moved his cavalry and horse artillery (C) to the hill and opened a fierce fire upon the Union cavalry. This enfilading fire forced a withdrawal of the cavalry and, in turn, the entire Union line was rolkd up and forced to withdraw to a new position (E). The Confederates followed up, renewed the attack frontally (F) and drove the Union army from the field. On a 2,000-yard front, approximately 5,000 Confederate effectives attacked at New Market. When comparing Morand's advance with the Civil War battle, note how the Napoleonic infantry massed into deep columns. The Confederates, on the other hand, used fewer troops on a wider front and fire, not mass, was used to defeat the larger Union forces. More ACW Rifle-Musket ACW: Introduction ACW: Infantry ACW: Infantry Tactics (Examples) ACW: Cavalry ACW: Artillery ACW: Engineers ACW: Entrenchments ACW: Grand Tactics ACW: Tactics: Auerstadt 1806 vs. New Market 1864 ACW: Conclusion and Bibliography Back to Conflict Number 7 Table of Contents Back to Conflict List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1974 by Dana Lombardy This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com