Charlie reports: The vicious Bavarian attack on the poor Prussian Homeland was not the decisive battle that the Bavarians wanted. The Prussian Army was able to pull out most of their Army so that they could fight again!

The Prussians had a hill on their left flank. The commander of the Prussian Army (Charlie) decided to set up from the hill to the right in a typical linear setup: 2 ranks 500 meters apart. They numbered 18 battalions of infantry (12 figures each) and 5 cavalry regiments totaling 42 figures. The artilleryconsisted of 6 batteries of 8 guns. The Bavarian Army, under the command of Herr Schlenger, decided on a 3-prong attack. He would take advantage of the open flank next to the hill. The Bavarian Army consisted of 35 battalions of infantry, 72 Cavalry figures, and 96 guns. A key factor in the battle would be the respective command ratings. The Bavarians could change their orders and formations much quicker than the Prussians.

It should be said that both players were very rusty with the Valmy to Waterloo rules. The Prussians did not think that the bavarians would come over the hill because the units could not change formation and a 12# Prussian battery was covering the hill. But Bavarian pressure on the hill side started to peel the Prussian Army back. This eventually caused 4 brigade and 2 divisional checks. The Prussians had to send out a General Retreat order on turn 13 to save the Army. Eric played a Good Game and eventually won because of the pressure he put on the Prussians. Eric neutralized the Prussian Cavalry and charged out the guns.

The losses in the battle were Prussians 64 inf., 48 guns, and 4 cav. Bavarian losses were 58 inf., and 4 cav. The lesson learned was essentially what happened in Europe in 1806. Linear armies were no match for the French impulse system. Once the Linear Army's Cavalry was dealt with and defeated the Linear was left to sit there waiting for the attack because it could not maneuver with the impulse system army. Eventually the battalion's actions and their ability to react to the changing situation decided the battle.