The Battle of Dennewitz  

6 September, 1813

Version 4.0

The Scenario:  The weather is Overcast, with variation . The ground is Hard. The game’s Basic Length is 6 turns.  All towns are hard cover. The Augerbach river is an obstacle to infantry and cavalry, and unfordable by artillery.

Starting setup: The Prussian 4th Korps sets up first, then the French IV Corps. At least half the Prussian units must set up within 12" of Dennewitz.  French units may setup no closer than 6" to the enemy. The following units must set up north of the Augerbach: IV/15/11,IV/15/2,IV/15/3, IV/C1, IV/C2, and two 6-pdr guns.  The rest of IV Corps must be placed south of the Augerbach.   Afterwards, the Prussian 3rd Brigade, 4th Brigade, 6th Brigade and Cavalry Reserve of the 3rd Korps set up last.  Bulow and Hohenzollern setup up with the 4th Brigade.  Two of the 12-pdr guns set up with 4th Brigade, two with 6th Brigade, and the two 6-pdr guns set up with the Cavalry Reserve.   Notes: The French army commander does not start on the table.

Turn 2: Ney & VII Corps arrive at Point 5. 

Turn 3: 3 Korps / 5th Bde arrives at Point 2.

Turn 4: XII Corps arrives at point 5.

The Battlefield:

Special Rules:

1.  Army Morale Check - Because the forces start so close together, I highly recommend you add +2 to the die roll when rolling the Army Moral Check (L3.0).

2.  Late Arrivals - Count Ney and VII Corps as being on the table when rolling for Command Points at the start of Turn 2, and XII Corps as present at the start of Turn 4.  Every Force than arrives after the Turn 1 counts as being in command for the first pulse for free.  All units of that force move onto the board from the table edge at the designated point, or within 6" of it.

Roster for the Army of the North (Allied)

Commander: Bulow (Good)

Army's Break Point: 10

Generals Available: 2

This is a Napoleonic army of 2 Forces

3 Korps: Hohenzollern 3 / 19" ( 2 / 20" V)

4 Korps: Tauentzien 3 / 7"

Bulow special rule: Although Bernadotte was the army commander for the Allies, he did not arrive until the battle was nearly over. Bulow was the senior commander on the field and is the army commander for this scenario. His Korps staff is represented by Hohenzollern. If Bulow is "Grabbing the Lapels" (G3.1) of Hohenzollern, use the force commander stats in parenthesis instead.

Army of the North Totals:

17 Infantry Units

2 Cavalry Units

7 Artillery Units

Roster for the Army of Berlin (French)

Commander: Ney (Poor)

Army's Break Point: 4, 7 on Turn 2, 12 on Turn 4

Generals Available: 2

This is a Napoleonic army of 1 - 3 Forces

IV Corps: Bertrand 2 / 20" (V)

VII Corps: Reynier 3 / 12"

XII Corps: Oudinot 5 / 14" (V) Agressive

Army of Berlin Totals:

21 Infantry Units

7 Cavarly Units

10 Artillery Units

Scenario Variants

1. III Corps Rides Together - Historically, the divisions of the French III cavalry corps operated directly with the three infantry corps, and for that reason are incorporated into those Forces. To have III Corps operate together, use the following force list, and remove IV/C2, VII/C2, and XII/C2 from their respective lists. Have it arrive Turn 3, at point 5.

III Cavalry Corps: Arrighi 3 / 6" Aggressive

2.  Random Arrival Points -  Each time a Force arrives from off-board, determine its entry point randomly. The Prussians may arrive at points 1, 2 or 3. The French may arrive at points 4, 5, or 6.

3.  Timing is Everything.  - Because the play balance of the scenario depends highly upon the length of the turns, I recommend using an averaging die (six sided die marked: 2,3,3,4,4,5) as the colored die that determines if the turn ends (B3.1)

Ready-Made Lables for the Dennewitz Scenario