French Revolutionary Wars - 1800
Montebello
June 9, 1800
Background
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Battle Timeline - 12 turns
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1730
Location
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Sequence
The French start with the initiative. The French are the First Side.
Austria
Information Chart
| Unit Type | Combat Mods | DRD / RTr No. |
RSP / DSP |
Fire / Mods |
Movement | Move Mods | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL or LIM |
LIN or ULM |
SQ VS CV |
VS OT |
COL or LIM |
LIN or ULM |
MCH COL |
RGH or SQ |
BCK or SID |
CG FM | ||||
| AsLC Light Cavalryh | -2 | 0 | - | +4 | 2/3 | 5/C | -/- | 15" | 14" | 24" | 3/1 | 2/1 | 7" |
| AsGRZ Grenz Infantrys | -2 | 0 | +5 | -6 | 2/3 | 5/D | 5"/+1 | 12" | 2" | 18" | 3/2 | 133/100 | 2" |
| AsLN Line Infantry | -4 | +2 | +6 | -5 | 2/4 | 4/C | 2"/-2 | 6" | 3" | 15" | 3/1 | 2/1 | 2" |
| As3# 3# Horse Artilleryp | -5 | -3 | - | - | -/- | 4/- | 7"/0 | 10" | 4" | 18" | 4/1 | 1/1 | 3" |
h. May dismount
p. May not initiate combats
s. Is skirmish infantry
FranceWinner
Information Chart
| Unit Type | Combat Mods | DRD / RTr No. |
RSP / DSP |
Fire / Mods |
Movement | Move Mods | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL or LIM |
LIN or ULM |
SQ VS CV |
VS OT |
COL or LIM |
LIN or ULM |
MCH COL |
RGH or SQ |
BCK or SID |
CG FM | ||||
| FrLC Light Cavalryh | -3 | -1 | - | +3 | 2/3 | 6/D | -/- | 15" | 14" | 22" | 3/1 | 2/1 | 7" |
| FrLN Line Infantry | -1 | +2 | +7 | -4 | 2/4 | 6/C | 4"/0 | 12" | 2" | 18" | 2/1 | 3/1 | 2" |
| FrLT Light Infantry | -1 | +2 | +7 | -4 | 2/4 | 6/C | 5"/+1 | 12" | 3" | 18" | 3/2 | 3/2 | 1" |
h. May dismount
Historical Order of Battle
Austria
Austrian Force – Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz6"G(10)+1[5M]
Advance Guard Division – Andreas O'Reilly4"A(6)+0[1F]
Division Vogelsang – Ludwig von Vogelsang3"A(5)+0[2F]
Division Schellenberg – Joseph von Schellenberg3"A(4)+0[2F]
France
French Force – Jean Lannes7"E(10)+2[2M]
Corps Victor – Claude-Victor Perrin5"G(6)+1[2F]
Division Chambarlhac – Jacques-Antoine Chambarlhac3"G(6)+1[2F]
Arrivals
- 12:00At the C1 road endFrance | Division Watrin | Line Infantry (2B) Unit
- 12:30At the C1 road endFrance | Independent Brigades | Light Cavalry (1B) UnitFrance | Independent Brigades | Line Infantry (2B) UnitEnter anywhere on left side of the road in C1, up to the hills.
- 14:00At the C1 road endFrance | Corps Victor Command
Victory Locations
| Location | Austria | France | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Il Giardiana | 16 | 11 | |
| Castiggio | 28 | 20 | |
| Montebello | 42 | 30 |
Historic Results
Lt. General Lannes lead the advance guard of the Army of Italy into the Po River valley. Gen. Lannes' 8,000 men and Gen. Victor's 6,000 unexpectedly encountered Ott's 18,000 Austrians. Lannes had no choice but to attack the Austrians and await the arrival of Victor. Lannes' men suffered terrible losses (particularly from Austrian cannon) and fought bravely against hopeless odds. By two o'clock one of Victor's Divisions arrived and they began to attack quickly, driving the Austrians in confusion toward Alessandria... Lannes and Victor were then joined by Bonaparte, who was unaware that even larger Austrian forces under Melas were waiting at Alessandria planning to drive Bonaparte back at a village called Marengo... Years later, Lannes would take the name of Montebello as part of his ducal title.
Links
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Montebello_(1800)Historic Background