Column, Line and Square – Leipzig

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a Napoleonic game using Column, Line and Square, Version 2. The scenario was an Allied attack on the French near Probstheyda, south of Leipzig, on 18 October 1813.

The French are on the left (north). On the right, from top to bottom, are the Prussians, Russians and Austrians.

The French right (western) flank with the Austrians in the distance.

The French left deployed on rising ground.

The Allies advance.

The Emperor and his band.

Additional troops arrive on both sides.

The cavalry clash in the center.

Austrian infantry formations advance.

Austrian lights wipe out the crew of a French battery.

More cavalry clash in the center.

The assault on the French left.

After 4 turns, and the end of the game.

The Allied objective was to take both villages. The French objective was to drive the Allies from the field. When the game was ended due to time, neither side had achieved their objectives.

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