Eventually Ney convinced him to leave one division on the north bank, so for several day's Dupont's division of Ney's corps was the only major French unit preventing the Austrians from escaping from Napoleon's trap by moving along the north bank of the Danube.
As part of his new strategy, Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franjo Jelačić (also Franz Jellacic) was ordered to move from Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke John's Army of the Tyrol to Lake Constance. The emperor sought the advice of Feldmarschall Archduke Charles, who commanded the Army of Italy, and was warned that Mack was making a strategic blunder. The Battle of Elchingen Age of Eagles Scenario by GRW, 2010 SETTING Date: 14 October 1805, 8:00 AM Location: 7 miles northeast of Ulm, Bavaria Combatants: French Empire vs. Austrian Empire History: In the fall of 1805, Field Marshal Karl Mack sat in Ulm with 30,000 Austrians, blissfully unaware of how isolated he had become. The Austrians retreated across the river, but instead of destroying the bridge they decided to try and lure part of the French force across so they could defeat it piecemeal.
8, and two squadrons of the Archduke Franz Cuirassier Regiment Nr. If this is so, it would explain why the infantry was so easily defeated. The next day, General of Division Jean-Pierre Firmin Malher's VI corps division attacked General-Major Konstantin Ghilian Karl d'Aspré's 7,000 troops in the Battle of Günzburg. Young-Chandler, 376-377. These maps really make the battles come to life and easier to follow. I have done a detailed map of Aspern-Essling and have an OOB for it. On 5 October, Kienmayer reported that the French were in Ansbach, to the north of the Danube.
This succeeded at first, but it also infuriated Ney who took personal command of the efforts to repair the bridge and was one of the first to cross to the north bank. On 11 October Mack finally decided to make his move. A member of my club recommended me your site.
The scale of Napoleon's error became clear over the next few days. [2], Battle of Gunzburg strategic map, situation morning 9 October 1805, Ferdinand and Mayer appealed to Emperor Francis II. With this in mind most of the French army moved onto the south bank of the Danube. This defeat led to a large part of the Austrian army being invested in the fortress of Ulm by the army of Emperor Napoleon I of France while other formations fled to the east. Riesche's Austrian Corps deployed on a plateua between the villages of …
In sum, he ordered Jellačić to march south to the Tyrol, Schwarzenberg to hold Ulm, and Werneck to move to Heidenheim an der Brenz followed by General-Major Johann Ludwig Alexius von Loudon's division of Riesch's corps.
A small community just called Elchingen is on the south bank, but this doesn't appear on 19th century maps of the area.
I had place only my weakest regiment in the village as a forlorn hope, so they looked nervously on the enemy.
Mack planned to establish 88 battalions and 148 squadrons on the Lech River near Augsburg by the end of October. Colonel Charles, comte Lefebvre-Desnouettes's 18th Dragoons broke an Austrian square after it was softened up by musketry from the 76th Line. By the end of September, relations between Mack and Ferdinand became so poor that all communication between the two was done in writing.
Is there a chance you will do the 1809 campaign?
Hello Jeff,Reading through your exelent battle reports.However I have to pick a nit.
Deployed on the heights under Loudon and General-Major Daniel Mécsery de Tsoor were 14 battalions of infantry, 11 squadrons of cavalry, and 12 artillery pieces. Date and place. 6, three squadrons of the Hohenzollern Cuirassier Regiment Nr. A final cavalry charge by the Austrians was checked by Roguet's brigade, then counter-charged by Colbert's horsemen. Smith, 204. And you enliven it with you opinion on the whole thing.Also I was wondering if you are aware of the ((board)wargame) series Jour de Gloire, in which Haslach and Elchingen have been published:http://jours.de.gloire.pagesperso-orange.fr/jdg_en.htmlRegards, and keep up the good work!Louis Kolkman. On 14 October, at the Battle of Elchingen, Mack tried to break out again, but the rest of Ney's corps attacked across the river to the north bank.
Another spiffing Age of Eagles scenario, this time Elchingen 1805: ... last!The heavy cavalry performed nobly and Spav used them very well.You could almost smell the powder in the desperate battle for the bridgehead. I'm so glad I can entertain like-minded people. Mack capitulated with 23,500 troops and 60 cannons in the Battle of Ulm on October 20.
Smith lists Malher's order of battle at Gunzburg.
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