VAE VICTUS BOARD GAME #16: Les Marechaux (The Marshalls) V

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New wargame in the series The Marshals covers General Moreau and includes minor adaptations integrated into the general rules as well as the addition of new optional rules.

Game components: One 59 x 41 cm map (printed front and back), 216 die-cut counters and markers, 1 rule book including five scenarios, and 2 color player aids.

Units: 1 SP = 1000 infantrymen 500 horsemen, 1 artillery battery
Scale: 10 km between two zones
Turn : One Day

The three scenarios describe Moreau's entrance into the campaign with the hazardous crossing of the Rhine, the grueling march through the Black Forest, the concentration of the three army corps from Sainte-Suzanne, Saint-Cyr and the army reserve coinciding with the flank assault from Lecourbe's corps, the counterattack of the Austrians under Kray, and the undecided battles of Engen, Molsskirch and Biberach. The French must demonstrate their resourcefulness as Bonaparte grows impatient and demands reinforcements from Moreau to support his offensive in Italy. Time is running out; advance in the direction of Ulm before the order arrives for the troops to depart toward the south.

The next three scenarios that follow relate the events in Bavaria that lead up to the clash at Hohenlinden in deplorable weather. The Archduke John, propelled by his ardor, decides to assault the French at Munich while the latter marched toward them. This battle of encounter is decisive, contrary to the battles of the spring. With this victory, Moreau succeeds in bringing to an end this war with Austria.