In the Battle of Aspern-Essling (21–22 May 1809), Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were driven back by the Austrians under Archduke Charles. The battle was the first time Napoleon had been…
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Battle of Abensberg, April 1809
We played the Battle of Abensberg (20 April 1809). With only a short amount of time to prepare for the game, we simply adapted the scenario published in “The First Battle Lost”,…
Battle of Problus, July 1866
Background The Battle of Königgrätz was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. Taking place near Königgrätz (Czech: Hradec Králové) and Sadowa (Sadová) in Bohemia on 3 July 1866, it was an example of battlefield concentration, a convergence…
Battle of Teugen-Hausen, April 1809
Background The Battle of Teugen-Hausen or the Battle of Thann was an engagement that occurred during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was fought on 19 April 1809 between the French III Corps led…
Battle of Eckmuhl, April 1809
The Battle of Eckmühl (also known as “Eggmühl”) fought on 21 April – 22 April 1809, was the turning point of the 1809 Campaign, also known as the War of the Fifth Coalition. Napoleon Ihad been…
Battle of Magenta, June 1859.
Background The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Franco-Austrian War, Austro-Sardinian War or Italian War of 1859 (French: Campagne d’Italie), was fought by the French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859 and played a crucial part…
Battle of Gordeczna,
Background By late summer, Napoleon’s Grande Armee stood poised to capture Smolensk, deep in central Russia. But to the south of Napoleon’s advance, the Third Russian Army of West took to the…
Battle of Hanau, October 1813.
Background The Battle of Hanau was fought on (30 – 31 October 1813) between Karl Philipp von Wrede’s Austro-Bavarian corps and Napoleon’s retreating French during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Following Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Leipzig earlier in October, Napoleon began…
Battle of Piave, May 1809
Background The Battle of Piave River was fought on 8 May 1809 between the Franco-Italian army under the command of Eugène de Beauharnais and an Austrian army led by Archduke John of Austria. The Austrian commander made…
Battle of Raab
Background The Battle of Raab (Hungarian: Győri csata) was fought on 14 June 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, between Franco-Italian forces and Habsburg forces. The battle was fought near Győr(Raab), Kingdom of Hungary, and ended in a Franco-Italian…