Pursuit of VI Corps - 12 noon

The Lower Bridge. Map is Copyright of Henry Hyde

The Pursuit of VI Corps campaign continues; 

12 noon

The weather remains fine. Visibility is now at 176” (essentially this translates to 14½’ over the 6’ tables, so units on high ground can pretty much see all over the map, having regard for any line of sight obstructions.

Austrian Headquarters.

Klenau is in the process of moving his headquarters to the Large Farm (top right of map, covering the exit road). Assessment, the Lower Bridge appears lost and Froon’s troops are dispersed, possibly routing.

Up on the slopes and at the church behind the village, Austrian formations, though weakened are holding those positions. The French appear to be re-organising. 

We are in urgent need of Schwarzenberg’s 2nd Cavalry, disengaging from the slopes, crossing the ford and unifying our forces before he gets cut off.

Orders. No new orders.

French Headquarters.

Massena has moved his headquarters onto the upper slopes in front of the village and he now has an excellent view of the battlefield.

Assessment, the Austrians are on the backfoot, but the French forces immediately to hand are not in a position to pursue until they reorganise and Lasalle’s cavalry moves up from their success at the lower bridge, to support an assault at the church.

Orders. Molitor (3rd Infantry Division) - advance over the Lower Bridge and follow Lasalle up to church. Continue to advance until you can contact and engage the enemy. (This order will be received and acted upon at 2 PM).

Lull

There is an apparent lull across the battlefield as the French reorganise and neither side has the local initiative to act. 

Throughout the hour, artillery of both sides bombard as and where they can. Over on the slopes 14th Chasseur á Cheval have been particularly harangued by Schwarzenberg’s 1st Horse Artillery and are now unsteady.

Schwarzenberg has noted that in front him, the French infantry are disengaging and moving towards the village. He is in two minds about attacking Marulaz’s cavalry, who have remained to screen the departure of the infantry, but with the French now in control of the village he does not want to get drawn further south.

Resources - 

My other piece of webspace is called COMMANDERS, it has a variety of snippet based type pieces there. LINK

https://commanders.simdif.com/dear_diary.html

The previous campaign turns (10 and 11 AM) can be found here - LINK

https://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-bridges-pursuit-of-vi-korps-10-am.html