Tactical Map at start of battle
Top left – 10th Bavarian
division has orders to advance and engage
Centre left – 9th Bavarian
division has orders to advance and engage
Bottom left – 3rd Austrian
division has orders to hold bridge over river Inn
Top right - 1st Austrian division has
orders to hold bridge over the river Danube
Centre right – 2nd Austrian
division has orders to retreat over river Danube
Outside battlefield
11th Bavarian division has
orders to cross the river unless defended
5th Bavarian division has
orders to cross the river unless defended
Special Rule
9th Bavarian division and 3rd
Austrian division are hidden from each other by the hill
At the start of the battle they sight each
other
3rd Austrian division must
keep their artillery and two infantry brigades facing river Inn
This will prevent 11th
Bavarian division from crossing to the east bank.
They may deploy their cavalry and two
infantry brigades to face enemy to the north
Table at start of battle
Obernzell is top centre
Top road leads to Passau (left) and Rohrbach
(right)
Centre road leads to Withering
River can only be crossed by a bridge
A full strength division has 3200 infantry, 400
cavalry and 400 gunners
1st Austrian division are
full strength
2nd Austrian division have
lost 800 infantry and 400 cavalry missing
3rd Austrian division are
full strength
10th Bavarian division have
80 infantry casualties
9th Bavarian division have
160 infantry and 40 gunner casualties
Move 1 – 0800 to 0900
Top left – 10th Bavarian
division send cavalry to recce between town and woods
Centre left – 9th Bavarian
division turn right and move towards hill
Bottom left – Half of 3rd
Austrian division advance towards hill
Top right – 1st Austrian
division move artillery and cavalry to link with 2nd division
Centre right – 2nd Austrian
division about turn and face west
Move 2 – 0900 to 1000
Top left – 10th Bavarian
division advance to engage Austrians at bridge
Centre left – 9th Bavarian
division move on to hill, cavalry charge enemy hussars
Bottom left – Half of 3rd
Austrian division halt, hussars counter charge
Top right – 1st Austrian
division deploy into line, jager brigade move towards town
Centre right – 2nd Austrian
division advance south of woods to support 3rd division
Move 3 – 1000 to 1100
Top left – 10th Bavarian
division prepare to attack town
Centre left – 9th Bavarian
cavalry lose melee, withdraw and rally
Bottom left – 3rd Austrian
cavalry reform after melee
Top right – 1st Austrian
jagers enter town, artillery fire on enemy gunners
Centre right – 2nd Austrian
division advance south of woods to support 3rd division
Move 4 – 1100 to 1200
Top left – 10th Bavarian
division infantry skirmish in town
Centre left – 9th Bavarian
cavalry charge again, lose melee and withdraw shaken
Infantry on left lose firefight
and withdraw shaken
Bottom left – 3rd Austrian
division grenadier brigade win firefight with Bavarian infantry
Top right – 1st Austrian
jagers win skirmish in town
Centre right – 2nd Austrian
division start to deploy south of woods
Move 5 – 1200 to 1300
Top left – Bavarian infantry rout from
town
Centre left – Bavarian infantry and
cavalry rout
Bottom left – 3rd Austrian division
halt and form line
Top right – 1st Austrian division
garrison town, supports move forward
Centre right – 2nd Austrian
division prepare to advance south of woods
Summary
9th Bavarian division have
failed to take the southern brigade over the river Inn
Their cavalry brigade has broken and
routed after two melee with the Austrian hussars
4th infantry brigade has
also routed having lost a firefight.
10th Bavarian division has
failed to take Obernzell
7th infantry brigade has
broken after a short melee in the town
It is clear to General Wrede that he cannot
achieve his objective
He orders his corps to withdraw before
the three Austrian divisions can close on him
1st Austrian division have
occupied Obernzell
2nd Austrian division have not
been engaged in the battle
They moved to support 3rd
division even though 8th infantry and 2nd cavalry
brigades were in rout
3rd Austrian division has
held both the bridge and the hill to their north
Austrians have lost 80 infantry, also
one infantry and one cavalry brigade still in rout
Bavarians have lost 320 infantry, plus
two infantry and one cavalry brigade in rout
General Lichtenstein took a brave
decision to halt his retreat and attack to save 3rd division.
General Wrede thought that 1st
Austrian corps was in rout
He sent one division to pursue, and a
second to take the bridge to his south
This would have allowed 8th
French corps to cross the river Inn and join him
He was not prepared for 1st
Austrian corps to turn around and counter attack
Casualties on both sides were light
Both had suffered in the battle for
Obernzell the previous day
Had General Wrede halted and regrouped
1st Austrian corps would have retreated
The French have suffered a setback but
not a serious defeat
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