Tactical Map at start of battle
Left – 9th French corps
have orders to hold Vockabruck
Right – 3rd Austrian corps
have orders to attack Vockabruck
Table at start of battle
Top left is an unnamed village
Centre left is the town of Vockabruck
Centre is an unnamed farm
The road north leads to Raab
The road west leads to Frankenburg
The road east leads to Wels
Both corps are full strength, each has
6400 infantry
800 cavalry
800 gunners
Move 1 – 0800 to 0900
Left – French
Second line retire 4” to avoid
artillery overshoots
Corps commander changes 4th
division orders from Hold to Engage
12 pdr artillery open fire on Austrian
gunners, no casualties
Right – Austrian
Artillery advance to long range
Cavalry form line on the flanks
Corps commander changed 5th
division orders from Attack to Engage
Move 2 – 0900 to 1000
Left – French
All artillery fire on Austrian
gunners, no casualties
Infantry redeploy to meet Austrian
advance
4th division cavalry move
forward behind cover of farm
Corps commander changes 12th
division orders from Hold to Engage
Right – Austrian
Artillery unlimber within long range
of enemy infantry
Infantry form column of attack
Corps commander changes 6th
division orders from Attack to Engage
Move 3 – 1000 to 1100
Left – French
Baden cavalry (top) move forward on
flank
French artillery fire on Austrian
gunners, no casualties
Infantry brigade (bottom) moves
towards farm
Right – Austrian
Artillery fire on infantry, 80 casualties
on Baden infantry near artillery
Jager brigade moves towards farm
Infantry form line in column of attack
Cavalry melee
Baden cavalry charge, and rout,
Austrian dragoons.
Austrian infantry form square, except
Grenadier brigade
Grenadiers advance and skirmish shaken
Baden cavalry
Due to high dice (6!) Grenadiers route
enemy cavalry with 10% casualties
Move 4 – 1100 to 1200
Left – French
Baden division (top) have lost their
cavalry brigade
Corps commander changes their orders
from Engage to Hold
French division (bottom) still on
Engage orders
Infantry brigade enters farm
Cuirassiers move forward on right
flank
Artillery continue to fire on enemy
gunners, all others out of range
Right – Austrian
6th division (top) have
lost their cavalry
Infantry have formed square prior to
rout of Baden cavalry
Artillery continue to fire on enemy
infantry, now 20% casualties on Baden brigade
Jager brigade enters farm to engage
French infantry
Move 5 – 1200 to 1300
Left - French
Artillery fire on approaching
infantry, causing light casualties
Baden division (top) rally their
cavalry
French division (bottom) are losing
the skirmish for the farm
Right - Austrian
Artillery concentrating on enemy
infantry, and causing moderate casualties
Gunners continue to manhandle their
guns towards the enemy line
6th division cavalry
brigade (top) have failed to rally, and routed from the field
6th division infantry
advance towards Baden position
5th division jager brigade
(bottom) are winning the fight for the farm.
Move 6 – 1300 to 1400
Left – French
The centre of the line has broken
Artillery casualties caused one Baden
brigade to break and run
Nearby French brigade failed their
morale and joined them
French gunners in turn failed their
morale and joined the rout
Attack on farm cancelled and light
brigade withdrawn
General Vandamme orders a general
retreat
Right – Austrian
6th division (top) continue
to advance towards the Baden position
5th division (bottom) have
taken the farm, and are ready to advance
Summary
With most of 4th French
division in rout, General Vandamme has no option but to order a general
retreat. He does so before the enemy
have closed with his position. Despite
the heavier infantry casualties, he still have his two cavalry brigades,
against the single Austrian brigade, who can cover the withdrawal.
Austrians have lost 160 infantry and
40 cavalry, with one cavalry brigade in rout
French have lost 480 infantry and 40
cavalry, and have two infantry brigades in rout
Casualties on both sides were light
The French have suffered a major
setback.
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