In the War of the Third Coalition he fought at Elchingen and was captured by the French at Ulm.

Mack planned to establish 88 battalions and 148 squadrons on the Lech River near Augsburg by the end of October. Murat, Lannes, Ney, Marmont, and the Imperial Guard moved directly west toward Ulm.

Really enjoy these battles of 1805. Oberelchingen and Unterelchingen are on the north bank of the Danube, with Oberelchingen to the west and Unterelchingen to the east.

He was later joined by a cavalry force under the Archduke Ferdinand, but was closely pursued by Murat and was forced to surrender at Heidenheim on 19 October. Like you, I love having as much material as possible to refer to when I'm wargaming at battle. Mack planned to establish 88 battalions and 148 squadrons on the Lech River near Augsburg by the end of October. Ney then outflanked this first Austrian line and the two infantry regiments holding it retreated.

October 14th, 1805 at Elchingen, Bavaria. The laboratory of this battle demonstrated that once the French had all three arms operating in coordination (something that failed to happen 10 years later at Waterloo), the collapse of the Austrian squares, though solid throughout the day, was assured.

Kienmayer's command near Ingolstadt consisted of 19 battalions and 34 squadrons. [22] Austrian killed and wounded may have been as high as 2,000. Deployed on the heights under Loudon and General-Major Daniel Mécsery de Tsoor were 14 battalions of infantry, 11 squadrons of cavalry, and 12 artillery pieces. The Battle of Elchingen Age of Eagles Scenario by GRW, 2010 SETTING Date: 14 October 1805, 8:00 AM Location: 7 miles northeast of Ulm, Bavaria Combatants: French Empire vs. Austrian Empire History: In the fall of 1805, Field Marshal Karl Mack sat in Ulm with 30,000 Austrians, blissfully unaware of how isolated he had become. I'm adding a link to this article on grognard.com and linking it with the "Haslach 1805 / Elchingen 1805" board game. Two days later, the French crossed the Danube on a broad front, moving south. And one of the nice things about publishing online is you can change it (unlike a printed book). [14], On 13 October when he arrived at Elchingen, Riesch found Loudon sparring with a French force for control of the bridge over the Danube. Smith wrote that there were 14 battalions in total but only names 11 in his order of battle. As a result Dupont's division found itself facing an Austrian column 25,000 strong (battle of Albeck, 11 October 1805).

This battle was part of the Ulm campaign in 1805, with the French VI Corps under Ney ordered to cross the Danube and take Elchingen, moving to help surround Mack's Austrian army and prevent its retreat.

Casualties and losses. On 14 October, Ney crushed Riesch's small corps at the Battle of Elchingen and chased its survivors back into Ulm. Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg commanded 28 battalions and 30 squadrons at Ulm. While the Austrian army lay near Ulm, south of the Danube River, the French army marched west on the north side of the river. This source does not give the number of battalions. In a wargame of Elchingen (or really any battle during 1805), whenever an Austrian infantry unit wanted to change formation, it should become disordered for a given amount of time, or until it could roll a rallying die each turn (a 6, say, could allow it to resume full order under the new formation). Colonel Charles, comte Lefebvre-Desnouettes's 18th Dragoons broke an Austrian square after it was softened up by musketry from the 76th Line. Involved forces. HOMENAJE AL EJERCITO POPULAR DE LA REPUBLICA DE 1936- 1939. When I started playing as a kid back in the late 1950s, there was basically only Avalon-Hill (Gettysburg, Waterloo, Tactics II, Midway were my first). The nominal army commander, Archduke Ferdinand and Mack's chief of staff General-Major Anton Mayer von Heldensfeld both insisted that the army halt at the Lech as originally planned. "[10] On 12 October Mack reorganized his army into four corps under Schwarzenberg, Werneck, Jellačić, and Feldmarschall-Leutnant Riesch. Murat was given command of these three corps, although Napoleon accompanied the final advance. At the same time Napoleon crossed the Rhine, slipped past the Austrians without being discovered and reached the Danube well to Mack's east. The next day, he led his troops at the Battle of Elchingen, but his division was only lightly engaged. Yes, a little later than hoped, but not because I'd taken too long to be prepared, after a few weeks waiting in the stalls my Austrians got their first run out a few days ago; and in a historical refight to boot. In any case, Mack soon issued a new set of orders which were similar to the last set. Mack prepared to attack the retreating French, but in the meantime kept most of his troops on the north bank. The battle of Elchingen (14 October 1805) saw the French fight their way from the south to the north bank of the Danube, making up for a misjudgement on Napoleon's part and also thwarting an Austrian attempt to escape from Ulm. Historian Frederick Kagan surmised that Mack was either confused or he deliberately scattered his army to give it a better chance to escape. The scale of Napoleon's error became clear over the next few days. [9] Thanks for the due diligence. Mack's escape route was effectively clear, but he also chose to retreat, returning to Ulm. This type of formation was used later in 1809 (with 6 companies) and had been talked about long before by Archduke Charles when Mack had taken over his reforms in 1804. With this in mind most of the French army moved onto the south bank of the Danube. During the Battle of Elchingen, the Austrian cavalry was also defeated and Reisch's infantry fled toward Ulm. [6], Napoleon placed Davout and Bernadotte at Munich to guard against General Mikhail Kutuzov's Russian army and Kienmayer's troops. Smith listed Colbert's brigade and the 18th and 19th Dragoons as part of Tilly's Cavalry Division. The corps included a cavalry division led by Tilly, and 18 cannons. Unwisely, Mack decided to defend Ulm, instead of trying to escape the approaching French army. The Battle of Elchingen - 14 October 1805, Stuff Pretence, Just Play Games - Recon 2015. Only Ney's corps was to stay on the north bank. Led personally by Ney, the 6th Light rapidly captured the Elchingen Abbey and all of Ober-Elchingen except a brickworks. People of the American Civil War by state, Germany articles missing geocoordinate data, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Battles of the War of the Third Coalition, Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly, Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais, England expects that every man will do his duty, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Elchingen?oldid=4218747, Brigade: General of Brigade François Roguet, Brigades: Generals of Brigade Mathieu Delabassé and, 25th Light Infantry Regiment (three battalions), 27th Line Infantry Regiment (six battalions distributed between the next three units).

Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franz von Werneck had 30 battalions and 24 squadrons near Günzburg. By 12 Sept… The units were organized similar to the French corps, except that Mack constantly shuffled the component units. This Elchingen article is excellent. Thanks for the effort you put into your blog.-Mark D. Thank you so much, Mark, for your kind endorsement, and for the gracious link. Deployed on the heights under Loudon and General-Major Daniel Mécsery were 14 battalions of infantry, 11 squadrons of cavalry, and 12 artillery pieces. I'm so glad I can entertain like-minded people. French engineers quickly repaired the span so that when Riesch sent two battalions to interfere, they were driven back by a growing body of French reinforcements.

Even so, the emperor backed Mack to the hilt and relieved Mayer of his post. [8] In consequence, Mack and Prince Schwarzenberg with 25,000 troops fell upon General of Division Pierre Dupont's solitary division in the Battle of Haslach-Jungingen that day.

There is a chance I would do some similar posts on the 1809 campaign, so thanks, too, for that suggestion. The Battle of Elchingen, fought on 14 October 1805, saw French forces under Michel Ney rout an Austrian corps led by Johann Sigismund Riesch. In sum, he ordered Jellačić to march south to the Tyrol, Schwarzenberg to hold Ulm, and Werneck to move to Heidenheim an der Brenz followed by General-Major Johann Ludwig Alexius von Loudon's division of Riesch's corps. On 13 October the Austrians finally made their move, but it wasn't what Napoleon expected.
The next day, Murat and Dupont cut General-Major Rudolf Sinzendorf's brigade to pieces at Herbrechtingen, capturing 2,500 Austrians. Battle opened amidst much confusion - mostly from the rules - eventually Loison's infantry and artillery advanced across the river and started to move on the village. This is amazing! However, the change of plans threw the Austrian army's supply system into disarray. Reviewing my sources on Laplanche, I can't find where I got that tidbit that he was a former monk. Subtracting the prisoners gives 2,000 killed and wounded. [25] On 18 October, Murat and Ney forced Werneck to capitulate with 15,000 soldiers and 28 artillery pieces at Trochtelfingen. The right-hand formation is my speculation of what a closed-up, 4 company Battalion Masse formation might have looked like had it been used by Mescery. Realizing that his enemies might escape the trap, Napoleon ordered Ney to cross to the north bank of the river. The Austrians retreated across the river, but instead of destroying the bridge they decided to try and lure part of the French force across so they could defeat it piecemeal. The 39th Line was driven back by Austrian cavalry, but Loison brought up Roguet's brigade to help. A member of my club recommended me your site.

On 8 September, the army of Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl Mack and Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este crossed the Inn River and invaded the Electorate of Bavaria. The French clashed with Feldmarschall-Leutnant Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen's division at Langenau on 16 October. The emperor sent Soult west to Memmingen, south of Ulm. That day, Napoleon heard from Ney that only Dupont's division and some cavalry occupied the north bank in force. As soon as the bridge was secure, Murat would send cavalry across to help. Napoleon still hoped to encircle Mack's forces south of the river. On 5 October, Kienmayer reported that the French were in Ansbach, to the north of the Danube. Though called upon to join Austria against France, Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of Bavariainstead withdrew his army north to the Main River in accordance with his secret alliance with France.

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