Tuesday 13 February 2024

Game 117 : Battle of Waterloo June 18th 1815

 No introductions required for this. Just some photos with some brief description of the action. 


A long shot looking from the French Centre-Right along the battlefield


A similar shot with the French cavalry now moving to support. This was the first French attack.


This is a little later, a shot from the French Centre-Left with La Haye Sainte to the right. The French infantry attack did get to just below the crest of the ridge where is was charged by the Union Brigade.
The Union Brigade was repulsed.


Back to the right flank and the Allies have deployed to receive the assault. Many attacks would be launched and the Allies would manage to hold.


Back to the Centre. The Union Brigade has retired to reform and Cavalry from both sides are now engaged. 


This was the turn of battle. French Carabiniers have broken through the British Guards. The Guards morale has stood, but the guns in support have been either ridden down to forced to retreat. British Light Cavalry will counter-attack to allow the Guards to reform in the rear.


The French Guard Light Cavalry are now in the fight. The Dragoon Guards would get cut down. Although still holding, pressure on the Allied line has increased.


The French Guard Heavy Cavalry reach the crest on the left and now dominate their front where a hole has now developed. Below them are the French Guard Grenadiers.

French Guard Grenadiers are now about to engulf the Dutch/Belgian Divisions who have already been fighting, tenaciously, all day. The result is inevitable. The French Guard Heavy Cavalry launch themselves at two Brigades of Uxbridge's Light Cavalry. Again, the result is as expected. That was the game end. Lots of fighting and then a sudden crack in the line which quickly increased in size and severity.

French Formations

Losses %

Prussian Formations

Losses%

Infantry

Cavalry

Artillery

Infantry

Cavalry

Artillery

Imperial Guard : Drouot

 

 

 

Army Reserve

18

-

42

Friant

0

-

0

 

 

 

 

Morand

0

-

0

I Corps : PO Orange

 

 

 

Duhesme

0

-

0

Cooke

10

-

38

Guyot

-

0

0

Alten

12

-

50

LeFebvre

-

9

8

Perponcher

9

-

3

St Maurice

-

-

0

Chasse

12

-

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Corps : D’Erlon

 

 

 

Dutch-Belgian Cavalry : Collaert

-

-

9

Quiot

14

-

9

Trip

-

42

-

Donzelot

43

-

41

Merlen

-

51

-

Marcognet

36

-

6

Ghigny

-

17

-

Durutte

11

-

0

 

 

 

 

Jacquinot

-

25

50

II Corps : Hill

 

 

 

I Corps Artillery

-

-

0

Clinton

9

-

23

 

 

 

 

Mitchell

2

-

25

IV Corps : Reille

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jerome

10

-

38

Reserve Corps : no General

 

 

 

Bachelu

30

-

6

Picton

14

-

35

Foy

7

-

38

Cole

10

-

54

Pire

-

20

0

Olfermans

18

64

52

II Corps Artillery

-

-

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cavalry Reserve : Uxbridge

 

 

 

VI Corps : Lobau

 

 

 

Somerset

-

62

-

Simmer

0

-

6

Ponsonby

-

50

-

Jeanin

0

-

6

Dornberg

-

0

-

Domon

-

0

4

Vandeleur

-

10

-

Subervie

-

7

17

Grant

-

25

-

VI Corps Artillery

-

-

0

Vivian

-

0

-

 

 

 

 

Arentschild

-

0

-

IIIC Cav Corps : Kellerman

 

 

 

Estorff

-

0

-

L’Heritier

-

31

29

Royal Horse Artillery

-

-

22

D’Hurbal

-

34

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV Korps : Bulow

 

 

 

IVC Cav Corps : Milhaud

 

 

 

Hake

15

-

-

St Alphonse

-

18

8

Funck

0

-

-

Delorts

-

22

0

Losthin

9

-

-

 

 

 

 

Hiller

3

-

-

 

 

 

 

Prince William

-

15

-

 

 

 

 

Braun

-

-

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II Korps : Pirch I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tippelskirch

0

-

-

 

 

 

 

Krafft

0

-

-

 

 

 

 

Brause

0

-

-

 

 

 

 

Bose

0

-

-

 

 

 

 

Jurgass

-

0

-

 

 

 

 

Rohl

-

-

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Korps : Ziethen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steinmetz

0

-

-

 

 

 

 

Pirch II

0

-

-

 

 

 

 

Jagow

0

-

-

 

 

 

 

Schutter

0

-

-

 

 

 

 

Roeder

-

0

-

 

 

 

 

Holtendorff

-

-

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




The casualty returns demonstrates how heavy the fighting was.


The Generals in reposted before more beers and another night out!