Battle of Dego 11 April: Orders of Battle & Deployment
Overview of the Austrian position:
Four battalions (three of which are small) and three batteries of foot artillery are located in prepared positions at Dego.
They are all subject to the wavering special rule and any fire targeted at them is subject to a -2 modifier to hit as they are in hard cover; morale saves receive a +1 modifier (the trenches aren't that deep...).
The axes of advance available to Massena are also marked.
The French have three brigades with which to defeat the Austrians:
Two from Augereau's division marching from Loano down the Bormida valley which arrives in the vicinity of Dego around midday and after a short time to attend to the men's need for food and to check equipment deploys to attack. These are Beyrand's, composed of the 4th and 29 Legere DB; and Victor's, composed of the 4th and 18 Ligne DB.
And Beyrand's which is marching from Monte Legino and is composed of 7th Legere DB and 32nd Ligne DB.
A closer look at Dego from the west.
The castle is represented by the building nearest the viewer and is occupied by a small battalion of fusiliers.
The challenge for the French will be to make their superior numbers count as there is very little room into which to deploy and they lack artillery.
Augereau plans to use his legere to soften up the Austrians with musketry before launching an assault with his ligne in attack columns. Menard is considering focusing on the artillery battery in the redoubt, he is confident that if he can close he will prevail - the risk is that a whiff of grape shot may stop any advance in its tracks...
Four battalions (three of which are small) and three batteries of foot artillery are located in prepared positions at Dego.
They are all subject to the wavering special rule and any fire targeted at them is subject to a -2 modifier to hit as they are in hard cover; morale saves receive a +1 modifier (the trenches aren't that deep...).
The axes of advance available to Massena are also marked.
The French have three brigades with which to defeat the Austrians:
Two from Augereau's division marching from Loano down the Bormida valley which arrives in the vicinity of Dego around midday and after a short time to attend to the men's need for food and to check equipment deploys to attack. These are Beyrand's, composed of the 4th and 29 Legere DB; and Victor's, composed of the 4th and 18 Ligne DB.
And Beyrand's which is marching from Monte Legino and is composed of 7th Legere DB and 32nd Ligne DB.
A closer look at Dego from the west.
The castle is represented by the building nearest the viewer and is occupied by a small battalion of fusiliers.
The challenge for the French will be to make their superior numbers count as there is very little room into which to deploy and they lack artillery.
Augereau plans to use his legere to soften up the Austrians with musketry before launching an assault with his ligne in attack columns. Menard is considering focusing on the artillery battery in the redoubt, he is confident that if he can close he will prevail - the risk is that a whiff of grape shot may stop any advance in its tracks...
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