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Contents. 1.0Introduction........................................................................................................ 2.0Components........................................................................................................ 3.0Gameplay............................................................................................................ 4.0Commanders....................................................................................................... 5.0Facing................................................................................................................. 6.0Stacking.............................................................................................................. 7.0Formations.......................................................................................................... 8.0Movement........................................................................................................... 9.0ReactiononEnemyMovement.......................................................................... 10.0RangedCombat................................................................................................ 11.0MeleeCombat................................................................................................... 12.0VictoryConditions............................................................................................ 13.0Scenarios..........................................................................................................

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1.0 Introduction.On24thMarch,1794,GeneralThaddeusKościuszkoproclaimedaninsurrectionagainstRussianoccupationontheMainSquareinKraków.ItwasveryclearthatsuccesscouldonlybegainediftheinsurrectioncouldengulfthewholeofPoland.ItwasvitaltospreaditintootherregionsoftheCommonwealthandtotakecontroloflargecities.Thefocus,botheconomicallyandpolitically,oftheplansfor the insurrectionwasWarsaw.Kościuszko, leaderandCommander-in-Chiefof the insurrection,planned tocaptureSkalbmierz,Pińczów,KielceandthenWarsaw.WhileKościuszkoacceptedthepossibilityofafieldbattle,hehopedtosurprisetheRussiansandtoforcethemtofightonfavourableterms;bycountingoninactiononthepartofPrussiaandAustria–hecouldconcentrateondefeatingtheoccupyingRussianforces.

On1stApril,Kościuszko’sPolishcolumn,some1,000bayonetsandsabers,withseven(7)artillerypieces,leftKrakówandarrivedinLuborzyca.StartingtheverynextdaytheirnumbersbegantogrowwiththearrivalofthefirstgroupunderthecommandofGeneral-MajorJosephZajączek.BrigadierJanLudwigMangetarrivedfromPińczówwiththe2nd(LesserPoland)NationalCavalryBrigade(BKN)whileColonelMaciejSzyrerledthe6thFootRegimentintocamp.ByApril3rd,thePolishforcehadgrownintoanarmyandreachedKoniusza,Hewasjoinedherebythe1st(GreaterPolish)NationalCavalryBrigade,ledbyGeneralAntoniMadaliński,whilegeneralmajorofproszowickiandksięskipoviatJanŚlaskibroughtintwothousandlocalmilitia.

Meanwhile,theRussianswereconcentratingtheirforces.GeneralTormasovwasalreadyinSkalbmierz,waitingforGeneralRachman-ov.OnApril2nd,General-MajorFyodorDenisovarrivedandtookcommandasorderedbyGeneralIgelström.ThisdecisiondeeplyoffendedGeneralTormasov,ashedespisedFyodorDenisovasa‘Don’,aformerDonCossack,havinggainedmostofhispromotionsthroughbraveryalone.OnApril3rd,theRussianscapturedaPolishemissaryandlearnedthatthePolisharmywasgatheringinKoni-usza.Afterabriefdeliberation,GeneralDenisovdecidedtodividehisforces.DuringthenightofApril3rd/4th,theRussiansleftSkalb-mierzintwocolumns.GeneralTormasovledtwobattalionsofinfantry,ninesquadronsofcavalry,sixsotniaofCossacksand12guns.HeplannedtofollowtheroutefromSkalbmierzthroughWiniary,RzędowiceandontoPrzesławice,whereheintendedtoformupandattackKościuszko’scampfromthenorth-west.Atthesametime,GeneralDenisovwiththemainRussiancolumn–fourandhalfbat-talionsofinfantry,threesquadrons,sixsotnia,andsixguns–wastofollowasecondaryroadtoProszowice,bypassthePolishpositionbymarchingalongtheroadleadingtoLuborzycaandattackfromthesouth.Unawareofhisenemy’sintentions,atdawnonApril4thKościuszkoleftKoniuszaandmarchedhisarmytoPrzesławiceandRzędowice.HeexpectedtofightabattleinthevicinityofWiniary.

Around6:30AM,askirmishoccurredclosetoImbramowicebetweenthePolishvanguardandsomeCossacksunderMajorAdrianDenisov,GeneralFyodor’snephew.Afterashortstrugglebothsideswithdrewbutnotwithouttakingcaptives.GeneralKościuszkonowcomprehendedthegravityofhissituationandbymeansofaforcedmarchhemovedhisarmynorthwardsalongtheSłomniki–Działoszyceroad.GeneralTormasovknewthathemustmovequicklytoblockKościuszko,inordertopreventtheescapeofthePolisharmy.CavalryskirmishingcontinuedintheareaofLelowice–Wrocimowice.Around10am,thePolisharmytookpositionnexttoDziemierzyce,whileGeneralTormasovblockedfurtherPolishmovementtothenorthbyoccupyingthehighgrounddominatingtheneighbourhoodofWzgórzaKościejowskie.GeneralKościuszkofoundhimselfcaughtinadilemma,sinceattackingtheRussiansonthehighgroundwaslikelytoprovefruitless.Ontheotherhand,retreatingwouldmakefurthermovementtoMazowszeimpossibleandwouldeventuallyallowtheRussianstocombinetheirforces.Evenworse,around1pm,acombinedRussiangrenadierbattalionunderthecommandofLieutenantColonelTomatisarrived.Inthissituation,thePolishCommander-in-Chiefdecidedtoofferadefensivebattle,withhisforcespostedbetweenDziemierzyceandJanowiczki.

TheBattle.AttheextremeleftofthePolisharmystoodthe2nd(LesserPoland)Na-tionalCavalryBrigade.Attheedgeofwoodsthereweretheshootersofthe2ndFootRegiment.Behindthem,wasalineofinfantryfromthe1stBattalion/2ndFootRegimentand2ndBattalion/3rdFootRegiment.ThePolishcentrewasoccupiedbythe1stBattalion/3rdFootRegimentand1stBattalion/6thRegiment.Justbehindthem,wasthe2ndBattalion/6thFootRegiment.GeneralKościuszko hid two thousand infantrywith scythesbehindahillinthevillageofDziemierzyce.GeneralTormasovcouldnotsee this unit, so he assumed that the Polish centrewasweaker than itactuallywas.Ontherightwing,stoodthe1st(GreaterPoland)NationalCavalryBrigadeandthe4thVanguardRegiment(Pulk).Herethecavalrywassupportedby infantrymenof the2ndBattalion/7thFootRegiment.ThePolishartillerywasplacedontherightwingandinthecentre,infrontof the infantry lines.GeneralTormasov could feel secure as he held agoodpositionandshouldhavewaitedforthearrivalofGeneralDenisov’scolumn.InsteadheoptedtodefeatthePolesbyhimself,sothathewouldnothavetosharetheglorywiththehatedDonCossack,GeneralDenisov.

GeneralTormasovclimbeddownfromhisobservationpostatWzgórzaKościejowskieanddividedhisavailableforces.The3rdJaegerbattalionwaspositionedontheRussianrightwingwiththreecavalrysquadrons,asotniaofCossacksandtwogunsunderthecommandofLieutenantColonelPustovalov.HewasgivenorderstooutflanktheenemypositionsonthePolishleftwing.TheremainingforcesunderGeneralTormasovweretoengagethePolishcentre.GeneralTormasovanticipatedthattheRussianleftwingwouldbereinforced

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promptlybyGeneralDenisov,leavinghimonlyasupportingroleintheannihilationofthePolisharmy.Near4pmthemanoeuvringRussianunitsbecameatargetforthePolishartillery.Rapidandwell-aimedfireseemedtohalttheRussiansintheirtracks,forcingthemtosidleoffalittletotheside.GeneralTormasovthenattemptedtosilencethePolishgunsbyorderinghisownartillerytoopenfire,thusinitiatinganartilleryduel.Atthesametime,theRussiangunsfiredintothePolishleftwingtomakePustovalov’sflankingtaskeasier.RussianfirecreateddisarrayintheranksofthePolishcavalry.Madaliński’scavalrybrigaderushedintotaketheguns,butwashaltedbothbyheavyartilleryfireandthebraveryofMuromtsov’sdragoons.Inthemeantime,PustovalovarrivedclosetothePolishleftflank,appearing,almostmagicallyfromthenearbywoods.PustovalovorderedhisCossacksunderMajorAdrianDenisovtoattackthePolishrear.The2ndBKNfromLesserPolandturnedaboutandchargedbutwasmetbystiffresistancefromtheCossacks,whopromptlycountercharged.NowthePolishcavalrybegantowaver–somesoldiersevenarrivedinKrakówannouncingaPolishdefeat!Thegravesituationwasretrievedbychorąży(WarrantOfficer)IgnacyNeve.HissquadronhaltedtheCossacksandthenforcedthemtoflee,givingthePolishBrigadetimetorecover.GeneralKościuszkonowfollowedsuitandsupportedhishard-pressedleftwingwiththeMadaliński`cavalry.Onceagain,theyclashedwiththeRussiandragoonsofLieutenantColonelMuromtsov(whichthePolishcavalryhadfoughtbeforeontheotherwing).Thiscombatwasbrutalandwithoutmercy.ThePoleschargedthreetimes.Duringoneattempt,ViceBrigadierPortJaźwińskiwoundedMuromtsovandcapturedhim,whichcausedthemoraleoftheRussiandragoonstoplummet.Nevertheless,GeneralTormasovbelievedaRussianvictorywasstillpossibleonthePolishleftwingandsentinfreshreinforcements,consistingoftwojaegercompaniesunderBiałowski.GeneralKościuszkohadwaitedforjustthismoment.

Seeing,atfirst,enemydragoonsleavingtheRussiancentre,followedbyjaegers,GeneralKościuszkoorderedageneralassaultontheRussianguns.ItwasabiggambleasduskwasnowfallingandthecolumnsofGeneralDenisovwereseentobefastapproachingfromthedirectionofWrocimowice.Inthemiddleoftheassaultcolumnwere320scythe-men(kosnierzy).Ontheirflankstheyweresup-portedbytwocompaniesoflineinfantryfrom3rdand6thFootRegiments.Beforethetwoopposinglinesclashed,PolishartilleryfiredamagedoneRussiangunanddamagedtwoammunitionwagons.ThePolishassaultwassorapidthattheRussiangunswereonlyabletofiretwicebeforetheywereoverrun.Brutalhand-to-handcombatnowfollowed.Polishlongscythes,withbladessetupright,causedterriblewounds.TwogunswerecapturedbyWojciechBartoszGłowackifromRzędowiceandStanisławŚwistackifromZakrzów,athirdonecapturedbythechorążyofthe3rdRegiment,KrzysztofDębowski.Russiangrenadiersrushedtohelptheirartillerymen,butfacedvigorousresistancefromthePolishinfantryandRussianresistancequicklyfaltered.GeneralTormasovhadlosttheinitiative.Injustfifteenminutes,theRussiancentrewasdestroyed.RussianjaegerssenttoattackthePolishleftwingreturnedonlytowitnessforthemselves,thepowerofascytheasashockweapon.PolishlineinfantryaccompaniedbyGeneralKościuszko’scavalryvolunteersnowpursuedtheRussiantroopsfleeingindisarray.

Despitethissuccess,thePolishCommander-in-Chiefwasstilluncertainofvictory.Hepersonallyledhalfabattalionofinfantryandscytheinfantrytoattackontheleftwing.Kościuszko’sattackwaspre-emptedbyMajorLucke,wholedcompaniesofIBattalion/2ndRegimentinanaudaciousattackonPustovalov`sjaegers.Thewell-drilledRussiansmanagedtoformsquareandtriedtowithdrawfromthebattlefield,buttheirattempttoescapewaspreventedbythePolishscythe-armedinfantrywhoshatteredtheentireIIIJaegerBattalion.Afterthisonslaught,onlytheRussiancavalryunitswereabletosavethemselves,shamefullyleavingtheirinfantrycom-radesbehind.GeneralDenisov,whoarrivedafter6pm,restrictedhisforcetofiringafewartilleryshellsandforminginfantrysquares.Around8pm,GeneralDenisovwithdrewtoKazimierzaWielka.HedecidednottoengagethefatiguedPolishsoldiersbecausenightwasswiftlyfallingandhissoldiershadlostheartafterseeingthefateoftheircomradescommandedbyGeneralTormasov.

TheBattleofRacławicewasnotanoperationalvictoryforthePolisharmy,asGeneralKościuszkowasunabletoclearthewaytoWarsaw,forcinghimtoreturntoKraków.Ontheotherhand,thevictoryraisedPolishhopesforasuccessanditquickenedthepaceofrevoltinthePolishcapital(17/18thofApril1794).ThisparticularbattlebecameasymbolofthestruggleofthewholePolishnationagainstenemyoccupation.TheregularPolishinfantryhadprovedtheirmettlebuttheysharedtheirglorywiththepeasantmilitia.Fromamilitaryviewpoint,thebattlewasquiteinnovative.GeneralKościuszkousedamassinfantryformationinattackandmanagedtosurpriseGeneralTormasov,whohademployedlineartacticstogetherwithaflankingmanoeuvre.OneshouldalsomentiontheskilfuluseofcavalryinguardingflanksandtheeffectivedrillofthePolishartillerywhowereabletohaltRussianattacks.

Theboardgamethatyouhavejustopenedwillenableyoutore-enactthefamousBattleofRacławiceonatable.ItshouldbeeasytoassumetheroleofGeneralKościuszko,GeneralTormasovorevenarank-and-filesoldierandrelivetheatmosphereofthattenseafter-noononApril4th1794.Wewishyougoodfun!

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The following illustration should explainmarkingspresentonthecounters:

[2.1].GameScale.Oneturnrepresents10minutesoftherealtime.Onehexofthemaprepresentsareaofapproxi-mately100meters.Counters depict threekindsof units,dominatingthebattlefieldofthatera-infantry,cavalryandartillery.Infantryunitsareorganizedintocompanies,cav-alryinsquadrons.Oneartillerycounterrepresentsone(1)gun.Onestrengthpointequals15soldiers.[2.2].Inthegameof“Raclawice1794”,allrandomeventsaredecidedbya ten-sideddie.Resultsof “0” shouldbetreatedas“0”,not“10”.

3.0 Gameplay.[3.1].Playersshouldagreeonwhowillleadwhichside-therearetwoarmies:PolishandRussian.Beforebeginningthegame,unitsshouldbesetuponthehexesdesignatedbythescenarioset-upinsidetherulebook.Activationmar-kers(thosewithaquestionmark)aretobeputinanopa-quecontainer,likeacup,whichwillserveasanActivationPool.[3.2].Toassistplayers,thegameitselfisdividedintofifte-en(15)GameTurns.EachTurnconsistsofseveralroundsduringwhichplayersexecutecertainactions.Whenallde-scribedactionsarecompleted,the“Etapgry”markerneedstobemovedontothenextspaceonturntrack.Thegameisfinished,eitherattheendofthe15thGameTurnorifoneoftheplayersfulfillstheconditionsofautomaticvictoryatanypointduringthegame.[3.3].EachGameTurnconsistsof thefollowingactions:Round 1: Both players place their Overall Commanderandtwosubordinatecommanderchits,oftheirchoice,intotheActivationPool(opaquecup).Theremainingcomman-dercountersaretoberetainedbytheirrespectiveownersandkepthiddenfromtheotherplayer.Round 2:EitherplayerdrawsaCommanderchitfromtheActivationPoolandperformstheactionsdescribedbelowinPhasesOnethroughFive.Note:Playerscandecideforthemselveswhodrawsfirst.Phase1.CommanderActivation.Phase2.The“ActivatedCommander”maynowmoveanyandallunitsbelongingtohisformation.Duringthisphase,rangedfirecombat,chargesandcounter-chargesmayalsobeconducted.Phase3.MovementoftheActivatedCommander.Phase4.ResolutionofMeleeCombat.Phase5.Ifany“ActivationChits”remainwithintheActi-vationPool,playreturnstoRound2.OncetheActivation

2.0 Components.Eachgameof“Raclawice1794”includes:•onerulebook;•amap48cmx68cmrepresentingterrainofthebattlewithroadnetworkandbuildingsexistingthen.Thereisahexgridimposedonamaptoregulatemovementofunitsandtodistinguishdistancesbetweenthem.Incaseofanydoubtaboutterraintypeinanygivenhex,terrainwhichoccupiesmorethanhalfofthehexspaceisdominant;•setof468countersconsistingofbothcombatunitspar-ticipatinginbattleandmarkers.Beforestartingthegameitisnecessarytocutandassemblecounters.•a10sided-die

Belowisthetableoficonswhichcanbefoundontheco-unters:Russians-greenbackground Poles-bluebackground

gen.Tormasow Commander-in-ChiefKościuszko

commander commander

musketeer infantry

jager shooter

grenadierkosynier(infan-tryarmedwithscythes)

hussar cavalry

horsejager cavalry

dragoon artillery

cossack

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[4.2].AunitisconsideredasInCommandifitislocatedwithin four (4) hexesofitscommander.ItistheneligibletoperformactionsinPhases2and4.[4.3]. Ifacommander iseliminated,units fromhiscom-mandarenowunderthecontroloftheOverallComman-der.Insuchcases,theOverallCommander(OC)losestheabilitytoactivateanyothercommander(see[4.4])andhastocommandtheunitsofthefallencommander.Iftwoormore commanders are eliminated, duringOC activation,the player has to decide ([4.2] applies here)which unitshewillcommandinthisactivation.Itisforbiddentocom-mandunitsfromdifferentCommands.IncaseofTormasov`deaths,histwojagercompaniesandcossack“sotnia”remainOutofCommanduntiltheendofgame.[4.4]. Kościuszko and Tormasow.General’sKościuszkoandTormasovaretheOverallCommandersoftheirarmies–PolishandRussianrespectively.Becauseofthat,thespe-cialruleslistedbelowapply:A)When Tormasov is activated, the player leading theRussian army can perform actions in the order specifiedbelow:-ActivationofanyRussiancommander,-ActivationofTormasovB)WhenKościuszko is activated, theplayer leading thePolisharmycanperformactionsintheorderspecifiedbe-low:•ActivationofanyPolishcommander,•performactionsbelongingtoPhase2andPhase4with any six units that are within 4 hexesoftheKościuszkocounter,•Kościuszkomaythenmove.[4.5].ACommander is permanently removed frommapwhen:•Allunitsinhiscommandareeliminatedor•Theunitwithwhichhewasstackediseliminatedor•ThecommanderdiesbecauseofadverseMeleeorRan-gedCombatresults.[4.5.1].IfRangedCombatisbeingresolvedbyanInfantryunit in therow“10andmore”-afterapplyingtheresulttheplayerhastocheckforpossibleCommanderCasualtyandrolladie:• 0 –means death.TheCommander counter is removedfrommap,nevertoreturn;•9–contusion/wounded.TheCommandercountershouldberemovedfromtheActivationPool.Hecannotbeacti-vatedthatturnunlesshewasalreadyactivated;butcanbeactivatedinupcominggameturns.•from1to8–noeffect.[4.5.2].IfRangedCombatwasresolvedbyArtilleryfromadistance of 3 hexes or less-afterapplyingtheresults,theplayerhastorolladieandfollowprocedurelistedabove,in[4.5.1].[4.5.3]. IfduringMeleeresolutiona9isrolled,afterap-plying the results theplayerhas to rollagainand followprocedurelistedabove,in[4.5.1].

Poolisempty,proceedtoRound3.Round 3.Victoryconditionscheck.Ifanyvictorycondi-tionswerefulfilledbyeitheroneoftheplayers,thegameends.AGameTurnisfinishedwhentherearenomoremarkersremaininginthe,current,ActivationPool;theGameTurn(“Etapgry”)markeristhenmovedontothenextspaceontheturnrecordtrack.ThesequenceofplaynowreturnstotheRound1segment.[3.4].Definitionsusedintherulebook:Unit identifier–Aunits’designation,withinthehistoricorganizationofthegivenarmy.Morale – The number on the counter representing thetrainingandmotivationoftheunit.Thehigherthemorale,thebetterthatunitis.Moralecanbeloweredduetolosses.Strength –The number on the counter designating howmany soldiers were present in that unit. Some units inthisgamearerepresentedbytwo,oreventhree,counters.These “spare” counters represent successive losses suf-feredbytheoriginalunit(markedwithaone[1]).Whentheoriginalunitsuffersaloss,“flip”itovertoitsweakerside, if itsuffersanother loss,replaceitwiththecountermarked“2”(faceup),whenthatcountersuffersaloss,flipit over to itsweaker side.Any further lossesmaymeantheendof thatuniton thebattlefield,but if it has a “3”replacementcounter,placethatonthemapboardanduseasbeforeuntil/ifitisremoved,duetolosses.Note: Most “step” losses represent the loss of two (2)strengthpoints.Example: 1/Kosynier begins the game with the size/strength of “9”. This particular unit is represented by two (2) counters, which together have four varying size levels.Firepower–The ratingon thecounter representingunitcapabilitiesinranged(fire)combat.Thisisnotalwaysitisequaltotheunitsize,becausenoteverysoldierintheunithadarifle.Modifier–thenumberdeductedoraddedtotheresultofdieroll.Morale Check.Theplayerneedstorolladieandcalculatethefinalresultusingapplicablemodifiers.IfthefinalresultislesserorequalthanMoralerating,testwaspassed.Artil-leryandcommandersdonothavetomakeMoraleCheck.Note:Itispossibleforbothplayerstocheckmoraleduringaphase.Ifthisoccurs,playersrollfortheirownunits.Movement Points–arearepresentationofaunits’abilitytomove(see[8.0]).Melee hex–ahexinwhichunitsfrombothsidesarepres-ent.Fractions.Whencalculationsarenecessary to thegame,fractions should be rounded as follows: Fractions from0.01to0.49areroundeddown-from0.5theyareroundedup.

4.0 Commanders.[4.1]. The color-coded strips on unit counters designatewhichcommandercancommandagivenunit. Ifaunits’colorcodingisdifferentfromaCommanders’,thatCom-mandermaynotgiveorderstothatunit.

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[6.7].OnlythetopunitofastackcanbethetargetofRifleFire.[6.8].AllunitsinatargetedhexmustresolveArtilleryFireaffects,separately.Example 1: 1/I/3 pp 4/I/3 pp and 3/II/3 pp are stacked toge-ther. Artillery Fire results in 1M. Each unit, therefore, has to test its own morale, individually.Example 2: The same units participate in Melee Com-bat and are victorious. However, they suffer one loss and owning player has to decide which unit will suffer the loss of the one (1) SP.[6.9].Unitsofbothsidescanbeinthesamehex.Enteringahexoccupiedbyanenemyunit(s)willcostoneadditionalMovementPoint(1MP).[6.10].AllunitsretaintheirformationandfacingwithinaMeleehex(seeexception-[7.1]).Neitherplayercansur-passthestackinglimits,asper[6.2].[6.11].ExitingfromaMeleehexispossibleonlyasaresultofMeleeresolution(see[11.0]).

7.0 Formations.In“Raclawice1794”unitsareusually formed into lines.In some cases though, it is possible to use different for-mations.[7.1]. It is forbidden to change formation in aMelee hex.Theexceptionsare:-Re-forminginto“SkirmishOrder”duetosustainedlosses(See[7.2])-Formingasquareduringacavalrycharge(see[7.3]).

[7.2]. Skirmish Order. Skirmishordercanbeused by Polish shooters and Russian jaegers.Other units automatically assume “SkirmishOrder” after their strength falls to 2 or less.AfterassumingSkirmishOrderandpayingone

MovementPoint(1MP)costfordoingso,theunitmustbecoveredwiththe“SkirmishOrder”marker.TheEffectsofSkirmishOrderare:•TheunitdoesnotexpendMPsforchangingitsfacing;•LineofSight(LOS)cannowcrossthroughFlankZones(see[10.2]).

[7.3]. Square.Asquarecanbecreatedbyfour infantry companies with each having the strength of at least 4, if inClearterrain.The“Square”marker denotes units using this for-mation.Unitswishing to form Square during

theirMovementPhaseexpendall theirMPs indoingso.Exitingthesquarecosts1MP-unitsexitingasquaremaychangeformationandadaptanyfacingwithoutanyfurtherpenalty.[7.3.1]. A Square can also be created whenever enemycavalryentersthehex.FriendlyunitsmustpassaMoraleCheck;ifitispassedsuccessfully,thesquareiscreated.Ifnot,theunit/stacksuffersoneloss.[7.3.2].Squareproperties:•alladjacenthexesareconsideredtobeafrontalzone;•squarescanbetreatedasaline(see[8.10]),iftheyoccu-pyadjacenthexes;•duringtheownersPhase,itispossibletomoveasquareonehexinclearterrain,byexpendingallMPs;•Infantryinsquarecannotattack;•whendefending in Melee against Cavalry,thereisa+3

5.0 Facing.In“Raclawice1794”unitshavetobeproperlypositionedonthemap.Theillustrationbelowshowstheproperposi-tioningforcounterswithinthehex.

[5.1].Commandersdonothavefacing,norfrontal,flankandrearzones.

6.0 Stacking.Wheneverunitsbelongingtoonearmy(PolishorRussian)are together in one hex, a stack is created.When a unitjoins that stack, it shouldbeplacedat thebottomof thestack.ThesequenceofunitscanbechangedonlyduringtheMovementPhase–wheneveranyunit(s)changetheirpositionwithinthestack,allunitsmustpayone(1)Move-mentPointasthecostformakingthatchange.Allunitsinthestackmusthavethesamefacing.Exception:Artilleryunitscanfaceanyhexspine.[6.1]. During theMovement Phase units can, by payingoneadditionalMovementPoint(1MP),passthroughfrien-dlyunits.TheydonothavetopayanadditionalMPwhenthey:•passthroughahexoccupiedsolelybyacommanderor•joinanexistingstack.[6.2].Stackinglimits:•fourInfantryunits,maximum,or•twoCavalryunits,maximum,or•twoArtillerycannonandoneInfantryunit,maximum,or•oneArtillerycannonandoneCavalryunit,maximum,or•sixartillerycannon(onebattery),maximum.[6.3].Commandersarenotrestrictedbystackinglimits-theycanpassthroughorenteranyhexoccupiedbyfriend-lyunits.[6.4].Markershavenoeffectonstakinglimits.[6.5].UnitsstackedtogetherhavetoresolveMeleetoge-ther - their strengthmust be added together. [6.6].Onlythe topunitofastackcanperformRifleFire.Exception-ArtilleryunitcanalwaysFire,regardlessofitspositionwithinthestack.

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same type in their Flank Zones, constitute a Line. Theowningplayercan,ifhesodesires,moveallunitsinthatLine“simultaneously”,subjecttoallcurrentrulesandter-raincosts.Thisisanexceptionto[8.15].Note#1:Onlyunitsfromthesamecommand/commandermaybecontrolledinsuchamanner.Note#2:Ifvariouscommandsformonecontinuousline,theOverallCommandermaycrosssubordinateboundariesandtakecommandofthat“Line”.Hemayalsocommandlinesbelongingtosubordinatecommanderswhowerekil-ledorwoundedinbattle.Explanation:Thisruleallowsplayerstocoordinatethemo-vementandfireofseveralunitsatthesametime.[8.11]. Movement of Artillery. During the MovementPhase,afteritsCommander’sactivation,artilleryisableto:•Changeitsfacing,howevertheplayerwishes-butwillnotbeallowedtoFirethisRound;•Movetoanadjacenthexandassumeanyfacing-butonlyifitdidnotfireormovethisTurn.Aftermoving,artillerycannotFireuntiltheendofTurn.[8.12].DuringtheMovementPhasethereisapossibilityofMelee.Attackingunitsarechargingcavalryorcounte-rattackingunits.[8.13]. Cavalry charge. [8.13.1]. A Charge can take place if a cavalry unit (orstack):•movedatleast3hexesandduringthismove:•didnotchangefacing,• did not pass through a stream, forest, village hexes orfriendlyunits(includingartillery).[8.13.2].Toresolveacharge,onemustfollowtheprocedu-reasstatedinRule[11.7].[8.13.3]. If charging cavalry is victorious, it may movefurther,as longas ithasunusedmovementpoints (MPs)remaining.Itcanalsochargeintoanotherhex.[8.13.4].Cavalryunitsmaystillattack,afterperformingacharge,regardlessofthatresult,inPhase4.

[8.14]. Counterattack.[8.14.1].IftheopposingplayercanmakeaCounterattack(see[9.0]),achosenunitmustbemovedintoahexoccupiedbyanenemyunit,atthecostofonemovementpoint(1MP)totheopposingplayer.[8.14.2].Thecurrentplayers’movementistemporarilyhalted(See[8.14.7],below)and theMelee is resolvedbeforeplayresumes.Counterattackingunitsareconsideredattackers.[8.14.3].ToresolveaCounterattackplayersmustusetheprocedurefrom[11.7].[8.14.4].Oneunit(stack)maybeatargetofonlyonecoun-terattack.Onecounterattack,however,maybeperformedbyseveralenemyunits(stacks).[8.14.5].Anyopposinginfantryunits,meetingthepre-con-ditions,mayCounterattackonceduringanenemyMove-mentPhase.[8.14.6].Anyandallopposinginfantryunits,meetingthepre-conditions,mayCounterattacktogether,once.Note:AninfantryunitmayonlyCounterattack,oncedu-ringanenemyMovementphase.It isupto theplayer to

modifier;•whendefending in Melee against Infantry, there isa-1modifier;•DuringMeleethetotalstrengthofallunitsformingthesquareisused,•inRangedFireonlyaquarter(1/4)ofFirepowerisused.[7.4]. Cossack „Lawa”.IfaCossackunitentersanene-myoccupiedhex through thatenemy’s’ frontalzoneandat leastoneof theenemy’s’flankzones isempty - thereisachanceforaflankattack.BeforeresolvingMelee,theCossackunitmustpassaMoraleCheck.Ifaninfantryunitisbeingattacked,thedierollmustbemodifiedby-2.Ifthetestissuccessfullypassed,amodifierforaflankzoneat-tackmustbeapplied(seeMeleeCombatModifiersTable).[7.5].“Kosynierzy”unitscannotformsquareorskirmishorder.

8.0 Movement.[8.1].Generally speaking, a unitmoves by entering anyoneofthetwospacesinitsFrontalZone.[8.2].ByenteringeachhexaunitmustexpendMovementPoints(MPs),dependingontypeofterrainbeingentered.ThecostsfordifferenttypesofterraincanbefoundinTer-rainEffectsTable.Commandersalways expend 1 MPtoenterahex,regardlessofterrain.[8.3].Aunitmayuseall,someornoneofitsMovementPointsduring its turn,dependingonwhat theunit’sownerdecidestodo.[8.4].UnusedMPscannotbesavedfromonephasetothenext,ortransferredtootherunits.[8.5].Aunitcanalwaysmoveatleastonehex,eveniftheMP cost is larger than theMovementAllowance of theunit.Movementends,however,immediatelyafterenteringthathex.[8.6].A unit can enter one of the hexes in its rear zoneduringitsMovementPhasebypayingthecostofan addi-tional movement point.[8.7].Ifunitwantstochangefacing,itmustturn.Turningby60ºcosts1MP.Turningby120ºcosts2MPs.Comman-dersdonotchangefacing,astheydonothaveanyfacing.[8.8].MovementAllowancefordifferenttypesofunitsareasfollows:•Infantry:4MPs,•Cavalry:8MPs(Cossacks–9MPs),•Commanders:9MPs.[8.9]. Double Time.BeforemovingagivenInfantry unit,theowningplayercandeclarethattheunitwilluse“Do-ubleTime”movement.Theconsequencesareasfollows:•Thatunits’MovementAllowanceisincreasedby2;•TheunitcannotFire,•TheunitmustexpendallofitsMovementPoints,towardsreachingitsobjective.•Theunitcannotchangeformationorfacing,•Theunitcannotpassthroughfriendlyoccupiedhexes,•Theunitcannotpassthroughwoodsorvillagehexes.[8.10]. Line.Fourunits(minimum)ofany one type(in-fantry,cavalry),belongingtothesamearmy,whichbegintheirMovementPhaseadjacenttohexeswithunitsofthe

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optionsafterMeleedependingonZonefromwhichattac-kingunithasenteredandfacingafterMelee.

Situation1:

Russian unit is attacking. If it enters Melee hex from hexes 1 or 2, Polish defender after having lost Melee can withdraw into hex 4 or 5.

Situation2:

Russian unit is attacking. If it enters Melee hex from hex 3, Polish defender after having lost Melee can withdraw into hex 5 or 6.

Situation3:

Russian unit is attacking. If it enters Melee hex from hex 6, Polish defender after having lost Melee can withdraw into hex 3 or 4.

Situation4:

Russian unit is attacking. If it enters Melee hex from hex 4 or 5, Polish defender after having lost Melee can with-draw into hex 1 or 2.

decidewhetherhewantsthatunittoCounterattackonitsown,orwithotherunits.[8.14.7]. Cavalry units,meeting the pre-conditions,mayCounterattackasmanytimesastheywishduringanenemyMovementphase.Therearenolimits.

Example: The Russian unit cannot be counterattacked by all the Polish units, because rule [6.2] would be bro-ken. A cavalry squadron can choose one option from [9.1C], but it would counterattack single-handedly. Two infantry units could counterattack together. Each of them would resolve procedure from [9.1A] separately.

[8.14.8].CounterattackdoesnotinfluenceaMeleePhaseinanyway.Allcounterattackedunitscanattackandallco-unterattackingunitscanbeattacked,duringaregularMe-leephase.[8.14.9].Onlyafter the resolutionofacounterattackcantheactiveplayerresumemovinghisunits.[8.15].A unit or stackmust finish itsMovement beforeanotherunitorstackcanbemoved.Onceaunithasente-redastack,itmustenditsmovementorcontinuetomoveseparately.Aunitcanonlymoveoutofastackwhichhasnotmovedatthebeginningofitsmovementorifpassingthrough.[8.16]. Withdrawal.AsaresultofFireorMeleecombat,aunitmaybeforcedtoleaveitshex;thisiscalleda“Wi-thdrawal”.[8.16.1].WithdrawingunitsdonotexpendMPs.(ThereisnomovementcosttoWithdraw).[8.16.2].Aunit thatwithdrawsacrossastreamhexside(includingbridges)oruphill(evenalongaroad)suffersasinglesteploss..[8.16.3].Aunitcannotwithdrawoff-maporintoanenemyoccupiedhex.Ifthosearetheonlypossibilities,thatunitis eliminated.[8.16.4].Aunit suffersonestep loss if it iswithdrawingintotheFrontalZoneofanenemyunitthatdidnotpartici-pateinMelee.[8.16.5].AunitforcedtoWithdrawbecauseofFirecom-bat,always withdraws into a hex in its Rear Zone.ThedirectionfromwhichtheFirecameisirrelevant.[8.16.6]. Pictures below present possible withdrawal

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sire.[9.2].UnitintheMeleehexcannotchooseanyoptionfrom[9.1].[9.3].Inthecaseofstacks,theMoraleCheckforthechan-cetoconducta“Counterattack”isresolvedonce,usingtheMoraleratingsofthetop-mostunitinthestack.[9.4].Artillery can only fire upon enemy units. It is notallowedtomove,reactorchangefacing/position)duringtheopposingplayer’sturn.[9.5].Playersshouldalwaysmovetheirunitsinsuchaman-ner,astoallowtheiropponenttoreactaccordingly.

10.0 Ranged Combat. In “Raclawice 1794” there are twotypesofRanged(Fire)Combat:Rifle (from infantry and cavalryunits)andArtilleryFire.

[10.1]. Visibility.Itisgenerallyassumedthattwounitscanseeeachother if a lineconnectingapoint in themiddleeachoftheirhexesdoesnotpassthrough:•Awoodshex,•Avillagehex,•Ahillhex,•Otherunits(exceptartilleryandcommanders).TheHexsideofablockinghexalsoblocksvisibility

Between these two units there is no visibility. [10.1.1].Slopehexesdonotblockvisibility.[10.1.2].Thereisvisibilitybetweentwounits,regardlessofanyobstaclesmentionedin[10.1],ifbothunitsareloca-tedonhills.Inotherwords,objectsinthevalleybelowdonotblockvisibility

[8.16.7]. When two or three situations, as described in[8.16.6] occur simultaneously, the Withdrawing playermustrolladie.Resultsof0,7,8,9andnumbersdenotingspacesfromwhichattackershadenteredmeaneliminationof defenders. The remaining results denote the hex intowhichdefeatedunitsmustwithdraw,withaonesteplosspenalty.

Example: Attacking Russian units enter Melee hex from hexes 2 and 6. If Polish unit would lose Melee, player must roll a die. Results 0, 7, 8, 9 and 2, 6 mean elimina-tion for Poles. Let’s say that result is 1. Polish unit suf-fers one loss and withdraws into hex 1. Facing must be assumed as given on picture.

[8.16.8].Ifallsituationsdescribedin[8.16.6]occursimul-taneously, the unit/stack that was forced toWithdraw is eliminated,instead.[8.16.9].Attackingunits,forcedtowithdraw,mustdowi-thdrawintothehexfromwhichtheyenteredtheMeleehex.[8.16.10].Withdrawingunitscanjoinalreadyanexistingstack(Thewithdrawingunitmustbeplacedatthebottomofthestackandassumesthesamefacingasotherunitsinthathex).Thisisanexceptionto[8.16.6],above.Ifawith-drawalshouldcauseover-stacking[6.2],thatunitmustwi-thdrawonehexmore(andsufferanyadditionalpenaltiesthatmayoccurindoingso).[8.16.11].ACommandercanwithdrawonehex,ifhesodesires,wheneveranenemyunitentersahexadjacenttoit.Ifheisstackedwithafriendlyunit,hedoesnothavetowithdraw.

9.0 Reaction to Enemy Movement. [9.1].WhenanenemyunitenterstheFrontal Zoneof a friendly unit during its Movement Phase, thenon-phasingplayermaychooseoneofthefollowingoptionslistedbelow:A. Infantry versus enemy infantry. Theunitmay:•holditsgroundandfireuponenemyor•makeaMoraleCheck.Ifpassed,theunitmayconducta“Counterattack”(see[8.14],above);ifthecheckfails,that(non-phasing)unitmustretreattwo (2) hexes.B. Infantry versus enemy cavalry. Theunitmay: •standitsgroundandfireuponenemy.C. Cavalry versus enemy infantry.Theunitmay: •holditsgroundandfireuponenemyor•conducta“Counterattack”(see[8.14],above)or•retreattwo hexes(withoutanyfurtherpenalty).D. Cavalry versus enemy cavalry. Theunitmaychoosefromthesameoptionsasofferedunder“A”,(above). E.Cossacksmayalwaysretreattwo hexes,iftheysode-

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dureasexplainedin[10.9.4],below.[10.9.2]AunitfiringduringitsownMovementPhasemustexpendonemovementpoint(1MP)toconductfirecom-bat.[10.9.3]Cossacksand“Kosynierzy”cannotconductFirecombat,thoughtheycanbetargetsofFirecombat.[10.9.4] Rifle Fire Procedurea)Firepowershouldbedividedbydistanceinhexestothetarget;b)Resultshouldberoundedupordowninaccordancewith(Rule3.4,[above]);c)OntheRangedCombatTable,theplayershouldfindtherowcorrespondingtotheresultfromb)(above)andreadtheresultoftheFirecombat.d)Theresultoffireshouldbeappliedimmediately.Afterfiring,theunitshouldbemarkedwiththeappropriatemarker–“1”/”2”/”3”/”4”–todenotehowmanytimestheunithasfiredthisTurn.[10.9.5]Theprocedureexplainedaboveisnotusedifthetargetisanenemyartilleryunitnotstackedwithanynon-artilleryunit.Insuchacase,theartilleryunitiseliminatedifallofthefollowingconditionsaremet:•Thedistancebetweenthetargetunitandfiringunitisone(1)hex•TheFirepower(of thefiringunit) isequal toorgreaterthan3•And the die roll result is lower thanFirepower (of thefiringunit).[10.9.6]SimultaneousFirefromseveralunitsatonetargetispossible. It iscrucial,however, thatonly units of one type occupy adjacent hexes in their Flank Zones (ac-cording to [8.10], above) and each unit has an LOStothetarget(accordingto[10.2],above).Inaccordancewith[10.9.4a],theunitwiththegreatestFirepowerfromamongthefiringunits is tobeused.Next, theplayershouldap-plytheresultfounddowntheRangedCombatTablebyasmanyrowsastherearehexesfromtheFiringunitstothetarget,minusone.

1/I/1 pp i 2/II/3 pp occupy adjacent hexes and they fire together at I/Woroneski. Both units have Firepower of 6. Basic row in Table is “3-5”. Because two units are firing, the player should apply the result found one row down - “6-9”. The effect of this fire is 1M. The Russian unit has to pass a Morale Check but to the die roll the player has to add one (+1).

There is visibility between the Russian cavalry squad-ron and the Polish ”kosynierzy” unit.

[10.2]. Line of Sight (LOS) is the line connecting thepoints in the middle of two hexes. One hex containsthe “target” unit; the other contains the (opposing si-des’) firing unit. LOS exists when there is visibili-ty (measured through the frontal zone of a firing unit).Exception:Units in skirmish order formation (see [7.2],above)alsohaveanLOSextendingthroughtheirflankzo-nes.[10.3].RangedcombatispossibleonlywhenanLOScanbe tracedbetween twoopposinghexeswithnoblockingterrainorunitsbetweenthem.[10.4]. Players resolve ranged combat by taking alterna-teturns,Thenon-phasingplayerfiresfirstwithanyofhisunit(s)–see[10.9.6].Afterthatthenon-phasingplayercanmoveorfirewithanyofhisunits.Example: [Historical scenario, “Battle of Raclawice”]. In the first Turn, Lt. Colonel Pustovalov is activated. The Po-lish Player can conduct fire combat with one or more units (see [10.9.6]) currently on the board, in range, etc. After resolving the affects of that fire, the Russian Player can now move another unit under Pustovalov’s command or open fire with any other unit. [10.5].Ifthereisenemyunitinthefrontalzoneofafrien-dlyunit,thatenemyunitmust bethetargetofFirecombat(fromthefriendlyunit).[10.6]. Unit(s)withinaMeleehex(see[3.4])canneitherFirenorbeFiredupon.[10.7].Unit(s)whichmustRetreatunderFire(see[10.11],below)cannotcontinuemovementanyfurtherduringthisturn.[10.8].TheMaximumrangeofFiredependson the typeofunit:•Infantry:mayfireatatarget,upto3hexesaway,•Cavalry:mayfireatatarget,upto2hexesaway,•Artillery:mayfireatatarget,upto10hexesaway.

[10.9]. Rifle Fire. [10.9.1].Each(non-artillery)unitcanFireup to four ti-mesperTurn.ThephasingplayermustdeclarehisdecisiontoFireduringhisMovementPhaseandresolvetheproce-

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11.0 Melee Combat.MeleeCombatoccurseitherduringPhase4oftheroundand/or during theMovement Phase (counterattack, char-ge).[11.1].MeleeCombattakesplaceonlywhenbothenemyandfriendlyunitsoccupythesamehex.Thephasingplayermustmeleeall enemy unitswithinacontestedhexwith all of his friendly unitsinthesamehex.Thestrength/sizeofallopposingunitsmustbetotalledtogether:[11.2].All units under anActivated Commander, whichfulfiltheconditionsfrom[11.1],above,mustresolveMe-leeCombat.Theseactivatedunitsareconsideredtobethe“Attacker”. [11.3].Unitscanattackorbeattackedonly onceduringagivenPhase–Exception:Cavalrycharge(see[8.14],abo-ve).[11.4].Theactiveplayeralwaysdecides the sequence inwhichMeleesaretoberesolved.[11.5].ThenextMeleecanonlyberesolvedwhenthepro-cedure for thecurrentMelee, as explained in [11.7],hasbeenfinished.[11.6].TheentireMeleeCombatPhaseiscomplete,onlywhentheconditions.explainedin([11.2],above),areful-filled.[11.7]. Melee Combat Procedure:a) the “Attacking” (active) player designates the Meleehex,where resolutionwill take place (Remember [11.1]and[11.2])b)both playersrolladieandapplyallpossiblemodifiers–thesearefoundontheMeleeCombatModifiersTablec) themodified resultsmust be compared to each other.ThesidewiththelowestresultlosestheMelee.Inthecaseofatie,victorygoestotheattackingside.d)playnowproceedstothenextMeleecombat,ifanyre-main.[11.8]. Effects of Melee Combat:•victoriousunits sufferonestrength (SP) loss; they remainin theMelee hex and can change their facing, as per Rule[8.16.6].•defeatedunitssuffertwostrength(SP)lossesandWithdraw,asperRule[8.16.6].[11.9]. Charges and Counterattacks are a type ofMeleeCombat,resolvedduringMovementPhase.[11.10].ArtillerybeingassaultedduringtheMeleePhaseandaloneinthehex,defendsasInfantry,withthestrengthofone(1SP).[11.11].Ifartilleryisstackedwithanotherfriendlyunit,itdoesnotparticipate in theMelee takingplace in itshex,it does, however, suffer all adverse results. If the, other,friendlyunit(s)inthehexareforcedtoWithdraw,itiseli-minatedinstead.

12.0 Victory Conditions.[12.1].PlayersgainVictoryPoints(VPs)for:•eliminationofenemyunits(VPsequaltotheMoralera-tingsonall“#1”IDcounters);•eliminationofenemyartilleryunits(8VPs);•deathofanEnemycommander(10VPs).

[10.9.7]. Fire Effects. ---meansNoEffectM–MoraleCheck(see[3.4],above).Ifunsuccessful,theunitmustwithdrawonehex.#M–WhenrollingforaMoraleCheck, thenumber“#”mustbeusedasamodifier.Ifunsuccessful,theunitmustwithdrawonehex.ModifiersforMoraleChecks-1(minusone)ifdefendingunitisinaWoodshex-1ifdefendingunitisinaBuildinghex-1ifcavalryisfiring-1ifthedefendingunitisinSkirmishOrder+1(plusone)ifPolishshootersorRussianjaegers(withoutotherunitsparticipating)arefiring+1ifdefendingunitsareinSquareformation.Ifamodifiedresultis9ormore,thedefendingunitmustwithdrawandsufferasteploss.

[10.10]. Artillery Fire.[10.10.1].Allartilleryunitshavethesamefieldoffireanditseffectisasdepictedbelow.

[10.10.2].Artilleryfireneedstoberesolved,individually,onaunitbyunitbasis.Aplayercannotcombineartilleryfiretogetherwithfirefromanyothertypeofunit.[10.10.3]Allartilleryunits,frombothsides,canfire onceduring theMovementPhaseafter the activation of any commander.Note: One activation equals one shot for every artilleryunitonmap.[10.10.4]Ifthetargetofartilleryfire,atarangeof6 hexes away or less,isasingleartilleryunit–thatis,notstackedwithanyothertypeofunit–theplayermustrolladie.ForPolishartillery,theplayerappliesa+1modifier.Ifthefinalresult is higher than the distance between thefiring unitand the targetunit, theplayermust roll thedie again. Ifthesecondresultisa‘0’,theartilleryunitthatwasfiredatshouldbeconsideredaseliminated.

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IX/2M.BKN 2004X/2M.BKN 2005bryg.Manget onanyoneofhisunits1/ochotnicy,2/ochotnicy 15071/kosynier,2/kosynier 14063/kosynier,4/kosynier 13065/kosynier,6/kosynier 12067/kosynier,8/kosynier 11069/kosynier,10/kosynier 140511/kosynier,12/kosynier 130513/kosynier,14/kosynier 120515/kosynier 1105gen.Ślaski onanyoneofhisunitsArtillery:1art.,2art. 12143art.,4art. 13135art.,6art. 14137art. 14128art. 15129art.,10art. 161211art.,12art. 1710(facing1810and1809)Commander-in-ChiefKościuszko 1509

Howevermorethan200yearshavepassedsincebattle,itisstilluncertainwherePolishBKNCavalrywaspositioned.SecondVariantallowsfordifferentsituationinwhich1stBrigadeofGreaterPolandundercommandofgeneralMa-dalińskioccupiedleftflank.Rightflankisguardedby2ndBrigadeofLesserPolandunderbrigadierManget;

PolishArmy–SecondVariant:I/1W.BKN 2301II/1W.BKN 2202III/1W.BKN 2203IV/1W.BKN 2104V/1W.BKN 2105VI/1W.BKN 2006VII/1W.BKN 2102VIII/1W.BKN 2103IX/1W.BKN 2004X/1W.BKN 2005I/4psp 1903II/4psp 1804III/4psp 1803gen.Madaliński onanyoneofhisunitsI/2M.BKN,II/2M.BKN 0715III/2M.BKN,IV/2M.BKN 0815V/2M.BKN,VI/2M.BKN 0915VII/2M.BKN,VIII/2M.BKN 0714IX/2M.BKN,X/2M.BKN 0814bryg.Manget onanyoneofhisunits

RestoftheunitsissetupinthesamewayasinFirstVariant.RussianArmy.I/Woroneski 0823II/Woroneski 0923III/Woroneski 1023IV/Woroneski 1123

[12.2].At thecompletionof thefinalgame turn,Victoryisawardedtotheplayerwhohasgainedthemostvictorypoints.Thedifference inVictoryPointsbetween the twosidesalsodenotesthescaleoftheVictory:•1to8VPs–MinorVictory•9to16VPs–DecisiveVictory•17andmoreVPs–TotalVictory[12.3]. Allscenariosin“Raclawice1794”offerthechan-ceofan“AutomaticVictory”.Theconditionsforsuchvic-toriesarespecifiedineachscenario.

13.0 Scenarios.Historicalscenario.Thisscenariodepictsthesituationatabout4PM.GroupofLt.Col.PustovalovfinishedflankingPolishleftflankandTormasov` main force just crossed Ścieklec stream andstoppednexttothevillageofJanowiczki.

Startingpositions.

PolishArmy–FirstVariant

I/1W.BKN,II/1W.BKN 0715III/1W.BKN,IV/1W.BKN 0815V/1W.BKN,VI/1W.BKN 0915VII/1W.BKN,VIII/1W.BKN 0714IX/1W.BKN,X/1W.BKN 0814I/4psp 0711II/4psp 0811III/4psp 0710gen.Madaliński onanyoneofhisunits1/I/7pp 11132/I/7pp 11121/I/6pp,2/I/6pp 12123/I/6pp,4/I/6pp 13121/II/6pp,2/II/6pp 11113/II/6pp,4/II/6pp 1110płkSzyrer onanyoneofhisunits1/I/3pp 14112/I/3pp,3/I/3pp 15114/I/3pp 16113/I/2pp 17112/I/2pp 1811strz./2pp 22111/I/2pp 1809(facing1909and1810)4/I/2pp 1808(facing1908and1909)1/II/3pp,2/II/3pp 16083/II/3pp,4/II/3pp 1707strz./3pp 2011gen.Zajączek onanyoneofhisunitsI/2M.BKN 2301II/2M.BKN 2202III/2M.BKN 2203IV/2M.BKN 2104V/2M.BKN 2105VI/2M.BKN 2006VII/2M.BKN 2102VIII/2M.BKN 2103

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SetUpPolishArmy–likeinFirstorSecondVariantofHistoricalScenario(Playerhastodecidewhichwillbeused)

RussianArmy–whenin1stGameTurncommanderisac-tivated,hisunitsentermapfromhexesbetween1227and3427.AttheentryhexunitexpendMPsdependingontheterraintype.Therearenorestrictionsonnumberofunitsthatcanentermapthroughasinglehex.

Scenarionotes:1.OverallCommanderofRussianarmyisGeneralFyodorDenisov.Rule[4.4]mustbeusedinregardtohim.Automaticvictory:Russians167VPs,Poles164VPs.

Errata3/II/6ppMorale5Strength2Firepower2shouldhaveIDnumber2IV/Woroneski Morale 6 Strength 5 Firepower 5 shouldhaveIDnumber2Counters2/II/Nowogrodzki(ID#2)and3/II/Nowogrodzki(ID#1)arepresentintwocopies.Ingame,playersshoulduse,naturally,onlyone.

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V/Woroneski 0924VI/Woroneski 1024płkMuromcow onanyoneofhisunits6/kozak 12221/II/Jekatierynosławski 13212/II/Jekatierynosławski 1820gen.Tormasow 15211/I/Nowogrodzki,1/IINowogrodzki,ppłkTomatis16211/I/Uglicki,1/II/Uglicki 17211/III/Jekatierynosławski,2/III/Jekatierynosławski27063/III/Jekatierynosławski,4/III/Jekatierynosławski2707ppłkPustowałowonanyoneofhisunitsI/Achtyrski 2803II/Achtyrski 2704I/Elizawetgradzki 2804ppłkObrezkow onanyoneofhisunits1/kozak,2/kozak 26043/kozak,4/kozak 26055/kozak 2705mjrA.Denisow onanyoneofhisunitsArtillery:1art.,2art. 14213art.,4art. 14205art.,6art. 15207art.,8art. 16209art.,10art. 172011art. 260712art. 2606

ScenarioNotes:1Atthebeginning,RussianPlayerhasActivationChitsforTormasov,Pustovalovandonechosen freely fromrema-iningones.ActivationofPustovalovbeginsthegame.2.Startingfrom8thGameTurn,PolishPlayercanselectgen.Ślaski`chit.Beforethenitisimpossibleto(evenusingspecialrulesforKościuszko)useunitsunderŚlaskicom-mand... unless theywill find themselves inMelee.ThenŚlaskiactivationchit isavailablestartingfromfollowingturn.3.In12thGameTurnRussianPlayerhasfollowingactiva-tionschitsavailable:Tormasov,F.Denisovandonefreelychosenfromremainingones.UnitsunderDenisovaccom-paniedby6guns(numbers13-18)enterthemapthroughhex0126 in12thGameTurn. If thathex isoccupiedbyPoles,Russianscanenterthroughtheclosesthexnotoc-cupiedbyenemy.AutomaticVictory:Prussians167VPs,Polish159VPs;

HipotheticalscenarioThis scenario depicts situation from1PM.Russian sidehas all units ready because generalDenisovmanaged toarrivetothebattlefieldearly(notasinrealitywhenonlydetached grenadiers of Lt. Col.Tomatiswere ready andpresent).GeneralDenisov,takingcommandfromhandsofTormasov,decidedtoattackrebelliousPolesandorderedhissoldierstoengage.

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Countersmanifest.Polish army

unit identifier commander quantity of coun-ters

1/I/2pp Zajączek 22/I/2pp Zajączek 23/I/2pp Zajączek 24/I/2pp Zajączek 2strz./2pp Zajączek 11/I/3pp Zajączek 22/I/3pp Zajączek 23/I/3pp Zajączek 24/I/3pp Zajączek 21/II/3pp Zajączek 22/II/3pp Zajączek 23/II/3pp Zajączek 24/II/3pp Zajączek 2strz./3pp Zajączek 1

I/2M.BKN Manget 2II/2M.BKN Manget 2III/2M.BKN Manget 2IV/2M.BKN Manget 2V/2M.BKN Manget 2VI/2M.BKN Manget 2VII/2M.BKN Manget 2VIII/2M.BKN Manget 2IX/2M.BKN Manget 2X/2M.BKN Manget 21/I/6pp Szyrer 22/I/6pp Szyrer 23/I/6pp Szyrer 24/I/6pp Szyrer 21/II/6pp Szyrer 22/II/6pp Szyrer 23/II/6pp Szyrer 24/II/6pp Szyrer 21/I/7pp Szyrer 22/I/7pp Szyrer 2I/4psp Madaliński 1II/4psp Madaliński 1III/4psp Madaliński 1

I/1W.BKN Madaliński 2II/1W.BKN Madaliński 2III/1W.BKN Madaliński 2IV/1W.BKN Madaliński 2V/1W.BKN Madaliński 2VI/1W.BKN Madaliński 2VII/1W.BKN Madaliński 2VIII/1W.BKN Madaliński 2IX/1W.BKN Madaliński 2X/1W.BKN Madaliński 21/kosynier Ślaski 22/kosynier Ślaski 23/kosynier Ślaski 24/kosynier Ślaski 25/kosynier Ślaski 26/kosynier Ślaski 27/kosynier Ślaski 28/kosynier Ślaski 29/kosynier Ślaski 210/kosynier Ślaski 211/kosynier Ślaski 212/kosynier Ślaski 213/kosynier Ślaski 214/kosynier Ślaski 215/kosynier Ślaski 21/ochotnicy Ślaski 22/ochotnicy Ślaski 2

1art. 12art. 13art. 14art. 15art. 16art. 17art. 18art. 19art. 110art. 111art. 112art. 1

Russian armyunit identifier commander quantity of coun-

ters2/I/Nowogrodzki F.Denisow 23/I/Nowogrodzki F.Denisow 24/I/Nowogrodzki F.Denisow 25/I/Nowogrodzki F.Denisow 22/II/Nowogrodzki F.Denisow 23/II/Nowogrodzki F.Denisow 24/II/Nowogrodzki F.Denisow 25/II/Nowogrodzki F.Denisow 2

2/I/Uglicki F.Denisow 23/I/Uglicki F.Denisow 24/I/Uglicki F.Denisow 25/I/Uglicki F.Denisow 22/II/Uglicki F.Denisow 23/II/Uglicki F.Denisow 24/II/Uglicki F.Denisow 25/II/Uglicki F.Denisow 2III/Achtyrski F.Denisow 2IV/Achtyrski F.Denisow 2V/Achtyrski F.Denisow 27/kozak F.Denisow 18/kozak F.Denisow 19/kozak F.Denisow 110/kozak F.Denisow 111/kozak F.Denisow 112/kozak F.Denisow 1

1/I/Nowogrodzki Tomatis 31/II/Nowogrodzki Tomatis 3

1/I/Uglicki Tomatis 31/II/Uglicki Tomatis 3

1/II/Jekatierynosławski Tormasow 32/II/Jekatierynosławski Tormasow 3

6/kozak Tormasow 11/III/Jekatierynosławski Pustowałow 32/III/Jekatierynosławski Pustowałow 33/III/Jekatierynosławski Pustowałow 34/III/Jekatierynosławski Pustowałow 3

I/Woroneski Muromcow 2II/Woroneski Muromcow 2III/Woroneski Muromcow 2IV/Woroneski Muromcow 2V/Woroneski Muromcow 2VI/Woroneski Muromcow 2I/Achtyrski Obrezkow 2II/Achtyrski Obrezkow 2

I/Elizawetgradzki Obrezkow 21/kozak A.Denisow 12/kozak A.Denisow 13/kozak A.Denisow 14/kozak A.Denisow 15/kozak A.Denisow 11art. 12art. 13art. 14art. 15art. 16art. 17art. 18art. 19art. 110art. 111art. 112art. 113art. 114art. 115art. 116art. 117art. 118art. 1