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The Battle of Mockern

16 October 1813

Scenario Design & Layout – Colonel (Ret) Bill Gray

Original Fire & Fury Design – Richard Hasenauer

Map from William Blackwood & Sons, painting “Landwehr at

Dennewitz” by Richard Knoetel, both in the Public Domain

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BBaattttllee ooff MMoocckkeerrnn

16 October 1813

Napoleon’s concept for fighting the battle of Leipzig was essentially the famous “strategy of the central position.” At Leipzig this was defined by Marshal Auguste Marmont’s

reinforced VI Corps which would hold off the advance of Field Marshal Prince Blucher’s Russo-Prussians in the north while Napoleon with the bulk of the army defeated the Army of Bohemia in the south. Marmont was outnumbered by at least a third, some 50,000 to 32,000, but nevertheless accomplished his mission competently. Only barely and with a huge advantage in numbers was Blucher able to secure the village of Mockern by the end of the day and force Marmont to withdraw. French losses were 7000 men to include 53 guns, while Blucher’s casualties stood at over 9000. Scale. Each infantry stand represents 360 soldiers, each cavalry stand 180 troopers and artillery stands a single battery of 6 - 12 guns. Ground scale is one inch equals 120 yards while each complete turn represents 30 minutes of historical time. Players. For the Allies, one player per corps is adequate. For the French, split available forces between two players. Tardy players can be assigned reinforcements arriving several turns into the battle. Terrain and Weather. The gaming table should be seven feet long by five feet wide, laid out per the accompanying map. Urban areas afford a – 2 die roll modifier (DRM) benefit to any target within and under fire, and a similar + 2 DRM benefit to a defender in melee. Forested areas likewise provide a – 1 and +1 benefit respectively, as do hill slopes for melee only when the defender is attacked entirely by forces downhill. The French fortifications also provide a -1 and +1 benefit to the defender for fire and melee. Hill slopes, forests and urban areas are considered rough terrain for movement. All streams are fordable, but artillery may only cross where a road intersects a stream or river as a bridge is considered present. Movement along roads allow for the road movement bonus. The Elster and Luppe Rivers may not be crossed by any unit of leader, nor may command radius be traced across them. Weather is cool and clear. Playing Time. The game begins at 1:00 pm and ends with the 7:30 pm turn, a total of 14 game turns. The French have the initiative Turn 1; otherwise an Initiative roll-off between army commanders at the

beginning of each turn will determine which side moves first. For this roll Marmont receives a 0 DRM if uncommitted, while Blucher similarly receives a +1 DRM. Deployment. Units set up per the accompanying map with formations deployed as shown at the beginning of the game. Brigades represent Lines or Supported Lines while artillery sets up limbered or unlimbered, but must deploy as depicted or no more than 12 inches away from a leader stand within their chain of command. Leaders deploy within 12 inches of any unit from their command. Note some units are already engaged with the enemy. The Armies. The infantry of both armies are three-rank. Skirmish capable units are so labeled. Blucher is Charismatic. Reinforcements. Units automatically arrive (no die roll) per the following Order of Appearance charts. All units enter in Road or March Column unless there are enemy forces within 18 inches of the entry point. In such cases units enter the board deployed within 12 inches of the entry point. If there is not enough physical space for all units scheduled to arrive to enter the table, they are considered “backed up” off table and may automatically enter next turn. Use the Reinforcement Table on page 16 of AOE to vary arrival times for a more intense game. Brayer is a semi-historical reinforcement that historically arrived at the end of the battle. Special Rules. The urban combat rules from the AOE Supplement are in effect with each town icon on the map capable of holding four stands of troops. Likewise and also per the Supplement, Prussian line infantry is Skirmish capable. Victory Conditions. Determine success or failure using the Casualty Point Chart (Figure 6) on page 17 of AOE. Award also 5 points for holding the town of Mockern at game’s end. Sources. References include George Nafziger’s Napoleon at Leipzig (1996), Digby Smith’s 1813 – Leipzig: Napoleon and the Battle of the Nations (2001) and Rudolf Friederich’s, Die Befreiungskrieg, 1813-1815 (1913). The map for this scenario came from Nafziger and Friedrich.

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Wahren

Podelwitz

Breitenfeld

Seehausen

Gross

Wideritzsch

Klein

Wideritzsch

Lindenthal

Lutzschena

Mockern

Stahelm

27th XX

6th LC XX 4th HC XX

Reserve

VII XXX

I XXX

Silesia

D

C

B A

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Battle of Mockern Order of Battle Labels and Order of Appearance

FRENCH

Starting Force __________________________________________________

Normann – Wurttemburg 2d, 4th Chevauleger

Marmont

Compans

Compans

Compans

Compans

Marmont

Lagrange

Lagrange

Lagrange

Lagrange

Compans 20

th XX

Pelleport R 7/5/4 Sk

Joubert R 7/5/4 Sk

R Foot Btty

R Foot Btty

Lagrange 21

st XX

Jamin R 8/6/4 Sk

Buquet R 7/5/4 Sk

R Foot Btty

R Foot Btty

XX

XX

Pelleport – 32d Legere , 1st Marines Joubert – 20th, 25th Provisional Ligne, 3d Marines Jamin – 37th Legere, 4th Marines, Joseph Napoleon Bn Buquet – 2d Marines

Coehorn – 23d Legere, 15th Ligne, 11th, 13th Provisional Ligne Choisy – 70th, 121st Ligne, 16th Provisional Ligne

Marmont

Dombrwski

Dombrwski

Dombrwski

Dombrwski

Marmont

Defrance

Defrance

Defrance

Defrance

Dombrwski 27

th XX

Zoltowski E 4/3/2 Sk

Krukowki E 3/2/- Ln

Pol R Foot Btty

Pol R Horse Btty

Defrance 4

th Hvy XX

Aximot R 5/4/3 H

Quinette R 5/4/3 H

R Horse Btty

R Horse Btty

XX

XX

Zoltowski – 2d, 4th Polish Ligne Krukowieki – 2d Polish Uhlans, 4th Polish Chasseurs Aximotowski – 4th, 5th, 12th, 14th, 24th Dragoons Quinette – 16th, 17th, 21st, 26th, 27th Dragoons, 13th Cuirassiers

Shea – 5th, 10th, 13th Chasseurs Merlin – 15th, 21st, 22d Chasseurs Mouriez – 29th, 31st Chasseurs, 1st Hussars Ameil – 2d, 4th, 12th

Hussars

Reinforcements

Delmas enters within six inches point C, in Road or March Column, Brayer likewise at point D. Turn 5 ______________________________________________________________________

Esteve – 2d Provisional Regt, 2d, 4th Legere, 136th Ligne 2d Bde – 138th, 145th Ligne Boney – 28th Legere, 22d, 59th, 69th Ligne Fournier – 6th Legere, 16th, 40th Ligne

French

Marmont

Foucher

Foucher

Foucher

Foucher

Marmont

Normann

Marmont VI XXX +

Foucher Artillery

R Hvy Btty

R Hvy Btty

R Horse Btty

R Horse Btty

Normann 25

th X

25th

X E 6/4/2 L

XXX XXX

X

Marmont

Friedrichs

Friedrichs

Friedrichs

Friedrichs

Friedrichs 22d XX

Coehorn R 8/6/4 Sk

Choisy R 6/5/3 Sk

R Foot Btty

R Foot Btty

XX

Marmont

Lorge

Lorge

Lorge

Marmont

Fournier

Fournier

Fournier

Lorge 5

th XX

Shea R 6/5/3 L

Merlin R 3/-/2 L

R Horse Btty

Fournier 6

th XX

Mouriez R 4/3/2 L

Ameil R 4/3/2 L

R Horse Btty

XX

XX

Marmont

Delmas

Delmas

Delmas

Delmas

Marmont

Brayer

Brayer

Brayer

Brayer

Delmas 9

th XX

Esteve R 7/5/4 Sk

2d Bde C 7/6/4 Sk

R Foot Btty

R Foot Btty

Brayer 8

th XX

Boney R 8/6/4 Sk

Fournier R 8/6/4 Sk

R Foot Btty

R Foot Btty

XX

XX

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Battle of Mockern (continued)

ALLIED

Starting Force ____________________________________________________

Silesia

Blucher

Blucher

Yorck

Yorck

Yorck

Yorck

Yorck

Blucher +1 (C)

Pioneer

Yorck I Korps

R Foot Btty

R Foot Btty

R Hvy Btty

R Hvy Btty

R Horse Btty

XXXX XXXX

XXX

Infantry – Leib, West Prussian Grenadiers, East Prussian, Brandenburg Line, Jaegers Landwehr – 12th Reserve, 13-15th Silesian LW Cavalry – Leib, Brandenburg Hussars and Brandenburg Uhlans Landwehr – East Prus National, 5th Silesian LW

Landwehr - 5th, 13th Silesian LW, East Prussian , Silesian Grenadiers Infantry – 1st, 2d East Prus Line, 6th Silesian LW Hussars – Mecklemburg Regt

Horn Infantry – Leib, Thuringer Line, 4th, 15th Silesian LW Horn Cavalry – 10th Silesian Landwehr

Hunerbein Infantry – Brandenburg Line, 12th Reserve, 14th Silesian Landwehr Hunerbein Cavalry – Brandenburg Hussars Jurgass Cavalry – Lithuanian, 1st West Prussian Dragoons, 1st Newmark Landwehr

Reinforcements

Russians enter within 12 inches points A or B (either or both), in Road or March Column. Turn 4 ________________________________________________________________

Blucher

Sacken

Sacken

Sacken

Sacken

Sacken

Sacken

Lanskoi

Lanskoi

Sacken XI XXX

E Foot Btty

E Foot Btty

E Hvy Btty

E Hvy Btty

E Horse Btty

Lanskoi 2d Hus XX

Yurkowski E 8/5/3 L

Wasilltsch E 7/5/3 L

XXX

XX

Yurkowski – Aleksandra, Mariupol Hussars Wasilltchikoff – White Russian, Achtyrsk Hussars

Sacken

Lieven II

Lieven II

Lieven II

Sacken

Newjrwski

Sacken

Pantschlf

Lieven II 10

th XX

Sass R 4/3/2

Rachmnof R 4/3/2

Aschlesti R 4/3/2 Sk

Newjrwski 27

th XX

Infantry R 8/6/4

Pantschlf 3d Drg XX

Ushakov R 3/-/2 H

XX

XX

XX

Sass – Crimea, Bialostock Infantry Rachmanoff - Ochostk, Kamchatka, Jaroslav Infantry Achlesticheff – 8th, 39th Jaegers Newjerowski – Odessa, Wilna, Simbirsk, Tarnopol Infantry, 49th, 50th Jaegers Ushakov – Kurland, Smolensk Dragoons

Yorck

Kaetzeler

Kaetzeler

Kaetzeler

Kaetzeler

Kaetzeler

Kaetzeler

Katzeler Adv Gd

Infantry R 6/5/3 Sk

Landwehr C 6/5/4

Cavalry R 5/4/3 L

Landwehr C 5/4/3 L

R Foot Btty

R Horse Btty

XX

Yorck

Steinmetz

Steinmetz

Steinmetz

Yorck

Karl

Karl

Karl

Steinmetz 1

st X

Landwehr R 8/7/5

Leib Hus E 3/2/- L

R Foot Btty

Karl 2d X

Infantry R 8/6/4 Sk

Hussars R 4/3/2 L

R Foot Btty

XX

XX

Yorck

Horn

Horn

Horn

Yorck

Hunerbein

Hunerbein

Hunerbein

Horn 7

th X

Infantry R 7/5/4 Sk

Cavalry C 4/-/3 L

R Foot Btty

Hunerbein 8

th X

Infantry R 8/6/4 Sk

Cavalry E 3/2/- L

R Foot Btty

XX

XX

Yorck

Jurgass

Jurgass

Jurgass

Jurgass Res Cav

Cavalry R 7/5/4 H

R Horse Btty

R Horse Btty

XX

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Battle of Mockern (continued)

Udom II – Nascheburg, Apscheron, Rjesk, Jakutsk Infantry, 10th, 38th Jaegers Korff – Kargopol, Kiev, Kinburn Dragoons, Dorpat, Livland Chasseurs

Langeron

St Priest

Gurjaloff

Gurjaloff

Gurjaloff

St Priest

Pillar

Pillar

Pillar

St Priest VIII XXX

Gurjaloff 11

th XX

Karpenko R 4/3/2

Turgenjef R 4/3/2

Bistrom R 4/3/2 Sk

Pillar 17

th XX

Kern R 4/3/2

Tschertof R 4/3/2

Charitanof R 4/3/2 Sk

XXX

XX

XX

Karpenko – Jeletz, Polotzk Infantry Turgenjeff – Rylsk, Jekaterinburg Infantry Bistrom – 1st, 33d Jaegers Kern – Rjasan, Bielosersk Infantry Tschertoff – Brest, Wilmannstrand Infantry Charitanoff – 30th, 48th Jaegers

Davidoff – New Russia, Mitau, Charkoff Dragoons

Langeron

Olsuviev

Korniloff

Langeron

Kapsevitch

Urusoff

Kapsevitch

Turtschnov

Urusoff

Olsuviev IX XXX

Korniloff 15

th XX

Infantry R 8/6/4

Kapsevitch X XXX

Urusoff 8

th XX

Infantry R 8/6/4

Turtschnov 22d XX

Infantry R 8/6/4

Emanuel R 4/3/2 L

XXX

XX

XXX

XX

XX

Korniloff – Witebsk, Koselsk, Kolywan, Kursk Infantry, 12th, 22d Jaegers Urusoff – Archangel, Old Ingerrmannland, Schlusselburg Infantry, 7th, 37th Jaegers Turtschaninoff – Wiatka, Staroi Okolsk Infantry, 29th, 45th Jaegers Emanuel – Livland, Dorpat Chasseurs

Kapsevitch

Kapsevitch

Kapsevitch

Kapsevitch

Kapsevitch

Kapsevitch

Kapsevitch

Kapsevitch

E Hvy Btty

E Hvy Btty

E Hvy Btty

E Hvy Btty

E Foot Btty

E Foot Btty

E Foot Btty

C Cossack

Blucher

Langeron

Rudzwich

Rudzwich

Rudzwich

Rudzwich

Rudzwich

Langeron XXX +

Rudzwich Adv Gd

Udom II R 9/7/5

Korff R 8/6/4 H

Cossacks C 8/7/5 LI

E Hvy Btty

E Horse Btty

XXX +

XX

St Priest

Borosdin

Borosdin

St Priest

St Priest

St Priest

Borosdin Cavalry

Davidoff R 6/5/3 H

Cossacks C 4/-/3 LI

E Hvy Btty

E Foot Btty

E Foot Btty

XX

Abbreviations

The author anticipates that those using this scenario will have at least a cursory knowledge of the period. Thus, there has been little attempt to label units with a designation that specifies French, or Russian or whatever. There are a couple of exceptions. Where a formation has units attached from another country, those attached units will be designated somehow. For example, a Prussian corps with a couple of Russian artillery batteries tagging along for support will find those gun stands marked with Rus. Likewise, all minor powers’ units will be similarly defined, with

Sax for Saxony, Bav for Bavaria and so on.

Other Abbreviations. A – Armored Heavy Cavalry, H – Heavy Cavalry, L – Light Cavalry, Ln – Lance armed cavalry, I – Irregular - Sk – Skirmish capable infantry brigade, E – Elite Troop Rating, R – Regular Troop Rating, C – Conscript Troop Rating, (C) – Charismatic, XXXX – Army Commander, XXX – Corps or Column Commander, XXX+ - Wing Commander, XX – Division or Equivalent Commander, X – Brigade or Equivalent Commander, Adv Gd – Advance Guard, Bn – Battalion, Regt – Regiment, Btty – Battery, Arty – Artillery, Vol – Volunteer, Grn – Grenadier, DB – Demibrigade, and IR – Infantry Regiment (Austrian). Numbers represent Fresh/Worn/Spent status.