Cover art for Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries

Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries

1995 · BGG
Avg rating
7.19
Bayes rating
5.53
Weight
2.83 (Medium)
Players
2
Playtime
4 hr
Ratings count
36

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Description

Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries (Austerlitz 1805: Cavalry choc) is a simulation on a tactical scale, of the combat which happened on the French left wing during this famous battle on December 2nd, 1805. 
Lannes and Murat Corps face the Bagration and Liechtenstein Corps on the Brünn-Olmütz road in a terrible cavalry battle.

A hexagon represents about 200 metres of actual terrain, and a turn represents about 20 minutes of real time.

A Leader counter represents a corps commander or a division general, accompanied by his staff (about thirty to fifty men).

Each Cavalry strength point represents around 200 horsemen, each Infantry strength point around 400 infantrymen and each Artillery strength point around 6 cannons.



Mechanics

Hexagon Grid

Themes

Napoleonic

Publishers

Vae Victis

Designers

Marc Brandsma Nicolas Pilartz