The Battle of Teugen-Hausen - Blucher AAR

[Captain Darling]

Recently we played The Battle of Teugen-Hausen using Blucher rules!

The scenario was sourced from the oldmeldrumwargamsgroup site, they have a lot of well prepared scenario on their site!

A map of the battlefield to help when reading the below...


Dave and George commanded the Austrians and Maurice and I the French. Victory would go to the side that occupied Teugen and Hausen at the end of the game or broke the opposition.

The main French advanced quickly occupying Teugen and heading toward Hausen, their light cavalry covering their left flank. The Austrians meanwhile garrisoned Hausen and drew up a defensive line behind a stream.

The French infantry through the woodlands toward Hausen their cavalry successfully feigning a flank attack drawing off the Austrian reinforcements. Even though outnumbered the French took advantage of the Austrian reserves redeploying and charged the Austrian line in an attempt to take Hausen. The fighting was fierce and the Austrian line was broken but the French had taken heavy losses and after crossing the stream were unable to take the town itself.

The French were now in a precarious position with the Austrian reserves approaching their left flank. At this point a thunderous storm hit the battlefield bringing the action to a halt!

A draw, no one achieved their victory conditions!

The Austrians 'view' of the 'concealed' French regiments approaching through the woods! Un-historically but very wisely the Austrian Commanders decided to let the outnumbered French try to capture Hausen!


Marshall Davout leading the III Corps across the stream! Hausen is the occupied built up area centre left in the picture...


More pictures and information can be found about this AAR on the TSOG Blog...
https://toysoldiersforoldgits.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-battle-of-teugen-hausen-blucher-aar.html

Cheers!

[jon_1066]

Nice looking figures and looks like fun. 

The scenario victory conditions seem a little odd though for Teugen Hausen.  Weren't the French III corps marching to safety along the road and the Austrians trying to cut them off from the rest of the Allied army.  So if the Austrians took up positions behind the stream at Hausen and waited the French would have simply marched West out of harms way.