Battle of Marengo
Joe and I decided to play a small game one Saturday afternoon and Marengo fit
the bill. After some amazing rolls on the allied side, and really bad luck
on the French side, the game ended with a French "Broken Army". The army
break point was reached before the French reinforcements could come on and
bolster the numbers. After playing this scenario, we decided that the
French would have to immediately pull back (to prevent too many losses) and wait
until the reinforcements could come up...not something obvious or intuitive to a
first time player of the scenario. An aggressive (and lucky) Austrian
commander could force a French "Retreat" through army moral.
This is what happened in our game...although not by design. Armed with
this knowledge, we may attempt to play the scenario again in the future to see
if we get a longer game. Having said that, both sides enjoyed this bloody
and very short battle.
Below are a few random pictures taken during the game. Essentially, the
allies pushed across the river to the left while pinning some of the French in
the center. As noted above, a few lucky rolls later and the French were in
a bad spot. A few more lucky cavalry attacks and most of the French Corps was
routing which caused the rest of the army to break.
