The numbers I am using for L'Estocq's corps are much more accurate than numbers I used for the Jena game. For instance here is an extract from the OB Report (care of Dominik Derwinski's OB Editor) for that formation:
Prussian Corps (Corps, 4 305 infantry, 2 978 cavalry, 16 guns)
GLt L'Estocq (C C) Vanguard/PC (Brigade, 914 cavalry, 8 guns)
GM Pumphner (E C) 1,2/Auer DR6 (Cavalry, 130 men, B) 3,4/Auer DR6 (Cavalry, 129 men, B) 5,6/Auer DR6 (Cavalry, 131 men, B) 7,8/Auer DR6 (Cavalry, 133 men, B) 9,10/Auer DR6 (Cavalry, 127 men, B) 1,2/Gordejov DCR (Cavalry, 106 men, D) 3,4/Gordejov DCR (Cavalry, 105 men, D) 3/Gordejov DCR (Cavalry, 53 men, D) Bredow HAB(a) (Artillery, 4 guns, B) Bredow HAB(b) (Artillery, 4 guns, B)
1 Kolonne/PC (Division, 1 390 infantry, 624 cavalry, 4 guns)
GM Auer (E C) 1/1K/PC (Brigade, 1 390 infantry)
Ob Hamilton (E C) Fabecky Gren (Infantry, 400 men, B) 1/Rüchel IR2 (Infantry, 502 men, C) 2/Rüchel IR2 (Infantry, 488 men, C)
2/1K/PC (Brigade, 624 cavalry, 4 guns)
GM Baczko* (E C) 1,2/Baczko DR7 (Cavalry, 130 men, B) 3,4/Baczko DR7 (Cavalry, 131 men, B) 5/Baczko DR7 (Cavalry, 65 men, B) 1,2/Wagenfeld KR (Cavalry, 149 men, A) 3,4/Wagenfeld KR (Cavalry, 149 men, A) Rentzel HAB(a) (Artillery, 4 guns, B)
2 Kolonne/PC (Brigade, 1 711 infantry)
GM Rembow (E C) Schliessen Gren (Infantry, 388 men, B) 1/Schöning IR11 (Infantry, 522 men, C) 2/Schöning IR11 (Infantry, 522 men, C) 1/Stutterheim FB (Infantry, 137 men, B) 2/Stutterheim FB (Infantry, 142 men, B)
3 Kolonne/PC (Division, 1 204 infantry, 660 cavalry, 4 guns)
GM Dierecke (E C) 1/3K/PC (Brigade, 1 204 infantry)
POL Pillar (E C) Gr/Viborg MR (Infantry, 400 men, below F) 2/Viborg MR (Infantry, 403 men, below F) 3/Viborg MR (Infantry, 401 men, below F)
2/3K/PC (Brigade, 660 cavalry, 4 guns)
ObLt Kall (E C) 1,2/Towarczys (Cavalry, 132 men, B) 3,4/Towarczys (Cavalry, 132 men, B) 5,6/Towarczys (Cavalry, 132 men, B) 7,8/Towarczys (Cavalry, 132 men, B) 9,10/Towarczys (Cavalry, 132 men, B) Decker HAB(a) (Artillery, 4 guns, B)
Rearguard/PC (Brigade, 780 cavalry)
GM Prittwitz (E C) 1,2/Prittwitz HR (Cavalry, 156 men, B) 3,4/Prittwitz HR (Cavalry, 156 men, B) 5,6/Prittwitz HR (Cavalry, 156 men, B) 7,8/Prittwitz HR (Cavalry, 156 men, B) 9,10/Prittwitz HR (Cavalry, 156 men, B)
Wagon/PC (Supply 400)
This is not ALL of his corps: just those troops that fought at Eylau with the exception of the Rearguard which I add into one of the Variant scenarios to give the Allies more troops to work with.
These numbers from Kevin Zucker's book "1807: Stalemate in the Snow" (Special Study #3) and were compiled by a friend of his.
One of the many reasons why I do not search the German texts is that many of the old books use an ornate font that is just too hard for my old eyes to discern. Frankly I wish that they had used a simpler font but I understand the time when they were compiled. However, I trust the figures in Zucker's books.
For the Russians (and the Russian members will find this interesting) I actually increased the numbers in the infantry battalions because they fought with such courage. I also gave them a +1 fanatical morale rating for the Winter campaign. For the Spring campaign - the Russians revert to using standard morale just like the rest of the forces. Its a game design concept - the Russians fought very well in the Winter - not anywhere near as well in the Spring with Heilsberg being the possible exception. At Friedland - the army was not all that excited about having a river at their backs .... the troops were tired from the long march. They didn't have much faith in Bennigsen at that point.
One thing I learned through reading about Friedland is that Bennigsen moved the army across the Alle River into that terrible position because Popov, the Tsar's military hatchet man, warned him that if he didn't take action Essen would take over. Rather than tell Popov that he would rather lose his command and save the army, he moved most of the army across. Friedland was not the Russian army at its finest.
The Prussian army also had regiments raised that had Polish troops in them. They were prone to desert. As you can see from the OB listed above I have not differentiated from the Polish raised regiments and those of German descent. I cannot find anything in the text that indicates that at Eylau any of the German infantry regiments performed poorly.
_________________ Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Prinz Peters von Dennewitz 3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps Honarary CO of Garde-Ulanen Regiment, Garde-Grenadier Kavallerie NWC Founding Member For Club Games: I prefer the Single Phase mode of play. I prefer to play with the following options OFF: MDF, VP4LC, NRO, MTD, CMR, PR, MIM, NDM, OMR (ver 4.07)
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