Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

Fus Paul Binner is in the front line of the advance south of the Bois dit Tassemere.

0600 Nothing was reported at the top of the hour just a lot of movement.
0615 ObeastLt Lutzow was able to remove his depleted Brig from the claws of the French Infantry and the 300 Heavy French Cuirassiers approaching his position from the NW at the La Fonteny.His report stated that there was at lest 5000 French moving towards Fonteny maybe six or eight cannons.

OberstLt Marc Bummer Horse Artillery was ordered by General Major Jurgass to move his cannons forward in support of the 14th Fus regt. His reported stated that there were at lest 2000 French approaching his guns. I looked at ole Marshal Forward, and there wasn’t a worried look on his face, he looked my way. “You there yaw you, Haitian come at the double”! I said Oui Monsieur!” Look take a run south and see what bony is up to sending all his forces south” he said.

General Major Jurgass was talking to General Major of Kavallerie saying that” It looks like Kellermanns IV Cavalry Corps are playing a delaying tactics around the hamlet of Chenemont and coming our way be on the look out they might try and over run your guns! “
Oberst Panzer of the 6th Husaren reports that about 2000 Heavy French Cavalry and Infantry are seen in front of Chenemont!

Fus Paul Binner detailed pushed a French Vol company of the 4th line out of the Bois dit Tassemere.
OberstLt Fritz, of the 5th Uloaned who regt was position near the Prussian grand Battery watch as the French retreated backward. He reported that the French in front of the battery were about 1000 Infantry south of Le Denier Patard.

0630 The French attacked the Prussian infantry line set in front of the Prussian Grand batteries, killing many of the 2nd and 3rd French Cuirassiers. Col Grandjean commanded the 2nd which where hit in the flank by 600 Prussian Neumark Dragoners supported by 400 1st Ulanen. Running the 3rd Cuirassiers off who were under command of Col Lacroix.

About 800 French Line Infantry engaged the Prussian line a fire fight ensued.
OberstLt Marc Bummer Horse Artillery which were ordered by General Major Jurgass to move his cannons forward in support of the 14th Fus regt. His cannons fired on the 1st e de Carabiniers and their Artillery support..
Oberst Hans Utar of the 14 fus position his companies in front of a stream that ran east and west south of the hamlet Chenemont.

ObeastLt Lutzow regts has joined the Prussian LtGeneral Roeder’s Kavalerie command.
Oberst Panzer of the 6th Husaren was put in the Res Div.
Fus Paul Binner company is moving towards the de La Falise at this half hour.
0645 Maj Sack of the IR22 was the first to attack the attacking French Infantry of the VI Corps. In that attacking French column were two battalions of the 75regt and General de Penne
Brig plus one Skirmisher Company of the 65eme of ligne. They were next charged by two Prussian Kavalerie Sq, then surround by two more Kavalerie Sq. After the French Battalions were fired on and reduced their numbers.

Meanwhile on the same front Oberst Thumen of the 1st Kavalerie Brig charged the helpless lone French Cuirassiers regt that had nerve to attack our grand battery. The 2nd Cuirassiers under Col Grandjean who was in our vice that was slowly closing in on them!
0700 Major Sack of the IR22 pursues one of the French best Cavalerie Regt no lest then the Emperor’s own the Dragoon de Imperatrice and opens up a murderous fire on them. Major Fabian Rothstein of the Prussian Dragoner’s went after the other Regt de Imperatrice along with three Sq of Kavalerie. Major Fabian Rothstein own horse Artillery unlimbered to take aim at the French Guard Cheval.

With Prussian General Major Sydow killed by cannon fire on the right General Major Jurgass is now the Kavalerie Commander on the left. Not before the Prussian killed the French Imperial Guard Dragoon commander Killed and captured the 2nd eme Cuirassiers commander Col GranJean and put more casualties on the 2nd Cuirassiers.
OberstLt Watzdorft is the Kavalerie commander in that sector.

Oberst Hans Utar of the 14 fus was pushed back and out off hamlet Chenemont by 1600 French Infantry de Ligne .
Fus Paul Binner company of the IR 31 have pushed a company of skirmishers of the 4th eme ligne across the de La Falise.
0715 Major Sack’s Batt of the IR22 contuses to fire on the French Imperial Guard Dragoon, while 3 Sq of Kavalerie attacks them. Two companies of IR22 skimmers are firing on a French Artillery company with Infantry support about six guns and 400 Infantry.

0715 Ten troopers are left of the French 2nd eme Cuirassiers after Col GranJean was captured.
On the Prussian left ObeastLt Lutzow was captured not before charging the 12eme Cuirassiers and running them off. French General Brig Vial of the 14th Cavalerie 2nd Brig IV Cavalerie Corps is now engaged with elements of Prussian GeneralMajor TreskowII 1st Kavallerie Brig.

0730 Major Sack’s Batt of the IR22 was wounded and carried from the battle field, his regt continues to put fire on the French the 75th eme with General brig Penne in it.
731 Three squadrons of the 1st Ulanen added by the 3rd Dragoner took out 8French guns and displaced a French Batt of the line and attack and displace the pride of the French cavalerie the Big Boots the Cheval Grenadier dieux 300 of them.
732 Major Reuss of the IR 26th Elbe displaced the French 10th eme ligne 2 batt of them under Col Roussel.

733 General Major Treskow II of the 1st Kavallerie Brig beat a hasty retreat from the advancing French Cuirassiers of the IV Cavalerie Corps1400 of those armored knights.
734 Meanwhile at Maransart the French 1st e Chasseurs has pushed the 3rd Neumark Lw Skirmishers out of in front of the main road leading into the town.
735 The 2nd Neumark regt has pushed the 44th eme of line into the Bois de Hubermont 2Batt of them from the IV Corps with General de Brig Toussaint with them. Maj Braunschweig led them.

0736 2nd eme Cuirassiers are no more all were eliminated !
0737 Prussian IR #22 is falling to the rear routed by 1200 French of the ligne
0738 General de Div Pier of the 2e Cav Léger along with General Div Bachelu Commander of the V Div II Corps took refuses in the arms of the 1200 men of the 72eme under Col Thibault when attacked by Prussian Oberst Loebell 3rd Neumark Lw and the Fus of the IR #18.