I was recently on the Miniature Wargames site and saw a link to an OB for the 1st Battle of Krasni. I was aware of the Battle at Krasni during Napoleon's retreat from Moscow, but was unaware that an earlier fight had occurred when the French army was moving the other direction. The OB is attributed to John Walsh and I have adapted it for Volley and Bayonet.
I'm still working out the map and scenario details, but here is the OB.
From what I can learn, which isn't much, Neverovsky was the rear guard as the Russians withdrew to Smolensk. Murat attempted to overwhelm him, but did not. Part of Ney's infantry was engaged as well. The Russian 7th Corps was in supporting distance, but did not fight. The French Heavy Cavalry was in supporting distance, but did not become engaged either.
In this scenario, all of the troops listed below will be involved.
RUSSIANS:
I'm still working out the map and scenario details, but here is the OB.
From what I can learn, which isn't much, Neverovsky was the rear guard as the Russians withdrew to Smolensk. Murat attempted to overwhelm him, but did not. Part of Ney's infantry was engaged as well. The Russian 7th Corps was in supporting distance, but did not fight. The French Heavy Cavalry was in supporting distance, but did not become engaged either.
In this scenario, all of the troops listed below will be involved.
RUSSIANS:
2nd Army of the West
27thDivision Neverovsky EX OOOOOOOOOO/OOOOOOOOOOOO
Simbirskii Infantry Regiment M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ]
Poltavskii Infantry Regiment M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ]
Combined Grenadier Bns M6 [ ][ ]
41st Jagers M5 [ ] SK
49th Jagers M5 [ ] SK
50th Jagers M5 [ ] SK
Kharkovskii Dragoons M5 [ ][ ] Med
1st Cossack M4 [ ]
2nd Cossack M4 [ ]
3rd Cossack M4 [ ]
4th Cossack M4 [ ]
4th Cossack M4 [ ]
27th Div Field Battery M5 [ ][ ] Field
7th Corps Raevsky
7th Corps Hvy Battery M6 Heavy
7th Corps Field Battery M6 Field
Elizabethgrad Hussars M5 [ ][ ][ ]
26th Division Paskevitch EX OOOOO/OOOOO1st Bde M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ] DG
2nd Bed M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
12th Division Vasilchikov EX OOOOOO/OOOOOO
1st Bde M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
2nd Bde M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
3rd Bde M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
FRENCH:
Murat
Grouchy EX OOOOOOOOO/OOOOOOOOO
Horse Arty M6 [ ][ ] Field
8th Chasseurs a ChevalM5 [ ][ ][ ] DG
1st Bavarian ChevauxlegersM5 [ ][ ][ ]
9thLight Cavalry Bde M5 [ ][ ][ ] Lt Hussars
14th Light Cavalry Brigade M5 [ ][ ][ ] Lt Lancers
1st Light Cavalry Brigade M5 [ ][ ] Lt Chasseurs
2nd Light Cavalry Brigade M5 [ ][ ] Lt Chaseurs
Nansouty EX OOOO/OOO
7th Hussars M5 [ ][ ][ ] Lt
9th ChevaulegerM5 [ ][ ] Lt
Combined Prussian Hussars M5 [ ][ ] Lt
3rd Corps Ney
10th Division Ledru EX OOOOOOOOOO/OOOOOOOOOO
III Corps Horse Arty M6 [ ][ ]
Genoult’s Brigade M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
Morion’s Brigade M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
Bruny's Brigade M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
7th DragoonsDG M5 [ ][ ][ ] Med
Montbrun EX OOOOOOOOO/OOOOOOOOO
8th Cuirassier M5 [ ][ ][ ] Hvy DG
5th Cuirassier M5 [ ][ ]
1st Carabinier M6 [ ][ ][ ] Hvy DG
3rd Cuirassier M5 [ ][ ][ ]
6th Cuirassier M5 [ ][ ][ ]
Horse Arty M6 [ ][ ] Field
Horse Arty M6 [ ][ ] Field
III Corps Horse Arty M6 [ ][ ]
Genoult’s Brigade M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
Morion’s Brigade M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
Bruny's Brigade M5 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] DG
7th DragoonsDG M5 [ ][ ][ ] Med
Montbrun EX OOOOOOOOO/OOOOOOOOO
8th Cuirassier M5 [ ][ ][ ] Hvy DG
5th Cuirassier M5 [ ][ ]
1st Carabinier M6 [ ][ ][ ] Hvy DG
3rd Cuirassier M5 [ ][ ][ ]
6th Cuirassier M5 [ ][ ][ ]
Horse Arty M6 [ ][ ] Field
Horse Arty M6 [ ][ ] Field
I never heard of this battle/skirmish?
ReplyDeleteThis looks very interesting Mike. Just the right size for my small 54mm Napoleonic collection which I've been itching to use for V&B.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the map.
I am familiar with Krasnoi (with that spelling, IIRC - Russian proper names are notoriously difficult to translate into English) but have never gamed it. There are actually rather few good scenarios from the 1812 campaign, so I am very interested to see how it works out for you, Mike!
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