In seasons 1 and 2, we saw Austria and the Ottoman Empire battle to a stalemate.
Season 3 - Napoleon Marches
After consolidating his authority in France, the Emperor Napoleon launches an invasion of Prussia.
The armies array for battle. The French are on top. The gold marker indicates an elite unit - the Imperial Guard in this case.
Note: I did not have enough Prussian infantry so I borrowed some purple Turks. However, I treated this unit as standard foot.
La garde recule!
But the French light routs the cavalry and the French center crushes the Prussians.
The Russian cavalry attacks, causing some casualties to the Austrian infantry in the center. But then the cavalry gets repulsed. Meanwhile, Russian artillery pounds the Austrian cavalry.
The Russian center advances, overrunning some infantry. But the Russians are soon surrounded.
And destroyed. But the Russian artillery saves the day. It blasts the Austrian cavalry.
Austrian morale collapses.
Prussian morale fails!
Napoleon marches into Berlin and accepts the surrender of the Prussian king. Prussia is now a French satellite.
Season 4 - The Russian Bear
The next season sees the Russians and British mobilize their forces. The Russians, however, move first.
The Russians and Brits had the highest aggression rolls but Russia wins the tiebreaker.
The Russians decide to invade Austria.
Another conquest! This time Vienna capitulates to St. Petersburg.
Status after Season 4
France and Russian have expanded their territories. As a result, the map looks like this.
Who's next to fall? Find out next time!
GAME NOTES
In both games, long range artillery destroyed a unit. I wonder if artillery is too powerful.
I have multiple campaigns of various kinds going on simultaneously. My goal is to complete one session per campaign per month. Therefore, expect to see the next Napoleonic knockout in March.
Although the Russians were victorious and conquered Austria, it does mean that they now have considerably longer borders to protect from the Ottoman threat.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff