Napoleon Against Russia

napoleon russia smolensk moscow august october contain battle critical phase campaign russian army finally give napoleon decisive battle greatly desire maneuver start wellmdashwith french poise slip smolensk russians opportunity bring end campaign remain unfulfilled moscow default destination grande armeacutee napoleon state ldquothe wine pour drunkquotnapoleon russia game osg library napoleonic battle series detail series game share common rule set game systembattle simulate smolensk battle postpone augustwhen recognize enemy withdraw city emperorrsquos plan stymie seize smolensk th wait arrival entire army cross dneiper river east smolensk instead wait russians mistake give time pull moscow road valutino rearguard action augustwhen russians opportunity catch army disunite confused night march napoleon return smolensk expect rearguard action scene coordinate action marshal leave unable crystallize victory opportunity shevardino fight redoubt september preliminary battle open arrival french cavalry immediate attack konovnytsyn th french force arrive include iv corps polish corp french capture shevardino redoubt cost ndash french russian casualty borodino russian army save september climactic battle napoleon criticize make simple frontal assault large map french player plenty maneuver room try outflank russian army south north option attack north flank kutusov expect maloyaroslavet retreat go awry octobertrye secure bridge luzha river italian eugene iv corps lose russians man town change hand time davout french marshal advocate return main highway smolensk deplete zone detour doom armydescriptionserie library napoleonic battle osg know napoleon battle nlb series meter hex hour turn man strength point approach battle game last turn campaign link individual battlestext osg page