These pictures represent a rough approximation of the battle of Eckmuhl 1809 fought by Napoleon against Rosenberg's Austrian corps. The play area is 6' x 8' and is made up of six 2' x 4' terrain panels with modular towns, hills, and woods. Although the depiction of the terrain features are reversed, they are for the most part accurate as they are based on maps of the battle taken from Arnold's "Crisis on the Danube".
The deployment of the opposing sides are also generally historically correct although some liberties have been taken to accommodate the positioning of the terrain, the deficiency in the required numbers of units, and the size of the playing platform. The Order of Battle is also from "Crisis on the Danube".
I found that Crisis on the Danube has the best and most detailed account of the battle. This battle narrative can be further enhanced with details with details of Lefebvre's Bavarian Corps and its significant contribution to the French effort from John Gill's "With Eagles to Glory". The Wurttemberg contingent also contributed materially to the French victory and their participation can also be found in "With Eagles to Glory".
This battle lacks play balance as the French and their Allies are appreciably superior in number of infantry, artillery, and particularly cavalry. I was planning on addressing this issue by allowing for the arrival and entry of reinforcements dispatched by Archduke Charles along the Eckmuhl-Ratisbonne road.
