Crossing the Trebbia, 17-19 June 1799

Tomorrow Paul is coming over and we shall be refighting the Battle of Trebbia, 17-19 June 1799, when an Austro-Russian army successfully crossed the River Trebbia and attacked  and defeated a French army under General MacDonald. Well, my version anyway, as I shall be compressing the three days of fighting into just one.

The great Russian Marshal Suvorov commands a combined Austro-Russian army against a French Republican force under General MacDonald. Both sides are roughly equal. Both sides have attack orders. It ought to be fun. I'm using Black Powder with some house rules to give them more of a FRW flavour. The sides have been scaled down on roughly a 1:3 basis, with wiggle room to allow for what I actually have in my collection.

AUSTRO-RUSSIAN ARMY

Commander in Chief: Marshall Alexander Vasilyevich Suvarov (10)

 Left  Column: Major-General Pyotr Bagration (9)

Russian Jager btn x 1 

Russian Grenadier btns x 3

Russian Musketeer btns x 2

Cossacks x 1 regiment

Austrian Dragoons x 1 regiment

Russian Artillery – 2 x 12pdr, 1 x Howitzer

Central Column: Lt-General Forster (8)

Russian Musketeer btns x 4

Cossacks x 1 regiment

Austrian Dragoons x 1 regiment

Austrian Artillery – 3 x 6pdr

Right Column: Gen Der Kavellerie Michael Frederich Benedikt Baron von Melas (7)

General-Lt Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz (9)

Austrian Infantry x 4 btns

Grenzers x 1 btn

Croat Skirmishers x 1 btn

D’Aspres Jager x 1 btn (2 small units)

Austrian Hussars  x 1 regiment

Austrian Artillery – 3 x 12pdrs

Reserve: General-Lt Michael, Freiherr von Frolich (7)

Combined Grenadiers x 2

Melas will act as CinC for the Austrian right hand column and the reserve. Suvorov can intervene if necessary but he will have his hands full.

FRENCH ARMY

Commander in Chief: General Jacques  Joseph Alexandre MacDonald (6)

low rating as he was ill suffering from wounds received less than a week beforehand

General Francois Watrin (8)

Demi-Brigades x 1 (3 btns)

Chasseurs a Cheval x 1 regt 

Artillery – 1 x 4pdr horse gun

General Olivier Rivaud de la Rafiniere (7)

Demi-Brigades  x 1

Chasseurs a Cheval x 1 regt

Artillery – 2 x 4pdr horse gun

General Helie Desire Perruquet de Montrichard (8)

Demi-Brigades x 1

Lombard Legion x 2

Heavy Cavalry x 1 regt

Lombard Hussars x 1 sqdn

Lombard Artillery – 1 x 4pdr

General Claude Victor-Perrin (9)

Demi-Brigades x 1 VETERAN

Dragoon x 1 regt

Polish Legion x 1 btn VETERAN

Polish Artillery – 1 x 4pdr

Helvetic Legion x 1 btn VETERAN

Artillery – 3 x 8pdr