What a battle that was-
 
The French Cavalry really made its name here if it hadn't already done so.

<t> Where did I say the French were poor shots? Think you missing my point. <br/>
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Individual French soldiers may have been good shots but you did not need to be a great shot to open fire at 20 or 30 paces then advance with the bayonet, which was what the Brits tended to do more often than ...

They beat the Austrians at Magneta and Solferino under Napoleon the third.

Crimea Campaign anyone?

I seem to recall them being on the winning side in WW1 and 2 as well.

But don't let facts get in the way of a good story.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Sardonic<br/>
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But something as fundemental as the three rank line being outmoded, simply slipped thru the cracks in the system.<br/>
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If we conjecture the French simply NOT using the three rank line, and using the two rank line instead....<br ...

<t> The rule that about France and GB at war is not a big deal. Anyone setting up a game can just insist that they declare war at the start if this is vital for some people. <br/>
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Otherwise, don't see the problem. <br/>
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I just want to play the game first then I will begin to think ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: demonterico<br/>
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The Napoleonic Wars were not about "Le Grande Arme", they were about the British Navy. Napoleon's deathblow came on Oct. 21, 1805. <br/>

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Although I am not so sure that at the time many contemporary ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: larizona55<br/>
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Just to muddy the waters, there is an article in the April 04 Journal of Military History by James Arnold. <br/>
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Yeah, I posted that link earlier on in this topic as I thought it was very relevant ...

<t> I don't disagree with you, I don't think I was being all that clear. <br/>
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I was not stating that the Spanish were beaten by columns at Saguntum but that they were beaten as they were badly trained etc. <br/>
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Having a stronger skirmish line would ahve helped against French attack ...

<t> Apologoies, it was Saguntum that I was refering to! <br/>
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Alcaniz was one of Suchets first battles with the old 3rd Corps (?) and I think it is fair to say that it was not the best of formations in the french army at that point. Your entirely correct about the poor use of columns there ...

<t> Yeah, for the most part the performance of the Spanish Army in the Peninsular was laughable. <br/>
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I think at the battle of Tarragon (?) Suchets right wing of about 4,000 men routed about 4 times its number by simply advancing rapidly upon them throwing them into disorder. The Spanish ...

<t> In some way you can link up two of these, although in a round about way.<br/>
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I am certain I rad that EIA will allow you to imput the results of battles so you can fight it on the table top. THere seems no reason why you could not fight it on Black power wars then transfer the results to ...

http://www.napoleon-series.org/

has an intresting article on line and column.

http://www.napoleonic-literature.com/

is good for some free stuff!

<t> You can get Omans flawed but still brilliant work now in paper back. I had the first there in hardback and was pleased to see the paper backs are the same size as the hard bacsk so fit nicely on the shelves!<br/>
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Try amazon if I remeber or maybe it was Greenhill books.<br/>
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Just ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: malcolm_mccallum<br/>
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It was a very rare thing indeed for cavalry to actually make contact with other formed cavalry and to engage one another. <br/>

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Malcolm, I agree with all of your last post but have reservations on ...

<r> I bought the game with the expectation of playing tactical battles, not to by pass them. I never said at any point the game never worked <I><s>[i]</s>at all<e>[/i]</e></I>. You believe that becasue you can bypass the tactical battles the game is still playable, I don't think that I ought to skip ...

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No I just personally don't like it when people over-exagerate a problem. I have no problem speaking out against those kinds of 'problems'.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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So you don't think not being able to reliably fight the tactical battles is a problem? Seems a good ...

<t> Latour Maubourg- great choice, I love that line of his at Leipzig! [:)]<br/>
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What about Montbruns at Borodino-"good shot" as he is mortally wounded.<br/>
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or some of General Lepics at Eylau " heads up by god, those are bullets not turds" . Later when the Russians surrounded him ...

<t> I gave up playing it I'm afraid (for the moment)so I could not tell if there was a pattern.<br/>
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I would be happy if they could put a save part in the tactical battles so I can't send in a error if it helps speed up fixing it. I actually like a lot about this game so its a shame this is ...

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Nah... you're over-exagerating again.<br/>
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No one said it doesn't have problems, but it is playable. It's nowhere near a bike without a seat and you know it. One can easily get through the game using quick battles, which ...