Napoleon at War

3rd edition
 Contents

Napoleon at War: The Game ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Basic Concepts .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Valeur et Discipline ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Unit Formations .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Initial Phase ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Movement Phase ............................................................................................................................................................ 20
Declaring a Charge ...................................................................................................................................................... 24
Command and Control ................................................................................................................................................ 25
Firing Phase ..................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Infantry........................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Cavalry......................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Artillery........................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Discipline when Firing ................................................................................................................................................. 32
Removing Casualties ................................................................................................................................................... 33
Command Casualties................................................................................................................................................... 34
Force Morale ............................................................................................................................................................... 35
Combat Phase ................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Reactions to a Charge ................................................................................................................................................. 37
Infantry charged by Infantry ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Infantry charged by Cavalry ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Cavalry charged by Cavalry ......................................................................................................................................... 42
Artillery charged by Cavalry or Infantry ...................................................................................................................... 43
Support Fire................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Élan Test ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Breakthrough Charge .................................................................................................................................................. 47
Intercept Charge ......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Settlement of Combat................................................................................................................................................. 49
Combat Exhaustion ..................................................................................................................................................... 50
Command Casualties................................................................................................................................................... 50
Reorganization ............................................................................................................................................................ 51
Support Phase ................................................................................................................................................................. 52
Reserves ...................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Rallying ........................................................................................................................................................................ 52

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 Support Move ............................................................................................................................................................. 53
End of Turn.................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Settlements ..................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Optional Rules ................................................................................................................................................................. 57
Scenarios ......................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Scenario 1 – Attack on a prepared position................................................................................................................ 64
Scenario 2 – Flank Attack ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Scenario 3 – Rear-guard Action................................................................................................................................... 68
Scenario 4 – Vital Bridge ............................................................................................................................................. 70
Scenario 5 – Hot Pursuit.............................................................................................................................................. 72
Scenario 6 – Fight at Dusk ........................................................................................................................................... 74
Characteristics ................................................................................................................................................................. 76

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Napoleon at War: The Game A measuring tape – to be able to check
measures during the game.
Napoleon at War (NAW) allows two or more
A good number of dice – six-sided dice or D6.
players to re-create an historical battle, or part
of it, in scale on a tabletop using splendid
As already mentioned, in order to play a game
painted miniatures, dice, measuring tape and
of NAW there will be need of two armies ready
the game rules included in this book.
to fight each other. Miniatures can be
purchased from https://newlinedesigns.co.uk/
A battle is usually fought between two sides,
and www.ciboslittledudes.com. The army lists
with each side represented by an entire army
will provide all relative information about all
controlled by one single player. Many war-
units (infantry, cavalry and artillery) available
gamers enjoy larger battles, where each side
to be included in your Army with the related
could involve several players.
Points Value attached to each type of unit. Your
Army will be divided into different “Forces”:
Armies in NAW are represented by a number of
different units (infantry, cavalry or artillery)
1. Headquarter Commander – mandatory.
organized into battalions for infantry,
regiments for cavalry and batteries for artillery.
2. Core – with a list of the mandatory units as
Usually armies are represented to the size of a
well as additional optional units which can
division.
be picked or discarded.
With NAW you can re-create battles of the
3. Support – with a list of all additional
Napoleonic Wars, trying to change history itself
available units which can be picked.
through your commanding skills (and also pure
luck!).
4. Reserve Forces – with a list of all additional
available units which can be picked.
To play NAW you will need:
Before a game can start, players should decide
Two miniature armies – organised and painted
which Nation they want to play with and also
as best you can to historical authenticity. Units
agree on the maximum value of points to be
should follow the basing configuration:
spent for each side (for example 2,000 points).
Unit Type Length Width At this point players will need to choose one of
Infantry 26mm 32mm the scenarios representing typical situations in
Skirmisher 30mm 15mm which generals found themselves involved
Cavalry 45mm 40mm with.
Artillery 32mm 40mm
Commander 45mm 40mm Each scenario will provide instructions on how
Sub-commander 26mm 32mm to set up the battlefield and how each side may
Limber 32mm 110mm deploy his different forces forming up the
entire army as well as providing victory
A tabletop – preferably as large as possible and conditions.
ideally enriched by adding nice looking terrain
features (such as hills, woods, rivers and
villages).

An opponent – as the game is for two or more

players.

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Basic Concepts
“Do not look for any kind of beauty, or burden the men
with anything which might detract from the essentials
of the business.” – Mikhail Kutusov
Before going through the actual rules, it is
important to be familiar with some basic
concepts that are essential for this game.
Game Sequence
NAW battles are played with alternating turns
between opponents, similar to chess.
Each game turn is divided into an individual
turn for each player; therefore, in each turn one
player is always “active”, even though the other
player is also participating actively as we shall
see later.
Each “active” player’s turn is divided into five
phases:
1. Initial Phase
2. Movement Phase
3. Firing Phase
4. Combat Phase
5. Support Phase
As we shall see later, each player can take
certain actions during each phase.
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When the “active” player has completed all 5
phases, the opponent follows the same steps in
the same order. Once both sides have
completed all 5 phases during each individual
turn, a game turn is completed.
A Battle usually lasts six game turns.
Measurements
In Napoleon at War distances are measured in
inches. Players are allowed to measure
distances at any time during a game.
Distances between stationary units are taken
from the closest part of a unit to the closest of
the enemy unit.
When measuring movements, we need to
measure from the front of the command base
(movements as we will see later on, are always
carried out with the command base) once it has
been turned. All other close order bases are
repositioned along the command base;
therefore, the non-command bases could end
up moving more than the actual movement
allowance, while the command base cannot
move more than its movement allowance.
When we need to measure a distance in
regards to firing ranges, the measurement is
taken in the same way – the shortest possible
distance, but always within the firing zone of
the attacking unit, as we will see.
Declaring Movements
It is suggested for players to indicate their
intentions when moving units. For example, if
you state your intention to enter a wood in
order to take advantage of the protection it
offers (if you manage to place at least half of
your unit’s bases within it). By doing so, all
players will be aware of the situation making
the game more enjoyable and with a faster
flow.
Dice Rolls
Napoleon at War is played using standard 6-
sided dice (or D6 as commonly referred to).
Every time there is need to make a die roll, the
rules always indicate the result you must equal
or exceed in order to be successful; for
example, if 4+ is indicated, all rolls resulting in
4,5 or 6 would be successful, while 1,2 or 3
would be considered unsuccessful.
When several dice are rolled, each result is to
be treated separately unless the rules clearly
state the sum of the rolls should be used.
In some cases, the rules state that +1 or +2D6
or -1 or -2D6 should be rolled. In addition, in
some cases the rules may state that the number
of rolls to be taken should be doubled or
halved, in such case first add or subtract the
number of dice and then double or halve the
number of dice. For example, a unit which
needs to roll 6 dice in combat, may be in a
situation where the unit can add +2D6 under a
certain circumstance, making the total number
of dice to be 8D6, but at the same time there
might also be a need to halve the number of
dice the unit may roll. So, in this specific case,
the final number of dice to be rolled would be
4D6.
In some cases, the rules may permit or require
the first roll to be repeated, this is called re-roll.
In such case, you have to ignore the first roll
and take the second roll result as valid. Unless
clearly stated no roll may be repeated more
than once.
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Half or more than half
Whenever the rules make reference to this
concept, half is intended as the larger number,
so if we have 5 dice to be rolled and the
number is to be halved, 3 dice are rolled. If
more than half of the units can be deployed,
and we have 6 units available, then we will be
able to deploy 4 units.
Valeur et Discipline
These two words which we find emphasized on
all the flags and standards of Napoleon's forces,
and that we have chosen as emblematic, define
the factors we will use throughout the game of
Napoleon at War.
All units in Napoleon at War, irrespective of
being infantry, cavalry, artillery, commanders
or sub-commanders are defined by these two
characteristics.
Valeur
Valeur indicates the ability of the troops to
overcome confrontations that were particularly
dangerous for Napoleonic soldiers: charging
against the enemy, being hit by artillery or
musket fire or continuing fighting, even when
prudence would have them abandon the
battlefield and flee in search of a safe haven.
Discipline
Discipline will help us determine to which
degree the troops can manoeuvre, change from
one formation to another according to training,
fire and reload arms under the pressure of
enemy fire or react to the changing
circumstances of a Napoleonic battle.
Morale Tests and Discipline Tests
Whenever the rules state the need to roll
Morale Test (which uses the Valeur
characteristic)or Discipline Test (which uses
the Discipline characteristic) in order to
establish whether a unit is successful, or can
take a certain action, we are checking our unit’s
abilities using these two characteristics by
rolling a dice and comparing the result to the
following tables.
In some situations, a unit may be at both
advantage and disadvantage simultaneously, or
with a mix of several of each. In such case we
have to add up all modifiers in the following
order:
First, add or subtract the number of dice to be
rolled (for example, for an advantage, number
of skirmisher bases, etc), then double or halve
the number of dice, always rounding up, as
many times as the situation dictates.

Valeur Example: A French artillery battery, which has

Brave 3+ unlimbered during its Movement Phase, fires at a
Courageous 4+ British infantry battalion located with a wood.
Insecure 5+
The number of firing dice rolled by the French
artillery battery is calculated thus; 4 bases, firing 2D6
Discipline per base (as the unit has previously moved) is 8D6.
Elite 3+ This number this halved, as the woods provides
Drilled 4+ protection to the infantry, finally resulting in 4D6.
Raw 5+

So, for example when the rules state that a unit

must pass a Morale Test in order to complete a
charge, if the unit is Courageous, it would need
a score of 4+ to be successful.

In addition to these two characteristics many

types of forces and commanders/sub-
commanders have other specific characteristics
that emphasize a particular ability that gives a
true taste of the different armies that fought in
the Napoleonic wars. All special rules
particular to each type of soldier are always
applied, even if in contradiction with the
general rule.

You will find these special rules in the army
lists.
Advantage and Disadvantage
In certain circumstances or due to special rules,
a unit may be at an advantage or disadvantage
when rolling a die.
When a unit is at advantage, add +2D6 to the
number of dice to be rolled.
Favourable and Unfavourable
In certain circumstances or due to special rules,
a roll may be favourable or unfavourable.
If favourable, 2D6 are rolled, with the higher
score counting as valid.
If unfavourable, 2D6 are rolled, with the lower
score counting as valid.

When a unit is at disadvantage, halve the

number of dice to be rolled.

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As before, there may be situations whereby
rolls are both favourable and unfavourable.
Always remember that in this case a roll can
never be better than favourable or worse than
unfavourable, so you cannot roll more than
2D6 to resolve it.
At times, you may be in a situation where rolls
are both favourable and unfavourable at the
same time, there may be several separate cases
for favourable or unfavourable. In this case,
you should match up each favourable case with
each unfavourable case, as they cancel each
other out. If you are left with one favourable or
unfavourable situation, the roll is either
favourable or unfavourable.
The French battalion has the characteristic Élan,
giving them a favourable roll, however due to taking
a casualty, the roll is also unfavourable, and these
two factors cancel each other, resulting in a normal
roll.
However, as the British artillery battery has fired in
the flank of the French battalion, the roll becomes
unfavourable again.
Committed
When units entered within the firing range of
enemy’s muskets, their way of acting became
more cautious and less predictable, resulting in
more difficulty in receiving orders and taking
actions in general.

If after matching up all cases, you are left with

neither favourable nor unfavourable, the roll is
a normal one with 1D6.

Example: A French battalion charges a British

battalion that is supported by an artillery battery.
The battery has fired as support during the British
defensive fire, and the French battalion has taken a
casualty.

The French battalion must now pass an Élan Test in

order to commit to the battle.

This is represented with the concept of

committed. A unit is considered committed if it
is 6” or less from any enemy unit.

A unit can be committed even if it is 6” or less

from an enemy unit that cannot fire at it
(cavalry for example), or even if it is not within
the firing zone of an enemy unit.

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Engaged

During battles, battalions were able to move

with a fair amount of agility and flexibility
when they were far from enemy units;
however, once enemy units were relatively
close, all sorts of actions became more
complicated to perform and good officers made
a huge difference.

In Napoleon at War, this is represented by the

concept of engaged.

A unit is considered engaged if any of the

following:

1. It is 12” or less from an enemy cavalry unit.

2. It is within the short or medium firing zone

of an enemy artillery unit, and is a valid
target, or is eligible to receive ricochet fire. Example B: The French infantry battalion is not
engaged by the British artillery battery, as it is not
3. It is committed. within the firing zone, nor within 6” or less.

Therefore, a unit can be engaged without being The French cavalry is engaged by the British artillery
committed, while a committed unit is always battery, as it is also committed by them.
also engaged.

Example A: The British horse artillery is not a valid

target, and therefore is not considered engaged by
the French artillery.

The British cavalry is however is considered engaged

as it is eligible to receive ricochet fire.

The British infantry is engaged by the French artillery

battery.

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Example C: The British cavalry is engaged by the
French artillery battery, as it is eligible to receive
ricochet fire, and is also committed by them.
Both British infantry battalions are engaged, since
they are either within short or medium range of an
enemy artillery battery, or are committed by them.
Example D: The French infantry are engaged by the
British cavalry, as they are within 12” of them.
Zone of Control (ZOC)
All units in Napoleon at War have a 4” area
surrounding them called zone of control or
ZOC.
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Enemy units may not enter within this zone
unless a charge is being carried out.
Units must not be within the ZOC of any enemy
unit, nor may they cross over an enemy unit
during their Movement Phase.
If you place your units correctly on the
battlefield, some of your units may be able to
support each other by taking advantage of their
ZOCs of 4” thus avoiding enemy units from
getting too close.
Commanders and sub-commanders do not
have a ZOC.
Withdraw
As you will notice in several sections of these
rules, a unit will be forced to “withdraw”, either
because it has been defeated in close combat,
or for other reasons.
To do this, form a column and move the unit
along the same route which it came (or directly
away from the enemy), the maximum allowed
distance for a column (6” for infantry, 12” for
cavalry), moving sideways up to 2” if necessary
to avoid obstacles and units.
If, in order to carry out its move, the unit has to
cross through a friendly unit, it can do so by
taking a Discipline test.
If the test is passed, move the retreating unit
until the friendly unit is crossed without
further consequences.
If the test is not passed, move the retreating
unit in any case but remove one base as
casualty due to the confusion caused by loss of
Discipline.
If the unit has to cross through friendly
artillery that has fired during the same turn,
the unit automatically loses its Discipline test
and removes one base as casualty.
You are not allowed to end your Withdraw
inside an enemy unit’s ZOC. If, for whatever
reason this happens, your unit will lose one
base for each enemy unit’s ZOC that your unit
crosses and the unit continues moving until it is
completely out of any enemy unit’s ZOC. If the
unit cannot move out of the enemy units ZOC,
due to impassable terrain or crossing over an
enemy unit, it is completely eliminated and
removed from the tabletop.
Any unit that comes into contact with the edge
of the table while withdrawing is eliminated
and removed immediately.
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Gaming area/table
If a unit goes beyond the edges of the gaming
table, it is totally eliminated from the game.
There are some exceptions to this rule which
can be found in some scenarios and other
special rules.
Game Phases
In this section of the book, each phase of the
game will be explained in more details.
You will find explanations on how to move, fire,
and fight with your forces during a game of
Napoleon at War.
Forces
In order to simplify things, your army will be
organized into Forces. The basic types of units
that will be part of your army are infantry
battalions, cavalry regiments and artillery
batteries. These units can either be grouped
into brigades or regiments or they can also be
independent units under the direct control of
the commander.
Generals
The main functions of generals, whether the
commander or any of the sub-commanders, is
to maintain their Forces under close command
as explained in the section of command and
control later on, within the Movement Phase
section.
A general may be attached directly to a unit
under his control. This must be done during the
Movement Phase.
In order to attach a general to a unit, just move
the general until it is in base contact with the
unit itself, obviously using the general’s
movement allowance.
Once a general is attached to a unit, it will add
several advantages during the various phases
of the game.
If a Sub-commander or Commander’s base gets
in the way of a friendly unit at any point in the
game, you are allowed to move the base
enough to allow the movement to be
performed or to place the unit. Simply move
the base in whichever direction you prefer, by
the minimum distance in order to carry out the
move of the unit in question.
There are 2 types of generals in Napoleon at
War:
Commander (army general)
This is the general who commands the entire
army.
The commander’s position on the battlefield is
strategically very important as it determines
which units are within his command distance,
or to which unit he has been attached to, also
allowing units to benefit on possible bonuses at
different stages of the game.
The commander is represented on the
battlefield with a mounted model based on a
cavalry base.
Sub-commanders (brigade generals)
These generals are those in charge of each
singular force making up the entire army.
The sub-commanders play the same role as the
commander with the only difference being that
the commander is allowed to command or
attach himself to any unit within the entire
army, while the sub-commander is only
allowed to command or attach himself to a unit
within his own force.
A sub-commander is represented with a
mounted model based on an infantry base.
All generals are rated as Courageous and
Drilled unless rated differently in specific Army
Lists.
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Unit commanders
All units must have an identifiable command
base.
Movement Phase
A unit with a general attached is allowed to use
the general’s value of discipline instead of its
own for Discipline Test for Complex Moves.
Combat Phase
A unit with a general attached is allowed to use
the general’s value of Valeur instead of its own
for Élan Test when receiving Defensive Fire
during a charge, and Morale Tests for
counterattacks.
A unit with a general attached is allowed to roll
1 extra combat dice; generals only add 1 extra
combat dice, even if rated as Brave.
Support Phase
A unit with a general attached is allowed to use
the general’s Discipline value instead of its own
when attempting to rally troops.
Unit Formations
Each type of formation that your units can
adopt in Napoleon at War has its own
advantages and disadvantages.
Infantry Formations
Line
This is a typical infantry formation. It allows for
greater firing power, but it makes it more
difficult to maintain formation while moving.
This formation is represented in Napoleon at This formation is represented in the following
War as in the following way: way:

All light infantry units have the option to adopt

Column
The column formation allows units to move
faster across the battlefield.
either close order or open order formations.
When a light infantry unit adopts an open
order formation, the following special rules are
applicable:

At the beginning of the Napoleon Wars only the
French attacked in columns, but later the use of
this infantry formation became more and more
common across different armies of the period.
This formation is represented in the following
way:
1. The unit has ½” (10mm) width between
each base.
2. The unit does not have skirmisher bases
after adopting this formation; they will be
recovered once unit goes back to any close
order formations.

3. The unit may still fire 2D6 per base after

moving with a successful Discipline Test.

4. The unit move rate: road 8”; clear 8”; rough

6”; difficult 4”.

Other specific rules will be explained in more

details later on.

Open Order

“The physical ability and high intelligence of the

common man enables the French to profit from all
advantages offered by the terrain and the general
situation.” – General Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Some light infantry units were trained to adopt

a looser formation as opposed to the classic
close order formations. Such units may opt to
adopt open order formation at any time during
a game.

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Square This formation is represented in the following
way:
Infantry adopted this formation in order to
defend themselves from cavalry charges.
However, the disadvantage of this formation
was that movement across the battlefield was
almost impossible.

This formation is represented in the following

way:

Skirmishers in infantry units

Infantry units may have skirmisher bases

attached to them. The number of skirmisher
bases attached to a unit must not exceed the
number of close order bases, at any point
during the game. In the event that the number
of close order bases is reduced below the
number of skirmisher bases, remove
skirmisher bases until they are equal.
The role of these skirmishers will be explained
in details throughout the rules.
March Column
This formation was mainly used to move
soldiers quickly along roads or through
populated areas. However, it was dangerous to
march in column near enemy soldiers, as this is
not a combat formation.
This formation can be adopted only on roads or
outskirts.
Cavalry Formations
Ordre Mince
In Napoleon at War this formation is used to
represent the linear formations of cavalry
squadrons as well as the various types of
echelon formations that were commonly
adopted by armies of the Napoleonic Wars.
The extended order formation made it difficult
for infantry units to judge the real distance of
the charging cavalry and also allowed to charge
the flanks of infantry units with reduced
frontage.

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This formation is represented in the following
way:

Ordre Profond (Column)

This formation allows for greater agility across Artillery Formations

the battlefield but sometimes reduces the
combat capacity of the unit Unlimbered

This formation is represented in the following This is the standard formation for artillery
way: units while firing, with all the cannons
positioned in a close line with limbers and
wagons behind.

Place your unlimbered artillery bases as shown

below:

March Column

Cavalry in march column suffers the same

disadvantages in battle as infantry when in this
formation.
Unlimbered in Compressed Frontage
This formation can be adopted only on roads or
outskirts.
At times artillery batteries were forced to
deploy their cannons closer together than
This formation is represented in the following
normally done due to lack of space or other
way:
tactical circumstances. This formation
considerably increases the chance of higher
casualties as a result of enemy fire.

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This formation is represented in the following
way:
If an unlimbered artillery unit is involved in an
interaction that requires a command base, the
centre base is considered the command base or
one of the centre bases if there is an even
number of bases.
Limbered
When cannons are attached to the limbers and
ready to be moved, substitute all artillery bases
for one limber base as shown in the diagram.
The entire artillery battery is represented by
one single base as long as it remains in this
formation.
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Massed Battery
Some armies have this special rule. If this is the
case, an artillery general may be included, and
the player may then decide to join up to three
artillery batteries, with a minimum of six bases,
into a single force. A Massed Battery is
considered as a single force, being commanded
by the artillery general. Once formed the
Massed Battery may not split and must remain
as a force for the remainder of the game.
The separate artillery units forming up the
Massed Batteries must remain at 4” or less
from each other. If for whatever reason, the
units become separated by more than 4”, they
need to be moved to regain such position. In
addition, the Massed Battery must remain
within 12” or less from its artillery general
(command range).
Moving a Massed Battery is only allowed by
limbering or Prolonge. When limbering and
moving, the Massed Battery force must all
limber or they must all unlimber. Individual
batteries of the Massed Battery may not limber
or unlimber separately.
Batteries in a Massed Battery fire in the same
manner as a standard artillery battery but with
+2D6 to its firing dice. French batteries in a
Massed Battery add +3D6 to their firing dice.
If the artillery general is killed for whatever
reason, he cannot be replaced for the entire
duration of the game. The Massed Battery unit
may still continue to operate as such if it is
within command range of the commander
(army general), maintaining the +2D6 bonus
(+3D6 for French army) on firing dice.
Units with an odd number of bases
Units with an odd number of bases due to
casualties are still considered to be regular in
shape, as if the missing base was still there.
An infantry unit with only 4 bases is deployed 2
bases wide and 2 bases deep when in column
formation.
A cavalry unit with only 2 bases is always
deployed 2 bases wide and 1 base deep and
considered to be in Ordre Profond formation.
An artillery battery in compressed frontage
with only 2 bases is deployed 1 base wide and
2 bases deep.
Front, Flank and Rear
All units formed in squares, limbered artillery
units and units in Settlements have no flank or
rear side. So, the enemy is always considered to
the front.
Example A: The French cavalry unit charges the
British infantry unit. This charge is not to the flank,
as the charging unit does not have more than half of
their bases in the flank sector of the enemy unit.

In Napoleon at War firing and close combat
actions are greatly influenced by the fact of
whether it is done on the front, flank or rear
side of a unit.
Example B: The French infantry unit charges the
British infantry unit. This charge is not to the flank,
as the charging unit does not have more than half of
their bases in the flank sector of the enemy unit.

To establish whether a unit is to the front, flank

or rear side of an enemy unit, you just need to
trace an imaginary line along the front part of
the bases situated in the frontline of the unit in
question.

A unit must have at least half of its bases

completely behind the frontline of the unit in
question; either at the beginning of the Firing
Phase or Combat Phase, or whenever it is
necessary to determine if the unit is at the
front, flank or rear.

Example C: The French cavalry unit charges the

British infantry unit. This charge is to the rear, as the
charging unit has more than half of their bases in the
rear sector of the enemy unit.

When cavalry makes a Breakthrough Charge,

the position of the first close combat has to be
used to determine whether the second charge
(Breakthrough) will be to the flank or rear of
the second enemy unit, and not the initial
position at the start of the Combat Phase.

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Terrain
Terrain areas are represented on the gaming
table by decorated terrain features on which
we can place some tree, plants, buildings or
whatever else clearly represents the type of
area.
The suggested size of such features would be a
minimum length of 6” to a maximum of 12” at
any point.
Different types of terrain affect movement and
combat as reported in the Terrain Effects Chart.
The scenery on the gaming table may affect or
obstruct line of sight in the Firing Phase. We
suggest you discuss among players about the
major terrain features placed on the gaming
table and possible consequences to the line of
sight before starting the game.
In Napoleon at War the various possible types
of terrain features are contained in the
following categories:
Open Ground – any part of the table that does
not contain any terrain feature.
Fields – unfenced agricultural fields with small
fruit trees, cereal crops or other plants that are
not complicated to overcome and do not
provide cover.
Enclosed Fields – agricultural areas surrounded
by walls or fences that separate one field from
another. Certain types of units get an advantage
during close combat if located within enclosed
field, at the same time movement is more
difficult. Such type of protection covers both
infantry and artillery fire. When 2 units are
both inside this type of terrain, they both
receive the bonuses and penalties.
Woods – timbered areas that make movement
in formation difficult but provide a little cover.
Woods block line of sight except units inside a
Woods can see up to 4” within or out of the
woods. Units outside a Woods can see up to 4”
into the Woods, provided they are within 4” of
the Woods.
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Hill – slightly sloped terrain, considered as
open ground unless another type of terrain is
found there.
Ridgeline – a series of connected Hill features
forming a line at least 20” in length. Any rules
regarding Hill features apply to Ridgelines, in
addition to being considered as rough terrain.
Broken Ground – areas with a lot of
undergrowth or rocky areas that make the
unit’s formation and movement very difficult
but provide good cover for light infantry.
Marsh – marshes or swamp lands, flooded
agricultural areas or any other type of wetland
through which men, animals and carts have
great difficulty to move on.
Outskirts – outlying streets, hedges, gardens,
walls and other possible features around
villages; all villages have an outskirts area
(radius of 4” from village). The village base is
impassable terrain but can be occupied as
explained in the Village section on page 54.
Rivers – can be impassable in its full length or
completely fordable, or a mix of both. Decide
exactly which parts of the river, if any, can be
crossed before the game begins.
A river that is not crossable is so for all types of
units. The areas where a river is crossable are
considered as difficult terrain with regards to
movement, but have no effect on fire or
combat.
Streams – are the same as a river, but crossable
along its whole length.
Roads – allow a unit in March Column
formation to move the entire distance as
portrayed in the Movement Table, as long as
they begin and complete their move on the
road.
The effects of moving over rough or difficult
terrain are explained in the Movement Phase
section.
 Terrain Effects Chart
Enclosed Broken
Unit Type Open Ground Field Woods Marsh Outskirts
Field Ground
Fire P D P&D D P&D
Infantry Combat D D D
Move Difficult Difficult Rough Difficult Rough
Fire P P P D P&D
Combat A D
Move Rough
Light Infantry
Open Order Fire P P P P P D
Open Order Combat D D D D D D
Open Order Move Rough
Fire P P
Cavalry Combat D D D
Move Rough Difficult Rough Rough Impassable Rough
Fire P&D D P&D P
Artillery Combat
Move Rough Difficult Difficult Difficult Impassable Rough

For a unit to be considered within a certain
type of terrain when applying modifiers in
firing and close combat, it must have at least
half of its bases within the terrain in question.
In any case, an attacking unit is always affected
by the terrain type of the defending unit,
regardless whether the attacking unit is within
that terrain type or not.
When a unit moves, its movements are affected
by the terrain type as soon as any of its bases
(no matter how few) are within the terrain
type, or touch it at any time during its move.
Bridges
Bridges are often strategically extremely
important in battles. In Napoleon at War the
rules related to bridges are as follows:
1. A bridge is considered as an area that has
some effects on units that are in contact
with it.
2. A unit on or in contact with a bridge is
disadvantaged in firing or in combat.
When a unit of any type comes into contact
with or moves over a bridge it is always
considered as crossing rough terrain. The only
exception to this rule is when a unit is
performing a Drill Move.
Artillery may only cross a bridge if limbered.
Units that start their Combat Phase in contact
with or on a bridge can charge the nearest
enemy unit to their front as long as they are
within charging distance even if the unit needs
to change facing in order to do so.
If when the charge move is finished the unit
can be placed in a formation that is not in
contact with a bridge, the restrictions relating
to the bridge will no longer be applicable. If the
unit is still in contact with a bridge once the
charge move is completed, it rolls its combat
dice with disadvantage.
If a unit charging an enemy unit that is in
contact with or on a bridge it will also roll its
combat dice with disadvantage, even if the
charging unit is not physically in contact with
the bridge.

3. Units in contact with a bridge must adopt Any unit that receives a charge on a bridge also
column or march column in order to cross. rolls its combat dice with disadvantage.
This formation has to be kept for as long as
the unit is in contact with a bridge.

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Example A: The unit on the bridge can charge against
the enemy unit located to its front. Since the
charging unit can form column formation without
touching the bridge at the end of its move, the
combat is carried out without penalties.

Example B: This unit has charged across the bridge

but still has bases touching the bridge at the end of
its move; as a result, both units will be
disadvantaged in combat.

Example C: This unit has charged a unit located on a

bridge. Even if the charging unit is not in contact with
the bridge, both units will be disadvantaged in
combat.

Initial Phase
This phase can be considered as an
administrative phase where the army’s morale
could be checked (if needed) or if one side has
managed to meet all victory conditions and
therefore end the game.

In the rules for each scenario you will find the

different conditions for both the attacker and
defender side to claim victory.

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Movement Phase If a unit has to cover several types of terrain
within the same move, the maximum distance
allowed would be the shortest one (taken from
Sequence of play:
the most complicated type of terrain).
1. Select a force.
Units crossing over a different terrain type who
2. Move units of that force.
have already moved up to the maximum
3. Move sub-commander of that force.
distance allowed in such terrain type, are
4. Repeat above steps until all forces have
forced to stop at the edge and wait until their
moved.
Movement Phase during the next game turn.
5. Move the commander.
6. Declare and mark potential charges and
Movement and Formations
Firefights.
Different types of formations are also affecting
During the Movement Phase, you can move
a unit’s movement rate.
your forces in any order and any distance
within the stipulated limits. You could choose
Unit Road Clear Rough Difficult
not to move any unit at all if you wished. General 16” 16” 16” 8”
Once you have selected a force, move each unit Cavalry 16” 12” 8” 6”
individually. The leader of a force (sub- Horse Artillery 16” 12” 8” n/a
commander) is moved last, after all the other Infantry 8” 6” 4” 4”
units. All units must be kept within its sub- Open Order
8” 8” 6” 6”
commander’s command distance (or its Infantry
commander’s) in order to avoid being Foot Artillery 8” 6” 4” n/a
penalized either during the Movement Phase or
Combat Phase.
Infantry in square cannot move at all, and
Then another force is selected and so on. infantry units formed in line can only move up
to a maximum of 4” regardless of terrain.
Finally, once each force has been moved, the
commander is also moved to the required Light infantry units formed in open order
position at which point the Movement Phase is formation may move up to: road 8”; clear 8”,
concluded. rough and difficult 6”.

Selecting a Force Changing Formation

During each turn you can move any, all or none
of the units that make up your army forces
(and units within them) can be moved in any
order, but units of different forces cannot be
moved at the same time. Once all units within a
force have been moved, select another force
and so on until all forces in your army have
been moved.
Moving Units
Units performing any type of move are allowed
to change formation at the beginning of the
move. The unit movement is now restricted by
the rules governing that particular formation,
and the chosen formation must be kept for the
entire move.
When changing formation, the command base
stays where it is and the other bases are
arranged around it.

The Movement Table indicates the maximum
distances each unit can normally move up to,
depending also on terrain type, during one
single Movement Phase.
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Units may not adopt a formation if they do not
physically fit in the place they have opted to
position themselves. Bases cannot be placed
one on top of each other or be placed on top of
buildings or even on terrain not adequate for
the type of unit.
Drill Move
A unit that starts and remains unengaged
throughout its entire movement is allowed to
perform a Drill Move.
Example A: This movement is not a Drill Move since
even if the unit has started its move from an
unengaged position; the unit ends its move at less
than 12” from the enemy cavalry unit, therefore
becoming engaged.

In order to perform this move, simply move the Example B: This unit is unengaged from the enemy
unit’s command base to wherever desired cavalry unit, so it can move performing a drill move
as long as it does not enter within the engaging
position within the allowed distance,
distance of the enemy unit.
considering terrain and formation, facing any
direction. Once the unit’s command base is
Example C: First, the command base is moved.
moved to its new position and direction, all
other bases are then placed along adhering to
Example D: Then the rest of the bases making up the
the chosen formation. unit are moved along the command base
maintaining the same formation.
The command base cannot, at any point, pass
through an enemy firing zone, or comes within
12” of an enemy cavalry unit or 6” of an enemy
infantry unit, the move

The command base cannot end their move

inside an enemy artillery fire zone, not at 12”
or less from an enemy cavalry unit, or not at 6”
or less from any other enemy unit, when
performing a Drill Move.

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Example A: This is not a Drill Move since one of the
bases is located within the artillery’s firing zone at
the end of its movement.
Example B: This movement is not a Drill Move since
one of the bases has crossed over the artillery’s firing
zone during its movement.
Example C: This unit can complete a Drill Move since
it did not enter the artillery’s firing zone at any time,
and it is placed at more than 6” from the artillery
battery.
If the test is not passed, the unit is still allowed
to carry out a Simple Move.
Remember that your unit cannot enter inside
any enemy unit’s ZOC (less than 4”) at any time
either during or at the end of the move.
Sometimes it may be better to measure both
the distances and gaps or spaces through which
you want your unit to move to. It may also be
useful to mark the starting position of a unit
with a base as a reference before initiating the
move. In this way, if the movement you wish to
perform is not allowed by the rules, you can
easily return your unit to its starting position.

Simple Move

Units performing a Simple Move can only move

the command base in a straight line in any
direction, but without being able to change
facing at the end of its move. Then the other
bases forming the units are placed in the same
formation adopted before moving.

Remember that your unit cannot enter inside

any enemy unit’s ZOC (less than 4”) at any time
either during or at the end of the move.

Example: The cavalry unit is committed, as it is less

Complex Move than 6” from the enemy cavalry unit, and so it may
only perform a Simple Move. In this case, the unit
In the previous section, we have described how turns to face the enemy and advances until it is 4”
units performing a Drill Move enjoy a fair from the enemy cavalry unit and declares its
amount of liberty to turn and change their intention to charge in the Combat Phase.
facing as long as they remain unengaged. Unit
may perform a similar move while engaged (or
becoming engaged during its move); this is
called a Complex Move.

In order to perform a Complex Move, the unit

must not be committed at the start of its
Movement Phase, and must take a Discipline
Test.

If the test is passed, move the unit’s command

base within its maximum movement allowance
according to terrain and/or formation, in any
direction and then place it in any facing. Place
all the other bases forming the unit, in the same
formation adopted before moving.

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Moving artillery units
Artillery units are usually formed into
batteries, with 2 types being available: either
foot or horse.
Each type has a different number of actions
permitted.
Foot Artillery
Foot artillery batteries can perform following:
1. You can move and unlimber during your
Movement Phase, but you will not be able to
fire in the Firing Phase.
2. You can limber up and move (of course
artillery batteries cannot fire while
limbered).
3. You can unlimber (without moving) during
your Movement Phase and fire in the Firing
Phase.
Horse Artillery
Horse artillery batteries can perform following:
1. You can move and unlimber during your
Movement Phase, and fire in the Firing
Phase.
2. You can limber up, move, and then
unlimber during your Movement Phase; but
you will not be able to fire in the Firing
Phase.
3. You can unlimber during your Movement
Phase, and fire in the Firing Phase.
When an artillery battery unlimbers and fires
during its Firing Phase within the same turn, it
is considered as if it has moved, as explained in
more details in the Firing Phase section.
When an artillery battery is unlimbered,
replace the limber base with one artillery
base, aligned where the front of the limber was;
this is the command base. Then place the
remaining bases adjacent to it.
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In order to limber up, an artillery battery must
pass a Discipline Test, unless performing a Drill
Move. If the test is not passed, the unit is not
able to limber up, and is unable to move
(including Bricole and Prolonge), and unable to
fire in its Firing Phase.
This means that it may be fairly difficult to
limber up an artillery battery when engaged
(or becoming engaged during its move).
When an artillery battery is moving limbered
up, you can turn or change direction as you like
as long as the unit does not move more than its
maximum distance permitted by the worst
terrain type it crosses.
Limbered artillery is not considered to have
flanks or rear side, so during the game enemy
units are always considered as positioned to
the front.
Bricole and Prolonge
Unlimbered artillery units that have not
changed formation during the same Movement
Phase can move by Bricole or Prolonge.
Artillery units moving by Bricole can move
forward up to 2”, or turn the command base up
to 45° and place all the other bases forming the
unit, in the same formation adopted before
moving.
Units that have moved by Bricole may roll 2D6
for each base when firing round shot, and 3D6
for each base when firing canister, in their
Firing Phase.
Artillery units moving by Prolonge can move
backwards up to 2” maintaining its current
facing, or turn the command base 180° and
place all the other bases forming the unit, in the
same formation adopted before moving.
Units that have moved by Prolonge may roll
1D6 for each base when firing round shot, and
2D6 for each base when firing canister, in their
Firing Phase.
Artillery units moving by Bricole or Prolonge
are not affected by terrain type but cannot
enter terrain that is impassable to artillery.

Moving through Friendly Units

Units are allowed to move through friendly

units if the following circumstances apply:

1. You can move through an unlimbered

artillery battery, however, the artillery
battery will not be able to fire on its Firing
Phase.

2. You can move through any friendly unit

(with the exception of artillery batteries
which have already fired) during a Support
Move.

3. You can move through any friendly unit if

both are performing Drill Moves.

Units performing a Complex or Simple Move

cannot move through other units as easily as
when performing a Drill Move.

Declaring a Charge

Infantry or cavalry units who have changed

formation in their Movement Phase cannot
declare a charge.
An infantry unit can declare a charge at any
enemy unit located at 4” directly to their front,
with the following exceptions:
1. An infantry unit may only declare a charge
at a cavalry unit that is located in woods, or
is in March Column formation.
2. Light infantry formed in Open Order cannot
charge enemy infantry units in column or
line formation.
Example 1: Both French and British infantry units
could charge the other, bearing in mind the effects of
terrain both for movement and combat. The woods
will not prevent either unit from performing
Defensive Fire as a reaction.
Example 2: The French line can charge the British
line, and vice versa.
Example 3: The French cavalry unit may charge either
British cavalry unit, however, only the first British
cavalry unit may charge the French cavalry unit, as
the second one is Out of Command.

A cavalry unit can declare a charge at any

enemy unit located at 6” or less, directly to
their front.

Artillery batteries can never declare a charge at

any type of enemy unit.

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Command and Control Out of Command

“… the commanding officer, with great coolness
remained in observation: on a little rising ground,
moving his horse about en vedette, and watching for a
favourable opportunity to renew the attack.” – North
Ludlow Beamish
Units beginning their Movement Phase out of
command range are only allowed to move to a
position which brings them closer to their sub-
commander or commander’s command range,
and are not allowed to declare a charge.

All commanders and sub-commanders have a
command range of 12”; all units should be kept
within command range of their sub-
commander or commander to avoid suffering
penalties as described further down.
Units who are within command range at the
beginning of their Movement Phase, are
allowed to move out of their command range,
as the sub-commander base will be moved later
in a position from where ideally all units under
his command are within his command distance.
A unit charged whilst out of command range
can react to the charge as normal.
Infantry units beginning their Movement Phase
outside of command range may perform
Return and Support Fire in their Firing Phase.
Cavalry units beginning their Movement Phase
outside of command range may perform an
Intercept Charge.
Independent units

Sub-commanders are moved only once all units Some units are allowed to be under the direct
within his force have already being moved. command of the commander; some artillery
Commanders are moved last of all, once all batteries, cavalry regiments or infantry
forces under their command have being moved. battalions can operate on their own without a
If a commander or sub commander gets into direct sub-commander and be treated in the
contact with an enemy unit, it must same way as any other force, with the
immediately attach to the nearest friendly unit. exception of being composed of a single combat
unit.
All substitute commanders or sub-commanders
always have attributes of Courageous and Independent units must stay within command
Drilled. distance of the commander alone, since they
have no direct sub-commander.
In the case of a commander or sub-commander
becoming a casualty, you may attempt to
replace him at the beginning of a Movement
Phase. To do this, you must obtain a result of
4+ on 1D6. Replacement commanders and sub-
commanders have to be placed in command
range of at least one of their force.

In order to simulate the chaos caused among

your units for not having their sub-commander
in charge, all the units included in the force
under his charge are immediately considered
to be “out of command” until a new substitute
sub-commander arrives, unless they are within
command distance of the commander or some
other sub-commanders who can lead them.

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Firing Phase If any part of the target unit is within the
attacking unit’s firing zone, the entire target
unit is considered to be in range of the
Sequence of play:
attacking unit. Similarly, if part of the target
unit is within canister range of an artillery
1. Select a force.
battery, the entire target unit is considered
2. Select a unit within that force.
within canister range.
3. Choose and indicate a target.
4. Roll firing dice and remove any
Firing Ranges
casualties.
5. If possible, defender unit can proceed “The faces of the men and the facings of their
with Return Fire. uniforms may be seen clearly at 300 to 400 paces, and
6. Settle the Firefights (units who have not at 70 to 100 paces, the eyes of some of the men will
moved firing at each other). appear like dots.” – General Gerhard von Scharnhorst
7. Repeat the above steps until all units
within the same force (that are able to Infantry units equipped with muskets, or
fire) have fired. artillery that is firing canister, may fire at a
8. Select another force and repeat the distance of up to 6”.
above steps.
9. Determine if any sub-commanders or For artillery firing round shot, see the table
commanders have become casualties. below.
10. Check force morale.
Weapon Round Shot
Firing is compulsory for all units with a valid Short Medium Long
target, even if this action may cause a Light 0” – 12” 12” – 24” 24” – 30”
disadvantage. Reason being that this action Artillery 4+ to hit 5+ to hit 6 to hit
may still trigger a Return Fire from enemy Medium 0 – 20” 20” – 32” 32” – 48”
Artillery 4+ to hit 5+ to hit 6 to hit
units.
Heavy 0 – 24” 24” – 36” 36” – 68”
Artillery 4+ to hit 5+ to hit 6 to hit
Selecting a Unit
Choosing a Valid Target
Pick a force and check which units can shoot at
an enemy unit. Sort out firing for each unit at A unit is considered a valid target if all of the
the time (including potential Return Fire from following conditions are met:
defending unit) forming the force in any order.
1. Any part of the target unit is within the
Then choose another force and repeat the attacking units firing zone.
process, until all units in your army with an
enemy unit within range have fired and have 2. There are no friendly units in the attacking
received Return Fire if applicable. units firing zone closer than the target unit.
In order to be able to shoot at an eligible target, 3. More than half of the bases of the attacking
the enemy unit must be at least partially within unit have a clear line of sight to the target
your unit’s firing zone. unit.
The firing zone is an area defined by extending To determine if the attacking unit has a clear
an imaginary rectangle from each sides of the line of sight, draw a line from the front of each
firing unit in a straight line from its front, up to firing base, to any part of the target unit that is
the maximum range allowed by the unit’s within the firing zone. Any line that passes
weapons. through a village, hill, or woods, means that
base does not have a clear line of sight.

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If the target unit cannot be seen by all the firing
bases, but can be seen by at least half, then the
number of firing dice is reduced by half.
Example: The French line cannot fire since it has a
friendly unit within its firing zone.
Example 1: The British line is considered the Priority
Target, as it has more than half its bases within the
French unit's firing zone, and as it is closer than the
British column, the French must fire at the line.
Example 2 & 3: The British line is considered the
Priority Target, as it has more than half its bases
within the French unit's firing zone, however, as the
British column is closer (or equally distant), the
French may fire at either.

Example: The French artillery cannot fire at the

cavalry as the woods are blocking its line of sight. It
cannot fire at the infantry either, as at least half of
its bases need a clear line of sight to do so.

Priority Targets

Any enemy unit that has more than half of its

bases within the attacking unit’s firing zone is
considered a priority target.

It is always mandatory for the attacking unit to

fire at the closest priority target. The only
exception to this rule is when the closest unit is
not a priority target, in which case the
attacking unit may fire at either.

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Infantry
How infantry fire
“Light infantry should be able to fire 6 shots a minute,
but under the stress of battle 4 should be allowed for.”
– Marhsal Maurice de Saxe
An infantry unit rolls 1D6 for each close order
base on its front line. If the infantry unit did not
move in the Movement Phase, it can increase
its rate of fire, rolling 2D6 instead.
Example: The French infantry unit moves forward,
into firing range of the British infantry, and fires with
1D6 (1D6 per front base, minus 2 due to the British
skirmishers) and scores 1 hit. The British unit makes a
successful saving throw and suffers no casualties.
The British line now performs Return Fire, with 10D6
(2D6 per front base, minus 2 due to the French
skirmishers) and scores 8 hits, causing 2 direct
casualties.

Light infantry units that are in Open Order

formation, may move (in their Movement
Phase) and still roll 2D6 per base. To do this,
the unit must pass a Discipline Test. If the test
is failed, the unit may still fire with 1D6 per
base.

An infantry unit will always fire with a

minimum of 1D6 regardless of deductions and
disadvantages.

When an infantry unit rolls its firing dice, each

result of 4+ is considered as a hit.

Example: The British infantry unit moves forward,

into firing range of the French infantry, and fires with
5D6 (1D6 per front base, minus 1 due to the French
skirmisher). The French infantry make a successful
Saving Roll, and may now perform Return Fire.

Skirmishers

When an infantry unit fires at the front of an

enemy infantry unit, each skirmisher base of
the defending unit will “take away” 1D6 from
the firing units’ number of dice. This rule is to
represent the fact that skirmishers are doing
their job by shooting down enemy infantrymen.

When an infantry unit fires at the flank or rear

side of an enemy unit, 1D6 is added to the
number of firing dice for each skirmisher base
attached to the firing unit.

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Every time an infantry unit fires at the front of
an enemy infantry unit, and the result has three
or more equal scores on the firing dice, one
skirmisher base is removed, even if no hits
were inflicted. Only one skirmisher base is lost
regardless of how many triples are rolled.
Example: A French infantry unit moves forward, into
firing range of the British infantry, and fires with 5D6
(1D6 per front base, minus 1 due to the British
skirmisher), and scores the following: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3. The
French infantry has not achieved any hits, however,
since they have three identical results of 2, the
enemy unit has to remove one of his skirmisher bases
as a casualty.
However, if the scores were the following: 4, 4, 5, 5,
6, the French infantry have achieved 5 hits, which
means the enemy unit has to remove one base as
direct casualty and make a Saving Roll of 2+ in order
to avoid losing one additional base, but no
skirmisher base is lost since there are no three
identical results.
If the French unit was rated as Raw, it would need to
re-roll any successful hit. For example a roll of 1, 2, 2,
4, 4, 5, scores three hits that have to be confirmed,
these need to be rolled again, getting a 2, 5, 5. The
final results are the following: 1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 5. The
French infantry have achieved two hits, provoking a
Saving Roll of 3+ and since they have three identical
results of 2, the enemy unit has to remove one of his
skirmishers bases as a casualty.
Square or March Column formations
When you fire at an enemy infantry unit who
has adopted either the Square or March
Column formation, there is need to apply the
following additional rules:
1. Any unit firing at a Square or March Column
formation repeats all failed firing dice, with
the second roll being considered as
definitive. However, no skirmisher base can
be used to add extra firing dice when firing
at enemy infantry units having adopted
either type of formation.
2. Any skirmisher base attached to an infantry
unit forming a Square or March Column
formation are put aside and ignored.
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3. An infantry unit in Square or March Column
formation cannot fire in the Firing Phase
but may Return Fire with 1D6 (per unit).
4. Infantry units in Square formation are
allowed to perform Support Fire, while it is
not allowed for infantry units in March
Column formation.
Firefight
When an infantry unit fires on its own turn
against an enemy unit, without having moved
during its Movement Phase, and provokes
corresponding Return Fire, the result is a
Firefight.
The procedure to carry out a Firefight is the
following:
1. The firing unit declares its target and fires,
throwing 2D6 for each base on its frontline.
2. The defending unit then returns fire only
with the surviving bases (if any casualty has
been caused), also throwing 2D6 for each
base on its frontline, plus possible Support
Fire from friendly units.
3. At this point the unit that has managed to
eliminate more bases is the winner of the
Firefight.
If there is a draw, that is both sides have
eliminated an equal number of bases, both
units maintain their current position.
If a unit is defeated during a Firefight, it must
Withdraw, as explained on page 10.
If an artillery battery is involved in a Firefight
and loses, it limbers up and then Withdraws.
Cavalry
Firing at cavalry
If a cavalry unit is designated as a target of
musket or canister fire, it may opt to evade (fall
back) out of range before the firing unit throws
his firing dice.
In order to do so, the cavalry unit must pass a
Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, move the unit in the same
manner as performing a Complex Move of 4”,
the unit needs to keep out of any enemy unit’s
firing zone.
If, in order to carry out its move, the unit has to
cross through a friendly unit, it can do so by
taking a Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, move the evading unit the
friendly unit is crossed without further
consequences.
If the test is not passed, move the evading unit
in any case but removing one base as casualty
due to the confusion caused by loss of
Discipline.
If the unit has to cross through friendly
artillery that has fired during the same turn,
the unit automatically loses its Discipline Test
and removes one base as casualty.
Cavalry units may try to evade as many times
as it is designated as a target of musket or
canister fire.
If a cavalry unit manages to evade from an
enemy unit fire, the firing unit may not change
its target within the same Firing Phase.
If a cavalry unit evades from canister range, it
cannot be fired by round shot as well (artillery
battery cannot switch to round shots so fast!).
A cavalry unit who is evading may move
through friendly artillery that has not fired
within the current turn.
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Artillery
How artillery fire
“Except for when dictated by the circumstances, one
never should fire over your own infantry but rather
advance with her.” – Frederick the Great
An artillery battery can opt to fire either
canister or round shot (depending on range).
Round shots also have three possible ranges:
Short, Medium, and Long.
An artillery battery rolls 1D6 for each base
when firing round shot, and 2D6 for each base
when firing canister. If the artillery battery did
not move in the Movement Phase, it can
increase its rate of fire, rolling 2D6 for round
shot, and 3D6 for canister. The increased rate
also applies if the artillery units moved by
bricole.
When artillery batteries are formed in a
compressed frontage formation all bases are
allowed to fire and not only those located at the
front.
Artillery batteries placed on a hill cannot fire
over the heads of friendly units.
When an artillery battery rolls its firing dice,
the score required to hit is based on the range.
Refer to the weapon range table.
Firing at artillery batteries
Artillery batteries in Napoleon at War can be
either limbered or unlimbered.
A limbered artillery battery has only one base
since the limber is mounted on a single base.
This makes it quite a vulnerable target. This
means that if the limber base becomes a
casualty, the entire artillery battery is
eliminated.
An unlimbered battery is more difficult to
destroy as there are several artillery bases.
If an artillery battery is not in a compressed
frontage formation, all successful hits must be
re-rolled if they are received from the front,
and enemy infantry units rated as Raw must re-
roll all successful hits twice (this is an
exception to the Dice Roll rule on page 5).
Example: The French artillery battery fires at the
British artillery Battery, rolling 8D6, and achieves 3
hits. Since the British artillery battery is deployed in
Compressed Frontage formation, the French battery
is not required to re-roll successful hits.
The British artillery battery must make a Saving Roll
of 4+ in order to avoid losing a base. The British
battery rolls a 2, and therefore loses one base as a
casualty.
The British artillery battery now performs Return
Fire, rolling 4D6, and achieves 4 hits. However, as the
French artillery battery is not deployed in
Compressed Frontage formation, the British battery
must re-roll successful hits, resulting in only 1 hit.
The French artillery must make a Saving Roll of 2+ in
order to avoid losing a base, and are successful with
a roll of 5.
Ricochet
When an artillery battery fires round shot at
short or medium range, all successful hits are
set aside and re-rolled.
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For each result of 6, an additional hit is caused
to the first unit (friendly or enemy) after the
target, provided it meets all of the following
conditions:
1. The unit is within 20” of the targeted unit.
2. The unit is within the firing zone of the
attacking artillery battery.
3. The unit is not on a hill, or within or behind
a village.
The unit does not need to be physically behind
the targeted unit.
Ricochet rolls caused by heavy artillery shots
do not generate additional chances to hit on a
roll of 6 (“cascade”).
Ricochet rolls on unlimbered artillery batteries
that are not in a compressed frontage
formation must be re-rolled, needing a score
equal to 6 in order to hit. Ricochet hits are
converted into casualties in the same manner
as normal hits.
Example: The French artillery battery fires round shot
at the British line, rolling 8D6, and achieving 4 hits.
The British line removes one base as direct casualty,
and the column behind it suffers ricochet fire, with
4D6.
The French artillery battery obtains one result of 6,
therefore the British column must make a Saving Roll
of 2+ in order to avoid losing a base.
Counter-battery fire
“They received the order not to shoot against the
enemy’s guns, only against his troops. It was difficult
to get them to follow this order.” – Wellington
When an artillery battery is fired at by an
enemy artillery battery it can Return Fire even
if the enemy artillery battery would not be
considered a priority target. However, the
enemy artillery battery must be considered a
valid target, as explained previously.
Discipline when Firing
The conscripts should “fire a few rounds so that they
would know which eye to use in aiming.” – Marshal
Berthier
A unit’s Discipline acts as a modifier during
most firing.
Musket/Artillery Fire Chart
Elite 4+ (+2D6)
Drilled 4+
Raw 4+ (repeat successful rolls)
For example, an infantry unit rated as Elite,
having six bases in a line formation and firing
after having moved during its Movement Phase
rolls 8D6 (one for each base for having moved
= 6D6 + 2D6 for being rated as elite).
An infantry unit rated as Raw, having six bases
in a line formation and firing after having
moved during its Movement Phase – rolls 6D6
(one for each base for having moved), but it
needs to re-roll any successful hit, with the
second score being definitive.
Units rated as Drilled are unaffected when
firing.
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Return Fire and Support Fire
Return Fire
When an infantry or artillery unit receives fire
from an enemy unit within its firing zone, and
that can be considered as a valid target, and
once potential casualties have been removed,
the defending unit may Return Fire at the
attacking unit using the same procedure as
before.
Return fire is subject to the same target
priority rules as any other type of fire.
Remember that the unit returning fire will
always be considered as stationary when
considering the number of dice per base to be
rolled, as it did not move in the previous
Movement Phase.
Return fire is not simultaneous to the fire
received from the attacking unit. First apply
and remove, if applicable, all inflicted casualties
(direct and potential extra base) and only then
the defending unit may Return Fire with its
remaining bases.
An artillery battery that does Return Fire may
cause Ricochet.
A single unit may perform Return Fire as many
times as it is eligible to during the same Firing
Phase.
Example: The French artillery battery fires at the
British artillery battery on the right, and inflicts no
casualties.
The British artillery battery may now perform Return
Fire, rolling 7D6 (2D6 per base, plus 1D6 as Support
Fire from the other British battery).
Whereas Return Fire may have ricochet,
Support Fire cannot.
A single unit may Support Fire as many times
as it is eligible to during the same Firing Phase.
Example: The British line fires at the French line,
rolling 4D6 (1D6 per base, as it has previously moved,
minus 2D6 due to the French skirmishers) and scores
4 hits, causing 1 direct casualty.

The French line may now perform Return Fire, rolling

9D6 (2D6 per base, plus 1D6 as Support Fire, minus
2D6 due to the British skirmishers).

Support Fire

Infantry and artillery units which have an

enemy unit within 6” and inside their firing
zone cannot Return Fire if they have not been
fired at. However, they may opt to Support Fire
by adding 1D6 to the number of dice to a
friendly defending unit returning fire.
Removing Casualties

If Support Fire is carried out by an infantry unit
(with skirmisher bases) to the flank or rear of
the target unit, each skirmisher base adds an
extra 1D6 to the number of dice to be rolled.
If the defending unit is completely eliminated
by enemy fire, there cannot be Return Fire and
therefore no Support Fire as well (even if it
could have potentially taken place).
A unit removes one base as direct casualty for
every 4 hits received, without any saving roll.
When more than 4 hits or multiples are
suffered, the unit is obliged to pass a Saving
Roll of 1D6, requiring a result higher than the
number remaining as balance after deducting
all direct hits (4 or multiples of 4) in order to
avoid losing one additional base.

Support Fire is also affected by the unit’s

Discipline value, as is the case for normal fire.

For example, if the unit carrying out Support

Fire is rated as Raw, hits must be re-rolled and
if the unit is rated as Elite, 2D6 is added to the
number of dice to be rolled as Support Fire.
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Example: The French artillery battery fires canister at
the British infantry unit, rolling 12D6 (3D6 per base,
as the artillery has not previously moved) and scores
9 hits.
This causes 2 direct casualties and requires a Saving
Roll of 2+ (4+4+1=9)
Units are removed as soon as they suffer more
than 50% casualties (i.e. 4 bases for infantry, 3
bases for cavalry) without getting a chance to
Return Fire or Counterattack.
When removing one or more bases from a unit,
the formation of the unit must be maintained,
with the command base keeping its central
position as much as possible.
In cases where after removing bases as
casualties the unit is no longer within the firing
zone of an enemy unit, it can still be fired at (so
basically the unit is still temporarily considered
within firing zone) in the following Combat
Phase.
Remember also that distances of each unit from
other units, be it friend or enemy are still
temporarily considered as those at the start of
the Firing Phase, before removing bases as
casualties.
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If an action could have been performed at the
start of the Firing Phase (i.e. Charge, Fire,
Retreat, etc.) it can still be carried out even if
distances between units may have become
larger due to the removal of bases during the
current Firing Phase.
Command Casualties
Rifleman Thomas Plunket of the 1st Battalion, 95th
Rifles, shot French General Colbert at an unknown but
long range (as much as 600 yards). He then shot
Colbert’s aide-de-camp, Latour-Maubourg, who went
to the aid of his general.
At the end of each Firing Phase, check each
commander or sub-commander base. Both
sides must do this check.
Each player, starting with the active one, rolls
2D6 for each enemy commander or sub-
commander found at 6” or less from any of that
player’s infantry units. This is also applied to
commanders and sub-commanders attached to
a unit that has received any type of fire, even if
it is further than 6” from that players units, for
example, a unit that has received artillery fire.
With the result of 11+ the commander or sub-
commander is removed from the battlefield as
a casualty.
Remember that if a commander or sub-
commander is attached to a unit that is
eliminated, the commander or sub-commander
is eliminated along with the unit.
Force Morale
“The roundshot, fired at close range, pierces not only
all opposite lines; but the whistle and the noise that
they cause, cause a hidden terror among the enemy
troops which, joined by the cries of the wounded and
dying, causes a feeling much stronger than the blood
drawn by grapeshot at short range.” – Frederick the
Great

At the end of the Firing Phase, if a force has lost

half or more of its original number of units for
whatever reason, with the exception of units
having moved out of the tabletop due to special
rules or a specific scenario, the remaining
Force must pass a Force Morale Test in order to
continue fighting.

For this specific test, we use the sub-

commander’s Valeur attribute. If the test is not
passed, all remaining units along with their
sub-commander are eliminated and removed
immediately from the tabletop.

If a force required to carry out a Force Morale

Test has no commander, because he has been
removed as casualty and a replacement has not
yet arrived, the Force Morale Test is
automatically failed.

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Combat Phase You cannot cross through a friendly unit during
the charge move, except for unlimbered
artillery units that have not moved or fired
Sequence of play:
during the same turn, even if they have only
performed a change of formation or advance by
1. Select a force
bricole.
2. Select a charging unit within that force
and its declared target
If a commander or sub-commander gets into
3. Move to contact
contact with an enemy unit, it must
4. The defending unit declares its reaction
immediately attach to the nearest friendly unit.
to the charge and takes appropriate
action
Remember that charge moves are affected by
5. If applicable, settle combat and remove
terrain. This means for example that a cavalry
any casualties
unit cannot charge a unit if it is located in
6. Determine the winner
outskirts (as they cannot charge in March
7. The losing unit Withdraws
Column formation), and units cannot also enter
8. If a charging cavalry unit wins, it can
or cross through impassable terrain.
perform a breakthrough charge
(repeating the above steps) Example: The French cavalry unit in Ordre Mince
9. Repeat above steps until all declared formation can charge the British infantry unit as it
charges have been resolved can move forward in a straight line in order to move
10. Determine if any sub-commanders or into contact.
commanders have become casualties
11. Check force morale The French cavalry unit in Ordre Profond can charge
12. Reorganize your units as required the British infantry unit as it can move forward in a
straight line to make contact, but it must first move
Selecting a Unit sideways to avoid the French column that is standing
on its way.
The first thing to do is to select one of your
units that have declared a charge against an The French column cannot charge the British line
enemy unit. because it cannot make contact by moving forward
in a straight line.
What units can charge or be charged at:

Units that have fired in the previous Firing

Phase can only charge the unit they have fired
at as long as they have not fired 2D6 per base,
only 1D6 per base is allowed if the intention for
the firing unit is to charge in his next Combat
Phase.

Move to contact

The charging unit can only move in a straight

line, without turning either at the beginning or
during its charge, until it makes contact with
the defending unit.

The charging unit may move up to 2” to the

side at the beginning of the charge move in
order to avoid an obstacle or a friendly unit
standing on its way.

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Reactions to a Charge
Defending units may react in different ways,
depending on if they are cavalry, artillery or
infantry and also if they are being charged by
cavalry or infantry.
Infantry charged by Infantry
In Napoleon at War, you have to decide
whether the enemy charge is dangerous
enough to eliminate your unit or if you can stop
the charge with a good round of defensive fire,
even if at times it may be better to surrender
some terrain to the enemy.
Infantry units charged by infantry can choose
to either perform Defensive Fire, or to Retreat.
Defensive Fire
An infantry unit being charged at from its front
by another infantry unit can carry out
defensive fire at the charging unit with the
hope that the enemy may not pass the Élan
Test needed to complete its charge move.
There are three separate ways by which an
infantry unit may opt to execute Defensive Fire
against a charging enemy infantry unit:
1. Declare the intention to execute Defensive
Fire and roll 1d6 for each base on its
frontline. The charging unit must pass an
Élan Test in order to complete its charge
(regardless of hits or casualties).
2. Declare the intention to execute point blank
Defensive Fire. The unit carrying out point
blank Defensive Fire must take a Discipline
Test.
If the test is passed, the unit can execute
Defensive Fire with 2D6 for each base on its
front line (this is to represent experienced
soldiers waiting till last minute to fire). The
charging unit must pass an unfavourable
Élan Test in order to complete its charge
(regardless of hits or casualties).
If the test is not passed, the unit cannot
execute Defensive Fire and the charging
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unit does not need to pass an Élan Test in
order to complete its charge.
3. Light infantry formed in open order can try
to execute Defensive Fire. In order to do so,
the unit must take a Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, the unit can execute
Defensive Fire with 1D6 per base.
If the test is not passed, the unit must
retreat a full move directly away from the
enemy, maintaining their open order
formation.
In Defensive Fire, neither the charging unit’s
nor the defending unit’s skirmisher bases are
taken into account; all skirmisher bases move
aside, taking cover within their parent units
and therefore may neither become casualties,
nor fire, nor execute defensive fire.
Example: The French column charges the British line.
The British infantry reacts with point blank Defensive
Fire. In order to be able to do so, the British unit rolls
a Discipline Test and passes. It now fires 12D6 (2D6
per front base).
The Defensive Fire is resolved without any French
casualties.
Before continuing with its charge, the French infantry
column must pass an unfavourable Élan Test since it
received point blank defensive fire; but as the French
unit is eligible to have the special “Élan”
characteristic, the roll taken as normal.
The French unit rolls for its Élan Test and fails. The
French column is now forced to perform a Stand and
Fire.

Retreat
An infantry unit being charged by infantry can
opt to retreat, keeping its facing towards the
enemy charging unit. In order to be able to do
so it must take a Discipline Test.
If the charge is aimed at the flank or rear side
of the defending unit, the Discipline Test is
unfavourable.
If the test is passed, the infantry unit moves 4”
directly away from the enemy unit, and in the
same direction as the direction of the charge,
and placed face to face with the enemy unit,
moving sideways up to 2” if necessary to avoid
obstacles and units.
If the test is not passed, combat is settled in the
standard way as explained in Settlement of
Combat.
Light infantry units formed in open order may
opt to retreat without need to pass a Discipline
Test, even if the enemy unit’s charge is aimed
at the flank or rear side of the defending unit.
If, in order to carry out its move, the unit has to
cross through a friendly unit, it can do so by
taking a Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, move the retreating unit
until the friendly unit is crossed without
further consequences.
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If the test is not passed, move the retreating
unit in any case but removing one base as
casualty due to the confusion caused by loss of
discipline.
If the unit has to cross through friendly
artillery that has fired during the same turn,
the unit automatically loses its Discipline Test
and removes one base as casualty.
You are not allowed to end your retreat inside
an enemy unit’s ZOC. If, for whatever reason
this happens, your unit will lose one base for
each enemy unit’s ZOC that your unit crosses
and the unit continues moving until it is
completely out of any enemy unit’s ZOC. If the
unit cannot move out of the enemy units ZOC,
due to impassable terrain or crossing over an
enemy unit, it is completely eliminated and
removed from the tabletop.
Any retreating unit that comes into contact
with the edge of the table is eliminated and
removed from the game.
If the unit being charged by infantry has
formed square and passes its Discipline Test, it
immediately changes its formation to column
and proceeds with the retreat move. If it fails
the test, the unit remains formed in square and
cannot conduct defensive fire.
Retreating units may not charge in the next
game turn because they are in disarray and
confused. This rule only applies to infantry
units retreating as a reaction to being charged,
not to any other type of unit, or even if the unit
has retreated for other reasons.
Example 1: The battered British infantry line is
charged by the French infantry column and is under
threat from the other French infantry unit. In this
situation, the British unit decides to retreat. In order
to be able to do so, it must pass a Discipline Test,
which it does with a score of 5. The British infantry
unit retreats 4” from the French unit’s frontline and
becomes disorganised.

Example 2: The British line charges the French line to

its flank side, the French unit decides to retreat to a
safer position. In order to be able to do so, the French
unit has to take an unfavourable Discipline Test, as
the charge is aimed to its flank.

Example 3: The damaged British line is being charged

by the French column. The British unit decides to
retreat and passes a Discipline Test. However, in
order to retreat, it must pass through another British
infantry line. The retreating British unit needs to
make a Discipline Test to pass through the friendly
unit. If this Discipline Test is not passed, the
retreating unit loses a base and in this particular
situation is destroyed.

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Infantry charged by Cavalry
“In column with opened divisions, the Guard marched
across open field and had individual skirmishers
accompany her march at a distance of some 60 paces.
There could not have been a more desirable sight for
our cavalry.” – Major Joseph Stutterheim
Infantry units, in line or column, being charged
by enemy cavalry must either:
1. Form Square
2. Execute defensive fire
3. Run for it
Infantry units in Open Order, being charged by
cavalry must either:
1. Execute defensive Fire
2. Run for it
If in the event that an infantry unit in Open
Order cannot execute Defensive Fire and
cannot perform a Retreat, the charging cavalry
unit automatically completes its charge.
Form Square
“The cuirassiers made a vigorous attack but quickly
paid a heavy price for their audacity. All squares,
acting with firmness, opened fire and delivered
battalion volleys.” – Colonel Alexander Kutuzov
To be able to form a square while being
charged by cavalry, an infantry unit must pass a
Discipline Test if the cavalry begins its
Movement Phase less than 12” from the
intended target, or a favourable Discipline Test
if it begins its Movement Phase more than 12”
away from the intended target.
If the charge is aimed at the flank or rear side
of the defending unit, it must pass an
unfavourable Discipline Test in order to form
square, regardless of the distance from which
the charge begins from.
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If the test is passed, the infantry will
immediately rearrange its bases to form
square. Note that the charging unit does not
lose the chance to charge even if the change of
formation may have caused the defending unit
to be out of charge range.
If the Discipline Test to form a square is passed,
the charging cavalry unit has the option of
either completing the charge or breaking off.
If the cavalry unit decides to break off the
charge, it must take a Discipline Test, being
unfavourable for Impetuous Cavalry and
favourable for Light cavalry.
If the test is passed, the cavalry unit returns to
its original position maintaining its formation
and facing, and is considered to be defeated in
combat.
If the test is not passed, or if the cavalry unit
decides to complete the charge, the combat is
settled in the standard way as explained in
Settlement of Combat.
Defensive Fire as a result of failing to form a
square
If the defending infantry unit does not pass the
Discipline Test for attempting to form square, it
will not be able to change formation or facing
but may execute Defensive Fire.
To be able to execute Defensive Fire against
charging cavalry, an infantry unit must take an
unfavourable Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, the unit can execute
Defensive Fire against the charging cavalry,
with only 1D6 rolled for the unit.
If the test is not passed, the unit cannot execute
Defensive Fire and the charging unit does not
need to pass an Élan Test in order to complete
its charge.
Regardless of hits and subsequent casualties
caused to the charging unit the Élan Test for
the cavalry unit to charge against an infantry
unit which has attempted and failed to form
square will always be normal.
Defensive Fire
“The Luneberg Battalion had laid down in the ditch
along the main road . Just as the enemy came into
range, the Luneberg Battalion stood up and fired from
30 paces with such effect that the larger part of the
enemy fell with many of them killed.” – Colonel Best
An infantry unit being charged at from the
front by cavalry may opt to execute Defensive
Fire instead of forming a square, provided they
are within a terrain feature that is rough or
difficult to cavalry, such as an enclosed field, or
wood.
There are two separate ways by which an
infantry unit may opt to execute Defensive Fire
against a charging enemy cavalry unit:
1. For infantry in line or column to perform
Defensive Fire the unit must take a
Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, the unit can execute
Defensive Fire against the charging cavalry
unit; it does so with only 1D6 per base but
at a disadvantage, even if they have not
moved before.
If the test is not passed, the unit cannot
execute Defensive Fire and the charging
unit does not need to pass an Élan Test in
order to complete its charge.
2. For Light Infantry in Open Order to perform
Defensive Fire the unit must take an
unfavourable Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, the unit execute can
Defensive Fire against the charging cavalry,
it does so with only 1D6 per base, even if
they have not moved before.
If the test is not passed, they are still able to
fire, but with only 1D6 rolled for the unit.
If the enemy cavalry unit completes its
charge, the Light Infantry unit in Open
Order is at a disadvantage in combat.
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If no hits were inflicted, the cavalry unit
automatically completes its charge. If hits were
inflicted, the cavalry unit must then pass a
favourable Élan Test. If casualties were taken,
the test is done as normal.
Infantry units that formed a square in their
own turn can perform Defensive Fire with only
1D6 even if the unit is rated as elite.
Retreat
To be able to make a Retreat, the defending
unit’s command base must be within 4” of a
terrain feature which is rough or difficult to
cavalry, such as an enclosed field or wood, and
must be being charged from the front.
To make a Retreat, the defending unit must
pass a Discipline Test. For a unit in line or
column the Discipline Test is normal if the
cavalry unit begins its Movement Phase more
than 12” from the intended target and
unfavourable if closer than 12”.
For a unit in Open Order the Discipline Test is
favourable if the cavalry unit begins its
Movement Phase more than 12” from the
intended target and normal if closer than 12”.
If the test is passed, the unit can be moved to
within the terrain feature, facing the cavalry
unit which charged it. To do this, move the
command base of up to 4” and within the
terrain feature, facing the enemy unit. Then the
rest of the bases are placed with the same
formation as before the charge occurred. The
unit must then pass a Discipline Test or lose a
base.
If the test is not passed, combat is settled in the
standard way as explained in Settlement of
Combat; however the Morale Test to
counterattack will be unfavourable.
If, in order to carry out its move, the unit has to
cross through a friendly unit, it can do so by
taking a Discipline test. If the test is
successfully passed, move the unit until the
friendly unit is crossed without further
consequences. If the test is not passed, move
the unit in any case but removing one base as
casualty due to the confusion caused by loss of
Discipline. If the unit has to cross through
friendly artillery that has fired during the same
turn, the unit automatically loses its Discipline
test and removes one base as casualty.
If infantry unit manages to make successful
Retreat from the charge, the charging cavalry
unit is not allowed to make a breakthrough
charge.
Skirmisher bases and cavalry charges
Skirmisher bases are extremely vulnerable to
cavalry charges. When charged by cavalry they
immediately look for cover behind their
comrades who are in close order formation.
When a cavalry unit declares a charge against
an infantry unit, the infantry unit’s skirmisher
bases must immediately pass a saving roll of 3+
in order not to be eliminated.
Note that each skirmisher base has to throw a
separate saving roll.
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Cavalry charged by Cavalry
Cavalry units charged by enemy cavalry can
choose among and declare one of the following
reactions:
Countercharge
A cavalry unit being charged by an enemy
cavalry unit may opt to countercharge. In order
to be able to do so it must take a Discipline
Test. This test is favourable if charged from the
front, or normal if charged to the flank or rear.
If the test is passed, the command base is
turned around until it is facing the charging
enemy unit and then the rest of the bases are
placed with the same formation as before the
charge occurred. Move the defending unit up to
2” in the direction of the charging cavalry, and
then move the attacking unit into contact.
Combat is simultaneous, with both sides rolling
their combat dice at the same time.
If the test is not passed, the defending cavalry
unit is not able to react timely to the incoming
enemy charging cavalry unit. The defending
unit remains stationary, and the charging unit
moves up to make contact with the enemy. In
this case combat is not simultaneous, the
charging unit strikes first, to represent the
impetus of the charge. If the charge was to the
flank or rear side, and the unit receives
casualties, it automatically fails the required
Morale Test and loses the combat.
If the defending cavalry unit wins the combat, it
is not allowed to perform a breakthrough
charge, but it can reorganize as explained later.
If the attacking cavalry unit wins the combat, it
can perform a breakthrough charge being a
cavalry unit who has won combat during the
first charge.
If combat results in a draw (equal number of
casualties), the attacking cavalry unit is
considered as the winner.
Evade the Charge

A light cavalry unit may opt to evade a charge

from an enemy cavalry unit except when a
special rule does not allow it. In order to be
able to do so it must take a Discipline Test. This
test is normal if charged from the front, or
unfavourable if charged to the flank or rear.

If the test is passed, the unit must make a 6”

Simple Move. Move the evading unit directly
away from the charging unit with the usual
restrictions on movement (not entering enemy
unit’s ZOC, not crossing enemy units). Cavalry
units making evade moves cannot change
formation.
If the test is not passed, combat is settled in the
standard way as explained in Settlement of
Combat.
If, in order to carry out its move, the unit has to
cross through a friendly unit, it can do so by
taking a Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, move the evading unit until
the friendly unit is crossed without further
consequences.
If the test is not passed, move the evading unit
in any case but removing one base as casualty
due to the confusion caused by loss of
discipline.
If the unit has to cross through friendly
artillery that has fired during the same turn,
the unit automatically loses its Discipline Test
and removes one base as casualty.
Artillery charged by Cavalry or
Infantry
The possible reactions of artillery units being
charged are as follows:
Stand and Shoot
“They should never fire with grapeshot at distances
over 100 paces, because, beyond this distance, the
balls extend and disperse.” – Frederick the Great
An unlimbered artillery battery being charged
from its front may opt to fire a volley of
canister fire at the enemy charging unit, with
the hope of causing enough casualties and
forcing them to stop.
In order to be able to stand and shoot, an
artillery battery is required to pass a Discipline
Test if it is not supported by a friendly unit
within in 4” or a favourable Discipline Test if
the artillery unit is supported by a friendly
infantry unit within in 4”.

If a light cavalry unit manages to evade from a
charge, the charging cavalry unit is allowed to
make a Breakthrough Charge.
Example: The French Cuirassiers decide to charge the
British Hussars. The Hussars opt to avoid the charge.
To do so, they must make a Discipline Test. They
manage to pass the test and so the Hussars move 6”
away from the Cuirassiers.
If the test is passed, roll 3d6 for each base on
its frontline. The charging unit must pass an
Élan Test in order to complete its charge
(regardless of hits or casualties).
If the test is not passed, combat is settled in the
standard way as explained in Settlement of
Combat.

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Fire and Flee
An unlimbered artillery battery being charged
from its front may choose to fire at the enemy
charging unit, with the hope of causing enough
casualties and forcing them to stop, and then
flee to take cover behind friendly infantry,
abandoning their guns.
The unit may only take cover behind a friendly
infantry unit if it is located at 4” or less.
In order to perform this option, the artillery
battery needs to pass a Discipline Test. If the
charging unit is cavalry and the defending unit
is foot artillery, the Discipline Test is
unfavourable. On the other hand, if the
attacking unit is infantry and the defending
unit is horse artillery, the Discipline Test is
favourable.
If the test is passed, 1D6 is rolled for each base,
and then artillery gunners run to the friendly
infantry unit looking for cover.
In any subsequent phase, the gunners can go
back to their guns, as long as the infantry unit
they have attached themselves to, is located at
a distance of 4” or less from the artillery bases.
This operation is going to take one entire move
to complete (during their Movement Phase).
They are still able to fire in the same turn, but
with only 1D6 for round shot, and 2D6 for
canister for each base since they have moved.
If the test is not passed, and the charging unit
passes an unfavourable Élan Test, combat is
settled.
Fleeing with guns
A limbered artillery battery being charged may
opt to flee. In order to do that, it must pass a
Discipline Test.
If the charging unit is cavalry and the defending
unit is foot artillery, the Discipline Test is
unfavourable. On the other hand, if the
charging unit is infantry and the defending unit
is horse artillery, the Discipline Test is
favourable.
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If the charging unit is attacking on the flank or
rear side, the evading artillery unit must pass
an unfavourable Discipline Test.
If the test is passed, it manages to limber up
and move away up to a full move from the
charging unit without entering an enemy ZOC
or crossing an enemy unit.
If the test is not passed, and the charging unit
passes an unfavourable Élan Test, the charge is
successful and combat is settled without the
charging unit receiving any defensive fire.
Limbered artillery batteries (both foot and
horse) have to take a Discipline Test when
charged in order to flee. If the roll is not
successful the entire battery (single base) is
destroyed and removed from the game. Even if
there is no actual combat, this action counts as
combat for the charging unit in any case.
Fleeing without guns
Any type of unlimbered artillery under attack
that has a friendly infantry unit within 4” or
less may abandon their guns and take cover
behind their comrades, as in the previous case
but this time the unit does not need to take a
Discipline Test.
If the gunners flee without guns and the
charging unit passes an unfavourable Élan Test,
the charging unit ends its charge move when
getting in contact with the guns location. The
unit cannot make a breakthrough charge;
however, it is only allowed to make a
reorganisation move.
The artillery bases that are left behind
(representing the abandoned guns) do not
“create” a ZOC of their own. Units can move
across them or finish their moves on top of
them without any effect.
Artillery in Combat
Note that if for whatever reason an artillery
battery is forced to fight in close combat and it
does not win, it is completely destroyed even if
it has not lost half or more of its bases.
Spiking guns

If a unit starts its turn 4” or less from an

abandoned enemy artillery battery without any
other enemy unit being within 4” from it, the
battery is automatically destroyed and
removed from the game along with its crew.

Reoccupying guns

If during a subsequent Movement Phase when

the battery crew abandoned their posts there is
no enemy unit at 4” or less from the guns, the
gunners must immediately retake their
position manning their guns, and may now
perform their Movement Phase as normal.

The battery can open fire in their next Firing

Phase with 1D6 for round shot, and 2D6 for
canister for each base since reoccupying the
guns is considered as a move. Furthermore, it is
compulsory for the gunners to retake their
guns at the first opportunity; they may not stay
hidden even if the position of the battery is
precarious.
If for whatever reason the unit where the
gunners have taken cover is located at more
than 4” from the abandoned guns, the entire
artillery battery (guns and gunners) are lost
permanently and removed from the game.
Example: The French cavalry unit decides to charge
the British artillery battery. The artillery abandon
their guns to seek cover behind one of the two British
infantry units located at 4” or less. The gunners
decide to take cover behind the infantry unit in
square formation, since it offers better protection
from the French cavalry unit.
In the next turn the British battery’s gunners have
taken cover behind the British infantry line,
abandoning their guns. As the French cavalry unit is
at 4” or less from the guns, the gunners have not
been able to reoccupying them yet. During the last
movement phase, the French cavalry unit has moved
to more than 4” from the guns, allowing the gunners
to reoccupy them in the next British movement phase
and to prepare them to open fire.
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The French artillery battery is charged by the British
cavalry unit. The French artillery battery performs
Defensive Fire, and causes one direct casualty to the
British cavalry unit. The British cavalry unit pass their
Élan Test and complete their charge.
In the subsequent combat the French artillery loses
two bases and the British cavalry none. Even if the
French artillery battery has not lost more than half of
its bases, it is destroyed anyway because it did not
win in close combat.
Support Fire
Infantry and artillery units who have an enemy
unit within their firing zone and within a
maximum range of 6” that is in the process of
charging a friendly unit may execute Support
Fire as explained during the Firing Phase.
Eligibility for Support Fire is determined by the
position of the charging unit at the end of its
charge move. If a unit passes through another
unit’s firing zone but finishes outside of it, this
other unit will not be able to provide Support
Fire as the charging unit is no longer within its
firing zone at the end of its charge move.
Units can provide Support Fire even when the
unit being charged cannot execute defensive
fire (i.e. it is being charged on its flank). Note
that this kind of Support Fire is different from
Return Fire that can happen during the Firing
Phase.
If Support Fire dice are generated by an
infantry unit to the flank or rear of the target,
each skirmisher base adds an extra dice.
The Support Fire dice are considered to have
the benefits or detriments as the supporting
unit: if the supporting unit is Raw, hits from the
supporting fire dice are re-rolled, and if the
supporting unit is an Elite unit adds two dice to
the supporting fire
Élan Test
“More undaunted courage never was displayed by
French troops than on this occasion: it could not have
been surpassed, for their columns advanced in despite
of a tremendous fire of grape and musketry from our
troops in position in the rocks.” – Colonel Waller
Every time a unit is fired at while charging the
enemy, its willingness to press on with the
charge may be compromised even if it does not
suffer any casualties.
When a charging unit receives any type of
defensive fire, regardless of any casualties
caused, it must pass an Élan Test in order to
complete its charge move, except when a
special rule does not require it.
If a charging unit loses one or more bases due
to Defensive Fire, receives Defensive or
Support Fire to its flank or rear side, or
receives point blank Defensive Fire it must take
an unfavourable Élan Test.
If any unit, infantry or cavalry, charges an
artillery unit from the front, the charging unit
must pass an unfavourable Élan Test, whether
the charging unit has been fired upon or not.
If the test is passed, the combat is settled in the
standard way as explained in Settlement of
Combat.
However, if the Élan Test is not passed, the
outcome is very different.
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Units that fail an Élan Test
If a charging infantry unit fails an Élan Test, it
must initiate a Stand and Fire. To do this, move
the unit along the same route which it came,
until it is located at 4”, facing the defending
unit.
The charging infantry may then fire with 1D6
for each base on its frontline, since it has
moved before firing.
Skirmisher bases do not count for either side
during a Stand and Fire, as they are considered
to have joined their respective parent units.
Compare the eliminated bases caused by
Defensive Fire and those, if any, caused by the
attacking unit. The side causing more casualties
is the winner of the Stand and Fire. If the result
is a draw (both sides suffer equal number of
casualties), both units maintain their current
position.
If an artillery battery is involved in a Stand and
Fire (having been charged) and loses, it limbers
up and then Withdraws, as explained on page
10.
If a cavalry unit fails an Élan Test, or an
infantry unit is defeated in a Stand and Fire, it
must Withdraw, as explained on page 10.
Flank fire on a charging unit – Élan Test
We have already explained the terrible effect
on morale when a charging unit receives fire on
its flank or rear side, even if it does not cause
any casualties.
If all or part of the fire that causes the charging
unit to take an Élan Test is flank fire, the
charging unit must pass an unfavourable Élan
Tests
An infantry unit that fails its Élan Test caused
by flank fire may not take part in a Stand and
Fire but must instead Withdraw, as explained
on page 10.
Breakthrough Charge Example: The British cavalry unit charges the French
infantry line, forcing them to retreat after
If a cavalry unit charges and wins the combat, it eliminating two bases in combat. During the
may perform another charge of 4” in a straight Breakthrough Charge, the British cavalry unit comes
into contact again with the same enemy unit that is
line against the first enemy units it meets.
immediately eliminated. The British cavalry cannot
carry out a second Breakthrough Charge.
Perform the additional new charge and
possible combat in the same way as normal
charges as explained earlier with the exception
of the cavalry coming into contact with the
same enemy unit it defeated during its original
charge.

If the unit performing a Breakthrough Charge

comes into contact again with the same enemy
unit, the enemy unit is immediately eliminated.

If the charging cavalry unit receives an

Intercept Charge by an enemy cavalry unit, the
charging cavalry unit may not perform a
Breakthrough Charge, even if combat is won.
The enemy unit targeted in the Breakthrough
Charge cannot declare or perform a charge
reaction.
Example: The British cavalry unit charges the French
cavalry unit and manages to eliminate it completely
during combat. The British cavalry unit is now
allowed to perform a Breakthrough Charge, moving
in a straight line, and manages to charge the French
infantry line.
Intercept Charge
Cavalry units of the non-active player can
protect other friendly units of any type that are
being charged by carrying out an Intercept
Charge. This is a reaction to a charge that is
unique as it is carried out by a cavalry unit that
is not being charged, but in support to a
friendly unit who is being charged.
For a cavalry unit to be able to launch an
Intercept Charge, the following circumstances
must apply:

1. The Intercepting cavalry unit must be

within 6” of the attacking unit at any time
during its charge move.

2. The Intercepting cavalry unit must move in

a straight line to get into contact with the
enemy unit that has caused the Intercept
reaction, moving sideways up to 2” if
necessary to avoid obstacles or units.

3. The Intercepting cavalry unit must pass a

Discipline Test.

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If an Intercept Charge is carried out, the
attacking unit’s movement stops in the place
chosen by the Intercepting cavalry unit and
then the Intercepting cavalry unit immediately
moves into contact (always consider possible
terrain restrictions), and at this point the
Intercept Charge is settled as a normal charge.

The attacking unit cannot perform a reaction to

an Intercept Charge.

Remember that if the Intercepting cavalry unit

executes an Intercept Charge against another
enemy cavalry unit, then combat is
simultaneous.

If the Intercepting cavalry unit wins the

combat, it is not allowed to perform a
Breakthrough Charge, but it can reorganize as
explained later. If the attacking cavalry unit
wins the combat, in this specific case, it is also
not allowed to perform a Breakthrough Charge
due to the sudden confusion caused by having
being intercepted by an unexpected enemy
cavalry unit. Example: The British cavalry charges the French
cavalry. The second French cavalry regiment
launches an Intercept Charge. The intercepting
If combat results in a draw (equal number of
cavalry manages to pass its Discipline Test and
casualties caused), the attacking cavalry unit is
advances to make contact with the British cavalry’s
considered the winner. flank in time before it manages to make contact with
the French cavalry in Ordre Mince.
The same cavalry unit may execute an
Intercept Charge more than once during the
same turn as long as the above circumstances
are met.

Example: The French column initiates a charge

against the British artillery battery.

As the French column enters within the British

cavalry’s charging range, the British decides to carry
out an Intercept Charge, crossing the friendly
artillery battery that has not fired.

A Discipline Test is passed and the British cavalry

advances to contact the surprised French column.

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Settlement of Combat
“I have seen melees of infantry in defiles and in
villages, where the heads of columns came in actual
collision and thrust each other with the bayonet.” –
General Jomini
Once all possible reactions have been declared
and resolved, as well as required Élan Test, the
charging unit begins combat.
Units roll different numbers of combat dice
according to their type, Valeur, formation or
opponent as indicated in the following tables:
Valeur Roll to Hit
Brave 4+ w/ advantage
Courageous 4+
Insecure 4+ w/ disadvantage
A cavalry unit fighting in Ordre Mince against
enemy cavalry units in Ordre Profond will roll
their combat dice with advantage (+2D6).
An infantry unit fighting a cavalry unit that is in
rough or difficult terrain will roll their combat
dice with advantage (+2D6).
A charging infantry unit formed in column roll
their combat dice with advantage (+2D6),
except when the enemy infantry unit is formed
in column, or when charging a settlement,
including strongholds.
Light infantry in open order formation roll
their combat dice with disadvantage, except
when fighting other light infantry in open order
formation.
When a unit rolls its combat dice, each result of
4+ is considered as a hit. A unit removes one
base as direct casualty for each hit received.
The defending unit may now be able to
counterattack. In order to be able to do so it
must take a Morale Test. If the charge is
received in the flank or rear, and the unit
receives casualties, the unit automatically fails
this Morale Test.
If the test is passed, the defending unit is able
to counterattack (throwing its combat dice),
and casualties caused to the enemy are
removed.
If the test is not passed, the defending unit is
considered defeated in combat.
The only exception to this rule is when combat
takes place between two cavalry units, where
the defending cavalry unit has passed its
Discipline Test necessary to allow a
Countercharge to be performed, creating a
situation where combat becomes simultaneous,
where both players roll their combat dice at the
same time (before removing casualties).
The unit that has managed to cause more
casualties is the winner. If combat results in a
draw (equal number of casualties caused), the
defending unit is considered the winner.
A unit defeated in combat must Withdraw, as
explained on page 10.

Limbered
Infantry in
artillery or Infantry Cavalry Artillery
Square
marching unit
Limbered
artillery or – 1D6 per unit 1D6 per unit 1D6 per unit –
marching unit

Infantry 1D6 per base 1D6 per base 1D6 per base 1D6 per unit 1D6 per base

Infantry in
– 1D6 per unit – 1D6 per unit –
Square

Cavalry 2D6 per base 2D6 per base 1D6 per unit 1D6 per base * 2D6 per base

Artillery – 1D6 per unit – 1D6 per unit –

* All cavalry units fighting in combat with other cavalry units have their combat dice halved.
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Special Rule: Square Formation
Infantry units formed in square fighting in
close combat against cavalry are always
assumed to pass the required Morale Test to
counterattack. In addition, infantry in square is
always considered the combat winner
regardless to the number of casualties caused
by the enemy cavalry unit.
The only exception to this rule would be if the
cavalry unit managed to completely wipe out
the infantry unit in square.
Infantry units formed in square can only roll
1D6 even if rated as Brave. An infantry unit will
always have a combat advantage over a cavalry
unit that is in rough or difficult terrain.
A cavalry unit charging an infantry unit formed
in square can only roll 1D6 even if rated as
Brave.
Cavalry units with the Lancers characteristic
would still eliminate two bases with a roll score
of 6. If a commander is attached to a cavalry
unit with the Lancers characteristic, the extra
1D6 is also affected by the same rule.
Combat Exhaustion
If a unit has participated in one or more
combats during the same Combat Phase and
has not lost any bases as casualties, either from
defensive fire or during the combat itself, it still
loses one base at the end of the Combat Phase,
after performing a Breakthrough Charge but
before taking a Force Morale Test, and before
any Reorganization Move.
Combat exhaustion can cause the unit’s bases
to be below half strength and therefore be
removed from the tabletop.
Combat exhaustion occurs once all combats
have been resolved.
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Command Casualties
At the end of each Combat Phase, check each
commander or sub-commander base. Both
sides must do this check.
Each player, starting with the active one, rolls
2D6 for each enemy commander or sub-
commander that has been attached to a unit
that has charged, or tried to charge, that has
received a charge, or has participated in a
Stand and Fire. This happens regardless of
whether the unit with the attached commander
or sub-commanders has suffered casualties or
not.
With a result of 7 as the sum of both dice
(only 7, not 7+), the commander or sub-
commander is removed from the battlefield as
a casualty.
Remember that if a commander or sub-
commander is attached to a unit that is
eliminated, the commander or sub-commander
is eliminated along with the unit.
Force Morale
At the end of the Combat Phase, if a force has
lost half or more of its original number of units
for whatever reason, with the exception of
units having moved out of the tabletop due to
special rules or a specific scenario, the
remaining Force must pass a Force Morale Test
in order to continue fighting.
For this specific test, we use the sub-
commander’s Valeur attribute. If the test is not
passed, all remaining units along with their
sub-commander are eliminated and removed
immediately from the tabletop.
If a force required to carry out a Force Morale
Test has no commander, because he has been
removed as casualty and a replacement has not
yet arrived, the Force Morale Test is
automatically failed.
Reorganization
Any unit that had declared a charge is allowed
to perform a Reorganization Move, as long as
the unit has not been defeated in combat.
Example: The French column charges the British line
and loses the combat with two bases removed as
casualties. The French column cannot perform a
Reorganization Move since it has lost combat.

If the charging unit failed an Élan Test caused

by Defensive Fire it cannot perform a
Reorganization Move.

A Reorganization Move can be done in the

following way:

Units can perform a complete move but must

place themselves 4” or more from all enemy
units. This move is carried out in the same
manner as a Complex Move but without the
need to pass a Discipline Test, with the
exception that units are allowed to cross enemy
ZOCs.

In case a unit needs to cross a friendly unit in

order to remain at least 4” from all enemy
units, it needs to pass a Discipline Test,
removing possible bases as casualty due to
confusion in the same manner outlined in the
retreat section explaining infantry reactions to
charges.
Example: The French cavalry formed in Ordre Mince
charges the British light cavalry unit. The British
decides to evade the charge and by doing so it also
avoids the possible charge from the French cavalry
unit formed in Ordre Profond. The French cavalry
may still perform a Reorganization Move.

Remember also that there might be units

belonging to the non-active player who are
allowed to perform a Reorganisation Move for
having Countercharged and won the combat.
Any Reorganisation Move allowed to units
belonging to the non-active player should be
carried out prior to units belonging to the
active player.

Remember that at the end of all the

Reorganisation Moves, there cannot be any unit
less than 4” from an enemy unit, so it is
possible in some cases that your units are
obliged to carry out a Reorganisation Move.

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Support Phase the units that enter as reserves during this
game turn and from this exact point. If, on
deploying these units they find themselves
Sequence of play:
engaged or committed, a Discipline Test must
be passed in order to perform a Complex Move.
1. Check if reserve forces come into play.
2. Place any incoming reserve forces and
If the test is passed, the units can perform a
perform reserve moves.
Complex Move as usual considering all possible
3. Check which units may recover casualty
rules that regulate the move, but without
bases and roll to rally.
performing a change of formation at the start of
4. Check which units may perform support
the move.
moves.
5. Perform support moves.
If the test is not passed, the units may only
6. End of turn.
perform a Simple Move without becoming
committed to an enemy unit.
Reserves
If, despite everything, it is not possible to place
The army list, or at times the scenario rules, your reserve units on the tabletop in any way,
may prevent some of your forces to be consider the roll as unsuccessful and try again
deployed at the start of the game. Such forces at your earliest possible occasion during your
are called reserves and can only become next turn.
available during the Support Phase.
As in any normal circumstances, each unit’s
Usually each scenario clearly indicates during move must be completed before starting to
which game turn reserves may become move another unit, at the same time all units
available to join their comrades on the within a specific force must be moved before
battlefield. starting to move units belonging to another
force within your army, including obviously
If there are no such indications, reserves may sub-commanders.
enter the battle during turn 1. At the beginning
of your Support Phase, roll the same number of
Rallying
D6s as the current turn number (i.e. during
turn 1, roll 1D6, during turn 2, roll 2D6 and so
In Napoleon at War, units that have suffered
on).
casualties may attempt to recover one of their
lost bases that have been removed at this point
You can choose one force out of your reserve
during each game turn. The following
forces for each roll with a score equal or lower
conditions must be met for a unit to try rallying
than the current turn number. For example,
its troops:
during turn 2 you roll 2D6 and get 1 and 3 as
scores, therefore you can deploy one of your
1. The unit must be within command range.
reserve forces.
2. The unit must not be engaged or
Deploying and moving Reserve Forces
committed.
Place the force sub-commander base or a base
3. The unit must pass a Morale Test.
if it is an independent unit, at any point within
your side of the tabletop, or in a place
Both close order and skirmisher bases can be
determined by a specific scenario, to indicate
rallied. Units may not have more bases than
the exact point of the table from where your
they did at the start of the game. Units cannot
reserve force will come into play.
rally all of their lost bases unless a special rule
or scenario allows it.
You must place this first base more than 6”
away from any enemy unit. Now you can move
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For example, an infantry battalion with six
bases and two skirmisher bases that has lost
one skirmisher base and three close order
bases may try to rally two normal bases within
two successive game turns (as long as it meets
all outlined conditions above).
But it may not recover the total number of six
bases except when a special rule allows it (as
for example “over-strength”).
Units that attempt to rally troops may not
perform a Support Move within the same
phase.
Artillery units are allowed to rally troops even
when limbered.
Units are not allowed to change formation
during the Support Phase. This includes
limbering/unlimbering as it is considered as a
change of formation.
Unlimbered artillery batteries can be moved by
bricole during a Support Move, but only if it
meets all necessary conditions.
Infantry units may enter a village base during
the Support Phase if they start the phase
adjacent to it.
All commanders or sub-commanders are
allowed to perform a Support Move, even if
they have moved or charged during its
previous phases.

Support Move End of Turn

Some of your units including your commander The active player’s turn ends once all Support
or sub-commanders are now allowed to Moves have been performed. Now the non-
perform a second move that is called a Support active player’s turn begins from its Initial
Move. Phase.

In order to qualify for such additional Support Remember that Napoleon at War games usually
Move a unit must meet all of the following last 6 game turns.
conditions:

1. The unit must be within command range.

2. The unit must not be committed, or

engaged, either at the beginning or during
the Support Move.

3. The unit must not have charged or fired

during the same game turn.

This move is carried out in the same manner as

a Complex Move but without the need to pass a
Discipline Test.

No unit is allowed to enter within the firing

zone of an enemy artillery battery during a
Support Move.

All units performing a Support Move must

remain more than 6” away from any enemy
infantry or artillery unit and 12” away from any
enemy cavalry unit throughout the entire
Support Move.

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Settlements
Villages
Settlements are made up of one or more
villages position apart up to 4”, and surrounded
by outskirts.
A village can be represented by one building
model or a group of building models on a single
base, the base measuring up to 4” per side.
An outskirt is an area around each village base
measuring out 4” from each side of the village
base and is considered as rough terrain. Rough
terrain has an effect on a unit’s movement, but
not for shooting or combat. The village base is
considered impassable terrain and also blocks
line of sight.
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Isolated Buildings
Isolated Buildings, such as Dölitz Manor House
or La Haye Sainte farm house, should be
represented by an appropriate model on a base
measuring up to 6” per side. Isolated Buildings
do not have an outskirts area but may have an
enclosed field of the same size as the Isolated
Building base, for example measuring up to 6”
per side.
An example of an Isolated Building could be a
farm or a church base with an enclosed field or
cemetery base.
Moving and Settlements
An infantry unit can be placed inside of a
village. Cavalry and artillery units may not
occupy and type of village.
In order to enter or leave a village, the infantry
unit must start its Movement Phase or Support
Phase adjacent to it. When determining if an
infantry unit is qualified to enter or leave a
village, at least one base needs to be adjacent to
the village itself. Place the close order bases
around the village to indicate that it is occupied
and leave the skirmisher bases aside.
Entering or leaving a village takes up the entire
move capacity of the infantry unit. A village
may not be occupied if any type of enemy unit
is less than 4” away from it.
Remember that an infantry unit leaving a
village may not be placed at 4” or less from any
enemy unit and therefore the unit is not
allowed to charge an enemy unit within the
same turn it leaves the village.
Infantry units may be deployed inside a village,
if they are located within your initial
deployment area on the tabletop.
Cavalry and artillery units may not enter inside
an outskirts unless formed in march column, or
limbered.
The infantry unit’s skirmisher bases are set
aside and not taken into consideration until the
unit leaves the village it is occupying.
Infantry units placed inside a village still have a
ZOC.
Infantry units placed inside a village are still
considered engaged by enemy cavalry units
located within 12” or less form them.
Firing and Settlements
Infantry units are not allowed to fire at enemy
infantry units deployed inside a village.
Infantry units deployed inside a village cannot
fire in their Firing Phase, but may perform
Defensive Fire as a reaction when charged,
with only 1D6 rolled for the unit.
Infantry units inside villages do not have a
flank or rear side, so all charges are always
considered to be to their front; therefore, they
may fire at any enemy unit that is charging at
them.
Artillery batteries may fire at a village bases
with the aim of setting them on fire.
An artillery battery rolls 1D6 for each howitzer
base within the artillery battery, regardless of
whether they have moved. This represents the
whole artillery battery firing at the buildings,
not just the howitzer base.
The score required to hit is based on the range,
as with normal firing. If any hits are achieved,
the village is set on fire.
While the village is on fire, an infantry unit that
is deployed inside must make a Saving Roll of
3+, at the end of their turn.
If the roll is not passed, the infantry unit loses
one base as casualty.
In order to stop the fire, the unit must to make
a roll with 1D6, and achieve a score of 5+, at the
beginning of each Movement Phase, or when
entering a village.
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Combat and Settlements
In Napoleon at War, only infantry units are
allowed to charge against an enemy infantry
unit placed inside a village.
Infantry units charged by infantry cannot
retreat from the village, and can execute
defensive fire, but with only 1d6.
Infantry units fighting in close combat when
placed inside a village have the following
advantages:
1. Infantry units occupying a village will roll
their combat dice with advantage (+2D6).
2. Infantry units occupying a village
automatically pass their Morale Test
required to counterattack.
3. Infantry units who are defending or
charging a village fight with their number of
combat dice reduced by half on top of any
other applicable modifier.
Infantry units attempting to charge a village
that fail their Élan Test must retreat back to 4”
from the village, but may not fire (as musket
fire cannot damage a village).
Strongholds
A stronghold is a fortified building or perhaps
one with special characteristics that make it
easy to be defended by few men. To reflect the
importance of strongholds, we use a set of
special rules.
Remember that a stronghold also counts as a
village so the rules of movement, firing and
combat in villages must be applied. When there
is a conflict of rules between the stronghold
rules and the village rules, the special
stronghold rules take precedence.
Strongholds are isolated buildings and
therefore do not have an outskirts area.
Combats and Strongholds

In addition to advantages of a village, all units

defending strongholds have a Saving Roll in
close combat.

The defending unit makes a Saving Roll for

each hit sustained in combat, and on a 5+ that
hit saved. This is the only case where troops
throw a saving roll in combat.

Troops defending a stronghold are not

disadvantaged in combat and always
considered the victors of the combat; even if
they cause fewer casualties than the attacking
unit, and they never receive combat exhaustion
loses at the end of the melee if they suffer no
casualties during the combat.

You can only take a stronghold by completely

eliminate its defenders.

Placing Strongholds

You can use the Stronghold terrain feature in

any scenario with the Assault special rule. Once
the terrain is on the table, the Defending player
can independently roll 1D6 for each Settlement
within their deployment zone. With a result of
6, that settlement becomes a “Stronghold”.

Remember that strongholds are isolated

buildings and therefore do not have an
outskirts area. British defending players add +1
to the dice.

Note that you can only place one stronghold

per scenario.

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Optional Rules Rain or Light Fog

Rain has begun just as it was looking good.

This section covers optional rules. Players
shouldn’t feel they have to introduce all the
Roll 1D6 for each unit each turn, on a roll of 1
rules in this section if at all.
the unit fires with a disadvantage.
Overhead Artillery Fire
Artillery is only able to fire at short range.
An artillery battery may fire over the heads of
Round shot does not ricochet.
friendly units, if all the following conditions are
met:
Fine
1. The artillery battery is on a hill.
No effects good Fighting weather
2. There are no friendly units in the artillery
Heavy Fog
battery’s firing zone closer than 12”.
A heavy fog has descended, obscuring vision on
3. There are no friendly units in the artillery
the battlefield.
battery’s firing zone that are within 12” of
the target unit.
Units must perform Complex Moves instead of
Drill Moves.
All unsuccessful hits are set aside and re-rolled.
For each result equal to 6, a hit is caused to
Artillery range is reduced to 12”, and any unit
each friendly unit within the artillery battery’s
at more than 6” from an enemy artillery unit is
firing zone and between the artillery battery
not considered engaged even though it is
and the target unit.
within its firing zone.
There is no ricochet rolls when firing overhead.
Units cannot perform Support Fire.
Weather
Sweltering Heat/Freezing Cold
Roll 2D6 and consult the table below:
The sky has little cloud cover and the sun is in
full view making a very hot and trying day or
Score Weather the weather has turned from being cold to foul
2 Mud and your troops are beginning to freeze and are
3 Rain or Light Fog unable to do much.
4 – 10 Fine
11 Heavy Fog After turn 3 of the game, roll 1D6 for each unit
12 Sweltering Heat/Freezing Cold each turn. On the roll of 1 the unit cannot move
as it’s too cold or got stuck in thick snow or is
Mud suffering from heat exhaustion, nor can units
rally lost bases.
Thick mud has hampered a swift attack and
slowed your troops down.

Roll 1D6 for each unit each turn. On a roll of 1

that unit’s move distance is reduced to half, and
charge distance is reduced to 4”.

Round shot does not ricochet.

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Artillery Firing Ranges
2D6 Score Egyptian Terrain Features
Artillery firing round shot fires 2D6 per base 2 Impassable
when firing at short range, and 1D6 per base 3 Settlement of 1, 2 or 3 villages
when firing at long range. 4 Open Ground
5 Hill
Short Long 6 Broken Ground
Artillery Type
Range Range 7 Open Ground
Light Artillery 12” 18” 8 River
Medium Artillery 20” 28” 9 Impassable
Heavy Artillery 24” 34” 10 Hill
11 Settlement of 1, 2 or 3 villages
Terrain Chart
12 Stronghold
2D6 Score Russian Terrain Features
2D6 Score Scandinavian Terrain Features
2 Ridgeline
2 Impassable
3 Settlement of 1, 2 or 3 villages
3 Settlement of 1, 2 or 3 villages
4 Woods
4 Woods
5 Hill
5 Hill
6 Woods
6 Broken Ground
7 Hill
7 Hill
8 River
8 Woods
9 Open Ground
9 Woods
10 Hill
10 Hill
11 Broken Ground
11 Settlement of 1, 2 or 3 villages
12 River
12 Stronghold
2D6 Score Peninsular Terrain Features
2 Settlement of 1, 2 or 3 villages
3 Hill
4 Woods
5 Ridgeline
6 River
7 Hill
8 River
9 Open Ground
10 Ridgeline
11 Broken Ground
12 Stronghold

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Scenarios If there is no agreement between players, or if
it is a tournament game, there should be
between four and six terrain features on the
Although it would be good fun to keep on
table. To decide the exact number of terrain
playing a game of Napoleon at War until one
features, roll 1D3 (that is roll 1D6 and count 1
side is completely destroyed, the challenge
and 2 as “1”, 3 and 4 as “2”, and 5 and 6 as “3”),
increases when a specific mission has to be
and then add 3 to the result in order to
accomplished, and it also makes the battle
establish the number of terrain features you
more realistic.
and your opponent should place on the table.
We have included 6 different scenarios to
It is possible to place the features by mutually
represent situations that often Generals of the
agreeing with your opponent, choosing from
Napoleonic era had to face.
your collection of models. This method is ideal
for friendly games or historic re-enactments.
Scenario Framework
However, in a competitive game or tournament
a more controlled system for placing terrain
Description – A brief description of the
features may be preferable.
situation at hand. In most scenarios, one side is
the Attacker, and the other side is the Defender.
As an alternative, you can use the following
guidelines to generate and place different
Special Rules – These are special rules
terrain features on the table.
applicable to each scenario.
Once a scenario has been chosen and who is
Essential Terrain – An overall view of the map,
going to be the Attacker and Defender,
showing any required scenery.
according to the rules of each scenario, the
defending player throws 1D6 to determine of
Orders – A list of orders received by each side’s
terrain features to be placed on the table.
General, from their respective superiors.
Once the total number of terrain features has
Deployment – A detailed explanation of the
been defined, each player (starting from the
layout of the gaming table, including the
Defender) take turns rolling 2D6 and place a
deployment zone, and possible addition terrain
terrain feature according to the following chart:
features applicable to the scenario.
2D6 Score Terrain Features
Winning the Battle – The conditions to be met
by each side in order to claim victory. 2 Impassable
3 Settlement of 1, 2 or 3 villages
Placing Terrain Features 4 Broken Ground
5 Field
In each scenario, there is a detailed description 6 Hill
of what types of terrain features are available 7 Hill
and also how to place them on the gaming 8 Wood
table. 9 Enclosed Field
10 Wood
Battles on a completely flat area were not 11 Settlement of 1, 2 or 3 villages
particularly frequent, this is also reflected in 12 Marsh
Napoleon at War by adding hill, woods,
agricultural land or villages that affect the
battle and also make games more interesting
and varied.

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In the case a Settlement is generated, roll 1D6
to determine the number of villages forming it.
With a result of:
 1: Isolated Settlement.
 2 or 3: one village base with outskirts.
 4 or 5: two village bases with outskirts.
 6: three village bases with outskirts.
You can place a terrain feature wherever you
want. For example, if a hill has already been
placed on the table, you can place a wood on
top of it if you wish.
Players should use common sense here,
without creating impossible combinations, like
placing a wood on top of an enclosed field or on
top of a village, etc.
Try to place terrain features in a way that could
be “realistic” and not only to create an obvious
advantage; after all, players still do not know
on which side of the table your forces will be
deployed from.
Once all terrain features are on the table, both
players roll to determine their “side of the
table”. This is a basic roll of 1d6, with the
highest score choosing which side of the table
is theirs. In scenarios where one player is the
Defender, their roll is favourable.
If both players get the same score, they should
keep on throwing until one side wins. In this
case, the Defenders roll is done as normal.
River Crossings
Before the game starts determine the number
of non-bridge crossings available. These
crossings must be a minimum 12” away from
any bridge or other crossing. These sections
can only be crossed in March Column or when
artillery limbered.
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Fordable areas of the river must be decided by
the Defender. To do this, roll 1D6. With a result
of:
 1 or 2: nil.
 3 or 4: 1 fords.
 5 or 6: 2 fords.
Objectives in Scenarios
An objective is an area of the gaming table or a
terrain feature that is important to control in
order to successfully complete your mission.
Not only does this add historical interest to the
game, but it also makes playing more
interesting.
If objectives are models, they should be on a
base of 45mm x 40mm on which anything can
be placed from a simple pile of boxes to a
broken gun or a complete General with
corresponding ADCs.
Controlling an Objective
A player controls an objective if, during any
Initial Phase, one his unit is located at 4” or less
from it and the opposing player does not have a
unit within that area.
You cannot control an objective with a
Commander or Sub-commander base or even
dispute one objective (for being at 4” or less).
Victory Points
Victory Points (VPs) are used to establish who
has won the battle. When one side has more
VPs than to the number of operative Forces of
his opponent, the battle is ended, and that side
is the winning side.
Each scenario describes how VPs are gained. In
some scenarios only the Attacker may gain VPs
for controlling objectives, while in other
scenarios both sides may gain VPs. In any case,
remember that controlling objectives or at least
disputing them is still important as it does take
points away from your opponent (even if they
do not confer points to your side).
In most scenarios, VPs are also gained for each
exhausted enemy force. A force stops being
operative and is considered exhausted as soon
as it has lost half or more than half of its
combat units.
Special Rules
Special rules are used to reflect some unique
circumstances applicable to specific scenarios,
and at the same time they add realism and
increase tactical challenges to Napoleon at War
battles.
Here is a list of all applicable special rules
(according to different scenarios):
Assault – The Attacker and Defender are
established by taking the aggressiveness level
from the applicable army list. If both sides have
equal an aggressiveness level, both players roll
1D6 (re-roll ties) and the highest result will be
the Attacker.
Reserves – Units bought as “reserves” in the
army list are not available to fight at the start of
the battle unless a special rule allows it. These
units arrive on the battlefield at the beginning
of the Support Phase indicated in each
scenario. If there are no such indications in a
scenario, Reserve units may enter the battle
from Turn 1. At the start of your Support Phase,
roll as many D6s as the number of the current
Turn (e.g. in Turn 2 roll 2D6, in Turn 3 roll 3D6,
etc). You can choose one Force from your
Reserves for each score equal to or lower than
the current turn number (e.g. in Turn 3, you
roll 3D6 and get scores of 1,3 and 4. You are
therefore allowed to deploy two of reserve
Forces).
Reinforcements – A certain number of your
units (as defined by the scenario) are
converted to Reserves, even if they are not
considered so in the army list. From this
moment on all Reinforcement units are
considered as Reserves, and enter in the
Support Phase as per normal.
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Retreat and Replacement of Forces – In
scenarios have this special rule, one or both
sides can remove some of their operative
Forces from the table and replace them with
other units (from the Reserves or
Reinforcements list).
In the Support Phase, players can try to remove
an operative Force from the table, once per
turn. To do this, the following steps must be
carried out:
1. Choose the Force you want to remove. The
Force must have its own sub-commander
on the table. Independent units must be
within command range of the commander.
2. If all the units forming the Force are
unengaged, you can remove the whole
Force immediately.
3. If any of the units forming the Force are
engaged, they must make a Disciple Test in
order to be able to remove them, using its
sub-commander’s discipline value or the
commander’s discipline value for
independent units.
4. If the Discipline Test is passed, remove the
Force from the table as described.
5. If the Discipline Test is failed, you cannot
remove the Force and may not try again
during this turn.
If a unit of the Force you wish to remove is
engaged with an enemy cavalry unit, the
Discipline Test is unfavourable.
Any time you remove a Force from the table in
this way, you can then deploy another Force
you have in Reserve or as Reinforcements onto
the gaming table. Use the rules for the
deployment of Reserves to do this.
Vanguard - Players can choose to deploy one of
their Forces on the table at the beginning of the
game as a Vanguard Force. The Vanguard Force
is the first out of all the Forces to be deployed,
even if the chosen Force is listed as Reserve, it
may be deployed before all other forces.
Test to move normally. If the Discipline Test
is not passed, the unit can always perform a
Simple Move as described in the movement
section.
3. Units cannot perform Support Fire.

Once deployed, the Vanguard units can perform

a Drill Move. This move is carried out before all
other forces are deployed. If both players have
Vanguard forces, the Attacker carries out this
move first.

Remember that being a Drill Move, Vanguard

units cannot become engaged with the enemy
while performing this move. Once all Vanguard
units have moved, both players continue
deploying their Forces, with the normal
restrictions contained in each scenario.

Keep in mind that if the scenario rules state

that all forces have to be deployed at a
minimum of 12” from any enemy Force, or any
other similar indication, the enemy Vanguard
units should be treated like a deployed Force
even though this means that you cannot deploy
Forces in part of your own deployment zone.

Hurried Arrival - Reinforcements and Reserves

that arrive hurriedly must roll 1D6 to
determine from which part of the table they
arrive. It is not relevant if Forces are
considered reserves to be eligible to be
deployed from the start of the game.

Dusk – As light fades out, distinguishing

between uniforms becomes more complicated.
From turn 1 and throughout all successive
turns, each player must roll 1D6 at the end of
their turn. If the result is 1, the daylight has
become so faded that it becomes difficult to do
battle in the normal way and from that moment
on until the end of the battle, the following
restrictions apply:

1. Artillery can only fire up to a distance of

12”. A unit at more than 12” from an enemy
artillery unit is not considered engaged
even though it is within its firing zone.

2. All Drill Moves must be done as Complex

Moves: each unit must pass a Discipline

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Scenario 1 – Attack on a prepared
position
Description
On many occasions, one side receives orders to
attack and gain control over a specific area
controlled by enemy forces.
The defenders role is obviously to make sure
his enemy does not achieve his mission as well
as causing the maximum number of casualties.
Special Rules
The Assault and Reserves special rules are
applicable in this scenario.
Essential Terrain
There is no essential terrain.
Orders
Attacker: your mission is to control the battle
zone represented on the table and pushing
your enemy out by making them retreat.
Defender: your mission is to deny the attacker
control of this zone. You must withstand the
assault up to the end of the battle or inflict
enough casualties obliging the enemy to give
up.
Deployment
The attacking and defending sides are decided
by applying the Assault special rule.
Set the terrain features using the Terrain
Generation table.
Each side rolls 1D6, adding +1 to the
Defender’s result. The side with the highest
modified result chooses one of the long sides of
the table as their own side. The other long side
of the table is the opponent’s.
Starting with the Defender, each player places
an objective in the Defender’s deployment zone
at least 8” from the edges of the table and from
any other objective.
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The Defender deploys their Forces in their half
of the table. The Reserve Forces must stay off
the table and only enter in play through the
Reserves special rule.
The Attacker deploys their Forces in their half
of the table, and at 12” or more from any
defending unit. The Reserve Forces must stay
off the table and only enter in play through the
Reserves special rule.
The Defender may now change the facing
and/or formation of all deployed Forces.
The Attacker plays first in all the game turns.
Winning the Battle
The Attacker wins if the Defender has been
forced to retreat before the end of game turn
six. To force a retreat, the Attacker must have
more VPs than the Defender has operative
forces on the table.
The Attacker obtains one VP for each
exhausted Defender Force or each controlled
objective.
If the Attacker controls both objectives at the
beginning of any Initial Phase, victory is
immediate.
The Defender wins one VP for each exhausted
attacking Force.
The Defender wins if, at the end of six complete
game turns, the Attacker has not succeeded to
force his enemy to retreat.
The Defender also wins if the Attacker is forced
to retreat by accumulating more VPs than the
attacker has operative Forces at the beginning
of any Initial Phase of either the Attacker or
Defender.
The Defender does not gain VPs for controlling
objectives.
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Scenario 2 – Flank Attack
Description
In this scenario, the Defender maintains a
strong position, and so the Attacker decides to
send part of his forces around, trying to attack
the enemy flank.
The Defender tries to block this action by
sending in turn some of his Forces.
Special Rules
The Assault and Reserves special rules are
applicable in this scenario.
Essential Terrain
There is no essential terrain.
Orders
Attacker: your mission is to control the battle
zone represented on the table and pushing
your enemy out by making them retreat.
Defender: your mission is to deny the attacker
control of this zone. You must withstand the
assault up to the end of the battle or inflict
enough casualties obliging the enemy to give
up.
Deployment
The attacking and defending sides are decided
by applying the Assault special rule.
Set the terrain features using the Terrain
Generation table.
Each side rolls 1D6, adding +1 to the
Defender’s result. The side with the highest
modified result chooses one of the long sides of
the table as their own side. The other long side
of the table is the opponent’s.
Starting with the Defender, each player places
an objective in the Defender’s deployment zone
at least 8” from the edges of the table and from
any other objective.
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The Defender deploys up to half of their Forces
in their half of the table. The Reserve Forces
must stay off the table and only enter in play
through the Reserves special rule.
The rest of the Defending Forces enter the table
as Reinforcements in the Support Phase in the
game turn after the appearance of the first
attacking Reinforcements.
The Attacker deploys up to half of their Forces
in their half of the table, and at 12” or more
from any defending unit. The Reserve Forces
must stay off the table and only enter in play
through the Reserves special rule.
The rest of the Attacking units enter the
battlefield as Reinforcements in the Support
Phase of game turn 1, at any side of the
Defender’s deployment zone. Once the Attacker
chooses from what short side of the table his
reinforcements are deployed, all of the
Attacker’s Reinforcement Forces must enter
from that same side.
The Defender may now change the facing
and/or formation of all deployed Forces.
The Attacker plays first in all the game turns.
Winning the Battle
The Attacker wins if the Defender has been
forced to retreat before the end of game turn
six. To force a retreat, the Attacker must have
more VPs than the Defender has operative
forces on the table.
The Attacker obtains one VP for each
exhausted Defender Force or each controlled
objective.
If the Attacker controls both objectives at the
beginning of any Initial Phase, victory is
immediate.
The Defender wins if, at the end of six complete
game turns, the Attacker has not succeeded to
force his enemy to retreat.
The Defender also wins if the Attacker is forced
to retreat by accumulating more VPs than the
attacker has operative Forces at the beginning
of any Initial Phase of either the Attacker or
Defender.

The Defender wins one VP for each exhausted

attacking Force.

The Defender does not gain VPs for controlling

objectives.

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Scenario 3 – Rear-guard Action
Description
In this scenario, the Defending side knows it
has a disadvantage and must retreat, but it
needs to gain time. The Attacking side is not
completely aware of its superiority and
attempts to gather more Forces before
attempting to crush the enemy rear-guard that
fights to hold the line with the aim to give time
to their main body to retreat.
Special Rules
The Assault, Reserves, and Reinforcements
special rules are applicable in this scenario.
Essential Terrain
The only essential terrain is the road that
crosses the table from side to side as shown on
the map. One short side belongs to the
defender and the opposite side to the attacker.
Orders
Attacker: your mission is to cross the defensive
line, inflicting as many casualties as possible
and to reach the retreating enemy.
Defender: your mission is to prevent the enemy
reaching the main body of your army, inflicting
on the Attacker as many casualties as possible.
Deployment
The attacking and defending sides are decided
by applying the Assault special rule.
Set the terrain features using the Terrain
Generation table.
Each side rolls 1D6, adding +1 to the
Defender’s result. The side with the highest
modified result chooses one of the short sides
of the table as their own side. The other short
side of the table is the opponent’s.
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Starting with the Defender, each player places
an objective in the objective deployment zone
at least 12” from the edges of the table and 8”
from any other objective.
The Defender deploys up to half of their Forces
in their deployment zone, at least 24” from the
Attacker’s edge of the table, and up to 12” past
the centre of the table. The Reserve Forces
must stay off the table and only enter in play
through the Reserves special rule.
The rest of the Defending Forces enter the table
as Reinforcements in the Support Phase of game
turn 3.
The Attacker deploys their Forces in their half
of the table, and at 12” or more from any
defending unit. The Reserve Forces must stay
off the table and only enter in play through the
Reserves special rule.
The Defender may now change the facing
and/or formation of all deployed Forces.
The Attacker plays first in all the game turns.
Winning the Battle
The Attacker wins if the Defender has been
forced to retreat before the end of game turn
six. To force a retreat, the Attacker must have
more VPs than the Defender has operative
forces on the table.
The Attacker obtains one VP for each
exhausted Defender Force or each controlled
objective.
If the Attacker controls both objectives at the
beginning of any Initial Phase, victory is
immediate.
The Defender wins if, at the end of six complete
game turns, the Attacker has not succeeded to
force his enemy to retreat.
The Defender also wins if the Attacker is forced
to retreat by accumulating more VPs than the
attacker has operative Forces at the beginning
of any Initial Phase of either the Attacker or
Defender.
The Defender wins one VP for each exhausted
attacking Force.

The Defender does not gain VPs for controlling

objectives.

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Scenario 4 – Vital Bridge
Description
The Vanguard of each army fights for the
control of an important bridge ideal for
establishing a good line of communication and
supplies.
Special Rules
The Assault, Reserves, and Reinforcements
special rules are applicable in this scenario.
Essential Terrain
Essential terrain features in this scenario are
the road that crosses the table from side to
side, with a solid bridge in the middle that
crosses a river running across the table as
shown in the map.
The river is fordable from the edges of the table
up to 12” form the bridge. The rest of the river
is not fordable.
Orders
Attacker: your mission is to control the bridge
at the end of the battle.
Defender: your mission is to prevent the enemy
from taking control of the bridge. Control of the
bridge must be maintained until the end of the
battle.
Deployment
The attacking and defending sides are decided
by applying the Assault special rule.
Set the terrain features using the Terrain
Generation table. No terrain model may be
placed less than 12” from the bridge.
Each side rolls 1D6, adding +1 to the
Defender’s result. The side with the highest
modified result chooses one of the long sides of
the table as their own side. The other long side
of the table is the opponent’s.
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Starting with the Defender, each player places
an objective in the objective deployment zone
at a maximum of 8” from the bridge.
The Defender deploys up to half of their Forces
in their half of the table. The Reserve Forces
must stay off the table and only enter in play
through the Reserves special rule.
The rest of the Defending Forces enter the table
as Reinforcements in the Support Phase of game
turn 1.
The Attacker deploys up to half of their Forces
in their half of the table, and at 12” or more
from the bridge or any defending unit. The
Reserve Forces must stay off the table and only
enter in play through the Reserves special rule.
The rest of the Attacking units enter the
battlefield as Reinforcements in the Support
Phase of game turn 1, at any side of the
Attacker’s deployment zone.
The Defender may now change the facing
and/or formation of all deployed Forces.
The Attacker plays first in all the game turns.
Winning the Battle
The Attacker wins if the Defender has been
forced to retreat before the end of game turn
six. To force a retreat, the Attacker must have
more VPs than the Defender has operative
forces on the table.
The Attacker obtains one VP for each
exhausted Defender Force or each controlled
objective.
The Defender obtains one VP for each
exhausted Attacker Force or each controlled
objective.
If either side controls both objectives at the
beginning of any Initial Phase, victory is
immediate.
The Defender wins if, at the end of six complete
game turns, the Attacker is forced to retreat by
accumulating more VPs than the attacker has
operative Forces.

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Scenario 5 – Hot Pursuit
Description
Usually the chance to pursue an enemy
becomes achievable when the enemy has been
defeated and attempts to flee the battlefield. In
this scenario, one side attempts to deal a final
blow to a retreating enemy trying to maintain
order.
Special Rules
The Assault, Reserves, and Retreat and
Replacement of Forces special rules are
applicable in this scenario.
Essential Terrain
The only essential terrain is the road that
crosses the table from side to side as shown on
the map. One short side belongs to the
defender and the opposite side to the attacker.
Orders
Attacker: your mission is to destroy the
retreating enemy, delivering a final blow so
that it cannot fight another day.
Defender: your mission is to abandon the
battlefield with as few casualties as possible in
order to regroup with the main body of the
army and continue the campaign.
Deployment
The attacking and defending sides are decided
by applying the Assault special rule.
Set the terrain features using the Terrain
Generation table.
Each side rolls 1D6, adding +1 to the
Defender’s result. The side with the highest
modified result chooses one of the long sides of
the table as their own side. The other long side
of the table is the opponent’s.
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Starting with the Defender, each player places
an objective in the objective deployment zone
at least 12” from the edges of the table and the
leading edge of the Defender’s deployment
zone, and 8” from any other objective.
The Defender deploys up to half of their Forces
in their deployment zone. The Reserve Forces
must stay off the table and only enter in play
through the Reserves special rule.
The rest of the Defending Forces enter the table
as Reinforcements in the Support Phase of game
turn 1.
The Attacker deploys their Forces in their half
of the table, and at 12” or more from any
defending unit. The Reserve Forces must stay
off the table and only enter in play through the
Reserves special rule.
The Defender may now change the facing
and/or formation of all deployed Forces.
The Attacker plays first in all the game turns.
Winning the Battle
The Attacker wins if the Defender has been
forced to retreat before the end of game turn
six. To force a retreat, the Attacker must have
more VPs than the Defender has operative
forces on the table, including voluntarily
retired but still operative units.
The Attacker obtains one VP for each
exhausted Defender Force or each controlled
objective.
If the Attacker controls both objectives at the
beginning of any Initial Phase, victory is
immediate.
The Defender wins one VP for each exhausted
attacking Force, and one VP for each operative
force of those initially deployed at the start of
the battle that is successfully replaced, using
the Retreat and Replacement of Forces special
rule.
The Defender also wins if the Attacker is forced
to retreat by accumulating more VPs than the
attacker has operative Forces at the beginning
of any Initial Phase of either the Attacker or
Defender.

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Scenario 6 – Fight at Dusk
Description
Both sides advance for their designated
position as the battle rages on. Suddenly they
both come across increasing and unexpected
enemy activity.
Special Rules
The Assault, Vanguard, Hurried Arrival, Dusk,
Reserve and Reinforcement special rules are
applicable in this scenario.
Essential Terrain
There is no essential terrain.
Orders
Attacker: your mission is to repel the enemy
and reach your targeted deployment zone. To
do this, you must take control of both
objectives.
Defender: your mission is to protect this vital
deployment zone from enemy control. You
must maintain control of both objectives.
Deployment
Mark the centre of the table and divide it into
four quarters.
The attacking and defending sides are decided
by applying the Assault special rule.
Set the terrain features using the Terrain
Generation table.
Each side rolls 1D6, adding +1 to the
Defender’s result. The side with the highest
modified result chooses one of the long sides of
the table, and one of the two quarters in
contact with their side, as their deployment
zone. The other long side of the table is the
opponent’s, with their deployment zone being
the quarter diagonally opposite.
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Starting with the Defender, each player places
an objective at a maximum of 16” from the
centre of the table, and at least 8” from any
other objective.
The Defender deploys his force designated as
Vanguard within his deployment zone. The
Attacker now deploys his Vanguard within his
deployment zone, at more than 12” from any
enemy unit.
Starting with the Attacker, both players can
perform a Drill Move with their Vanguard units.
Both players, starting with the Defender,
deploy up to half of their Forces in their
designated deployment zone. The Reserve
Forces must stay off the table and only enter in
play through the Reserves special rule.
The rest of the Forces of both players enter the
table as Reinforcements in the Support Phase of
game turn 1, using the Hurried Arrival special
rule, at a maximum of 8” from the arrival point
determined by the Hurried Arrival roll.
Roll 1D6 for each separate force that comes
into play as reinforcements to determine their
arrival point. With a result of 1 or 2, the arrival
point is the left-hand corner of his own side;
with a result of 3 or 4, the arrival point is the
centre of his own side table edge; a result of 5
or 6 marks the right-hand corner as the arrival
point (see map). Place the sub-commander at a
maximum of 8” from the arrival point and
move the units forming up the Force from this
zone. You must move all the units of a force
before determining the arrival point of other
possible reinforcements.
The Attacker plays first in all the game turns.
Dusk
From turn 1 and throughout all successive
turns, each player must roll 1D6 at the end of
their turn. If the result is 1, the daylight has
become so faded that it becomes difficult to do
battle in the normal way and form that moment
on until the end of the battle; the restrictions
outlined in the Dusk special rule come into play.
Winning the Battle
The Attacker wins if the Defender has been
forced to retreat before the end of game turn
six. To force a retreat, the Attacker must have
more VPs than the Defender has operative
forces on the table, including voluntarily
retired but still operative units.
The Attacker obtains one VP for each
exhausted Defender Force or each controlled
objective.
If the Attacker controls both objectives at the
beginning of any Initial Phase, victory is
immediate.
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The Defender obtains one VP for each
exhausted Attacker Force or each controlled
objective.
The Defender wins if the Attacker is forced to
retreat by accumulating more VPs than the
attacker has operative Forces at the beginning
of any Initial Phase of either the Attacker or
Defender.
If either side controls both objectives at the
beginning of any Initial Phase, victory is
immediate.
Characteristics An infantry unit charging a unit formed in
Batalionmasse roll 1D6 per base.
Acemilas: Movement is reduced to 4” in all
An infantry unit formed in Batalionmasse do
terrains (6” on roads)
not receive +2D6 for column formation.
Aggressive: Units with this characteristic
An infantry unit formed in Batalionmasse roll
never make an unfavourable Élan Test.
1D6 per unit when in combat against cavalry.
Alte Regiment: These units have an advantage
Units in Batalionmasse have neither flank nor
(+2D6) for all combat rolls.
rear.
Artillery Notions: Any French artillery unit
Battle Cavalry: Any unit combating with the
which also has the characteristic of Guard, and
front of a Battle Cavalry unit must repeat
is within 4” from a unit with this characteristic,
successful throws unless it itself is considered
rolls a favourable Saving Roll.
Battle Cavalry.
Artillerie de Marine (Naval Artillerymen):
Bayonet: These units must lose at least two
Any French artillery unit that is within 4” from
bases from Defensive Fire for their Élan Test to
a unit with this ability, rolls a favourable Saving
become unfavourable.
Roll.
Brittle Morale: These units are automatically
Bad Powder: When a unit with Bad Powder
removed from any force that becomes
rolls a 4 when firing at short range, or a 5 when
exhausted.
firing at medium range, it is counted as a 1 (a
miss).
Cavalry Battery: Units with this characteristic
have the movement rate of Horse Artillery, but
Bagpipes: These units have an advantage
perform as Foot Artillery for all other purposes.
(+2D6) for all combat rolls.
Cold Blooded: While in line, these units have
Batalionmasse: Units in column with the
favourable Discipline Tests to perform point
Batalionmasse rule which are within 12” of
blank Defensive Fire.
enemy cavalry are considered in
Batalionmasse, with no test required.
Column Drilled: Units with this characteristic
are only allowed to charge while in column
When targeted by artillery, the artillery re-roll
formation.
misses.
Cuirassier: Units with this characteristic do
The unit is restricted to not more than a 4”
not remove a base due to combat exhaustion,
movement in all terrain and 6’’ on roads.
except when attacking a square, provided they
pass a Discipline Test.
Infantry in Batalionmasse automatically passes
its Morale Test when it fights against cavalry
Doubtful Dependability: The first time a unit
and that cavalry pitted against infantry in
with this characteristic has to pass a Valeur or
Batalionmasse is always considered as
Discipline Test, roll 1D6. A score of 4 or less
defeated, even if it has caused more casualties.
means the unit and all Doubtful Dependability
An exception would be if the cavalry unit
units in the Force are considered Insecure
completely eliminated the infantry unit in
/Raw, while a score of 5+ means they are
Batalionmasse.
Courageous /Raw. This applies for the duration
A cavalry unit charging an infantry unit formed
of the battle.
in Batalionmasse can only roll 1D6 even if
rated as courageous or brave.
Élan: These units have favourable Élan Tests.

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Fearsome: Any unit charging a unit with this
characteristic to its front must pass a Morale
Test before commencing the move to contact. If
it fails, it cannot charge, but may still perform a
Reorganisation Move.
Field Fortifications (10pts per inch): A single
battery or infantry battalion maybe positioned
behind fieldworks. Artillery in field
fortifications must be in compressed formation,
artillery and infantry are “Protected” from fire
and the attacker is at a “Disadvantage” when in
combat. Once deployed in a field fortification,
an artillery battery cannot move, except by
bricole to wheel or turn. Infantry movement is
‘difficult’ terrain when crossing field
fortifications.
Fire is Fickle: When a unit with this
characteristic rolls firing dice, it hits on a 5+
instead of a 4+.
Gebt Kein Pardon: Units with this
characteristic have favourable Morale Tests to
counterattack.
Grosse Bataillon: Units with this characteristic
have favourable Saving Rolls and Morale Tests
to rally, even after having lost a base, and may
rally all close order bases eliminated during the
battle.
However, they have unfavourable Discipline
Tests to perform Complex Moves, while in line
formation.
Guard: These units have favourable Morale
Tests to counterattack, and never have to
throw an unfavourable roll where their Valeur
score is used; in these cases, a normal roll
would be used.
Guerra y Cuchillo (War & knife): Units with
this ability have advantage in combat when
fighting in buildings or outskirts.
Heavy Artillery: A Heavy Artillery battery
throws an additional firing dice for each result
of ‘6’ rolled when firing. Further results of ‘6’ in
the second or consequent rolls permit
additional throws.
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Hidden Deployment: After your enemy has
deployed his units on the table, you can deploy
units with this characteristic anywhere on the
table, if all the following conditions are met:
1. Cavalry units must be deployed within
Woods or Outskirts, or out of LOS of enemy
units.
2. Infantry units must be deployed with
Woods, Outskirts, Villages, Enclosed Fields,
or Fields, or out of LOS of enemy units.
3. The unit must not be committed.
4. Units must not be deployed within 12” of an
Objective.
Units with this characteristic can be out of
command range and still move, fire and charge
as if they were in command range.
Horse Archers: These Light cavalry formed in
Ordre Profond have the following rules applied
to them.
The unit may move 16” on road, 12” in clear,
10” in rough terrain and 6” in difficult terrain.
Horse Archer units have no flanks.
The unit is at disadvantage in combat, unless
fighting against other enemy Horse Archers
formed in Ordre Profond or infantry in open
order formation.
This unit may fire in the Firing Phase with
1D6/base, and can fire with all bases in the
unit. If this unit is firing to the flank or rear side
of the enemy unit, it can instead fire with
2D6/base. Horse Archer firing range is 4”.
Horse Artillery: These units have favourable
Discipline Tests to perform Complex Moves.
Impetuous: Units with this characteristic must
perform a Breakthrough Charge where
possible. If not possible, the unit must move 4”
directly forward.
Indelta: Units with the Indelta special rule may
make a Morale Test to remain and fight if their
force failed the Force Morale Test. If the roll is
successful, the unit remains and fights, if not, it
is removed from play. In either case, the force
is still exhausted. Indelta units have
unfavourable Discipline Tests.
Irregulars: These units have unfavourable
Morale Tests. In addition, they are
automatically removed from any force that
becomes exhausted. If the force contains only
units with this characteristic, it does not count
for Victory Points.
Jagers: These units have an advantage (+2D6)
for all firing rolls.
JägerVorhut: You can add up to two skirmish
bases for +10 points each and the unit acquires
the special rule “Jagers”
La Garde Recule: The player who succeeds in
eliminating or exhausting an enemy Force with
at least one unit with this characteristic gets
two Victory Points instead of only one.
Lancers: With each result of 6 in combat rolls,
units with this characteristic eliminate two
bases instead of one.
Lekka Jazda Góry (Superior Lt Cavalry):
Units with this characteristic are considered
Battle Cavalry only when in combat against
cavalry without the Battle Cavalry special rule.
Lekka Piechota: Units with this characteristic
are considered Light Infantry for movement,
firing and combat purposes.
Le Mot de Cambronne: Forces containing
units with this characteristic are not
considered exhausted until all the units are
eliminated.
Lendule: The unit’s Valeur is Brave when
performing a Morale Test to counterattack.
Light Cavalry: Light Cavalry units may evade
charges from any other units.
Light Infantry: Light Infantry units can deploy
part of their bases as skirmishers. To do this, a
Light Infantry unit can generate up to two
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skirmisher bases before deployment, and
attach them to the different infantry units
within the army. A Light Infantry unit which
deploys some of its soldiers as skirmishers
becomes understrength if it was previously of
normal size and normal if it was previously
over-strength. Light Infantry may not deploy
skirmishers if it is understrength.
Limited Light Infantry: Units with this
characteristic are considered Light Infantry for
movement, firing and combat purposes
Line Drilled: Units with this characteristic are
only allowed to charge while in line formation,
except when crossing bridges.
Low Motivation: Units with this characteristic
have unfavourable Morale Tests when their
force is exhausted.
Massed Batteries: Up to three separate
artillery units forming up the Massed Batteries
must remain at 4” or less from each other. If for
whatever reason, the units become separated
by more than 4”, they need to be moved to
regain such position. In addition, the Massed
Batteries must remain within 12” or less from
its Artillery General (command range).A
Massed Batteries fires in the same manner as a
standard artillery battery with +2D6 to its
firing dice. French Massed Batteries had +3D6
to their firing dice.
Massed Batteries units repeat failed shots
when firing with the second results taken as
definitive.
A Massed Batteries is considered as a single
force, being an independent unit that is
commanded only by the artillery general. Once
formed the Massed Batteries may not split and
must remain as a force the remainder of the
game.
If the Artillery General is killed for whatever
reason, he cannot be replaced for the entire
duration of the game. The Massed Batteries
unit may still continue to operate as such if it is
within command range of the Commander
(Army General), but it loses the +2D6 bonus
(+3D6 for French Army) on firing dice.

Overstrength: Units with this characteristic
have favourable Saving Rolls as long as they
have all their close order bases on the table,
and may rally all close order bases eliminated
during the battle.
Poorly Equipped: When units with this
characteristic throw a 6 in firing or combat
rolls the score is counted as 1, as if their
weapon had misfired or broken.
Poor Horse Artillery: Units with this
characteristic have the movement rate of Horse
Artillery, but perform as Foot Artillery for all
other purposes.
Poor Powder: A unit with this characteristic
ignores one successful hit when firing (to a
minimum of 1 hit). Eg. if the player rolls 4 hits
this is reduced to 3 hits.
Preserve the Army: These units have
favourable Discipline Tests to retreat.
Pro Gloria et Patria: These units have
favourable Morale Tests to rally.
Rockets: Rockets are counted as Howitzers
when firing at buildings and as artillery when
firing at cavalry, infantry, or artillery units.
When firing at infantry or artillery units, they
always fire as Raw.
Sappers: All armies have engineers or sappers
that can negate the advantage (+2D6) of the
defending unit in an assault on a village or
stronghold. All nations can acquire the
characteristic Sapper for 10 points per
battalion.
Scurry: Units with this characteristic must
evade when designated as a target of musket or
canister fire, and automatically pass their
Discipline Test to do so.
Units with this characteristic must to pass a
Morale Test to charge.
Units with this characteristic must Evade if
charged, and their Discipline Test to do so is
favourable. If at the end of the Combat Phase,
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they are engaged by any other enemy unit
(other than the charging one), they are
eliminated.
Siege Artillery: A Siege gun battery throws an
additional firing dice for each result of 6 rolled
when firing. Further results of 6 in the second
or consequent rolls permit additional throws.
All Siege artillery can destroy buildings similar
to Howitzers but roll 2D6 for each siege gun
base within the artillery battery firing at the
targeted settlement. Siege artillery will inflict
hits on units in buildings. Siege artillery will
inflict hits on units in buildings. Siege Artillery
is considered as Heavy Artillery for the purpose
of determining range.
Sharpshooter: When determining Command
Casualties in the Firing Phase, a score of 10+
(instead of 11+) is required for commanders
and sub-commanders located at 6” or less from
a unit with the characteristic.
Stoic: The unit’s Valeur is Brave when
performing a Morale Test to counterattack.
Starzy Wrogowie (Old Enemies): When
charging or counterattacking Russians, all
Polish units make favourable Morale Test.
Stubborn: While in line, units with this
characteristic cannot Retreat when charged,
and make favourable Morale Test to
counterattack.
Tres Manoeuvrier: These units have
favourable Discipline Tests to perform
Complex Moves.
Understrength: Units with this characteristic
cannot rally casualties at any time during the
battle. Cavalry units with this characteristic
cannot adopt Ordre Mince formation.
Vertigen: Units with this characteristic are
considered Light Infantry for movement, firing
and combat purposes, and have favourable
Élan test while in a terrain other than Open
Ground.
Veteran Regiment: These units have an
advantage (+2D6) for all combat rolls.
Viva Fernando: Units with this characteristic
have a favourable Morale Test to counterattack,
if their Valeur score is the same or superior to
the charging enemy unit.

Volley & Charge: Units in line formation with

this characteristic may immediately perform a
unique charge against an enemy unit which has
not passed an Élan Test on charging them.

This charge is carried out outside the normal

turn sequence and without physically moving
any of the units involved, and the unit receiving
this unique charge cannot perform a reaction.

The combat is settled in the standard way as

explained in Settlement of Combat, however,
the unit executing this charge cannot perform a
Reorganisation Move after settling the combat.

Voltigeur: Units with this characteristic may

opt to lose a skirmisher base instead of a close
order base in the Firing Phase when fired at by
muskets from the front.

Zanasząiwasząwolność (For your freedom):

Units with this characteristic have favourable
Morale Tests to counterattack.

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Advantage ...................................................................................... 6
Artillery ................................................................................. 31, 44
Breakthrough Charge............................................................ 48
Bricole ........................................................................................... 24
Bridges .......................................................................................... 19
Broken Ground.......................................................................... 17
Cavalry................................................................................... 31, 43
Characteristics .......................................................................... 77
Column.......................................................................................... 12
Combat Exhaustion................................................................. 51
Combat Phase ............................................................................ 37
Command ..................................................................... 26, 35, 51
Commander ................................................................................ 11
Committed...................................................................................... 7
Complex Move ........................................................................... 23
Compressed Frontage ............................................................ 14
counterattack ............................................................................ 50
Counter-battery fire ............................................................... 33
Countercharge .......................................................................... 43
Declaring a Charge ................................................................. 25
Defensive Fire ............................................................. 38, 41, 42
Dice Rolls ........................................................................................ 5
Disadvantage ................................................................................ 6
Discipline .................................................................................5, 33
Drill Move .................................................................................... 22
Élan Test ...................................................................................... 47
Enclosed Fields.......................................................................... 17
End of Turn ................................................................................. 54
Engaged .......................................................................................... 8
Evade ............................................................................................. 44
Favourable ..................................................................................... 6
Fields ............................................................................................. 17
Fire and Flee .............................................................................. 45
Firefight ....................................................................................... 30
Firing ...................................................................................... 29, 31
Firing Phase ............................................................................... 27
Firing Ranges ............................................................................ 27
Flank .............................................................................................. 16
Flank fire ..................................................................................... 47
Fleeing with guns..................................................................... 45
Fleeing without guns ............................................................. 45
Foot Artillery ............................................................................. 24
Force Morale ....................................................................... 36, 51
Forces ............................................................................................ 10
Formations .......................................................................... 11, 21
Front .............................................................................................. 16
Game Phases .............................................................................. 10
Game Sequence ............................................................................ 4
Generals ....................................................................................... 10
Hill .................................................................................................. 17
Horse Artillery........................................................................... 24
Independent units.................................................................... 26
Infantry ......................................................................... 29, 38, 41
Initial phase ............................................................................... 20
Intercept Charge ...................................................................... 48
Limbered ...................................................................................... 15
Line ................................................................................................. 11
March Column ............................................................ 13, 14, 30
Marsh ............................................................................................. 17
Massed Battery.......................................................................... 15
Measurements ..............................................................................4
Move to contact......................................................................... 37
Movement Phase....................................................................... 21
Open Ground............................................................................... 17
Open Order .................................................................................. 12
Optional Rules............................................................................ 58
Ordre Mince ................................................................................ 13
Ordre Profond ............................................................................ 14
Out of Command ....................................................................... 26
Outskirts ....................................................................................... 17
Overstrength............................................................................... 80
Priority Targets......................................................................... 28
Prolonge ....................................................................................... 24
Rally................................................................................................ 53
Reactions ...................................................................................... 38
Rear ................................................................................................ 16
Removing Casualties............................................................... 34
Reoccupying guns .................................................................... 46
Reorganization.......................................................................... 52
Reserves ........................................................................................ 53
Retreat .................................................................................. 39, 42
Return Fire .................................................................................. 33
Ricochet ........................................................................................ 32
Ridgeline....................................................................................... 17
Rivers ............................................................................................. 17
Roads.............................................................................................. 17
Settlement of Combat ............................................................. 50
Settlements.................................................................................. 55
Simple Move ................................................................................ 23
Skirmishers................................................................... 13, 29, 43
Spiking guns ............................................................................... 46
Square..................................................................... 13, 30, 41, 51
Stand and Shoot ........................................................................ 44
Streams ......................................................................................... 17
Strongholds ................................................................................. 56
Sub-commander........................................................................ 11
Support Fire ........................................................................ 34, 46
Support Move ............................................................................. 54
Terrain .................................................................................. 17, 19
Understrength ........................................................................... 80
Unfavourable.................................................................................6
Unit commander ....................................................................... 11
Unlimbered.................................................................................. 14
Valeur ...............................................................................................5
Valid Target ................................................................................ 27
Villages .......................................................................................... 55
Withdraw ..................................................................................... 10
Woods ............................................................................................ 17
Zone of Control (ZOC)................................................................9