Bill, Mark and others! I have been thinking about the following topic: "The French habit of firing from too great a distance". I recall Bill mentioning that...
Ney's general instructions to the Army in 1809 specifically forbade them to open fire in an attack. He considered the troops opened fire at too long a range...
The same rationale was used in the ACW when troops charged with empty weapons, thought being that once the troops started to fire, they would likely stay put...
During our Wartenburg game last night a couple of questions came up. The first was the +2/-3 modifier for charging cavalry and where does the 5” get measured...
Hey Gents: I just got back after a while and may be missing something of the previous conversation, but there were several reasons to start firing early. Some...
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G'Day Gents, So if I may be so bold as to give my two cents worth on the subject of the French and their use of "late fire" and "early fire". But please be...
I think its also fair to point out that French doctrine developed in the early Italian and Dunbian campaigns was such that when against lines of enemy troops,...
Gavin, Your answer can be found on the second page of the supplement under AOE specific interpretations under 11, P 52. The infantry measures the distance from...
Hokay....but let me refer you to Oman's "Column vs Line at Maida" lecture, and its subsequent extension/clarification. I feel it directly demonstrated the...
Art:This is a thoughtful, carefully researched and well written review - I wish my grad students wrote so well!Michael Rieder----- Original Message -----From:...
... Geoff: I think the issue is that what you are calling doctrine might just be a bag of possible tactics that were used as the particular commander and...
Do you have to see your target when you begin your charge? I say, "No" am I right? Best Regards, Mark Swihart In a message dated 10/3/2008 12:01: Eastern...
An infantry attacker defeats two isolated artillery companies. The artillery retreats behind a friendly cavalry brigade. The attacker achieves a breakthrough...
Bill, hi! Bill Writes: The French at Maida 1808 do not form the attack or carry it out the way the French did in the Peninsula during the next year. Fred...
The passage that Art is referring to is the following (taken from "A Treatise of Military Discipline" by Humphrey Bland, 1746 Edition). The article is titled...
Art, hi! That was very good info and a very well written paper. I recall reading this on another forum too. Nevertheless, I want to play the devil's advocate...
Yup. Allen, just FYI, queries like these have already been answered in the Supplement which is both available online and included in the scenario book....
Correct. Warmest regards, /// BILL /// Wilbur E GrayColonel, US Army (Ret)AOE, PSS, HMGS WFG+http://ageofeagles.com "The society that separates its scholars...
Thanks Bill. By the way, we're just wrapping up Austerlitz and the guys are impressed enough with AoE to buy copies this week-end at the Derby UK wargames...
G'Day Fred, You have some very good questions indeed...But I don't want to tie up this forum with an endless string of missives that do not relate to the game...
Thanks you for your response unfornatly I don't have it. Perhaps I'm looking for this. Thanks again for your patience and your sympathical group Best regards ...
Bill Writes: The French at Maida 1808 do not form the attack or carry it out the way the French did in the Peninsula during the next year. Fred Responds :...
Geoff wrote: I think its also fair to point out that French doctrine developed in the early Italian and Dunbian campaigns was such that when against lines of...
Fred, This is an excellent response to Art's excellent post, I agree with every point that you make. I am sorry that Art is not prepared to continue the...
Bill H, I am interested in the reference to British columns having suffered from volley and charge tactics at Orthez. Where did this happen? Best regards Mark ...
... Mark: It's in Oman, and without looking it up, I am sure it is Orthez.[or the Nivelle or the Nive, if my memory is failing agin.] I wrote it up many moons...
Fred responds to Art: Art, even though you have mentioned this many times on other forums and even though Bill Haggart et al have come up with several examples...
I too wish that Art was up for continuing the discussion on the forum. I find the table below quite interesting. Do you have a breakdown of how many of each...
