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In the Hundred Days Campaign, the prussians had no Cuirassiers, as you can see in the Order Of Battle of the Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine, in 1815. Why are them included in the Army List of the Hundred Days? And why isn't an option to include the Uhlans? The prussians had so many Uhlan regiments as Dragoons or Hussars.
Finally, congratulations for the Lasalle Rulebook! It's a great game!
I thought about removing the Cuirassiers from the Hundred Days list, but of course they *could* have been involved, had Kleist's V Korps seen action. (Although I suppose one could argue, then, that if that were the case, the "Elite Infantry Abteilung" ought to be available, too, since there was one in V Korps as well.) I'll think about providing an option for that.
As for the Uhlans; I have the ratings for them in the Unit Values on page 112, but I resisted creating an "Uhlan Brigade" support choice because... well, there was no such thing. The Uhlans were invariably dispersed among other cavalry with no rhyme or reason: 2 Hussar units and an Uhlan unit in this brigade... a Dragoon here, an Uhlan there...
I suppose it might be a fun Optional Rule to allow a Prussian player to substitute one of his Hussars for an Uhlan, if he wants.
The one that gave me the most concern was the Landwehr Uhlans. Some Landwehr cavalry had lances, some didn't. And again there was no rhyme or reason as to when they might. I finally decided against creating a "Landwehr Lancer" unit for the Army Builder, simply because I felt that giving them the extra 2 dice against an infantry square was an exaggeration of their capabilities.
I think that the Landwehr cavalry works very good. As a "Regular" unit they are very useful despite their "Shaky/Amateur" rating. A "Lance" capability for them could be overpowered.
As you say, cavalry brigades in the prussian army had a very variable composition. An option for changing a Hussar for an Uhlan sounds very fine. It seems to be balanced, and works for the "moment in battle".
An option for using the "Elite Infantry Abteilung" in the Hundred Days could be interesting for "what if" battles. But I won't use it, as I won't use the "Cuirassier Abteilung" in my Hundred Days army, even if it is an AB option!!
Cheers ;)
Ya know, upon sober reflection....
I think I'm going to take those Cuirassiers away from the Hundred Days Prussians.
Sorry, General von Kleist doesn't get to show up, after all.
I realize that this will mean next to nothing in practical terms, since a Prussian player will simply declare that his army is a "Liberation" force. (Like mine.) But it will be more consistent.
On the subject of Cuirassiers...Im wondering why there is no option for French Peninsula to take some. 13th Cuirassiers saw plenty of action under Suchet! Plus I think there were some other ones around in 1808 but can't remember...
The answer to that is in fact in the rulebook. Page 97, second column, first para.
Fair enough, must have missed that. I guess similar reason for no Polish lancers in the Peninsula too. Ahh well...just curious as trying to use my collection.
I have seen the change in the Errata. In my opinion it's the best solution, as the Cuirassiers have now the same treatment as the Elite Infantry, and it's historical in the line of the other army lists. But now, the prussian list in the Hundred Days campaign has no "Reserve Brigades"!!
I was thinking about it, and I have a suggestion for the future. I think that it could be interesting to include a "Reserve Artillery Brigade" option as the russians have. Not as an "Organic Brigade" choice (like the russians), but as a "Reserve Brigade" choice. In my opinion it fits well with the prussian army composition (for both Liberation and Hundred Days campaigns), as every corps had a reserve artillery with a lot of batteries.
I think that the next table could help, providing the basic composition of a prussian army corps in those campaigns, and maybe give more ideas for the cavalry brigades (and the Uhlans). ;)
The table is from:
http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Prussian_artillery_Napoleon.htm
Best regards
[But now, the prussian list in the Hundred Days campaign has no "Reserve Brigades"!!]
That's not necessarily a problem. That army had no "reserve corps," after all. (Well, it did, but it was 150 miles away). All assets were distributed among the four army corps.
Sam
For the Hundred Days army at Ligney you could have the British as a Reserve, just roll 18 on two dice!
Steve
Steve- Hahaha!
-Scott
If you roll a 17, D'Erlon shows up, instead.
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