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December 1757: Not since losing Silesia in 1742 had Austria
come so close to regaining the province. With the recent Imperial victory at
Breslau (November 22) Austrian forces under Prince Charles of Lorraine and
Field-marshal Daun, the victor at Kolin, were only a battle away from that
goal. They expected to fight this battle in the new campaign year which would
begin in the coming spring.
For King Frederick II the loss of Silesia would not only be a devastating blow to his prestige but deprived of its resources, revenue and manpower Prussia's ability to continue the war
would be desperately compromised. Rather than to allow the enemy to go unchallenged
Frederick marched his remainingarmy of 40,000 men composed of Rossbach veterans
and Breslau survivors against Charles' nearly 60,000 polygenous force of Austrians,
Hungarians, Imperials, Bavarians and Wurttembergers.
On a frigid December 5th,
in a season when armies usually sought the comfort of winter quarters, the
opposing forces met on the snow covered fields surrounding the Silesian village
of Leuthen. After deftly maneuvering around Prince Charles' flank Frederick's
Prussians attacked with unprecedented fury collapsing the enemy line. However,
despite this initial crushing blow the Austrians were able to reorganize their
front and fight the Prussians to a standstill leaving the battle's final outcome
still in doubt. Only after a climatic cavalry charge, did the Habsburg army
finally break and retreat to Breslau. Two weeks later the city capitulated
and the Austrians evacuated Silesia. Although the war would continue for another
six years Frederick would never again attain the level of success he did at
Leuthen, his greatest victory.
Leuthen (Battles from the
Age of Reason, Vol. 3) presents both gamers and students of the period with
a colorful and meticulously detailed simulation with which to explore the
actual events and possibilities of this definitive battle. Included is an
historical commentary written especially for the game by the period's leading
authority, Prof. Christopher Duffy. This narrative contains many previously
unpublished aspects of the battle and includes maps, diagrams, statistics
and his analysis of the 1757 campaign in Silesia.
Leuthen Contents and Features:
- 2nd Edition Standard Rules
- 40 Page Battle Rules booklet, containing special & optional rules, charts & tables, roster sheets and historical commentary
- Four 22" x 34" highly accurate game maps
- More than 200 full color combat and leader counters
- 280 markers
- Two 10-sided dice
Price: $80.00 (only boxless copies remain)
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