This scenario was prepared by Martin Soilleux-Cardwell.

Order of Battle

Russian Army 54,800 men in 89 Bns, 40 Gren Coys, 46 Sqns, 119 Irregular Sotnie (Cossacks etc.), 154 Bn guns, 30 Howitzers and 79 Field guns. Genl Apraksin AC

3rd Division Generalalanshef Browne DC, Ex = 12 (Forming the right wing of the army)

• 1st Field Arty Brigade (Tyutchev)                  M5 [ ][ ]sb-f
• First Grenadier Regt                               M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Uglinski Infantry Regt                             M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Suzdal Infantry Regt                               M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Vologod Infantry Regt                              M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• 2nd Field Arty Brigade                             M5 [ ][ ]sb-f
• Nevski Infantry Regt                               M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Sibirski Infantry Regt                             M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Azov Infantry Regt                                 M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Converged Cavalry                                  M5 [ ][ ]med, bg (Riga Horse Grenadiers, St Petersburg Horse Grenadiers, Nizhergorod Dragoons & Heir Apparent Cuirassiers)
• Hungarian Hussars                                  M4 [s]lt
• Serbian Hussars                                    M4 [s]lt
• Chuguevski Cossacks                                M4 [ ]sk,lt

1st Division Generalalanshef Fermor DC, Ex = 13 (Forming the right centre of the army)

• 1st Div Converged Grenadiers                       M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Chernigov Infantry Regt                            M5 [ ][ ]pt
• Muromski Infantry Regt                             M5 [ ][ ]pt
• Vyat Infantry Regt                                 M5 [ ][ ]pt
• 1st Field Arty Brigade                             M5 [ ][ ]sb-f
• 2nd Field Arty Brigade                             M5 [ ][ ]sb-f
• Nizhegorod Infantry Regt                           M5 [ ][ ]pt
• Third Grenadier Regt                               M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Ladoga Infantry Regt                               M5 [ ][ ]pt
• Troitski Infantry Regt                             M5 [ ][ ]pt
• Voronzeh Infantry Regt                             M5 [ ][ ]pt
• Novgorod Infantry Regt                             M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt

2nd Division Generalanshef Vasilii Lopukhin DC, Ex = 13 (Forming the left centre of the army)

• Second Grenadier Regt                              M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Narva Infantry Regt                                M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Rostov Infantry Regt                               M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Kiev Infantry Regt                                 M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Second Moscow Infantry Regt                        M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Vyborg Infantry Regt                               M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Shlyushelburg Infantry Regt                        M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Kazan Infantry Regt                                M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• St Petersburg Infantry Regt                        M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g

Avant Garde Genl Sibilsky DC, Ex = 13 (Forming the left wing of the army)

• Horvat Hussars                                     M4 [s]lt
• Moldavian Hussars                                  M4 [s]lt
• Gruzin Hussars                                     M4 [s]lt
• Narva & Ryazan Horse Grenadiers                    M5 [ ][ ]med, bg
• Apsheron Infantry Regt                             M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Butyrski Infantry Regt                             M5 [ ][ ][ ]pt-g
• Belozersk Infantry Regt                            M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Avant Garde Artillery                              M5 [ ][ ]sb-f
• Arkhangelgorod Infantry Regt                       M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Pskov Infantry Regt                                M5 [ ][ ]pt-g
• Kargopol Horse Gren. & Novotroitski Cuirassiers    M5 [ ][ ]med, bg
• Kiev & Kazan Cuirassiers                           M5 [ ][ ]med
• Tver & Tobolski Dragoons                           M4 [ ][ ]med, bg

Don Cossacks Hetman Serebryakov DC, Ex = 2

• Cossacks (1)                                       M4 [ ]sk,lt
• Cossacks (2)                                       M4 [ ]sk,lt
• Cossacks (3)                                       M4 [ ]sk,lt
• Cossacks (4)                                       M4 [ ]sk,lt
• Cossacks (5)                                       M4 [ ]sk,lt
• Cossacks (6)                                       M4 [ ]sk,lt

Russian Notes:

The Russians had done no reconaissance at all and were in column of march moving south. They did not expect a battle. They were in the order: Avant Garde, 2nd Div, 1st Div, 3rd Div. Avant Garde and 2nd Div begin the game in road column and disordered. 1st and 3rd Divisions begin the game disordered. Hetman Serebryakov leads the right flank of the Avant Garde. Much of the army artillery was mixed up with the baggage to the rear and is not represented on the table. Many of the Cossacks also appear to be absent, probably away from the main column scouting (read looting and pillaging).

The army had conducted a long march in excessive summer heat and had suffered thousands of stragglers and sick, hence the low morale ratings.

There appears to have been no difference on the day between the performance of the grenadier and musketeer regiments.

All infantry and the cavalry brigades which include horse grenadiers and dragoons have battalion guns.

All infantry except the seven musketeer regiments of 1st Division have grenadiers present.

Prussian Army 24,700 men in 22 Bns, 50 Sqns, 35 Btn guns, 20 Field guns. Field-Marshal Lehwaldt AC

Left wing cavalry, Generalleutnant Schorlemer DC, Ex = 5

• Dragoon Regiment 6                                 M5 [ ][ ]med
• von Platen (Dgn Regts 7 & 8)                       M5 [ ][ ][ ]med
• von Finkenstein (Dgn Regt 10)                      M5 [ ][ ]med
• Hussar Regiment 8                                  M5 [s][s][s]lt

Right wing cavalry, Duke of Holstein DC, Ex = 3

• Hussar Regiment 5                                  M5 [s][s][s]lt
• von Reusch (Dgn Regt 9)                            M5 [ ][ ]med

Left wing infantry, Generalleutnant Dohna DC, Ex = 9

1st line

• von Below’s Converged Grenadiers 2/Gar2, 4/16      M6 [ ][ ][ ]*
• Musketeer Regt 16                                  M5 [ ][ ][ ]
• Musketeer Regt 11                                  M5 [ ][ ][ ]
• Left Wing Artillery                                M6 [ ][ ]sb-f

2nd line

• Garrison Regt 11, left wing                        M4 [ ][ ][ ]
• Garrison Regt 11, right wing                       M4 [ ][ ][ ]

Right wing infantry, Generalleutnant Kalnein DC, Ex = 11

1st line

• Right Wing Artillery                               M6 [ ][ ]sb-f
• Musketeer Regt 2                                   M6 [ ][ ][ ]
• Musketeer Regt 4                                   M6 [ ][ ][ ]
• Musketeer Regt 14                                  M5 [ ][ ][ ]
• von Kanitz’s Convd. Grenadiers 11/14, Gar1/Gar11   M6 [ ][ ][ ]*

2nd line

• Garrison Regt 2, left wing                         M4 [ ][ ][ ]
• Garrison Regt 2, right wing                        M4 [ ][ ][ ]

Prussian Notes:

Although the infantry was commanded by lines and not wings, it attacked in two separate directions and the attack broke down into two unco-ordinated wing style attacks, hence the above organisation.

All infantry have battalion guns present.

Times of arrival -

5:00 a.m. turn:

• Lt-Genl Schorlemer (Prussian left) attacks Browne (Russian right/tail of column)
• Duke of Holstein (Prussian right) attacks Sibilsky (Russian left/head of column)

6:00 a.m. turn

• Prussian left wing infantry attacks Fermor.
• Prussian right wing infantry attacks Lopukhin.

Turn 1 is 5:00 a.m. Last turn is 11:00 a.m. Prussians are the attackers.

I’d define the Norkitten Wood as ‘open wood’ with clumps of ‘wood’ and some open spaces in it. There was a lot of fighting in it and it certainly disordered both sides but there are accounts of Russian guns operating in it too.

Source: Duffy

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