Battle of Saalfeld WRG in 25mm (August 2016)

Saalfeld took place on the 10th October 1806.
Rules: NSWC's WRG rules.

Prince Louis of Prussia should have withdraw from his forward position back to the eastern side of the Saalfeld river.
The Prince did not and took on a larger French force and lost (also his life), a few days later the two battles at Jena and Aeurstadt  took place and the end of Prussia as an enemy of France until 1813.

Don provided the Prussians (1813 uniform) and the Saxons (we used bicorne Spanish as no one has any Saxons in either the pre or post 1810 uniforms (except the Kuirassiers for 1812 campaign)

The Prince (Don) ordered a rapid advance by his forces which put the French on the back foot at first.

The French finally started to make headway by move 4 and didn't look back (except for a small issue in a cavalry melee).

By the end of the day the Saxon's had been removed from play the Prussian centre had failed it's break test and could only retire or stand still and react only.

The Prussian right had passed it's break test and continued to fight even though there were essentially no other Prussians left.

Saxon's preparing to advance (Allied left)

French left on the hill.

The Saxons Saalfeld (yes they look like Spanish and that's because they are)

French centre on the high ground

Prussians moving forward

Saxons artillery in Saalfeld (yes the Spanish looking Saxons)

The Prince (the late [2017] Don McIntyre, he is sorely missed I have know him since 1974)

The Saxons advance

From Prussian right to left

Prussians

From Prussian centre looking at French left (there seems to be a visiting general)

Prussian centre

Looking from Prussian centre to French centre and left

Looking from French right to left

View of the French advance

I helped with the rules

My ruler is longer, always trying to measure up

Prussian square there

The French moving along the river being flank fired by the Saxons

A French Brigade

French cavalry, infantry and artillery

Prussian artillery, cavalry and infantry

Looks like a Saxon unit has crossed the river

Looks like the Prussians have been losing battalion guns

The forces are thinning on the Prussian Right, French Left

A French square must be some Prussian cavalry about

The French right facing the Saxons

Saxon-Prussian Left

Saxons crossing the river

Saxons marching up the road

The Prussian centre foot battery took a heavy toll of the French Hussars

French left advancing, one abandoned gun from the Prussian horse battery

Saxon Grenadiers running from French line

French right Saxon left fighting it out

Prussian battery has routed and battalion guns abandoned

French lines facing Prussian and Saxons in column for a fire fight

Saxons advancing

Saxons in rout

French Chasseurs being pursed by Prussian Dragoons

French right. French freed up units now advancing onto the exposed left of the Prussian centre

Saxon's running away