The Battle of Carpi was a series of manoeuvres in the summer of 1701, and the first battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on 9 July 1701 between France and Austria. It was a minor skirmish that the French commander decided was not worth fighting, but his soldiers were displeased at his decision to retreat, and he was subsequently replaced.
I've taken the forces involved and a broad brush stylistic representation of the terrain, added in some solo mechanisms and some Imaginations Generals names. As you do...
The Game
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| Carpi, seems like a quiet spot. |
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| Cumerbund's cavalry crosses the bridge and skirts the redoubt |
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| True to form the French stand waiting, believing their artillery will weaken the Austrians |
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| The Austrian Dragoons take cover in some gardens and their shooting is fairly effective |
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| The Austrian Cuirassier take on double their numbers. Lobster top helmets rule. |
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| And the Austrian Hussars swarm the guns |
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| A fight between the dragoons as the Austrians use the boggy area next to the river as cover for an attack |
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| The fight is won by the French but the rest of their army has vanished. overall a win for the Austrians and the Marquis de Sadd will have questions to answer at court. |
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