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Ligny 1815 - Last Eagles (2nd Printing)

By: Hexasim

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: War Games (Hexasim)

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Product Info

Title
Ligny 1815 - Last Eagles (2nd Printing)
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Sub-category
Publish Year
2020
Dimensions
9.25x12.75x1.75"
NKG Part #
2148206339
MFG. Part #
GMTHEXLIGNY - 2nd
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
14 Years and Up
# Players
1 - 4 Players
Game Length
60 - 600 Minutes

Description

Ligny 1815, Last Eagles in the 3rd game in the Eagles of France series, following Waterloo 1815 and Austerlitz 1805.



The 1815 campaign is famous for the “what ifs” related to reinforcements arriving in time that could have changed the outcome. The inability of D'Erlon's I Corps to join the battle for the French on June 16th might have saved the Prussians from a complete defeat. Besides D'Erlon, Mouton's VI Corps was not far behind and arrived too late to take part in the battle. On the Prussian side, there are some historical “what ifs” as well. Thielmann's III Corps could have been delayed. On the other hand, even if the probability is lower, Bulow's IV Corps may have also arrived if the Prussians had been better at anticipating Napoléon's moves. A fourth scenario allows the reinforcements to get into play without players knowing their exact time of arrival or even if they will show-up or not. In this alternate battle scenario, players will get their chance to change that. While diverging from the actual battle, players will be closer to the mind-set of the generals of that day, who had no certainty as to their final order of battle!


Finally, in a fifth scenario, the action starts earlier in the morning, letting the players decide to fight around Ligny or elsewhere, or to let the Prussians attempt a delaying action against the French instead of a head to head fight.