39 - Marsaglia

Marsaglia
4 October 1693
The Grand Alliance
Cards 240A-245A
Morale: 2
French
Cards 246A-251A
Morale: 2
In this scenario, if a player loses both linked formations, they immediately lose (if it happens to both players at the same time, The Grand Alliance wins).
Catinat's superb generalship and innovative use of a mass bayonet charge turned nearly even odds into a smashing victory.
39
Schomberg
4
1/2
Attack
Vendome, Catinat
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Screen
Pair
Vendome, Catinat
A talented soldier who fell at Marsaglia. His father, the first Duke of Schomberg, died three years earlier at the Boyne.
240A
Eugene
6
(1)/(2)
Attack
Catinat, Hoguette
1 hit per die. 1 self per action (but see Cannons).
Counterattack
Catinat
1 hit.
241A
Duke of Savoy
6
(5)/(6)
Attack
Hoguette, Catinat
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Counterattack
Hoguette
1 hit.
242A
Capara
4
4-6
Attack
Vins, Hoguette
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Screen
Vins, Hoguette
243A
Rabutin
6
Doubles
Absorb
Any Red formation
When target suffers Hits, this card suffers them instead.
244A
Cannons
1
Doubles
Screen
Pair
Any enemy attack
If there are dice on this card when Eugene attacks, Eugene does not suffer self hits (but Eugene may still suffer hits from a Counterattack Reaction).
245A
Vins
4
1/2
Attack
Capara, Duke of Savoy
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Screen
Capara, Duke of Savoy
246A
Hoguette
6
(1)/(2)
Attack
Duke of Savoy, Eugene
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Counterattack
Duke of Savoy
1 hit.
247A
Catinat
6
(5)/(6)
Attack
Eugene, Duke of Savoy
1 hit per die. 1 self per action (but see Bayonets!).
Counterattack
Eugene
1 hit.
248A
Vendome
4
4-6
Attack
Schomberg, Eugene
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Screen
Schomberg, Eugene
249A
Usson
6
Doubles
Absorb
Any Blue formation
When target suffers Hits, this unit suffers 1 less hit.
250A
Bayonets!
1
(3)/(4)
When Catinat makes an attack, you may - but are not required to - add all dice from this card to the attack. This is the only way dice can be removed from this card. If you do so, the attack cannot be Countered, and Catinat suffers no self hits. After resolving this special attack, remove this card from play (this does not constitute a Rout).
Catinat's mass bayonet charge at Marsaglia is often regarded as the first of its kind, and was instrumental in securing a decisive victory that saw the Grand Alliance suffer five times as many casualties as the French.
251A