48 - Breslau

Breslau

22 November 1757

Austria

Cards 280B-284B

Morale: 2

Prussia

Cards 285B-290B

Morale: 3

Tactical Victory: 20

Charles's only major victory was at Breslau against the Duke of Brunswick-Bevern. But before you go patting him on the back, bear in mind that to pull that off, he had to throw 84,000 men against the Duke's 28,000. It took all day, and until the final hour, the outcome remained in doubt.

Grenzers

Doubles

Attack

Brandes

1 hit. Ignores Link.

Grenzers were light troops originating in the Austrian borderlands, specializing in skirmish tactics. At Breslau, a number of these troops suddenly emerged from the woods on Brandes's right flank, intent on attacking his rear. In this they were bitterly opposed by the flank guard under Rohr.

280B

♥

Nadasdy

★

1/2

Attack

Brandes, Lestwitz

1 hit per die. 1 self per action.

Counterattack

Pair

Brandes

1 hit.

281B

♥

Kheul

★

3/4

Attack

Lestwitz, Schultze

1 hit per die. 1 self per action.

Counterattack

Pair

Lestwitz

1 hit.

282B

♦

Esterhazy

★

5/6

Attack

Zieten, Schultze

1 hit per die. 1 self per action.

Counterattack

Pair

Zieten

1 hit.

283B

♦

Austrian Guns

Straight 4/3

Screen

Any enemy attack

If rolling five or more dice during your Roll Phase, you need a four-die straight to earn a cube. If rolling four or fewer, you need a three-die straight to earn a cube.

Artillery Duel: If at the end of your turn there are no cubes on this card, but the Prussian Guns card has two cubes, remove this card from play. This does not count as a Rout.

284B

♥

Zieten

1/2

Attack

Esterhazy, Kheul

1 hit per die.

Counterattack

Esterhazy

1 hit. Additionally, this unit suffers one less hit per die.

285B

♠

Schultze

3/4

Absorb

Lestwitz or Zieten

When target suffers Hits, this card suffers 1 less hit per die.

286B

♠

Lestwitz

3/4

Attack

Kheul

1 hit per die.

Counterattack

Pair

Kheul

1 hit.

287B

♣

Brandes

5/6

Attack

Nadasdy, Kheul

1 hit per die.

Counterattack

Any enemy attacking it

1 hit. Additionally, this unit suffers one less hit per die.

288B

♣

Bevern

4-6

Absorb

Voluntary

Any friendly formation

When target suffers Hits, this card suffers 1 less hit per die.

When there are dice on this card, friendly Counterattacks inflict one extra hit.

Though his defeat was perhaps inevitable, Bevern held out against impossible odds for twelve hours, and the Austrians paid for their victory, suffering nearly as many casaulties as the Prussians.

289B

♠

Prussian Guns

Straight 4/3

Screen

Any enemy attack

If rolling five or more dice during your Roll Phase, you need a four-die straight to earn a cube. If rolling four or fewer, you need a three-die straight to earn a cube.

Artillery Duel: If at the end of your turn there are no cubes on this card, but the Austrian Guns card has two cubes, remove this card from play. This does not count as a Rout.

290B

♣