Battle of Friedland

June 14^th, 1807

The Map Rules

This battle commences at the point where Napoleon has finally arrived with the rest of the Grande Armée (blue) and is about to go on the offensive against the now trapped Russian army (green). The French players are charged with driving the Russians back in disarray. To symbolize this objective, they must capture three of the four field objectives placed on the map (seen circled yellow). One objective is inside the town of Friedland itself while the rest are prominent defensive line positions. (Map Objective flags will turn your color when you control the immediate area). The defending Russian players have the ability to build some redoubts and explosives. The moment that the French players hold three flags, they are declared the winners and the “routed” Russian players must surrender. If, on the other hand, it is obvious that the French players will not be able to achieve three flags, they should surrender (withdraw) to make the game more realistic and fun.

To read about the historical battle, visit the following web site;

http://www.virtualarc.com/battles/friedland