Tuegan-Hesen - 1809 Davout vs. Hohellzoller

 Initial Map:

Rosenburg's corps of Austrians speeding west towards Friant's Division, while Friant is marching to aid St. Hilaire to the south and the light cavaly of Montburn is shielding Friant's rear and flank. Despite the mounted coverage, the Austrian division of Shutterheim approached close enough to force the French infantry column deploy early.

As St. Hiliare's division arrived and partially deployed the ridge northwest of Hausen, the Austrian Vukakassvich and Lusigan deployed a total six light batteries of artillery on the ridge, litterally in the French division's face. Davout, assessing the potential disaster to St' Hilaire's division, personally took command and order an immediate attack on the Austrian batteries. The the sudden shift in orders enabled the French to suffer only light causalities from the artillery before all of the batteries were wiped away. In the ensuing melee, with their momentum, the French linge and light battalions broke Vukakassvich's whole division, causing them to flee toward the south and caused Lusigan division to retreat from the ridge into Hausen.

Friant's division, with Montburn's cavalry in support, continued their movement toward the rear of St. Hilaire's division, with the intent of securing the road north of Hausen. All the while, Rosenburg's corps is in pursuit, not able to close with the French but scored minor causalities with long range artillery in the column's flank.

With St. Hilaire's division fully deployed the assault on Hausen began. St. Julians Austrian division, with heavy artillery support arrived minutes before the French, Lusigan's battered troops held the nothern part of the town and St. Julien the southern part. Due to the Austrian artillery, the French infantry had no choice but to close with the Austrians immediately. The French suffered moderate losses so far, but did manage to shatter Lusigan's survivors, who fled from the town. 

Bitter figting in Hausen between St. Hiliare Frenchmen and the Austrians of St. Julien lasted for almost an hour with both side withdrawing to opposite side of the town to reorganize for the next phase of the fight.

Friants infantry division and support cavalry of Montburn reached the Teugen-Hausen road with Rosenburg in pursuit, with the Austrian artillery giving the French constant pressure. Once the road was reach, the Friant and Montburn turned and attacked Rosenburg in a frontal assualt to crush their harassers.  The battle is raging, but the French is not as reorganized as it could be, due to the disruption the Austrian cannon has wrought among their ranks.

Prince Charles waffled on ordering the Grenadiers to battle and eventually, ordered arrive to only a handful of battalions and very late, too late to affect the outcome of the fight.

Friant and Montburn's assualt on Rosenburg's Corp started to waver although Austrian cannon were forced to retreat to the rear of their respective formations. General Rosneburg personal rode among his troops, rallying and reploying artillery to fire point blank into the French line battalions. When the Austrian cannons fired again into the French, both French divisions broke and run. Before the French infantry was able to withdraw, they substained enough losses and endured more confusion, that lead to a complete rout.

St Hilaire was the last formation still available for orders, but still recovering. The French concede the field to the victorious Austrian.