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Total |
Side 1 |
1 |
Draw |
2 |
Side 2 |
0 |
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Total |
Side 1 |
1 |
Draw |
2 |
Side 2 |
0 |
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Total |
Side 1 |
0 |
Draw |
0 |
Side 2 |
0 |
Overall Rating, 2 votes |
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Scenario Rank:
--- of 913 |
Parent Game |
Franz Josef's Armies |
Historicity |
Historical |
Date |
1914-08-15 |
Start Time |
12:30 |
Turn Count |
20 |
Visibility |
Day |
Counters |
67 |
Net Morale |
0 |
Net Initiative |
0 |
Maps |
2: 1, 6 |
Layout Dimensions |
56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
Play Bounty |
177 |
AAR Bounty |
227 |
Total Plays |
3 |
Total AARs |
0 |
Introduction
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Only half of the 11th Honvéd Cavalry Division had arrived when the Austro-Hungarian Third Army ordered it forward into Russian territory. The Hussars had an easy initial advance until they ran into a Russian cavalry division, itself retreating after an encounter with the Combined Army’s 2nd Cavalry Division. Ezredes (Colonel) Ladislaus Jony von Jamnik immediately ordered his hussars to attack.
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Conclusion
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Ordered to perform a reconnaissance in force, the Honvéd cavalry – like all of the Austrian mounted formations in August 1914 – paid more attention to the force part of their orders rather than the reconnaissance. A sharp, close fight developed with neither side showing much clarity as to just why they had engaged the enemy, before a mutual withdrawal ended the saber-swinging. The hussars had not gotten past the Russian cavalry to seek out and locate the oncoming infantry formations behind them, but neither had they tried very hard.
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Austro-Hungarian Empire Order of Battle
Russian Empire Order of Battle