Formations
The type and number of Units in historically plausible French Formations in the Mid War.
Formation | Type | Traits | Units | QTY | Notes |
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Division d’Infanterie | Infantry | Infanterie Légère Bataillons* Infanterie de Ligne Bataillons Artillerie à Pied Batterie | 12 1 | *May not exceed 1/3 of the Infanterie Bataillons | |
Brigade de Cavalerie Légère | Cavalry | Rapid Deployment | Chasseurs à Cheval Squadron Groups | 3 | |
Division de Cavalerie Légère | Cavalry | Rapid Deployment | Chasseurs à Cheval Squadron Groups Hussard Squadron Groups Artillerie à Cheval Batterie | 4 2 1 | |
Division de Cavalerie/Dragons | Cavalry | Rapid Deployment | Dragon Squadron Groups Artillerie à Cheval Batterie | 9 1 | |
Division de Grosse Cavalerie | Cavalry | Rapid Deployment | Cuirassier Squadron Groups Artillerie à Cheval Batterie | 9 1 | |
Corps Réserve/Parc d’Artillerie | Artillery | Reinforcements | Réserve d’Artillerie Batterie Artillerie à Pied Batterie Artillerie à Cheval Batterie Sapeur Compagnie | 1 1 1 2 |
Formation Trait Summary
Rapid Deployment Rolls +1D6 when deploying.
Reinforcements Assets may be distributed to other Formations.
Unit Stats
French Unit Stats and Traits for the Mid War summarized from the French Stats & Orders Pack.
Unit | Type | Threat | Cohesion | Traits |
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1er & 2eme Grenadiers à Pied de la Garde Impériale | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 1/2 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
1er & 2eme Chasseurs à Pied de la Garde Impériale | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 1/2 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
3eme (Dutch) Grenadiers à Pied de la Garde Impériale | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 4 | 1 1/2 | 1 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
Fusilier-Grenadiers à Pied de la Garde Impériale | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 4 | 1 1/2 | 1 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
Fusilier-Chasseurs à Pied de la Garde Impériale | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 4 | 1 1/2 | 1 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
Tirailleurs de la Garde Impériale | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
Voltigeurs de la Garde Impériale | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 5 | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | |
Gendarmes d’élite de la Garde Impériale | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 5 | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | |
Dragons de la Garde Impériale | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | |
Chasseurs à Cheval de la Garde Impériale | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
Mameluks de la Garde Impériale | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
Chevau-Légèr-Lanciers Polonais de la Garde Impériale | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 5 | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
Chevau-Légèr-Lanciers Hollandais de la Garde Impériale | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
Réserve Artillerie de la Vieille Garde | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1/2 | |
Artillerie à Cheval de la Vieille Garde | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | |
Artillerie à Pied de la Vieille Garde | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | |
Artillerie à Pied de la Jeune Garde | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | |
Infanterie Légère | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls. Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas. |
Infanterie de Ligne | Infantry Battalion (Unit) | –| 1/2 |3 | 1 | 1/2 | |
Sapeurs | Infantry Company (Asset) | – | – | Engineers: See Unit Traits. Sapeurs: Threat vs Built-up-Areas, Strong Points, or Walls at contact is not reduced. Committing to a Threatened Battery recovers -1 Fatigue. |
Carabiniers à Cheval | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | |
Cuirassiers | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | |
Dragons | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | |
Chevau-Légèr-Lanciers | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
Chasseurs à Cheval | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
Hussards | Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit) | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain. |
12-pdr Réserve d’Artillerie | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 1/4 | |
6-pdr Artillerie à Pied | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | |
6-pdr Artillerie à Cheval | Artillery Battery (Asset) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 |
Unit Trait Summary
Lights Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas.
Shock Threat is not reduced vs Built-up-Areas, Strong points, or Walls.
Engineers See Unit Traits.
Sapeurs Threat vs Built-up-Areas, Strong Points, or Walls at contact is not reduced.
Commanders
French Commander Stats and Traits for the Revolution, Early, Mid & Late Wars summarized from the French Command Deck.
Commander | Formation | Force | Army | Cmd | Threat | Cohesion | Traits |
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Général de Division | Division d’Infanterie | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Général de Brigade | Brigade de Cavalerie Légère | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. |
Général de Division | Division de Cavalerie Légère | – | – | 1 | 1 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. | |
Général de Division | Division de Dragons/Cavalerie | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. |
Général de Division | Division de Grosse Cavalerie | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. |
Général de Brigade | Corps Réserve/Parc d’Artillerie | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Napoléon | Revolution | Revolution | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Peerless; If present, must be Army Commander, 1797-1815. Les Grognards; At least one Garde des Consuls/Garde Impériale Formation is required, 1799-1815. Charmed Death; +2 to Leader Fate. Dispatch ADCs; May replace Commanders and Harmed Maréchals with ADCs. Grand Battery; May command Grand Batteries. Fate of an Empire; If Napoléon dies, the French lose, 1805-1815. |
Arrighi | Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1796-1799; ADC to Berthier, 1805. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Charmed Death; +2 to Leader Fate. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1799. |
Augereau | Revolution | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Some Very Good Years; During the Revolution Augereau’s Command is +2, 1792-1803. Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. |
Bernadotte | Revolution | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1810. Preferred Assignment; A Saxon Force must be commanded by Bernadotte, 1809. Traitor to the Emperor; Unavailable, 1810-1815. | |
Berthier | – | – | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Maréchal d’Empire; 1804-1815. Dispatch ADCs; May replace Commanders and Harmed Maréchals with ADCs. Major-général; If present, must act as chief-of-staff to Napoléon, providing a +1 to Napoléon’s Command when in contact, maximum of Command +4, 1796-1814. Chosen Successor; If Napoléon is not present, or is removed by Leader Fate, Berthier must command the Army, does not suffer or trigger Maréchal penalties, 1796-1811. An Inconvenient Death; He suspiciously falls from a window on 1 June, preventing him from participating in the final act of the Napoleonic Wars. Unavailable, 1815. |
Bertrand | Early, Mid Wars | Late War | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1799-1812. |
Bessières | Revolution, Early Wars | Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1813. Captain of the Guard; May Command Garde Impériale Forces & Formations, 1798-1813. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. An Untimely Death; Bessières is killed by a cannonball on 1 May while scouting a defile at Poserna-Rippach. Unavailable after April 1813. |
Bordesoulle | Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1804-1812. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Cavalry Formations, 1814. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. |
Brune | Revolution | Early War | Revolution | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. |
Caffarelli | Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon 1800-1806 & 1813-1815. |
Caulaincourt | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1804-1807, 1812-1815. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in add’l Combats. |
Custine | – | Revolution | Revolution | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Treason by Failure; Unavailable after July 1793. |
d’Hillers | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | An Untimely Death; During the retreat from Russia in 1812 one of d’Hiller’s brigades surrenders to the Russians. He is removed from command and sent to France for an inquiry into his conduct, but falls ill and dies in Germany. Unavailable after 1812. |
Dampierre | Revolution | Revolution | Revolution | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | A Date with Death; Wounded by artillery at the Battle of Raismes, Dampierre dies the following day. -2 to Leader Fate, 1793. Unavailable after May 1793. |
Davout | Revolution | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. Charmed Death; +2 to Leader Fate. The Iron Marshal & His Immortals; Davout requires: Morand, Friant & Gudin, 1804-1811. Xeme Légion; Infantry Formations are Enthusiastic [EN] & Stoic [ST] 1804-1812. |
Drouet | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Lefebvre, 1794-1796. Chosen Successor; As Lefebvre’s chief-of-staff after the Spring Campaign in Bavaria, Drouet will take command of the VIIeme (Bavarian) Corps d’armée if Lefebvre is removed by Leader Fate, 1809. |
Drouot | Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1813. Particular Specialty; If commanding an Artillery Formation, all of Drouot’s bonuses are +3. Grand Battery; May command Grand Batteries. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Formations, 1813; or an Garde Impériale Force if Mortier is not present, 1813-1815. |
Dumouriez | – | Revolution | Revolution | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Traitor to the Révolution; Unavailable after April 1793. |
Dupont | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Otherwise Engaged; Unavailable after 1808. |
Espagne | Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. A Date with Death; Severely wounded while leading a series of cavalry charges to protect Lannes’ infantry at Aspern-Essling, d’Espagne dies later that day on Lobau Island. -2 to Leader Fate, 1809. Unavailable after 1809. |
Eugène | – | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1796-1798. Dispatch ADCs; May replace Commanders with Aides-de-Camp. Chosen Successor; If neither Napoléon nor Murat is present and Eugène is, he must command the Army, 1812-1814. |
Exelmans | Early, Mid Wars | Late War | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Murat, 1801-1808 & 1811-1813. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Cavalry Formations, 1812. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. |
Friant | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Davout’s Immortals; Required Formation Commander for Davout’s IIIeme Corps d’armée, 1804-1811. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1807, 1809, 1812 & 1815. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Infantry Formations, 1813-1815. |
Gérard | Mid War | Late War | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Bernadotte, 1795. Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1813. |
Gourgaud | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1812-1815. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1814. Particular Specialty; May only command Artillery Formations, 1812-1815. Grand Battery; May command Grand Batteries. |
Grouchy | Revolution, Early Wars | Mid, Late Wars | Late War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1815. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. |
Gudin | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Davout’s Immortals; Required Formation Commander for Davout’s IIIeme Corps d’armée, 1804-1811. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1806. A Date with Death; Gudin is killed in Russia during the pursuit action at Loubino, following the Battle of Smolensk. -2 Leader Fate, 1812. Unavailable after 1812. |
Guyot | Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Preferred Assignment; May only command Cavalry Formations. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Cavalry Formations, 1802-1815. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1813 & 1815. |
Houchard | Revolution | Revolution | Revolution | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Mass Cavalry; May convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. Promoted to the Guillotine; Unavailable after September 1793. |
Jérôme-Napoléon | Late War | Mid War | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | By Popular Demand; Jérôme is required to command the VIIIeme (Westphalian) Corps d’armée, 1812. Lack of Commitment; At the game’s start, roll 2D6, on a result of 8+ Jérôme abandons his command and Junot takes his place, 1812. |
Jordan | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. Major-général; May act as chief-of-staff to Joseph-Napoléon, providing a +1 to Joseph’s Command when in contact (maximum Command Bonus 3), 1806-1811. |
Joseph | – | Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Chosen Successor; Joseph must command the Army in Spain if Napoléon or Masséna are not present or if either are removed due to Leader Fate, 1808-1813. |
Junot | – | Early, Mid Wars | – | ? | ? | ? | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1793-1798. Erratic Talent; After receiving a head wound in 1796 Junot’s performance becomes inconsistent. At the start of the game, roll 1D6 for each Junot’s Command, Threat, Combat, and Cohesion: 1805-1808 1: +1, 2-5: +2, 6: +3 1809-1811 1-2: +1, 3-6: +2 1812 1-4: +1, 5-6; +2 An Untimely Death; Junot suffers from severe depression as the period wears on. After the invasion of Russia he becomes the governor of Illyrian Provinces. In 1813 he dies suddenly, and is widely believed to have committed suicide, thus Junot is unavailable after 1812. |
Kellermann | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. |
Kellermann the Older | – | Revolution | Revolution | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1814. |
La Houssaye | Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1812. Unfortunate Captured; Captured by the Russians, unavailable after 1812. |
La Tour-Maubourg | Early War | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. |
Lannes | Revolution | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1809. A Date with Death; At the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Lannes’ legs are taken by Austrian artillery just minutes after he witnesses the death of his friend, Général Pouzet. His right leg is amputated, but he dies eight days later, -2 to Leader Fate, 1809. Unavailable after 1809. |
Lariboisière | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Artillery Formations, 1806-1807. Grand Battery; May command Grand Batteries. An Untimely Death; Following the retreat out of Russia, Riboisière arrives in Königsberg where he dies of fatigue in December of 1812. Unavailable after 1812. |
Lasalle | Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. A Date with Death; At the Battle of Wagram, separated from his own division while charging the Austrians, Lasalle leads the 1er Cuirassiers forward, is wounded in the chest, and then shot in the head. Born in 1775, he dies at 34, -2 to Leader Fate, 1809. Unavailable after 1809. |
Lauriston | Mid War | Late War | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1800-1809. Grand Battery; May command Grand Batteries. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Artillery Forces and Formations, 1809. |
Lefebvre | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Revolution | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. Dispatch ADCs; May replace Commanders with ADCs. Captain of the Guard; May Command Garde Impériale Forces and Infantry Formations, 1804-1815. | |
Lefèbvre-Desnoëttes | Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon 1798-1800. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Cavalry Formations, 1813-1815. |
Lobau | Early, Mid Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1809-1813. Grand Battery; May Command Grand Batteries. Unfortunate Capture; Serving with Gouvion-Saint-Cyr in Dresden when the city is compelled to capitulate Mouton is captured. Unavailable in 1814. |
Louis Napoléon | – | Early, Mid Wars | Early, Mid Wars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Late Arrival; Louis is not available until he becomes King of Holland in 1806. Konijn van ‘Olland; Louis strives to learn Dutch, mistakenly referring to himself as “The rabbit of Holland”, and oversees broad domestic improvements. Appreciating his efforts, people call him “Louis the Good”. Louis’s Armies and Forces must include Dutch Units, when his command is a majority Dutch, Louis’s Cohesion becomes +3. Unfortunate Exile; Louis is not available after 1810. |
Luckner | – | Revolution | Revolution | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | An Untimely Death; Unavailable after 1793. |
MacDonald | Early, Mid Wars | Revolution, Mid, Late Wars | Late War | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Dumouriez 1792-1793 and Eugene, 1809. Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1810-1814. Charmed Death; +2 to Leader Fate, 1813. |
Marmont | Revolution, Early Wars | Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1796-1800. Grand Battery; May Command Grand Batteries. Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1810-1814. Traitor to the Emperor; Unavailable after 1814. |
Marulaz | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. |
Masséna | – | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Revolution | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. |
Milhaud | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1812. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Preferred Assignment; May only command Cavalry Forces and Formations. |
Molitor | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1795. |
Montbrun | Early, Mid Wars | Mid War | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. Preferred Assignment; May only command Cavalry Forces and Formations. A Date with Death; -2 to Leader Fate, 1812. Unavailable after September 1812. |
Morand | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Late War | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Davout’s Immortals; Required Formation Commander for Davout’s IIIeme Corps d’armée, 1804-1812. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1805-1807, 1809 & 1812. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Infantry Formations, 1815. |
Moreau | Revolution | Revolution | Revolution | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Unfortunate Exile; Despite assisting Napoléon in the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire and retiring in 1801, his wife’s collection of political supporters makes him a credible rival of Napoléon. Premier Consul arranges his banishment from France and exile to the United States with the false claim of Royalist support. Unavailable after 1800. |
Mortier | Revolution, Early Wars | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. Captain of the Guard; May Command Garde Impériale Forces and Infantry Formations, 1812-1815. |
Murat | Revolution | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1796-1800. Dispatch ADCs; May replace Commanders with ADCs. Chosen Successor; If Murat is present but Napoléon and Berthier are not, Murat must command the Army and will trigger Maréchal penalties, 1805-1813. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Particular Specialty; When targeting Cavalry Forces or Formations Murat has Command +3. |
Nansouty | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Cavalry Forces or Formations, 1813-1815. Preferred Assignment; Must command a Cavalry Force or Formation. |
Ney | Revolution | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, double his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. Charmed Death; +2 to Leader Fate. Bravest of the Brave; When in Personal Command Ney has Command +3, except when attempting to Abandon Personal Command, then Command -3. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. Specific Talent; Cohesion is +5 when Personally Commanding a Formation with an active Withdrawal [W] Directive. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Forces and Formations, 1813-1815. |
Ornano | Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Cavalry Formations, 1813. Unfortunate Exile; Exiled by the restored Bourbons, Ornano is not in France upon Napoléon’s return and is unavailable in 1815. |
Oudinot | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Father of Grenadiers; May command Grenadier Formations 1805-1807. Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate but +2 if Harmed. Suddenly Stupid; Command is +1 as a Force or Army Commander, 1809-1815. Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1810-1814. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Forces & Formations, 1813. |
Pajol | Early, Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Preferred Assignment; May only command Cavalry Forces and Formations. |
Pérignon | Revolution | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1814. Traitor to the Emperor; In 1814 Pérignon rallies to the restored Bourbon King and remains with him. He is stricken from the Marshalate during The Hundred Days and is therefore unavailable after 1814. |
Poniatowski | Early, Mid Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, October 1813. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. By Popular Demand; A Polish Force must be commanded by Poniatowski, 1792-1813. A Date with Death; At Leipzig Poniatowski’s Poles form the rearguard, but the bridge is blown prematurely. Cut off, and half of his corps destroyed, Poniatowski attempts to swim the Weiße Elster on his horse, but is shot numerous times and drowns, the only foreign Maréchal d’Empire, -2 to Leader Fate, 1813. Unavailable after October 1813. |
Rapp | Early, Mid Wars | Late War | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Desaix, 1798-1800; ADC to Napoléon 1800-1814. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Formations, 1805 & 1809. Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1806 & 1812. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. |
Reille | Mid War | Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1807-1809. |
Reynier | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Preferred Assignment; A Saxon Force must be commanded by Reynier, 1812-1813. An Untimely Death; Captured at Leipzig after the last bridge is blown, Reynier is eventually exchanged and returns to France but dies shortly thereafter. Unavailable after 1813. |
Saint-Cyr | Early War | Revolution | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, double his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1812-1815. | |
Saint-Hilaire | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, but +2 if Harmed, 1805. A Date with Death; Struck at Aspern-Essling by an Austrian cannonball which removes his left leg, he dies two weeks later, -2 in Leader Fate, 1809. Unavailable after 1809. |
Savary | Early War | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1798-1809. Captain of the Guard; May command Directory Guide Cavalry Formations, 1801-1804. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. |
Sébastiani | Mid, Late Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, but +2 if Harmed, 1813. |
Ségur | Late War | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Aide-de-Camp; ADC to Napoléon, 1804-1812. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Cavalry Formations, 1814. Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats. | |
Sérurier | Revolution | Revolution | Revolution | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. |
Souham | Revolution, Mid, Late Wars | Revolution, Late Wars | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1813. Traitor to the Emperor; Remaining loyal to the restored Bourbon King, Souham is unavailable after 1814. |
Soult | Revolution | Revolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1804-1815. Major-général; May act as chief-of-staff if Berthier is not present, providing a +1 to Napoléon’s Command when in contact, max of Command +4, 1813-1815. |
Suchet | Revolution, Early, Mid Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1811-1815. |
Tharreau | Early, Mid Wars | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1809. A Date with Death; -2 to Leader Fate, 1812. Unavailable after 1812. |
Vandamme | Revolution, Early Wars | Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Needs the Right Supervisor; Unless reporting directly to Napoléon, roll 1D6 for his Command: 1-3 +1, 4-5 +2, 6 +3. Specific Talent; Vandamme’s Threat is +1|+3 |+3 if Personally Commanding a Formation with an active Attack [A] Directive. Chosen Successor; If Jérôme is removed due to Leader Fate, Vandamme will take command of the VIIIeme Corps d’armée, 1812. Unfortunate Capture; Unavailable in 1814. |
Victor | Revolution | Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Maréchal d’Empire; Subtract, not add, his Command if Issuer is another Maréchal, 1807-1815. Traitor to the Emperor; Victor abandons Napoléon for the Bourbons after being rebuked for his failure at the Battle of Montereau. Unavailable after February 1814. |
Walther | Early, Mid, Late Wars | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats. Captain of the Guard; May command Garde Impériale Cavalry Formations, 1809-1813. Preferred Assignment; May only command Cavalry Formations. An Untimely Death; Walther dies in the fall of 1813, reports differ as to the cause, either exhaustion or typhus, in either case, unavailable after 1813. |