The high ground in front of Reichenberg is held by two battalions in an entrenched position.

The spur of the Schwarzerberg (shown as three individual heights on the St. Paul maps but as a long spur on the official German survey map) is defended by 7 infantry battalions, 11 companies of grenadiers and 3 batteries of artillery. In reality, only 1 battery was in the redoubts and entrenchments and the other 2 were in reserve on the reverse slope but, given that the Austrian player would immediately order them forward I saved him the trouble and placed them in the redoubts to begin with.

Rather than have individual heights I decided to put a saddle in the spur. Here the Austrians deployed 11 squadrons of cuirassier and 10 squadrons of dragoons.

In the forest, positioned behind barricades and abatis, are a battalion of grenzers and 2 battalions of infantry. On the road I have placed 2 battalions of infantry advancing from Gabel – this was for the picture, showing their arrival point, but they will start the game off table and arrive when activated (dice rolls, etc.).

The Prussians have advanced from the west and swung into line facing the Austrian defences from the north. Their main infantry force comprises 8 battalions of infantry, 3 battalions of grenadiers, 2 battalions of fusiliers and 2 batteries heavy of guns.

To oppose the Austrian cavalry the Prussians have advanced 15 squadrons of dragoons.

5 squadrons of hussars secure the Prussian right wing.

The entrenchments require some explanation and definition. In truth, these were designed with bastion like angles to cover every approach. This (because I use square bases for my figures) is always difficult to represent so I find it easier to ’square off‘ the redoubts and give them much better fire angles: troops within have a 180 degree frontal arc measured from the back of the position. Whilst defending the occupying units fire separately, measuring from the redoubts nearest point and choose which unit (infantry or artillery) will defend in melee with the result applying to both; the attacker can choose which unit it wants to target with fire. Redoubts are hard cover. In front of the entrenchments the Austrians had dug wolf-pits (these were covered traps – deep holes with spikes at the bottom) which will cause disorder to attacking troops. The barricades in the forest (most likely abatis – which I don’t have terrain pieces for, so I’ve used my ‚temporary barricade‘ pieces and cheveaux-de-frise) are treated in a similar fashion but they are soft cover and have no wolf-pits.