Refighting Hohenfriedberg (part five)

TURN THREE

Overview from behind the Austro-Saxon left at the start of turn three

Frederick again chose to go first, and rolled 2 (left), 9+1 (centre) and 2 (right).
The Prussian artillery failed miserably to inflict casualties, but elsewhere in the centre the von Leps Foot scored a hit on my Baden-Baden Foot, who subsequently failed a morale test, causing the unit to lose a further 25% effectiveness and to flee. On the Prussian left the Buddenbrock Cuirassiers rallied, and the Brandenburg-Schwedt Cuirassiers charged my Liechtenstein Dragoons. Both units were at 50% effectiveness, but there was a shock for the Prussians when they lost the melee by two hits to one, and were unable to negate either hit with a successful saving throw. On the Prussian right the Red Hussars charged the Sibilski Chevauxlegers. Despite the Saxons being medium cavalry, and so entitled to two dice per 25% effectiveness against hussars, the melee was tied with each unit inflicting just one hit.

Looking from behind the Austro-Saxon left as the Sibilski Chevauxlegers battle Prussia's Red Hussars

I rolled 3 (left), 5 (centre) and 1 (right).
On the Austro-Saxon left the Graf von Brühl Foot advanced and fired at the Prussian jäger, reducing the light infantry's effectiveness by 50%, although the unit's morale held firm. The second round of the cavalry melee saw my Sibilski Chevauxlegers commit overkill with six hits, but Frederick's red Hussars scored three hits of their own, meaning both units ceased to exist. In the centre my Baden-Baden Foot failed to rally, but I sent Prince Charles to intercept the unit to try to save them next turn. My two central artillery batteries failed to score a hit, but my Los Rios-Deutschmeister Grenadiers reduced the Brandenburg-Schwedt Foot by a further 25% effectiveness, leaving the Prussians at just 25% effectiveness, but the unit's morale was good. On my right I used the one action point I had to slightly withdraw the Liechtenstein Dragoons, so they were less likely to be charged in the flank.
After three turns the Prussians have lost three of 34 army points and the Austro-Saxons have lost two of 40.

Prince Charles about to try to rally the fleeing Baden-Baden Foot

TURN FOUR
Frederick again chose to go first, and rolled 1 (left), 4+1 (centre) and 6 (right)
The Prussian artillery was slightly more effective this turn, scoring a hit on the Graf von Brühl Foot, whose morale held firm.  Also in the Prussian centre, the von Leps Foot, no doubt bouyed by driving off the Baden-Baden Foot, swung to their right and scored two hits on the Los Rios-Deutschmeister Grenadiers, who nevertheless passed their morale test. On the Prussian right the Hacke-Leps Grenadiers advanced and poured a devastating volley into the Nagy Károly Hussars, who immediately lost 75% effectiveness and, perhaps not surprisingly, broke up altogether on failing their morale test.

The surviving Austrian grenadiers in the centre look exposed

I rolled 3 (left), 6 (centre) and 5 (right).
The Saxon battery followed up its success of turn two by scoring another hit on the 1st von Hacke Foot, but the Prussian morale held up. Also on my left flank I ordered the Adeliges Kadettenkorps to charge the King's Hussars, but the cadets, despite throwing eight dice to the hussars' four, lost the melee by three hits to one and had to flee. In the centre I failed to rally the Baden-Baden Foot, despite Prince Charles' +1 modifier, but one of my batteries scored a hit on the von Leps Foot, and my grenadiers, despite losing 50% effectiveness earlier this turn, finished off the Brandenburg-Schwedt Foot. On my right flank I withdrew my two squadrons that had been reduced to 50%, and started to send forward the reserve horse.

The Austro-Saxon extreme left has collapsed

After four turns the Prussians have lost five of 34 army points and the Austro-Saxons have lost three of 40.

Overview from behind the Austro-Saxon left at the end of turn four