Historical clash with austrian brigades
GdB rules state that within a brigade all units must follow the same orders and that no unit can function autonomously. To implement this, it is recommended that all brigades are constituted of the same type of units (infantry cavalry or artillery). This, however, clashes with the historical fact that the brigades of some armies were mixed. For example, austrian brigades in the 1814 campaign in France: it is common to find brigades composed of an infantry regiment, a cavalry regiment plus a battery, which did function auutonomously, particularly the cavalry regiments. Obviously, GdB rules set up an unrealistic constrain for this type of units. How do we solve it?

My understanding is that these mixed brigades were more administrative & by the time they got to the battlefield they had been re-jigged to all inf or all cav.

The 1813 Corps also had mixed brigades, usually classified as the Advanced Guard. It often consisted of Chevauleger, Grenz and a reitende battery.

K et al, Bear in mind the Notes on Brigade Formation are a suggestion only, I simply advise against mixed brigades, it’s not a fixed ruling. I appreciate that Austrian Advance Guard and those rather annoying Prussian brigades :evil: often had cavalry mixed in but as they generally only had one cavalry regt, (which was really there for scouting proposes) it doesn't actually make much difference. DB

historical brigades
Herr Doktor, do I detect a recent sting from "mine enemy, the Prussian"? :lol: Fond regards,