The War of the First Coalition: April 1796 – Jan 1797 and May – June 1800
Game System: Campaigns of Napoleon, Series 1X
Scale: 2 miles per hex / 2 days per turn / 1,000-man SPs
Playing Time: 3 hours up to 36 hours for the whole campaign
Rules of Play: 32 pages (Napoleon at Bay 1x System)
Study Folder: 24 pages– Scenario Information, Campaign Analysis (G. Fiebeger)
Scenarios: Eight (Montenotte, Lodi, Borghetto, Castiglione, Bassano, Arcola, Rivoli, Marengo.
Map: Three 22 x 34″ sections
Counters: 560 upgraded to our current standards, with many new units in neither previous edition.
2 Leader Displays with 8 Scenario Set-Ups
Game Design: Kevin Zucker
In the Winter of 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte was commander of the Reserve Army, a politically visible and published critic on the conduct of the ongoing war against the First Coalition. Though he had no apparent qualifications, his close proximity to the Directory and the influence of his freshly-made bride earned him the command of the quiescent Army of Italy, his first field command, at the age of 26. At once he turned his deep theoretical understanding, in a lightning campaign, against the tottering Sardinian Kingdom and its ally, Austria. By the end of April, he had gained for his army a corner of the fertile Po Valley. From there, in a series of six further operations over the next ten months, the French Army conquered and successfully defended the remainder of the Valley and the key to an advance into Austria, the fortress of Mantua.
PUBLICATION: February 2027
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