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The II, IX, XIV, and XII Corps of the Austrian Reichsheer numbering 40,000 men strong under the command of Marshal Reinhard Daun marched steadily toward Krakow. The Polish countryside spread out like a green carpet before the advancing troops. Before them the skyline of Krakow stretched east to west. The factories belched balck smoke into the clear blue sky. And marching from the city like ants was the Polish IV Corps numbering only 10,000. Marshal Daun smiled and turned to his advisors to plan the attack.
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"Forward" ordered the Austrian commander. A recon force of 2,000 soldiers advanced steadliy toward the Polish lines. The Poles raised their guns and began to fire wildly. The Austrians marched toward the Polish front ignoring their comrades falling dead next to them. Although the whole point of the Probe maneuver was to explore the enemies forces the Poles were treating it as an actual attack. Cannons roared and Polish soldiers with fixed bayonets charged toward the Austrians. After an hour the recon force fell back to rejoin the main forces. They had lost 1,000 men and the Poles in their foolish battle fever had lost 2,000
Daun rode among his men shouting orders, he stopped his horse and surveyed the battlefield. A flat grassy plain stretched as far as the eye could see. Not an advantage for an outflanking maneuver. However they outnumbered the Polish 4 to 1 perfect for a full frontal assault. As the Austrians scrambeled to set everything in order a small force was dispatched to hold the Polish interest.
Finally the Austrian artillery roared like an angry beast. The Austrian soldiers with their fixed bayonets let out a battle cry worthy of the Scotch and broke into a running charge. The Poles looked up in absolute fear. Quickly the Polish commander formed his soldiers into a defensive cordon and began to fire on the advancing Austrians. The Austrians in the front fell like toy soldiers bleeding. However it wasn't enough to stop the charge. The Reichsheer artillery was creating chaos as it slammed into the thick of the Polish soldiers sending bodies and horses flying.
Finally the Austrian charge slammed into the Polish front like a hammer on glass. If a bird flying above were to look down at that exact moment it would behold an awesome sight. The Polish lines seemed to crumble and implode against the force of almost 39,000 Austrian soldiers. The mere 8,000 Polish soldiers were propelled backwards harshly. However qucikly the Poles rallied amazingly and shoved the Austrians back.
But the Austrians were to much. They pushed forward once more and it was to much for the Poles who began to retreat. The Polish commander however began to organize a withdraw. A small melee took place man to man. The Austrians losing 250 and the Poles 500. At the end of the day the Poles had lost 4,500 men and the Austrians had lost 2,250 soldiers.
The Polish army had withdrawn from Krakow and the surrounding territories. After entering the city Marshal Daun immediatly dispatched a messanger to contact their Prussian allies (hint Mao).
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"Forward" ordered the Austrian commander. A recon force of 2,000 soldiers advanced steadliy toward the Polish lines. The Poles raised their guns and began to fire wildly. The Austrians marched toward the Polish front ignoring their comrades falling dead next to them. Although the whole point of the Probe maneuver was to explore the enemies forces the Poles were treating it as an actual attack. Cannons roared and Polish soldiers with fixed bayonets charged toward the Austrians. After an hour the recon force fell back to rejoin the main forces. They had lost 1,000 men and the Poles in their foolish battle fever had lost 2,000
Daun rode among his men shouting orders, he stopped his horse and surveyed the battlefield. A flat grassy plain stretched as far as the eye could see. Not an advantage for an outflanking maneuver. However they outnumbered the Polish 4 to 1 perfect for a full frontal assault. As the Austrians scrambeled to set everything in order a small force was dispatched to hold the Polish interest.
Finally the Austrian artillery roared like an angry beast. The Austrian soldiers with their fixed bayonets let out a battle cry worthy of the Scotch and broke into a running charge. The Poles looked up in absolute fear. Quickly the Polish commander formed his soldiers into a defensive cordon and began to fire on the advancing Austrians. The Austrians in the front fell like toy soldiers bleeding. However it wasn't enough to stop the charge. The Reichsheer artillery was creating chaos as it slammed into the thick of the Polish soldiers sending bodies and horses flying.
Finally the Austrian charge slammed into the Polish front like a hammer on glass. If a bird flying above were to look down at that exact moment it would behold an awesome sight. The Polish lines seemed to crumble and implode against the force of almost 39,000 Austrian soldiers. The mere 8,000 Polish soldiers were propelled backwards harshly. However qucikly the Poles rallied amazingly and shoved the Austrians back.
But the Austrians were to much. They pushed forward once more and it was to much for the Poles who began to retreat. The Polish commander however began to organize a withdraw. A small melee took place man to man. The Austrians losing 250 and the Poles 500. At the end of the day the Poles had lost 4,500 men and the Austrians had lost 2,250 soldiers.
The Polish army had withdrawn from Krakow and the surrounding territories. After entering the city Marshal Daun immediatly dispatched a messanger to contact their Prussian allies (hint Mao).
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