It is 17 August 1812 and the Grand Army has arrived in front of Smolensk. The French army assault the suburbs beyond the walls as the Russian defend themselves within the city. Dumont and his company have been ordered to support the flank of the Wurttemberg division as they assault the Russian position south of the walls.

“On the skirmishers reaching the crest of the plateau we see them carry out a sudden flank movement at the double, in the direction of a large enclosed area visible at some distance to their right, and which seems to be a cemetery. One by one they get inside it and vanish. To make this movement they've had to pass in front of two long loopholed buildings, or timber outhouses, from which comes a lively fusillade…”

(Austin 1993, p190)

The French objective is the take the walled cemetery as a preliminary to a determined assault on the walls of the city.

This is a variation on the Defence in Depth scenario from the Sharp Practice rulebook.

Lieutenant Duret, Sergeant Fournier, and Madam Cholet, and 2 men remain out of action with the wounded and the company baggage and don't take part in the action.

• Capitaine Dumont's Voltigeur company of 13e Legere.
• Capitaine Dumont (Status III leader). (1)
• Sergeant Bassot (Status I leader). (2)
• Cornet Peletier (Musician).
• 1 groups of light infantry skirmishers.

• The Wurttembergers
• Grenadier company, 1st Wurttemberg regiment.
• Major Kuchler (Status 3 leader). (3)
• 1st battalion colour party.
• 1st battalion drummer.
• Sergeant Schmied (Status 1 leader). (4)
• 2 groups of Wurttemberg grenadiers.

• Fusilier company, 1st Wurttemberg regiment.
• Captain Taussig (Status 2 leader). (5)
• Sergeant Weisser (Status 1 leader). (6)
• 2 groups of Wurttemberg fusiliers.

• Fusilier company, 4th Wurttemberg regiment.
• Captain Holthusen (Status 2 leader). (7)
• Sergeant Bergler (Status 1 leader). (8)
• 2 groups of Wurttemberg fusiliers.

• Company, 1st Jager regiment.
• Lieutenant Hecht (Status 2 leader). (9)
• 2 groups of Wurttemberg Rifle Shutzen.

• (20 points plus 100 points, 120 points total).

• Russian Musketeers
• Company from Libau Regiment
• Captain Yegorovich (Status 2 leader). (1)
• Sergeant Yakovich (Status 1 leader). (2)
• 3 groups of musketeers - 18 points.

• Russian Jager
• Company from 19th Jager Regiment
• Major Tarasovich (Status 3 leader). (3)
• Lieutenant Ilyich (Status 2 leader). (4)
• Sergeant Yaroslavovich (Status 1 leader). (5)
• Father Tikhonovich (Holy Man).
• 4 groups of jager - 24 points.
• Company from 19th Jager Regiment
• Captain Grigorievich (Status 2 leader). (6)
• Sergeant Anotonovich (Status 1 leader). (7)
• 2 groups of jager skirmishers - 14 points.

• Russian Artillery
• Captain Petrovich (Status 2 leader). (8)
• Lieutenant Andreevich (Status 2 leader). (9)
• 2 medium guns with crew.
• Additional canister for 2 guns.
• (117 points)

If the French gain control of the Russian primary deployment point in the cemetery, the game ends and the French can claim a victory and 3 victory points. If the Russians remain in control of their deployment point in the cemetery at the end of the game (either because the French withdraw or have their force morale reduced to zero) the French must consider the game a defeat and lose 3 victory points.

The artillery will deploy on the glacis seeking to cover the approaches to the fortress. The Jager skirmishers will deploy to the graveyard and create an outer perimeter. The remaining Jager will deploy two half the company to the outer part of the cemetery seeking cover from the walls and trees, and the remaining half to the church itself. The musketeers will remain in reserve, and remain initially undeployed until the direction of the enemy threat is unclear.