Napoleon Small Battles: Montenotte, April 1796

From the Publisher:

Based on activation chits and operative orders, the game system features the different effects of formations on movement, fire and melee, forcing players to change their plans and to adapt their line of battle to respond to the enemy actions. Counters represents single infantry battalions or cavalry regiments and batteries or double companies of skirmisher.

To win, players needs to develop a real battleplan deciding if let move and fight all the available units in a single wave or to activate them a regiment/brigade at the time to use enemy mistakes to divide and eliminate their forces.

The first of the SB (Small Battles) series is also the first dedicated to the Napoleonic age. The game covers both the battle days with optional rules for the second one, making it possible for the Austrian player to avoid the moronic placement, the letargic leadership and pathetic planning of Argenteau that condamned the Austrian forces to a complete defeat.