Battle of Torrente – Move 1

0800-0900 10 August 1813

   Table at the start of move 1

Top left – 4^th Spanish corps move towards Torrente

Centre – 16^th Italian corps withdraw to concentrate top right

Bottom – 3^rd Spanish corps deployed to cover Flix (off table)

  16^th Italian corps

General Severoli (Poor)

9 Command Points

Orders – move to Lerida road

Severoli is fortunate that he moves first.  
He has sufficient command points to move all of his widely spread brigades

First he orders his main body to move towards the main road

He then moves within command range (8”) of the brigades at Torrente

He orders the infantry to retire east and the cavalry to delay 3^rd Spanish corps

The cavalry move south of the town and deploy in line facing 3^rd Spanish corps

Severoli has done well to move his corps out of danger

 4^th Spanish corps

General O’Donnell (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders– move to Torrente

O’Donnell expected to have to fight to take Torrente

He is advancing in column of attack, which is slower than column of march

He is also concerned that the Italian cavalry might turn on his infantry

He orders one brigade to occupy the town

His artillery move to the south and unlimber to engage the enemy cavalry

His second brigade moves to support the guns

He has too few CP to move within command range of his guerrilla brigade

O’Donnell has failed to prevent the enemy withdrawing safely

3rd Spanish corps

General Rosche (Average)

7 Command Points

Orders – Hold Flix road

Rosche is one of the best Spanish commanders

But he was not very lucky with his CP roll

He was not expecting the Italians to retreat and is badly deployed

Because the enemy moved first his artillery are out of range

First he must order his corps to advance in pursuit

He changes his orders to Move (towards retreating enemy)

First he orders his two brigades in line to form column of attack

His artillery limber and advance

His three infantry brigades advance with the artillery

Rosche is disappointed that he has been unable to fire on the enemy

Game Notes

All three corps have been able to take multiple moves because they are more than 16” from the enemy

 Rule 7 refers

16^th Italian corps has two widely spread sections, and the commander has had to move to be within command range (8”) to issue orders to both sections.   Rule 3 refers

All three corps have had sufficient CP for both the commander and each brigade, because none have yet suffered any casualties   New Rule refers

They have also taken advantage of corps moves to make maximum use of available CP to move closer to the enemy.   Rule 3 refers

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