Battle of Torrente – Move 10

1700-1800 10 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 10

Top left – 4^th Spanish corps advance in square towards Italian cavalry

Right – Italian corps have redeployed to meet 3^rd Spanish flank move

Bottom – 3^rd Spanish corps advance to attack farm

  4^th Spanish corps

General O’Donnell (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Engage Enemy

Artillery fire on Italian cavalry (total 3 – no casualty)

14^th and 15^th brigades advance 2” in square

Artillery manhandle forward 2”

13^th brigade move out of town

O’Donnell moves to centre of corps

16^th brigade move 7” (double move) on hill

  16^th Italian corps

General Severoli (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Hold Farm

Artillery fire on 9^th Spanish (total 10 – one casualty)

9^th Spanish test morale for casualty (total 6 – pass test)

Artillery limber

Severoli moves to centre of corps

7^th brigade advance 4”

7^th brigade skirmish with 11^th Spanish (total 5 – no casualty)

3^rd Spanish corps

General Rosche (Average)

7 Command Points

Orders – Engage Enemy

Artillery fire at close range on farm (total 8 – one casualty)

Garrison of farm test morale for casualty (total 5 – pass test)

9^th brigade advance 4” (within 2” of farm)

10 brigade advance 6”

Rosche moves to command his right wing

10^th and 11^th brigades skirmish 7^th Italian (totals 7 and 6 – two casualties)

7^th Italian test morale for two casualties (total 4 – pass test)

9^th brigade skirmish with garrison (total 4 – no casualties)

 Game Notes
O’Donnell moves his corps forward in square because of the enemy cavalry.  He can only move his squares 2” each move, so is unlikely to close with the enemy before nightfall.

Volley fire is not allowed against hard cover, only skirmish fire

Infantry must be less than 4” to skirmish, and less than 2” to volley fire.

Skirmish fire requires a total of 6 to inflict a casualty

10^th and 11^th Spanish brigades are winning their skirmish fight with 7^th Italian brigade.   They rolled a 5 and 6 (plus 1 for C class skirmishers) to achieve two hits.   7^th brigade rolled a 3 (plus 2 for B class skirmishers) and failed to inflict any casualties.

Rule 11 covers infantry skirmish combat

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