Battle of Torrente – Move 2

0900-1000 10 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 2

Top left – 4^th Spanish corps approach Torrente

Centre – Italian cavalry cover corps withdrawal

Bottom – 3^rd Spanish corps follow Italian retreat

  4^th Spanish corps

General O’Donnell (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – move to Torrente

O’Donnell orders his 13^th brigade to enter the town

His artillery are out of range and man handle the guns towards the enemy

14^th brigade form square to protect the gunners

15^th brigade advance towards the town

O’Donnell then moves to command range of the guerrilla brigade and orders them to abandon their ambush position and rejoin the main corps

He is delighted to find that the Italians have abandoned their supply depot in Torrente

  16^th Italian corps

General Severoli (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – move to Lerida road

Severoli has managed to break contact with both Spanish corps.

However he must now establish a defence position until nightfall

He orders 7^th brigade to move to the farm and occupy it

The other two brigades, and the corps artillery, will deploy to the right of the farm

His cavalry have completed their task of covering the withdrawal

He orders them to take position on the right of the new line

He is pleased that the withdrawal has been completed without any casualties

3^rd Spanish corps

General Rosche (Average)

7 Command Points

Orders – Move to farm

Rosche must follow the Italian’s as quickly as possible

He is also aware of the threat from the enemy cavalry

He orders his artillery to take post on the right, opposite the farm

11^th brigade form square to the right of the gunners to protect them

9^th and 10^th brigade advance to the left of the artillery
Rosche is pleased to see the enemy cavalry withdraw
It is difficult to advance against cavalry with poor quality infantry.

Game Notes

The new Command Points are working well

All three commanders have sufficient CP to move their corps as required.

All brigades have sufficient CP to carry out their orders, at least until they start to receive casualties.

Being a wargame the Italian corps could easily continue to retreat and avoid battle.   However this would be unfair to the Spanish.  To give the Spanish a chance to bring their superior numbers to bear the Italian’s will have to hold the farm until nightfall (10 more game moves

Wargame rules can be found at

http://napoleonicwargamerules.blogspot.com/