Battle of Torrente – Move 7

1400-1500 10 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 7

 

 

The table has been changed again due to the Spanish flank move

Three squares have been taken from the left and three added to the right

Squares A1, B1 an C1 have been replaced by B4, B4 and C4

Top left – 4^th Spanish corps prepare to advance north of Torrente

Right – Italian corps is changing their deployment to meet 3^rd Spanish flank move

Bottom – 3^rd Spanish corps move to their right to attack farm from the south

  4^th Spanish corps

General O’Donnell (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – move to north of Torrente

Enemy are out of artillery range

Artillery manhandle 2” towards enemy

13^th brigade form garrison of town

14^th brigade advance 6”

15^th brigade advance 2” in square

16^th brigade advance 12” (double move) and form line

General moves to centre of corps

O’Donnell is ready to advance but wants to inflict casualties on enemy cavalry first

  3^rd Spanish corps

General Rosche (Average)

9 Command Points

Orders – Move to east of Farm

Artillery fire on farm (total 4 – no casualties)

9^th brigade turn right and advance 4”

10^th brigade advance 4” and form column of attack

General moves to centre of corps

11^th brigade advance 6”

Artillery manhandle 2” towards farm

Rosche has moved his artillery within close range of farm

He wants to inflict casualties on the garrison before he risks an attack

16^th Italian corps

General Severoli (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Deploy between farm and hill

Artillery limber and move 4” towards enemy

7^th brigade form column of march and retreat 4”

6^th brigade turn left and move 6” towards farm

General moves to command range of cavalry

Cavalry turn left ready to move towards farm

Severoli is redeploying his corps nearer to the farm

He is moving one brigade to the left to counter 3^rd Spanish corps

Game Notes

Severoli is redeploying his corps to defend south and west of the farm

This is to counter 3^rd Spanish corps attempt to move south of the farm

Time is running out for the Spanish as they try to find a weak spot to attack

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