Battle of Torrente – Move 9

1600-1700 10 August 1813

Table at the start of move 9

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

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

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

  16^th Italian corps

General Severoli (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Deploy between farm and hill

Severoli changes corps orders to “Hold Farm”

Artillery fire on Spanish artillery (total 10 – 1 casualty)

Also overshoot on infantry directly behind artillery (total 6 – no casualty)

Spanish gunners test morale for casualty (total 3 – pass test)

7^th brigade form line

Garrison skirmish with nearest enemy (total 3 – no casualty)

3^rd Spanish corps

General Rosche (Average)

8 Command Points

Orders – Engage Enemy

Artillery fire at close range of farm (total 3 – no casualty)

10^th brigade move 6” to east of farm

9^th brigade move 4” towards farm and forum column of attack

Artillery manhandle 2” out of close range of enemy guns

11^th brigade move 6” towards farm

9^th brigade skirmish with garrison (total 5 – no casualty)

4^th Spanish corps

General O’Donnell (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Engage Enemy

Artillery manhandle 2” towards enemy

13^th brigade move to edge of town

15^th brigade (square) advance 2” towards enemy

14^th brigade advance 2” and form square

16^th brigade form column of march and move 8”  (double move) on to hill

O’Donnell is moving his corps forwards in square because of enemy ca

He has sent his guerilla brigade onto the hill to outflank the cavalry

He is trying to force the cavalry to retire so that he can support 3^rd corps attack

Game Notes

3^rd Spanish corps artillery have received the first casualties of the game.   This is quite serious because it will reduce their fire effectiveness, their morale and their brigade command points.  

The Spanish have B class gunners, the same as the Italians.  But their 6 pounder guns have less effective range than the Italian 9 pounders.

Rosche has ordered his gunners to retire a short distance to take them out of close range of the enemy gunners, but they still remain within close range of the farm.

Rule 7 deals with artillery firing.

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