Battle of Miravat – Move 7

1800-1900 10 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 7

Left      –   Spanish wait for the French attack

Right    –   French infantry attack from hill

  2^nd Spanish corps

General Elio (Poor)

6 Command Points

Orders – Hold pass

Artillery fire on 31^st French (total 9 – one casualty)

31^st French test morale for first casualty (total 1 – fail become shaken)

6^th brigade skirmish 29^th French (total 3 – no casualty)

8^th French corps

General Harispe (Average)

9 Command Points

Orders – Engage enemy

Artillery fire on 8^th Spanish (total 5 – no casualty)

Harispe moves to command range of cavalry

Cavalry advance 6” (within charge range of Spanish gunners)

Harispe returns to centre of corps

30^th brigade advance 3” off hill (maximum move on difficult terrain)

29^th brigade form line

31^st brigade advance 6”

Harispe joins 31^st brigade (to help rally from shaken)

29^th brigade skirmish with 6^th Spanish (total 6 – one casualty)

6^th Spanish test morale for first casualty (total 5 – pass morale test)

31^st brigade test morale for shaken (total 5 – pass test become disordered)

Game Notes

The French infantry have now closed with the Spanish left flank.

31^st brigade take first artillery casualties, and move close to the Spanish infantry to avoid further artillery fire.   Harispe joins them to give them a better chance of making their compulsory morale.  In doing so he has moved out of command range of his own artillery, who will not be able to fire next turn.

Leading French infantry brigade have won the first phase of the skirmish fight and are now in line ready to advance into volley range next turn.

Rule 7 deals with artillery fire

Rule 11 deals with infantry skirmish combat

Rule 18 deals with morale

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