Battle of Torrente – Move 12

1900-2000 10 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 12

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

Right – Italian corps have suffered casualties to cavalry, garrison and right hand brigade

Bottom – 3^rd Spanish corps have suffered casualties and right hand brigade is shaken

  16^th Italian corps

General Severoli (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Hold Farm

General moves to command range (8”) of cavalry

Cavalry withdraw 8” facing enemy

General returns to centre of corps

Artillery retreat 8”

8^th brigade (farm) skirmish 9^th Spanish (total 6 – one casualty)

9^th Spanish test morale for second casualty (total 2 – fail remain shaken)

  3^rd Spanish corps

General Rosche (Average)

9 Command Points

Orders – Hold

Artillery moves 8” towards centre of corps

10^th brigade advance 3” and form line from column of attack

Move general to centre of corps

10^th brigade volley fire on 7^th Italian (total 6 – draw)

10^th brigade receive second casualty and are disordered

7^th Italian receive fourth casualty and are disordered

General joins shaken 11^th brigade

11^th brigade test morale for shaken (total 1 - fail remain shaken)

9^th brigade test morale for shaken (total 2 – fail remain shaken)

4^th Spanish corps

General O’Donnell (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Engage Enemy

Artillery fire on 6^th Italian (total 12 – one casualty)

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

16^th brigade moves forward to crest of hill

Move general to centre of corps

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

Artillery manhandle forwards 2”

13^th brigade advance 6”

Game Notes

Severoli is taking a lot of casualties, but his corps is still holding the farm

His 7^th brigade have suffered four casualties in the exchange of volley fire with the two Spanish brigades, but neither side have broken.

3^rd Spanish corps is also taking a lot of casualties, but they are spread throughout all of the brigades.   It is fortunate that they have all made their morale, because if one were to rout it is very likely that more would join them.

4^th Spanish corps continues to move slowly towards the farm.   The Italian cavalry have taken one casualty and withdrawn, but they are still close enough to charge the Spanish should they form column of attack from their defensive squares

This would normally be the end of the game, as it is nightfall.   However the fighting around the farm needs to be resolved and it was agreed to fight one more round.

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