Battle of Tortosa – Move 1

1200-1300 10 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 1

Left – 1st Spanish corps cross the river Ebro

           Spanish cavalry deployed in the centre to protect the corps column

Right – 17^th French corps approach Tortosa

              The town is held by 21^st infantry brigade

  1st Spanish corps

General del Parque (Average)

9 Command Points

Orders – Move to Tortosa

Del Parque moves to centre of corps

1^st brigade moves 8” to the far left and forms column of attack (double move)

2^nd brigade moves 8” to centre left

Artillery moves 16” (double move) to centre

3^rd brigade advance 16” (double move)

4^th brigade advance 16” (double move)

17^th French corps

General Halbert (Average)

8 Command Points

Orders – Move to Tortosa

Cavalry advance 8” and form line

22^nd brigade advance 8” and form column of attack

Artillery advance 8”
Halbert moves to centre of corps

24^th brigade advance 16” (double move)

Marshal Suchet (Gifted)

4 Command Points

Move 16” to observe Spanish deployment

Game Notes

Del Parque orders his corps to deploy between the hill and the woods

Moving first he has the advantage of being more than 16” from the nearest enemy

He can therefore take advantage of multiple moves

He also has a good dice roll for CP, which allows him to take full advantage

Halbert deploys his cavalry to counter the enemy cavalry

He then orders his corps to deploy to the right of Tortosa

Most of his brigades are too close to the enemy to take multiple moves

Marshal Suchet is moving with 17^th corps

He moves forward to observe the Spanish deployment

Rule 5 covers multiple movement

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