Second Miravat – Move 1

0800-0900 12 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 1

 Top Left – 2^nd Spanish corps hold left of the river Ebro

Top Centre – 8^th French corps hold Miravat

Bottom Centre – 5^th British corps approach Miravat

  5^th British corps

General Murray (Poor)

9 Command Points

Orders – Move to Miravat

Cavalry advance 12” towards French left

Remainder of corps advance 6” towards Miravat

Murray changes orders to “Engage”

 

8^th French corps

General Harispe (Average)

11 Command Points

Orders – Hold Miravat

Artillery fire on 6^th British brigade – out of range

30^th brigade form square

32^nd brigade about turn and move behind town to left flank

30^th brigade retire 2” facing Spanish

Game Notes

Murray is aware that the French will want to protect their left flank, the road to Cambrils.   He sends his cavalry forward to threaten the road

The remainder of his corps advance towards Miravat

Harispe has placed his cavalry on his left to protect his line of retreat to Cambrils

As the British cavalry move to threaten the road, he orders his infantry to form square

He also moves one of his brigades from his right to his left flank

Artillery are not allowed to measure the distance to the target

If there are sufficient CP it is normal to fire once to establish the range

The artillery also have an angle of fire.

The British cavalry have advanced and are outside of that angle.

The French infantry are more than 16” from the nearest enemy, so they can have multiple moves.  This has allowed one brigade to take four moves to change from the right to the left flank.

Rule 7 covers artillery fire

Rule 5 covers multiple and normal movement

Wargame rules can be found at

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