Second Miravat – Move 2

0900-1000 12 August 1813

Table at the start of move 2

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

Top Centre – 8^th French corps strengthen their left flank

Bottom Centre – British cavalry threaten Cambrils road

5^th British corps

General Murray (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Engage Miravat

Infantry advance and angle towards Cambrils road

Artillery advance and unlimber

Murray moves within command range of cavalry

British dragoons charge French lancers

Lancers test to counter charge (total 2 – pass and counter charge)

Dragoons have more combat factors, melee total 10

Dragoons disordered but no casualties

Lancers rout with one casualty

30^th French test morale for rout within 2” (total 2 – fail and are shaken)

Dragoons test morale to pursue (total 4 – pursue)

Dragoons test for effect of pursuit (total 4 – charge nearest enemy)

Dragoons charge shaken infantry square

Infantry have more combat factors, melee total 6

Infantry have one casualty and are already shaken

Dragoons have one casualty, are disordered and retire 8”

8^th French corps

General Harispe (Average)

9 Command Points

Orders – Hold Miravat

Artillery fire on 6^th British (total 10 one hit)

6^th British test morale for first casualty (total 2, fail and are shaken)

32^nd brigade advance and form square

Harispe moves within command range of cavalry

Cavalry retire behind 32^nd brigade square

Harispe moves to join shaken 30^th brigade

30^th brigade test morale for shaken (total 7 – pass and become disordered)

Cavalry test morale for rout (total 2 – fail and remain in rout)

Game Notes

Murray has taken a chance in ordering his dragoons to charge the lancers

Despite winning the melee, he then lost morale and had to pursue

The next dice throw decided that he must charge the nearest enemy

Fortunately this was a shaken square

The infantry won the melee and the dragoons were forced to withdraw

Harispe has not been so lucky

He has lost the cavalry melee and failed to rally his lancers

He has however rallied his shaken infantry square

He has also caused one casualty on the British infantry

Rule 7 covers artillery fire

Rule 14 covers cavalry v cavalry combat

Rule 17 covers reaction to rout

Rule 18 covers morale test

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