Second Miravat - Move 3

1000-1100 12 August 1813

Table at the start of move 3

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

Top Centre – 8^th French corps have just one brigade facing the Spanish

Bottom Centre – British cavalry have withdrawn but still threaten French left

  5^th British corps

General Murray (Poor)

9 Command Points

Orders – Engage Miravat

Artillery fire on 30^th French (total 4 – no casualties)

Artillery manhandle 2” towards Miravat

Remainder of corps advance 6” towards town

6^th brigade test morale for shaken (total 5 – pass morale become disordered)

8^th French corps

General Harispe (Average)

10 Command Points

Orders – Hold Miravat

Artillery fire on 6^th British (total 5 – no casualties)

30^th brigade retreat 2” in square

Lancers test morale for rout (total 5 – pass test become shaken)

Game Notes

Murray is nearing Miravat and enters the most critical part of the attack

Although his cavalry have forced the enemy infantry into square, he is still weaker than the French corps.  
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There is no direct communication between the British and the Spanish, so he does not know whether they will move to support him or not.

If they do, they are faced with a singe French brigade, and a convincing victory seems certain. 

If not the French may well hold and inflict a serious defeat on the British

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