Second Miravat – Move 4

1100-1200 12 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 4

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

Top Centre – 8^th French corps have moved the squares nearer to the road

Bottom Centre – British cavalry pin the enemy left flank

  8^th French corps

General Harispe (Average)

12 Command Points

Orders – Hold Miravat

Artillery fire on 6^th British (total 7 – no casualties)

Artillery manhandle 2” back towards town

Harispe moves to centre of corps

21^st brigade prepare to vacate Miravat

29^th brigade move 2” closer to town

Harispe moves to join lancer brigade

Lancers test morale for shaken (total 6 – pass test become disordered)

5^th British corps

General Murray (Poor)

7 Command Points

Orders – Engage Miravat

Artillery fire on French gunners (total 10 – one casualty)

French gunners test morale for first casualty (total 3 – pass test remain formed)

Artillery manhandle 2” towards Miravat

Murray moves to command range (8”) of cavalry brigade

Cavalry advance 6” towards enemy gunners

5^th and 7^th brigades both advance 6” towards road

Game Notes

Murray has decided to press his attack on the French left flank without waiting to see what the Spanish will do.

His cavalry have advanced within charge range of the enemy gunners.   The retreat of the two French squares out of range of the British artillery has left the French gunners exposed to the cavalry

If the Spanish join the attack victory seems certain.

Harispe is withdrawing the weak garrison from Miravat and is about to replace them with a strong brigade, in order to hold off any Spanish advance.

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