Second Miravat – Move 8

1500-1600 12 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 8

Top Left – Spanish have received orders to advance and engage Miravat

Top Centre – French left have broken and routed, only two brigades remain on right flank

Bottom Centre – British cavalry start pursuit, infantry close on Miravat

Captain General Copons

4 Command Points

No orders

  8^th French corps

General Harispe (Average)

7 Command Points

Orders – Retreat

31^st brigade enter Miravat

29^th brigade retreat 2”

29^th brigade skirmish 6^th British (total 4 – no casualties)

Test morale for routed brigades

Cavalry (total minus 1 – fail and continue to rout)

32^nd brigade (total minus 4 – fail and continue to rout)

21^st brigade (total minus 2 – fail and continue to rout)

30^th brigade (total minus 2 – fail and continue to rout)

Gunners (total 0 – fail and continue to rout)

  2^nd Spanish corps

General Elio (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Engage Miravat

5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th brigades form column of march to cross bridge

Artillery limber guns

Cavalry advance 16” towards Miravat

7^th and 8^th brigade advance 8” towards Miravat

Artillery advance 4” towards bridge

  5^th British corps

General Murray (Poor)

10 Command Points

Orders – Engage Miravat

Cavalry advance 12” after routed enemy

7^th brigade advance 6” in support of cavalry

5^th brigade advance 4” towards Miravat

Murray moves to centre of corps

Artillery advance 8”

6^th and 8^th brigades advance and exchange volley fire with 29^th French

British infantry test for result (total 9 – British win)

French infantry 3 casualties and rout

British infantry 1 casualty and halt

 31^st French (in Miravat) test morale for rout within 4” (total minus 2 – fail and rout)

 Game Notes

The game ends with the entire French corps in rout

There are no French cavalry to cover the retreat, and there are both British and Spanish cavalry in position to pursue.   So it was felt that each allied cavalry brigade would forces the nearest French brigade to surrender during the pursuit before nightfall

British dragoons capture the French gunners

Spanish lancers capture 29^th infantry brigade

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Table at end of game

Left – Spanish cavalry moving to cut off nearest French brigade

Top Centre – French left have broken and routed

Bottom Centre – British cavalry moving to cut off French gunners

Game Result

8^th French corps have suffered the most comprehensive defeat of the campaign.

They have lost 10 infantry and 2 cavalry and have abandoned their guns

Every single brigade is in rout

They have also routed north and away from their lines of supply

The British have lost 3 infantry and 1 cavalry casualty

The Spanish have not lost any casualties during the battle

The allied cavalry will continue the pursuit until nightfall, and will take 8 more infantry and 4 gunners prisoner