Battle of Mora – Move 10

1700-1800 13 August 18

 Table at the start of move 10

Top – Spanish guerrilla’s win infantry melee

Bottom – All Italian infantry brigades have heavy casualties and two are shaken

  16^th Italian corps

General Severoli (Poor)

8 Command Points

Orders – Hold

Severoli changes orders to Halt

Artillery fire on Spanish gunners (total 7 – no casualties)

Gunners manhandle guns 2” back towards Mora

Test morale for shaken 6^th brigade (total 2 – fail remain shaken)

Test morale for shaken 8^th brigade (total 1 – fail remain shaken_

Marshal Suchet (Gifted)

3 Command Points

Too few CP left to change orders

Move to join shaken 6^th brigade

4^th Spanish corps

General O’Donnell (Poor0

6 Command Points

Orders – Attack

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

O’Donnell moves to command range of guerrilla brigade

Guerrilla brigade charges shaken 8^th Italian brigade (total 12 – Spanish win)

Italian’s suffer another two casualties and rout

Spanish suffer no casualties but are disordered

French gunners test morale for rout within 4” (total 3 – pass remain formed)

Garrison test morale for rout within 4” (total 0 – fail and join rout)

6^th Italian test morale for rout within 4” (total 0 – fail and join rout)

Game Notes

Once one Italian brigade broke and ran the rout soon spread

All of their infantry brigades are running away

The gunners have no protection

The cavalry have two casualties, but must now try to save the guns

The battle would normally finish at this point

However we have to decide whether the guns can be saved

So there will be one more move to decide their fate

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