Battle of Mora – Move 9

1600-1700 13 August 1813

  Table at the start of move 9

Top – Two Spanish brigades in rout, a third pinned in square, only guerrilla brigade left

Bottom – Italians continue to hold with heavy casualties and one brigade shaken

  4^th Spanish corps

General O’Donnell (Poor)

6 Command Points

Orders – Engage

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

O’Donnell changes orders to Attack

16^th (guerrilla) brigade charge 8^th Italian brigade (total 7 – draw)

Both sides lose one casualty and both are disordered

15^th brigade test morale for being in rout (total minus 1 – fail continue to rout)

14^th brigade test morale for being in rout (total minus 3 – fail continue to rout)

Marshal Suchet (Gifted)

4 Command Points

Moves to join Severoli

Too few CP left to change orders

  16^th Italian corps

General Severoli (Poor)

7 Command Points

Orders – Hold

Artillery fire on Spanish gunners (total 11 – one casualty)

Spanish gunners test morale for first casualty (total 4 – pass remain formed)

8^th Italian brigade continue melee with 16^th Spanish (Guerrilla)

Spanish have more combat factors and dice (total 9 - limited win)

8^th Italian lose two more casualties, retires 4” and are shaken

16^th Spanish lose one more casualty, halt and are disordered

6^th brigade test morale for four casualties and shaken (total 1 – fail, remain shaken)

  Spanish guerrillas charge Italian infantry

Game Notes

The French CinC arrives on the battlefield

O’Donnell has only one brigade to continue his attack, the guerrilla’s.   They are useless at skirmish and firefight, so he has to order them to charge.  

The Italian brigade already has two casualties, but with superior skirmish and volley fire they are equal to the guerrilla’s.

The first round of melee is a draw. 

The second goes to the Spanish
The Italians now have five casualties and retreat shaken, but still hold
Rule 13 covers infantry hand to hand combat

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