10 June 1813 –
Southern Spain – Day 2
French attack the walled town of Manchita
In
the north 1st Spanish army retreat to Adjucen having lost the battle
of Santa Amalia
13th
French army have occupied the town and are regrouping after the battle
Spanish
guerrilla brigades have been active and have taken the town of Bargas.
In
the centre 14th French army have closed up to the border in order to
attack San Pedro
2nd
Spanish army are taking up defensive positions just west of the border.
In
the south 15th French army have attacked the walled town of Manchita
All
movement in the mountains is in column of march
Both
armies are dispersed and will reach the battlefield throughout the day
Comments
The
French occupation of Santa Amalia has extended their lines of supply from
Bargas to Tomjos
It
has also left them open to attack by the Spanish guerrilla.
2nd
militia brigade has attacked the convoy carrying two days supplies from Bargas
to Tomjos.
The
skirmish is decided by rolling 1D6, which rolled a 3.
This
result caused the Spanish to withdraw without any casualties and the convoy to
deliver their supplies to Tomjos.
1st
militia brigade attacked the town of Bargas, and were more successful.
They
rolled a 6, resulting in the capture of the town and the garrison withdrawing
having suffered 10% casualties.
It
also meant the loss of the two days supplies held there.
Worse
still it will disrupt the supply line from Toledo.
13th
French army will have to take urgent action to reopen their lines of supply
In
the south the French have attacked Manchita
Both
armies are widely dispersed and in difficult terrain
This
will cause delay is some corps reaching the scene of the fighting
It
will also mean that those corps will arrive on the table in column of march
It is only the second day of the campaign and already the French are suffering supply problems
Do you base your battles on areas you have hiked or the area in which you live? Just wondered when I saw the names of some of your vilages.
ReplyDeleteThe current campaign maps showing military regions and districts are entirely fictional. The location of the major towns and cities are more or less correct. Though a great deal of artistic licence has been taken to locate the regional capitals. The smaller towns around the cities are taken from a map of Spain. The major rivers are correct, though the towns around them are not. The aim is to create a fictional map of Europe which looks more or less correct. The actual terrain is also entirely fictional and is created using the 2x2 foot scenic squares I use to create our wargames tables. The whole aim of the campaign is to provide interesting battles to wargame, so it is essential that every map square can be recreated on the wargames table. Being very familiar with the actual terrain of Valencia makes me very aware of how difficult it would be to create it on the wargames table.
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