Campaign Map on 7 September 1813
This map shows the location of
each corps and independent brigade on the evening before the campaign starts. It also shows the supply depots for each
army.
There are four corps in the
Spanish field army
In addition there are nine
militia brigades, one for each town
The French also have four
corps
Both armies start the campaign
at full strength
Each French corps has four
days supplies
Each Spanish corps has three
days supplies
The initiative to start the
campaign lies with the French
The Spanish cannot retreat and
concentrate until the French start their attack
Fifth French Army
The French have three corps
Each has 4 infantry, 1 cavalry and
1 artillery brigade
In addition there is a reserve
corps of 4 infantry brigades
These will supply the garrisons of
captures towns and protect lines of supply
The total field army is 16
infantry, 3 cavalry and 3 artillery brigades
Spanish Army
The Spanish have four corps
Two have 4 infantry, 1 cavalry and
1 artillery brigade
Two have 3 infantry and 1 artillery
brigade
The nine militia brigades form the
garrison of each of the nine towns
They can only leave the town when
it is occupied by the French
They then become a guerrilla
brigade
They must still operate around
their original town
The Spanish have 14 infantry, 9
militia, 2 cavalry and 4 artillery brigades
Campaign Notes
The French army has been reduced to
three full corps and one reserve corps
The reserve corps has four infantry
brigades, but no cavalry and no artillery
Their purpose is to provide
garrisons for four French depots
If more depots are required one of
the corps must detach an infantry brigade as garrison
The aim is to reduce the fighting
ability of the French army.
They have the element of surprise
at the start of the campaign
They must take advantage of this by
hitting the forward Spanish corps hard
It is important that they badly
damage at least two of the four Spanish corps
It is also important that they do
not suffer too many casualties themselves
The French have less infantry and
artillery brigades than the Spanish
Their only advantage is in cavalry.
They must try to avoid either
cavalry or artillery casualties in the early battles
French and Spanish gunners are both
average quality
French cavalry are average, Spanish
cavalry are poor
French infantry is slightly better
than the Spanish regular infantry
Supplies will be a particular
problem in this campaign
Each depot will collect sufficient
supplies each day to feed one corps for one day
To resupply the corps must be
within three squares and not move that day
The further the French advance the
more difficult their supply problems become
Their original depots will soon be
too far away to resupply the advancing corps
To establish a depot in a captured
town the corps must provide a garrison
This must be a full strength
infantry brigade
As each town is captured its
Spanish militia garrison become a guerrilla brigade
Each can attack any isolated French
garrison or supply column
To count as support a French corps
must be within one square of the town
