My Blog List

Friday, July 13, 2018

16 August 1813 – Leon Campaign – Day 7


All four French corps retreat towards Leon.
Due to moving all day they have not been able to rally or reorganise                                                                                    
At nightfall they have the same morale as at the end of the battle
In addition they are widely dispersed out between Astorga and Sahagun

Wellington also orders his army to advance and secure he ground taken
2nd corps occupy Benevente and 4th corps Sanabria
1st and 3rd corps advance to support them
The British are now very low on supplies, each corps has just one days left
They are also disorganised and have been unable to rally due to movement
In addition they are moving beyond range of supply from Trabanos and Valladolid

Both armies will have to rest to rally, regroup and resupply
This will be easier for the French, who are retreating towards their main depot at Leon
Wellington will have to reorganise his supply depot if he is to advance further north.

No comments:

Post a Comment