2 July 1813 – Northern Spain – End of Talavera Campaign

 

Battles fought during campaign phase

Soult won four of the six battles fought

Wellington won the remaining two

 

Soult took and held the city of Talavera and therefore won the campaign

 

The campaign started on 23 July and ended on 28 September 2023

This was the first campaign using our new wargame rules, which rely on just 1D6 to decide firing, melee and morale.   The rules worked well and needed only minor adjustments.   Wellington had two British and one Spanish corps in each of his three armies.  The Spanish were allocated garrison duties, so most of the fighting was done by the British brigades.   The Spanish infantry performed much better than expected.   

Madrid Region

At the end of the campaign the French had occupied Talavera

Soult ordered his army to hold the city and established his headquarters there

 

Wellington ordered his army to hold just west