Tactical map of battle area
15th French Army commanded by Marshal Augereau attack Espinal
3rd Spanish army commanded by General del Parque defend Espinal
French have 12 infantry brigades, 3 cavalry brigade, 3 corps artillery
Spanish have 16 infantry brigades, 2 cavalry brigade, 4 corps artillery
Both armies are full strength at the start of the battle
Table at start of battle
Both armies are deployed on the table at the start of the battle
The Spanish occupy the three battle objectives
Village on the left, hill in the centre and woods on the right
The French are deployed nearest to the camera
End of move 2
French move towards the three objectives
CinC has taken command of cavalry from 43 and 44 corps
43 corps advance towards woods on the right
44 corps advance towards hill in the centre
45 corps advance towards village on the left
Spanish respond to sighting French advance
CinC has command of both cavalry brigades
9 corps wait for French to approach
10 corps move their artillery forward off the hill
11 corps wait for French to approach
12 corps wait for French to approach
End of move 4
French attack
CinC pin enemy cavalry
43 corps artillery fire on woods, infantry advance
44 corps observe hill in the centre
45 corps artillery hit infantry, infantry and cavalry advance
Spanish withdraw on left and right flank
CinC observe enemy cavalry
9 corps withdraw to centre of woods to avoid artillery fire
10 corps wait for French to approach
11 corps infantry brigade rout with 10% casualties
12 corps observe enemy wait for French to approach
End of move 6
French attack woods on the right
CinC observe enemy cavalry
43 corps win melee to the right of the woods
44 corps redeploy artillery to engage Spanish cavalry
45 corps artillery force garrison to withdraw
Spanish support village on the left and woods on the right
CinC observe enemy cavalry
9 corps infantry lose melee and rout
10 corps send two brigades to support woods on the right
11 corps garrison withdraw to avoid artillery fire
12 corps send two brigades to support village on the left
End of move 8
French capture village on the left
CinC move cavalry reserve forward as Spanish cavalry retreat
43 corps capture southern half of woods on the right
44 corps artillery force Spanish cavalry to retreat
45 corps prepare to attack left hand hill in the centre
Spanish retreat to avoid French artillery
CinC withdraw cavalry reserve
9 corps retreat to northern half of woods on the right
10 corps redeploy to meet possible attack from village
11 corps withdraw from village, redeploy to counter attack
12 corps observe French centre
End of move 10
French attack all three objectives
CinC fighting cavalry melee between hill and woods
43 corps hold southern half of woods
44 corps attack left half of hill
45 corps pursue retreating Spanish
Spanish extensive fighting, five brigades in rout
CinC continues cavalry melee
9 corps hold northern half of woods on the right
10 corps fighting to hold left half of hill in the centre
11 corps attempting to rally routed brigades
12 corps hold right half of hill in the centre
End of move 12
French blue stars are routed brigades
CinC cavalry win melee
43 corps lose melee in woods and four brigades rout
44 corps win melee and hold half of hill in the centre
45 corps garrison of farm routed
Spanish yellow stars are routed brigades
CinC yellow stars are routed brigades
9 corps hold three of four sections of woods on the right
10 corps lose melee for left half of hill, six brigades routed
11 corps occupy farm on the left
12 corps hold right half of hill
Summary
At nightfall the Spanish hold the farm on the left
They also hold half of hill in the centre and three quarters of woods on the right
The French hold half of hill in the centre and one quarter of woods on the right
Neither side hold two of the three game objectives
The Spanish hold one and most of the other two
The result in a draw, but the Spanish declared the winners
French have lost 5 infantry and 1 cavalry casualties (2100 men)
Spanish have lost 17 infantry and 3 cavalry casualties (7100 men)
6 French brigades in rout
11 Spanish brigades in rout
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