The Battle Begins

In my last post I described the forces and scenario for the opening battle of my Viva Iberia campaign. After reviewing the rules, I decided that for the Spanish to have any chance at all of winning, they would require some reinforcement. The revised order of battle (OB) is below:

French

    1 Veteran Line Bn. (Swiss) with Officer*

    2 Trained Line Bns. with Officer*

    2 Veteran Light Bns with Officer

    1 Veteran Medium Battery

The French CiC included one Aide de Camp. The units marked with an * have an integral but separate command stand which I equate to an attached Officer figure. The opening French positions are shown below.

The Spanish Forces were reinforced by an additional line battalion, as the point totals for them versus the French would indicate their chance of accomplishing their mission ranged from slightly over slim to none whatsoever. Anyway, their force was as follows:

Spanish

    3 Trained Line Bns.

    1 Trained Light Bn.

    1 Veteran Medium Battery

The Spanish CiC had an Aide de Camp with him. The Lights had an attached Staff Officer, but only one of the Line had an attached officer. The Spanish opening positions are shown below.

In my next report, I will go over the battle itself along with some commentary on the rules.

Until next time!