9th April 1814 – Battle of Angles

Angles Campaign area

Encounter battle between Vic and Angles

Both corps have orders to advance and engage

Spanish             12,000 infantry            1,000 cavalry                 30 guns

French               12,000 infantry            1,000 cavalry                 30 guns

Table at start of wargame

Spanish Brigades        3 infantry         1 cavalry           1 artillery

French Brigades          3 infantry         1 cavalry           1 artillery

2 Spanish corps           arrive start of move 1

12 French corps           start on table

Move 1 – 0800 to 0900

French advance down valley towards farm

Spanish enter table and move towards farm

Move 2 – 0900 to 1000

French continue to advance towards farm

Spanish deploy from column of march

Move 3 – 1000 to 1100

Spanish enter farm and deploy

French deploy from column of march

Move 4 – 1100 to 1200

Spanish continue to occupy farm

French advance to engage enemy

Move 5 – 1200 to 1300

French lancers charge and rout Spanish cavalry with 10% casualties

Spanish artillery hit infantry who pass morale test with 10% casualties

Move table west

The table has been extended to the left to move fighting to centre of table

The town centre left is Vic, and the garrison is 8 Spanish infantry brigade

Move 6 – 1300 to 1400

Spanish infantry garrison farm

French cavalry withdraw disordered

French infantry advance to engage farm

Move 7 – 1400 to 1500

Spanish routed cavalry rally to shaken

Spanish artillery fire on gunners, no casualties

French artillery hit infantry, who pass morale with 10% casualties

French infantry skirmish farm, no casualties

Move 8 – 1500 to 1600

Spanish garrison skirmish infantry, who pass morale with 10% casualties

French artillery hit square, who are shaken with 10% casualties

French cavalry charge shaken square, who rout with 30% casualties

Spanish gunners fail morale test for nearby rout, and are shaken

General Giron orders a general retreat

Game Casualties

12 French corps lose 800 cavalry

2 Spanish corps lose 1600 infantry and 100 cavalry

Game Summary

Both corps are advancing with orders to engage

However the Spanish halt and deploy as soon as they sight the French

The French deploy and advance to engage the farm

French lancers charge and rout the Spanish irregular horse

The French gunners concentrate on the square, which becomes shaken

The reformed lancers charge and rout the shaken square

The nearby gunners fail their morale and are shaken

The Spanish commander orders a general retreat to avoid further casualties

Total casualties, including from earlier battles,  at the end of the battle

French 4.400 casualties 1 brigade in rout

Spanish  6.300 casualties 5 brigades in rout and 3 shaken