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057 Albuera 16 May 1811 Gun Section Variant - WDS Bonaparte's Peninsular War

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057 Albuera 16 May 1811 Gun Section Variant

By Rich White
French (Nap) 1 - 0 - 1 Britain Spain (Nap)
Rating: 7.35 (2)
Games Played: 2
SM: 3
Turns: 36
Type: Stock
First Side: French (Nap)
Second Side: Britain Spain (Nap)
Albuera 16th May 1811 - Variant scenario using the alternative pdt and gun sections. With the key fortress of Badajoz under siege by a Anglo-Portuguese army under Beresford, Soult decided to relieve the garrison, hoping to crush the British before General Blake's Spanish army could march to their assistance. However, while Soult knew that a small Spanish force under Castanos had joined forces with the Anglo-Portuguese army, he was unaware that Blake too had managed to rendezvous with the British at Albuera, arriving after dark and carefully deploying out of sight of the French. Soult sent Godinot's brigade, supported by two batteries and Briche's cavalry, directly against the village of Albuera as a diversion, keeping Werle's brigade in reserve, meanwhile the main French attack was launched against the enemy's right flank. While the diversion failed to fool Beresford, it did nevertheless result in most of Blake's Spanish failing to redeploy promptly to meet the real threat.
Player Voting Stats
Member Balance Enjoyment
Nalla99's ProfileNalla99 Moderately Pro Britain Spain (Nap) 6
Nortan's ProfileNortan Well Balanced 8
Gaming Records
1st Side Player 2nd Side Player Result Score
French (Nap) Nortan's Profile Nortan vs. Eckerslyke Eckerslyke's Profile Britain Spain (Nap) French (Nap) Major Win 42 6
Britain Spain (Nap) Nalla99's Profile Nalla99 vs. The_General The_General's Profile French (Nap) Britain Spain (Nap) Minor Win 30 12
Nalla99
Private 1st Class
Nalla99 Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:18 am
The French must move quickly to achieve results before the rain and mud arrive.
Nortan
Warrant Officer
Nortan Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:35 am
Excellent but tough scenario for the French side. Mostly because of the allies number advantage.
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