115.Roses1_11July08 - WDS Wellington's Peninsular War
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| Turns: | 18 |
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| First Side: | French (Nap) |
| Second Side: | Allies (NAP_WPW) |
Reille arrives at Roses 11 July 1808 - With two raw Italian battalions, a company of Swiss and a couple of guns - less than 1,600 men in total - Reille arrived at the small seaport of Roses (or Rosas in Castillian). Only some 400 Catalan miqueletes and 5 guns defended the town, but when Reille began to invest Roses, he found himself facing some 4 to 5 thousand irregular somatenes in his rear, while a British battleship also appeared and started landing marines to reinforce the garrison. These reinforcements forced the outnumbered Reille to beat a hasty retreat. The French would only return to besiege Roses in November.
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