The State of the Allied Armies in the Iberian Peninsular at the Beginning of August 1808

Abbreviations as for the French Army, with additionally Br = British, Pr = Portuguese

Location	Unit	Headquarters	Leader	Strengths	Total
Cadiz	Garrison			6R, 1C
Gibraltar	Garrison			3BrV, 3BrT
Gibraltar	ID Spencer			4BrV, 1BrT	5
Malaga	Garrison			2R
Huelva	Garrison			3R
Andujar	Army of Andalusia		Castanos
Andujar	ID Venegas	Army of Andalusia		1V, 4T, 1DT	6
Andujar	ID Coupigny	Army of Andalusia		6T	6
Andujar	ID Jones	Army of Andalusia		4T	4
Seville	ID La Pena	Army of Andalusia		6T	6
Andujar	ID Espana	Army of Andalusia		3T, 1LCavT, 1DT, 1A	6
Seville	Garrison			4T, 9R, 1LCavR
Andujar	ID Reding	Army of Andalusia		5T, 1R	6
w of Granada	Garrison			5R	5
Granada	Garrison			3T, 1LCavR, 1LCavT
Badajoz	ID Moretti	Army of the Centre		3T, 1R,  1LCavR	5
Ciudad Rodrigo	Garrison			1T
w of Almaraz	Army of the Centre		Cuesta
w of Almaraz	ID Zayas	Army of the Centre		6R, 1DT/E	7
Burgos	Army of Galicia		Blake
Burgos	ID Maceda	Army of Galicia		2T, 1LCavR	2
Burgos	ID Cagigal	Army of Galicia		1V, 2T(1sh), 1R	4
Burgos	ID Martinengo	Army of Galicia		3T	3
Burgos	ID Riquelme	Army of Galicia		4T	4
Burgos	ID Portago	Army of Galicia		6T	6
Palencia	ID Trias	Army of Galicia		3T, 1R	4
Villafranca	Garrison			4R
Ponferrada	ID Virues	Army of Galicia		6R	6
La Coruna	Garrison			2R
Vigo	Garrison			3R
Leon	ID Acevedo	Army of Galicia		3T, 6R	9
Gijon	Garrison			2R
Cartagena	Garrison			3T, 1R
Murcia	Garrison			2R
Albacete	Army of Valencia		Cervellon
Albacete	ID Adorno	Army of Valencia		3T, 2R, 1A	6
Albacete	ID La Serna	Army of Valencia		2T, 4R	6
Albacete	ID Llamas	Army of Valencia		2T, 6R, 1DR	9
Valencia	ID Villalva	Army of Valencia		2R	2
Zaragoza	Army of Aragon		Palafox
Zaragoza	ID O'Neille	Army of Aragon		3T, 7R	10
ne of Tarragona	Army of Catalonia
ne of Tarragona	ID Caldagues	Army of Catalonia		5T, 1R	6
Tarragona	Garrison			1R
Tortosa	Garrison			6T
Rosas	Garrison			3T
Gerona	Garrison			3T
Santarem	British Army		Wellesley
Santarem	Ferguson	British Army		4BrV, 3BrT	7
Santarem	Anstruther	British Army		3BrV, 4BrT, 2PrR	9

The State of the Imperial Armies in the Iberian Peninsular at the Beginning of August 1808

Abbreviations: T/L = Trained/Line (same thing), V = Veteran, R = Raw, E = Elite, Sz = Swiss, It = Italian, Np = Neapolitan, SpSz = Spanish Swiss, Ge = German, Leg = Legion of the Vistula, Pol = Polish, D = Dragoon, LCav = Light Cavalry, Cu = Cuirassier, A = Reserve Artilery, Gd = Imperial Guard, RG = Royal Guard (i.e. Joseph's Guards)

A strength of '1' = 1000 troops or 18 guns.  All divisional HQs have an inherent 6-gun battery of appropriate type.

Location	Unit	Headquarters	Leader	Strengths	Total
Lisboa	VIII Corps		Junot
Lisboa	ID Delaborde	VIII Corps		5T, 1SzT	6
Lisboa	ID Travot	VIII Corps		10T	10
Lisboa	CD Kellermann	VIII Corps		1DR, 1LCavR	2
Lisboa	Art VIII	VIII Corps		2A	2
n of Santarem	ID Loison	VIII Corps		3T	3
Almeida	Garrison	VIII Corps		1T
Elvas	Garrison			2T
Miranda	II Corps		Bessieres
Miranda	ID Dorsenne (Imperial Guard)	II Corps		2GdV/E, 1GLCavV/E	3
Miranda	Art II	II Corps		2A	2
Miranda	CD Lasalle	II Corps		1LCavV	1
Santander	ID Merle	II Corps		2V, 1T, 5R	8
Santander	Garrison			1R
Burgos	Garrison			1Gd
Tudela	Army of Spain		Joseph
Miranda	ID Mouton	II Corps		3V, 9L, 1DV	13
Tudela	ID Saligny (Royal Guard)	Spain		3RGdT/E, 1RGCavT/E	4
San Sebastian	Garrison			2R
Pamplona	Garrison			2V
Zaragoza	ID Verdier	Spain		4LegV, 5R	9
Zaragoza	ID Lefebvre-Desnouttes	Spain		2V, 3T, 1PolCavV	6
Madrid	ID Gobert	X Corps		8R	8
e of Ocana	ID Morlot	III Corps		6R	6
e of Ocana	CB Wathier	III Corps		1C	1
s o f Cuenca	CD Grouchy	III Corps		1CuT, 2GLCavV/E	3
s o f Cuenca	ID Frere	III Corps		1L, 3R, 1SzT	5
s o f Cuenca	III Corps		Moncey
s o f Cuenca	ID Musnier	III Corps		1L, 4R, 1GeT, 1LCavT	7
s o f Cuenca	Art III	III Corps		2A	2
n of Baylen	Garrison			1R
n of Baylen	ID Barbou	X Corps		5R, 1SpSzT	6
Figueras	Garrison			1V
Olot	VII Corps		Duhesme
Olot	ID Chabran	VII Corps		4V, 2T, 1LCavT	7
Hostalrich	ID Lechi	VII Corps		1ItV, 2ItT, 1ItCavT	4
Barcelona	Garrison			2NpR
Perpignan	ID Reille	VII Corps		3V, 1T, 1R, 1ItV, 1ItT	7
Bayonne	ID Desolles			6V	6
	Bayonne	Garrison			10R

Campaign Battle 01: Baylen Revisited

I have just finished playing through the first battle of my second recent attempt at re-fighting Peninsular Campaign (after IT difficulties and a two-foot Godzilla wrecked my previous attempt).  Amazingly enough, the battle was almost identical to the Battle of Baylen, both in situation and outcome.  Dupont had divided his force, keeping the divisions of Fresia and Vedel busy requisitioning supplies around Andujar while detaching Gobert to incorporate a couple of battalions of raw infantry then occupy the position at Baylen.  Unfortunately, Castanos and Reding were able to take advantage of this, Reding occupying Baylen and interposing himself between the two forces.  Castanos then launched an attack across the river towards Andujar so Dupont left a rearguard to delay him and tried to burst through Reding's defences.

The terrain:

View of the battlefield looking South, with Andujar in the top-right.

The Forces:

Imperial French:
C-in-C Gen Dupont (Plodding)

1st Infantry Division (Gen Vedel - Plodding)
2 Bns Raw Infantry SK2, 12 Bns Raw Infantry SK1, 4 Bns Trained Swiss Infantry SK0, 1 8lb Foot Bty

Cavalry Division (Gen Fresia - Plodding)
3 Regts Raw Heavy Cavalry (unarmoured Cuirassiers), 3 Regts Raw Light Cavalry, 1 4lb Foot Bty

Spanish:
C-in-C Gen Castanos (Competent)

1st Infantry Division (Gen Venegas - Plodding)
2 Bns Trained Infantry (SK2), 2 Bns Trained Infantry (SK1), 4 Bns Trained Infantry (SK0), 3 Regts Raw Dragoons, 1 8lb Foot Bty

a further three infantry divisions comprising another 13000 Infantry (26 Bns), 2000 Cavalry (6 Regts) and 30 Guns (5 Btys) were deemed to be following up Venegas' Division and could enter the table as space allowed and need required.

5th Infantry Division (Gen Reding - Decisive)
2 Bns Trained Infantry (SK2), 2 Bns Trained Infantry (SK1), 2 Bns Trained Infantry (SK0), 6 Bns Raw Infantry (SK0), 1 8lb Foot Bty

The Deployments:

Two brigades of Vedel's Division guard the town and the hills opposite the river, while the remainder of Dupont's force is ready to march East (left); Reding's Division approaches from the East, Venegas' troops can just be seen over the river

 The initial moves were centred on Dupont's attempt to get troops across the stream and Reding's attempts to occupy the defensible positions on the hills.  Venegas attempted to bring up more troops whilst bombarding the Swiss troops defending the hill to the East of the town. All three were more or less successful: Dupont got a large proportion of his troops over the stream, Reding occupied one hill (northernmost) exclusively and disputed possession of the other, Venegas' artillery proved very effective and forced one of the Swiss Bns back.

The first crisis:

 

Looking West towards Andujar.  Reding's Division attempt to block the French breakout while leading elements of Venegas' Division have destroyed the Swiss occupying the hills to East and West of Andujar and bypassed the brigade defending that town.  Time is running out for Dupont's men...

A closer view of Venegas' troops' progress

The Final Throw:

Some of Dupont's infantry, supported by Light Cavalry are thrown back by Reding's regulars with conscripts supporting (red markers indicate disorder levels, with units being broken when they reach three).  A subsequent bayonet charge destroyed the French brigade in the best 'volley and charge' style.

Reding's other regular brigade repulse the French in similar fashion.

At this point the game ended as the French force's morale collapsed.  A pity, as the Spanish infantry above also failed their morale check which would have allowed a small fraction of Dupont's force to escape although the arrival of Venegas' troops ruled out the escape for the majority of the French.  As it was the capitulation was total and history was more or less re-created...

Peninsular War Campaign Set-Up (part two)

And the starting strengths for the Spanish and the Anglo-Portuguese:

LOCATION	UNIT	HEADQUARTERS	LEADER	STRENGTH	TOTAL
Gibraltar	Garrison			3V, 3T
Gibraltar	IDSpencer			3V, 2T	5

LOCATION	UNIT	HEADQUARTERS	LEADER	STRENGTH	TOTAL
Cadiz	Garrison			6R, 1LC/R
Malaga	Garrison			2R
Huelva	Garrison			3R
Utrera	Army of Andalucia		Castanos
Utrera	ID Venegas	Army of Andalucia		5T, 1LC/T	6
Utrera	ID Coupigny	Army of Andalucia		6T	6
Utrera	ID Jones	Army of Andalucia		6T	6
Utrera	ID La Pena	Army of Andalucia		6T, 6R, 2HC/T	14
Seville	Garrison			2T, 9R, 1LC/R	12
west of Granada	ID Reding	Army of Andalucia		3T, 8R	11
Granada	Garrison			3T, 2HC/R	5
Badajoz	ID Moretti	Army of the Centre		2T, 1LC/T	3
Ciudad Rodrigo	Garrison			1T
Benavente	Army of the Centre		Cuesta
Benavente	ID Zayas	Army of the Centre		6R, 1HC/T	7
Astorga	Army of Galicia		Blake
Astorga	ID Maceda	Army of Galicia		2T	2
Astorga	ID Cagigal	Army of Galicia		5T, 1R	6
Astorga	ID Martinengo	Army of Galicia		7T	7
Astorga	ID Riquelme	Army of Galicia		5T	5
Astorga	ID Portago	Army of Galicia		4T, 2R	6
Villafranca	Garrison			4R	4
La Coruna	Garrison			8R	8
Vigo	Garrison			3R	3
Oviedo	ID Acevedo	Army of Galicia		9R	9
Gijon	Garrison			2T	2
Cartagena	Garrison			2T, 2R	4
Murcia	Garrison			2R	2
Valencia	Army of Valencia		Cervellon
Valencia	ID Adorno	Army of Valencia		3T, 2R	5
Valencia	ID Saint-March	Army of Valencia		2T, 4R	6
Valencia	ID Llamas	Army of Valencia		4R, 1HC/R	5
Valencia	ID Villalva	Army of Valencia		6R	6
Zaragoza	Army of Aragon		Palafox
Zaragoza	ID O'Neille	Army of Aragon		2T, 7R	9
Tarragona	Army of Catalonia		Palacio
Tarragona	ID Caldagues	Army of Catalonia		5T, 2R	7
Rosas	Garrison			2T	2
Gerona	Garrison			3T	3

Peninsular War Campaign Set-Up

These are the starting strengths for the Imperial French forces at the beginning of the July 1808 turn in Tomb for an Empire .  Some of the values have been edited (slightly) by me, in some cases because I disagree with the authors, in some cases so that it fits in better with the rules used for the battles i.e. Polemos Napoleonics  An example of the first case is that there are a lot of 'Veteran' Spanish infantry: in my view this overstates the capabilities of the Borbon Army in absolute terms, but also because this is the same rating as given to Napoleon's veterans when they turn up as reinforcements.  An example of the second is that Tomb for an Empire just rates cavalry as 'Cavalry' whereas the Polemos rules use different types (Cuirassiers, Dragoons, Lancers, Light Cavalry etc.).

Infantry = V (Veteran), T (Trained), R (Raw/Recruit)
Cavalry = HC (Heavy Cavalry), D (Dragoons), LC (Light Cavalry)
Artillery = A (Reserve Artillery i.e. 8lb guns for the French, 9lb guns for the Anglo-Portuguese, 12lb guns for the Spanish)

1 point = 1000 men or 12 guns

Location	Unit	Headquarters	Leader	Strength	Total
Lisbon	VIII Corps		Junot
Lisbon	ID Delaborde	VIII		6T	6
Lisbon	ID Travot	VIII		5T, 1R	6
Lisbon	CD Kellermann	VIII		1D/R, 1LC/R	2
Lisbon	Artillery VIII	VIII		2A	2
Setubal	Garrison			4T
Almeida	ID Loison	VIII		4T	4
Elvas	Garrison			2T
Burgos	II Corps		Bessieres
Burgos	Imperial Guard	II		3Gd, 1GdLC	4
Burgos	Artillery II	II		2A	2
Palencia	CD Lasalle	II		1LC/V	1
Santander	ID Merle	II		2T/7R	9
Miranda	Garrison			1R	1
Vitoria	Army of Spain		Joseph
Vitoria	ID Mouton	Spain		12T, 1LC/V	13
Vitoria	Royal Guard	Spain		3RG, 1RGC	4
San Sebastian	Garrison			2R	2
Pamplona	Garrison			2T	2
Zaragoza	ID Verdier	Spain		4V, 6R	10
Zaragoza	ID Lefebvre-Desnoettes	Spain		2V, 3R, 1Lncr/V	6
Madrid	ID Gobert	X		8R	8
Madrid	ID Morlot	III		6R	6
Madrid	CB Wathier	III		1LC/R	1
Madrid	CD Grouchy	III		1D/R, 1GdC, 1GdLC	3
Cuenca	ID Frere	III		2T, 3R	5
west of Albacete	III Corps		Moncey
west of Albacete	ID Musnier	III		1T, 6R, 1LC/R	8
west of Albacete	Artillery III	III		2A	2
north of Andujar	Garrison			1R	1
Andujar	X Corps		Dupont
Andujar	ID Barbou	X		1Gd, 1T, 4R, 1SpSw	7
Andujar	ID Vedel	X		1T, 4R, 1 SpSw	6
Andujar	CD Fresia	X		1HC/R, 1LC/R	2
Figueras	Garrison			1T	1
Barcelona	VII Corps		Duhesme
Barcelona	ID Chabran	VII		6T, 1Cu/R	7
Barcelona	ID Lechi (It)	VII		1V, 2T, 2R, 1LC/T	6
Perpignan	ID Reille	VII		1V, 4T, 2R	7