Battle of Vittoria. June 21 st, 1813 unit from their command. The two engineer stands of Gazan s Army of the South may

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1 Introduction: After the great victory at Salamanca and the liberation of Madrid, Wellington was forced to abandon the siege of Burgos and the subsequent retreat found him again in Portugal. During the winter though the Allies were able to reorganize and rebuild their forces while the French had the cream of their troops withdrawn for Napoleon s campaign in Germany. Outnumbering his foes Wellington was able to free Madrid and then maneuvered hard to cut off the remaining French armies from France. With the Allies almost caught up to them the French turned for one last battle on Spanish soil. Wellington launched his attack at Vitoria on June 21, in four columns. After hard fighting, Thomas Picton's 3rd Division broke the enemy's centre and soon the French defense crumbled. About 5,000 French soldiers were killed or wounded and 3,000 were taken prisoner, while Wellington's forces suffered about 5,000 killed or wounded. 152 cannons were captured, and King Joseph Bonaparte narrowly escaped. The battle led to the collapse of Napoleonic rule in Spain. Scale: Each stand represents 360 Infantry, 180 cavalry or 6 to 12 cannon. Ground scale is120 yards per inch, while each turn is 30 minutes of real time. Players: Anywhere between 2-8 players. Terrain and Weather: The gaming table is 12 feet by 6 feet. Weather is clear. Woods and Urban Area are rough ground for movement. Urban areas grant a -2/+2 DRM advantage to defenders for fire and melee. Woods provide a -1/+1DRM advantage to defenders for Fire and Melee. Slopes provide a +1 DRM advantage to Melee only. The Zadorra River can only be crossed at bridges and fords. Playing Time: The game begins at the 9:00 am and ends with the 9:00 pm turn, a total of 25 turns. Deployment: Units set up per the accompanying map, the French deploy first. Brigades are deployed in Lines, Supported Lines or Brigade Masse while artillery sets up limbered or unlimbered, but must deploy as depicted or no more than 12 inches away from a leader stand within their chain of command. Leaders deploy within 12 inches of any Battle of Vittoria June 21 st, 1813 unit from their command. The two engineer stands of Gazan s Army of the South may deploy with any brigade in Gazan s Army, no more than one stand per brigade. Initiative & Leaders: Roll for initiative at the beginning of each turn. Wellington, if unattached has a +2 DRM. Joseph, if unattached has a -1 DRM. Hill and Picton are Charismatic Leaders Troop Quality: The French and Spanish are Columnar Infantry all are skirmish capable. The British and Portuguese are two rank Impulse, all are skirmish capable. Reinforcements: As listed on each army s OoB. All units enter in Road/March Column at the Point Location on the map. If there is not enough physical space for all units scheduled to arrive to enter the table, they are considered backed up off table and may automatically enter next turn. Use the Reinforcement Table on page 16 of AOE to vary arrival times, for a more intense optional game. Special Rules: The Facing to Flank and Urban Combat rules are in effect from the Age of Eagles (AoE) Supplement (found online). Each building model will support six infantry or artillery stands. Special Rules French Baggage Train: Set up the 16 wagons in the location Wagons on the map. These can t move, they block LoS, and are considered rough ground for movement. Any Allied unit that comes within or starts it turn within 6 of the wagons rolls one d10, before any maneuver chart roll. On a 1-6 they halt their movement and become disordered, on a 7-10 roll on the chart as normal. Victory Conditions: Determine victory using the Casualty Point Chart on page 17 of AoE. If no Allied unit reaches the French Baggage Train the French player receives 10 VP. 18

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3 French Army French Army Joseph Joseph Gazan Leval Leval Leval Joseph Tirlet Gazan Leval Mocquery Morgan Foot Art -1 Art Cmd Army of the South 1 st Div R 7/5/4 Sk R 6/5/3 Sk R X Monquery 9 th Legere, 24 th Ligne Morgan 88 th, 96 th Ligne Gazan Villatte Villatte Villatte Gazan Conroux Conroux Conroux Villatte Rignoux Lefol R Conroux Rey Schwitter R 3 rd Div R 7/5/4 Sk R 9/7/5 Sk Foot Art 4 th Div R 10/8/5 Sk R 8/6/4 Sk Foot Art Rignoux 27 th Legere, 63 rd Ligne Lefol 94 th, 95 th Ligne Rey 32 nd, 43 rd Ligne Schwitter 55 th, 58 th Ligne Gazan Gazan Daricau Daricau Daricau Gazan Soult Soult Marasin Daricau St. Pol Remond R Soult 1 st Bde R R 8/6/4 Sk 6 th Div R 8/6/4 Sk R 8/6/4 Sk Foot Art Cav Div R 8/6/4 LC Horse Art Marasin 12 th Legere, 45 th Ligne St Pol 21 st Legere, 100 th Ligne Remond 28 th Legere, 103 rd Ligne Soult 2 nd Hussar, 5 th, 10 th, 21 st Chasseurs Gazan Tilly Tilly Gazan Digeon Digeon Gazan Gazan Gazan Gazan Tilly 1 st Bde R Digeon 1 st Bde R R R R R Cav Div E 11/8/6 HC Horse Art Cav Div E 9/6/4 HC Horse Art Heavy Art Heavy Art Eng Eng Tilly 2th, 4 th, 14 th, 17 th, 26 th, 27 th Dragoons Digeon 5 th, 12 th, 16 th, 21 st Dragoons Joseph Reille Sarrut Sarrut Sarrut Reille Lamartiniere Lamartiniere Lamartiniere Reille Sarrut Fririon Menne R Lamartiniere Gauthier 2 nd Bde R Army of Portugal 4 th Div R 7/5/4 Sk R 6/5/3 Sk Foot Art 6 th Div R 7/5/4 Sk R 11/8/6 Sk Foot Art X Fririon 2 nd Legere, 26 th Ligne Menne 4 th Legere, 65 th Ligne Gauthier 118 th, 119 th Ligne 2 nd Bde 120 th, 122 nd Ligne Reille Mermet Mermet Reille Boyer Reille Reille Reille Mermet Curto 2 nd Bde Boyer 1 st Bde R R R Cav Div R 5/4/3 LC R 5/4/3 LC Cav Div E 8/5/3 HC Heavy Art Foot Art Foot Art Curto 13 th, 22 nd Chasseurs 2 nd Bde 3 rd Hussars, 14 th Chasseurs 1 st Bde 6 th, 11 th, 15 th Dragoons Joseph d Elron Darmagnac Darmagnac d Elron Cassagne Cassagne d Elron Darmagnac Chasse Nueunstein Cassagne Braun Blondeau Army of the Center 1 st Div R 5/4/3 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk 2 nd Div R 8/6/4 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk X Chasse 28 th, 75 th Ligne Nueunstein 2 nd Nassau, 4 th Baden, Frankfort Bn Braun 16 th Legere, 8 th Ligne Blondeau 51 st, 54 th Ligne 20

4 d Elron Treillard Treillard d Elron d Elron d Elron Treillard 1 st Bde Avy R R R --- E 6/4/2 HC R 3/-/2 LC Heavy Art Foot Art Foot Art 1 st Bde 13 th, 18 th, 19 th, 22 nd Dragoons Avy 27 th Chasseurs, Nassau Chasseurs Joseph Guy Guy Guy Guy Guy Guy Guard Guard Cav Line Bde Cavalry R King s Army R 7/5/4 Sk E 3/-/2 LC C 6/5/4 Sk R 4/3/2 LC Foot Art Guard Spanish Guard Guard Cav Guard Hussars French Infantry 142 Cavalry 62 Artillery 17 Total 63,980 21

5 Allied Forces Hill Alten Alten Alten Hill Alten Kempt Vandeleur 3 rd Bde Grant Lt Div E 6/4/2 Sk E 4/3/2 Sk E 5/3/2 Sk E 9/6/4 HC Kempt 1/43 rd Light, 1/95 th, 3/95 th Rifles Vandeleur 1/52 nd Light, 2/95 th Rifles 3 rd Bde 1 st, 3 rd Cacadores Grant 10 th, 15 th, 18 th Hussars Turn 1 arrive deployed at area A Allied Army Wellington Wellington Hill Stewart Stewart Stewart Wellington Dickson Hill (C) Stewart Cadogan Byng O Callaghan +2 Art Cmdr Right 2 nd Div R 8/6/4 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk X Cadogan 1/50 th, 1/71 st, 1/92 nd Foot Byng 1/3 rd, 1/57 th Foot, 1 st Provisional O Callaghan 1/28 th, 2/34 th, 1/39 th Foot Hill Silveria Silveria Hill Morillo Morillo Silveria DaCosta A. Campbell Morillo 1 st Bde 2 nd Bde Port. Div R 7/5/4 Sk R 8/6/4 Sk 1 st Spanish R 7/5/4 Sk R 6/5/3 Sk Hill Hill Hill Hill Hill Alten Fane E E R E 6/4/2 HC E 5/3/2 HC Foot Art Horse Art Foot Art Alten 14 th Lt Dragoons, 1 st KGL Hussars Fane 3 rd Dragoon Guards, 1 st Dragoons Turn 3 arrive in road column at point B Wellington Cole Cole Cole Wellington Wellington Wellington Cole W.Anson Skerrett Stubb Hill Ponsonby d Urban 4 th Div E 8/5/3 Sk E 6/4/2 Sk R 8/6/4 Sk E 5/3/2 HC E 7/5/3 HC R 5/4/3 LC W. Anson 3/27 th, 1/40 th, 1/48 th Foot, 2 nd Provisional Skerret 1/7 th Fusiliers, 20 th Foot, 1/23 rd Fusiliers Stubb 11 th, 23 rd Portuguese, 7 th Cacadores Hill Household Cavalry Ponsonby 5 th Dragoon Guards, 3 rd, 4 th Dragoons d Urban - 1 st, 6 th, 11 th, 12 th Portuguese Cavalry Wellington Wellington Wellington E E E Foot Art Horse Art Horse Art 22

6 Turn 5 arrive deployed at area C Wellington Ramsey Ramsey Picton Picton Picton Ramsey E Picton (C) Brisbane Colville Power Center Foot Art 3 rd Div E 8/5/3 Sk R 6/5/3 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk X Brisbane 1/45 th, 74 th, 1/88 th Foot Colville 1/5 th, 2/83 rd, 94 th Foot Power 9 th, 21 st Portuguese, 11 th Cacadores Ramsey Dalhouise Dalhouise Dalhouise Dalhouise Barnes Grant Lecor 7 th Div R 6/5/3 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk Barnes 1/6 th Foot, 3 rd Provisional, Brunswick Oels Grant 51 st, 68 th, 1/82 nd Foot Lecor 7 th, 19 th Portuguese, 2 nd Cacadores Turn 6 arrive deployed at area D Wellington Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Graham Pack Bradford G. Anson Bock E E E R Left R 6/5/3 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk E 4/3/2 HC E 3/-/2 HC Foot Art Foot Art Horse Art Foot Art X Pack 1 st, 16 th Portuguese, 4 th Cacadores Bradford 13 th, 24 th Portuguese, 5 th Cacadores G. Anson 12 th, 16 th Light Dragoons Bock 1 st, 2 nd KGL Dragoons Graham Howard Howard Graham Oswald Oswald Oswald Howard Stopford Halkett Oswald Hay Robinson Spry 1 st Div E 5/3/2 Sk E 8/5/3 Sk 5 th Div R 7/5/4 Sk R 6/5/3 Sk R 6/5/3 Sk Stopford 1/Coldstream, 1/3 rd Guards Halkett 1 st, 2 nd, 5 th KGL Line, 1 st, 2 nd KGL Light Hay 3/1 st, 1/9 th, 1/38 th Foot Robinson 1/4 th, 2/47 th, 2/59 th Foot Spry 3 rd, 15 th Portuguese, 8 th Cacadores Graham Longa Longa Longa 1 st Bde 2 nd Bde 5 th Spanish R 9/7/5 Sk R 7/5/4 Sk Longa Trained Spanish Regiments Turn 6 arrive in road column at point E Wellington Wellington Salcedo Trained Spanish Regiments Salcedo Don Sanchez Don Sanchez Guerilla Cavalry R 8/6/4 Sk C 7/6/4 IrC Allies Infantry 197 (99 British, 61 Portuguese, 37 Spanish) Cavalry 51 (39 British, 5 Portuguese, 7 Spanish) Artillery 11 Total 81,200 23