"The battle of Truillas (22 September 1793)" Topic
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| Tango01 | 27 Mar 2014 11:00 p.m. PST |
"The battle of Truillas (22 September 1793) was a major Spanish victory in the eastern Pyrenees that saw them defeat a French attempt to drive them away from Perpignan and back towards the mountains. Although it had been the French who declared war, it was the Spanish who moved first, attacking across the Pyrenees in April 1793. The Spanish commander, General Ricardós, was perhaps a little too careful, and over the next two months he missed a number of opportunities to capture Perpignan. When he did finally attack the city, on 17 July, the French were much more organised than in April or May, and his overcomplicated attack was repulsed. He then attempted to establish a line of fortified camps around Perpignan, and in early September he came close to isolated the city, but on 17 September the French attacked the northern part of the Spanish lines, and forced them retreat back to the south of the city (combat of Peyrestortes). The new Spanish line ran between the River Reart and the town of Thuir. Their right was based around a fortified camp at Mas-d'Eu, close to the river, The centre was at Ponteilla and Truillas and the left was at Thuir. The defence of Perpignan was entrusted to the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees. Like every French army of this period, this army suffered from frequent changes of commander. When it was first created it was commanded by General Flers. He was then replaced by General Barbantane, and when the Spanish threatened to isolate the city he in turn was replaced by General Dagobert…"
Full article here.
link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
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| TelesticWarrior | 28 Mar 2014 2:29 a.m. PST |
Thanks Armand.
I look at that website quite a lot, it's an extremely useful way to see an overview of a battle. historyofwar.org has lots of battles in its archive too, including many obscure or neglected ones.
A very useful resource for the wargamer, but it could really do with the inclusion of maps. This would make reading about the battle a lot easier. |
| Tango01 | 28 Mar 2014 10:55 a.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.