"Albuera 1811, Age of Eagles 15mm AAR" Topic
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Chalfant | 08 Oct 2014 6:37 a.m. PST |
Howdie. A little write up about our latest battle… link Chalfant |
raylev3 | 08 Oct 2014 6:59 a.m. PST |
Good AAR…I enjoy reading about AoE. |
vtsaogames | 08 Oct 2014 10:14 a.m. PST |
Nice AAR. My take on re-fighting Albuera: Soult was outnumbered 3-2 and on the attack. Unless Beresford's hesitation is modeled, the Allies will simply thrash the French. Beresford was planning a withdrawal when his chief of staff committed the last infantry division on his own initiative. I keep the Anglo-Portuguese units rooted until the historical times they began moving to the flank or when the French are silly enough to attack them. I would rank Zayas' Spanish infantry as elite/line and most of the rest as conscript. Spanish and Portuguese cavalry were outclassed by French cavalry. I would say the problem of most Spanish infantry (other than Zayas' division) was inability to maneuver in the face of the enemy rather than lack of courage. |
Chalfant | 08 Oct 2014 10:29 a.m. PST |
That is generally the take on it…. without true fog of war, Beresford needs to have a sizable portion of his force "rooted in place" until x,y, or z happens. It's something to remember when fighting other scenarios with similar parallels. Chalfant |
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