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| Tango01 | 21 Sep 2024 5:18 p.m. PST |
"Esparraguerra was part of the small action known as the Battle of El Bruch on 6th June 1808. This post gives a good explanantion of its part in the operations, which were somewhat complicated. Michael Hooper, he of the great Napoleonic scenario books, sent me a selection to try out. This is a slightly modified version of that scenario, although I think it followed most of the essential features. I used Polemos: General de Division for this, rather than the Polemos: Ruse de Guerre I have been using more recently. This had some consequences for the gameplay, but I will discuss that in the game notes! I also changed one element of the scenario guidelines: the scenario has it that the Imperials can't go on the hills but the Migueletes can. Since Polemos General de Division gives quite heavy penalties for attacking uphill on steep slopes, I felt it fairer to leave the option in, on the grounds that if the Migueletes could get into sufficiently numerous musketry positions to enable effective fire, then the Imperial infantry could probably get at them, if they really tried.
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