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Offline Harry Faversham

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The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« on: May 16, 2020, 02:50:36 PM »
The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro is where my first 10mm project will be set. Wellington's lads will be first up but I'm not sure about the Heavy Dragoons...
Cocked hat thingy or Roman style helmet with horsehair dangley bits?

???
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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2020, 03:00:13 PM »
The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro is where my first 10mm project will be set. Wellington's lads will be first up but I'm not sure about the Heavy Dragoons...
Cocked hat thingy or Roman style helmet with horsehair dangley bits?

???
Still very much wearing the cocked hat (or shako-like watering cap) at the time.  Do you need maps, orbats and stuff?  I've still got all the players' briefings etc from when we did the AB Figures Wargames Weekend in 2001.
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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2020, 03:02:34 PM »
That would be excellent, thank you. Shall I pm you or can you put it on the forum?

:)

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2020, 03:04:03 PM »
That would be excellent, thank you. Shall I pm you or can you put it on the forum?

:)
I'll be totally mercenary and make it into a blog-post to boost my views!  lol

Speaking of which, here are the three French Legions (Irish, Hanoverian and Midi) I painted for that game, which you might find useful:

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2018/11/02/some-napoleonic-french-foreign-legions-ab-figures-15mm/

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2020, 03:13:01 PM »
Lovely figures and a great inspiration. I'm hoping to get away with a less detailed paint job in 'munchkin scale'!
Will you do another blog link when you've done the batle details?

:)

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2020, 03:17:40 PM »
Lovely figures and a great inspiration. I'm hoping to get away with a less detailed paint job in 'munchkin scale'!
Will you do another blog link when you've done the batle details?

:)
Certainly will!  Is next weekend soon enough for you?

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2020, 10:43:02 PM »
Whenever you get time, no rush, I've got hundreds of the little bleeders to get painted

:)

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2020, 03:56:12 PM »
Sorry for the delay.  It's been busy this week and the blog is on a go-slow, so here's the raw orbat cut'n'pasted.  Note that Erskine, Campbell and Reynier remained un-engaged to the north of Fuentes de Onoro.  The strengths in figures are for 1:20 ratio rules such as General de Brigade.  When we did the actual game, a lot of the weaker units were combined or their strength divided up across the brigade.

THE ANGLO-PORTUGUESE ARMY
The Duke of Wellington Commanding

Cavalry Division - Cotton

   Slade’s Brigade
      1st (Royal) Dragoons               388 men      19 figures
      14th (Duchess of York’s Own) Light Dragoons      378 men      19 figures

   Von Arentschildt’s Brigade
      16th (Queen’s Own) Light Dragoons         362 men      18 figures
      1st Hussars, King’s German Legion            414 men      21 figures

   Barbaçena’s Portuguese Brigade
      4th (Principe) Cavalry               104 men      5 figures
      10th (Santarem) Cavalry               208 men      10 figures

1st Division – Spencer

   Stopford’s Brigade
      1/2nd (Coldstream) Foot Guards            940 men      47 figures
      1/3rd Foot Guards                  959 men      48 figures
      1 coy/5/60th (Royal American) Foot            44 men      2 figures

   Nightingale’s Brigade
      2/24th (Warwickshire) Foot            371 men      19 figures
      2/42nd (Royal Highland ‘The Black Watch’) Foot      445 men      22 figures
      1/79th (Cameron Highland) Foot            922 men      46 figures
      1 coy/5/60th (Royal American) Foot            36 men      2 figures

   Howard’s Brigade
      1/50th (West Kent) Foot               597 men      30 figures
      1/71st (Highland Light Infantry) Foot         497 men      25 figures
      1/92nd (Gordon Highland) Foot            764 men      38 figures
      1 coy/3/95th (Rifles) Foot               76 men      4 figures

   Von Löwe’s Brigade
      1st Line Battalion, King’s German Legion         512 men      26 figures
      2nd Line Battalion, King’s German Legion         484 men      24 figures
      5th Line Battalion, King’s German Legion         422 men      21 figures
      7th Line Battalion, King’s German Legion         410 men      20 figures
      2 coys/1st & 2nd Light Battalions, King’s German Legion   86 men      4 figures

3rd Division – Picton

   Mackinnon’s Brigade
      1/45th (Nottinghamshire) Foot            508 men      25 figures
      74th (Highland) Foot   (no tartan!)         485 men      24 figures
      1/88th (Connaught Rangers) Foot            687 men      34 figures
      3 coys/5/60th (Royal American) Foot         183 men      9 figures

   Colville’s Brigade
      2/5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Foot         504 men      25 figures
      2/83rd Foot                  460 men      23 figures
      2/88th (Connaught Rangers) Foot            467 men      23 figures
      94th Foot                     536 men      27 figures

   Powers’ Portuguese Brigade
      2 Btns/9th (Viana) Infantry Regiment         910 men      50 figures
      2  Btns/21st (Valenca) Infantry Regiment         740 men      37 figures

5th Division – Erskine

   Hay’s Brigade
      3/1st (Royal Scots) Foot               672 men      34 figures
      1/9th (East Norfolk) Foot               627 men      31 figures
      2/38th (1st Staffordshire) Foot            402 men      20 figures
      1 coy/Brunswick-Oels Jäger Regiment         68 men      3 figures

   Dunlop’s Brigade
      1/4th (King’s Own) Foot               612 men      31 figures
      2/30th (Cambridgeshire) Foot            507 men      25 figures
      3/44th (East Essex) Foot               437 men      22 figures
      1 coy/Brunswick-Oels Jäger Regiment         68 men      3 figures

   Spry’s Portuguese Brigade
      2 Btns/3rd (1st Olivenca) Infantry Regiment         724 men      36 figures
      2 Btns/15th (2nd Olivenca) Infantry Regiment         556 men      28 figures
      8th (2nd Loyal Lusitanian Legion) Caçadores         484 men      24 figures

6th Division – Campbell

   Hulse’s Brigade
      1/11th (North Devonshire) Foot            837 men      42 figures
      2/53rd (Shropshire) Foot               459 men      23 figures
      1/61st (South Gloucestershire) Foot            697 men      35 figures
      1 coy/5/60th (Royal American) Foot            48 men      2 figures

   Burne’s Brigade
      2nd (Queen’s Royal) Foot               558 men      28 figures
      1/36th (Herefordshire) Foot            514 men      26 figures

   Madden’s Portuguese Brigade
      2 Btns/8th (Evora) Infantry Regiment         915 men      46 figures
      2 Btns/12th (Chaves) Infantry Regiment         1,222 men   61 figures

7th Division – Houston

   Sontag’s Brigade
      1/51st (2nd Yorkshire (West Riding) Light Infantry) Foot   590 men      30 figures
      85th (Buckinghamshire Volunteer Light Infantry) Foot   387 men      19 figures
      Chasseurs Britanniques               839 men      42 figures
      8 Coys/Brunswick-Oels Jäger Regiment         593 men      30 figures

   Doyle’s Portuguese Brigade
      2 Btns/7th (Setubal) Infantry Regiment         713 men      36 figures
      2 Btns/19th (Cascaes) Infantry Regiment         1,026 men   51 figures
      2nd (Moura) Caçadores               442 men      22 figures

Light Division – Crauford

   Beckwith’s Brigade
      1/43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Foot         754 men      38 figures
      4 coys/1/95th (Rifles) Foot               354 men      18 figures
      1 coy/2/95th (Rifles) Foot               76 men      4 figures

   Drummond’s Brigade
      1/52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Foot         835 men      42 figures
      2/52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Foot         542 men      27 figures
      4 coys/4/95th (Rifles) Foot               357 men      18 figures

   Portuguese (divided between Beckwith & Drummond)
      1st (Castello de Vide) Caçadores            450 men      22 figures
      3rd (Villa Real) Caçadores               447 men      22 figures

Ashworth’s Independent Portuguese Brigade
   2 Btns/6th (1st Oporto) Infantry Regiment            713 men      36 figures
   2 Btns/18th (2nd Oporto) Infantry Regiment            1,130 men   56 figures
   6th (Oporto) Caçadores                  423 men      21 figures

Artillery
Field Batteries, RA      - Lawson’s & Thompson’s
Horse Batteries, RHA      - Bull’s & Ross’
Portuguese Field Batteries   - Sequeira's, Rosado's & Preto's

Notes

1.  Fuentes d’Oñoro was initially occupied by the 2/83rd Foot and the massed light companies of Nightingale’s, Howard’s, Löwe’s, Mackinnon’s, Colville’s and Power’s brigades; giving a total of 1,800 men in 28 companies (17 British, 4 Portuguese, 4 of 5/60th & 1 of 3/95th), commanded by Lt. Col. Williams of the 5/60th.  This force was attacked in the evening of the 3rd by Ferey’s Division, with the situation being stabilised by the intervention of Cadogan’s brigade.
 
The Battle Of
Fuentes de Oñoro
3rd to 5th May 1811

THE FRENCH ARMY OF PORTUGAL
Maréchal André Masséna, Prince d’Essling

II Corps d’Armée – GD Reynier

   Division of GD Merle

      Brigade of GB Sarrut
         3 Btns/1er Légère               1,867 men
         3 Btns/36ème de Ligne            1,650 men

      Brigade of unknown commander
         3 Btns/4ème Légère            1,374 men

   Division of GD Heudelet

      Brigade of GB Godard
         3 Btns/17ème Légère            1,224 men
         3 Btns/70ème de Ligne            1,073 men

      Brigade of GB Arnaud
         3 Btns/31ème Légère            1,583 men
         3 Btns/47ème de Ligne            1,606 men

   II Corps Cavalry – unknown commander
      1er Hussards                  103 men      5 figures
      22ème Chasseurs à Cheval               363 men      18 figures
      8ème Dragons                  226 men      11 figures

VI Corps – GD Loison

   Division of GD Marchand

      Brigade of GB Maucune
         3 Btns*/6ème Légère            1,245 men
         3 Btns*/69ème de Ligne            1,591 men

      Brigade of GB Chemineau
         3 Btns*/39ème de Ligne            1,339 men
         3 Btns*/76ème de Ligne            1,697 men

   Division of GD Mermet

      Brigade of GB Menard
         3 Btns*/25ème Légère            1,867 men
         3 Btns*/27ème de Ligne            1,820 men

      Brigade of GB Taupin
         3 Btns*/50ème de Ligne            1,413 men
         3 Btns*/59ème de Ligne            1,602 men

   Division of GD Ferey

      Brigade of unknown commander
         3 Btns†/26ème de Ligne            1,867 men
         Légion du Midi               385 men      19 figures
         Légion Hanovrienne            431 men      22 figures

      Brigade of unknown commander
         3 Btns†/66ème de Ligne            1,380 men
         4th & 6th Btns/82ème de Ligne         1,031 men

   VI Corps Cavalry – GB Lamotte
      3ème Hussards                  164 men      8 figures
      15ème Chasseurs à Cheval               170 men      8 figures

VIII Corps – GD Junot

   Division of GD Solignac

      Brigade of unknown commander
         3 Btns/15ème de Ligne            1,261 men
         3 Btns/86ème de Ligne            1,500 men

      Brigade of unknown commander
         3 Btns/65èm de Ligne            1,563 men
         Régiment Irlandais            390 men      19 figures

IX Corps – GD Drouet

   Division of GD Claparède (brigade structure not known)
      4/54ème de Ligne                  284 men      14 figures
      4/21ème Légère                  629 men      31 figures
      4/28ème Légère                  474 men      24 figures
      4/40ème de Ligne                  519 men      26 figures
      4/63ème de Ligne                  518 men      26 figures
      4/88ème de Ligne                  653 men      33 figures
      4/64ème de Ligne                  583 men      29 figures
      4/100ème de Ligne                  514 men      26 figures
      4/103ème de Ligne                  542 men      27 figures

   Division of GD Conroux (brigade structure not known)
      4/16ème Légère                  609 men      30 figures
      4/9ème Légère                  760 men      38 figures
      4/27ème Légère                  667 men      33 figures
      4/8ème de Ligne                  616 men      31 figures
      4/24ème de Ligne                  642 men      32 figures
      4/45ème de Ligne                  445 men      22 figures
      4/94ème de Ligne                  696 men      35 figures
      4/95ème de Ligne                  614 men      31 figures
      4/96ème de Ligne                  539 men      27 figures

   IX Corps Cavalry – GB Fournier
      7ème Chasseurs à Cheval               282 men      14 figures
      13ème Chasseurs à Cheval               270 men      13 figures
      20ème Chasseurs à Cheval               242 men      12 figures

Reserve Cavalry – GD Montbrun

   Brigade of GB Cavrois
      3ème Dragons                  93 men      5 figures
      10ème Dragons                  138 men      7 figures
      15ème Dragons                  230 men      11 figures

   Brigade of GB d’Ornano
      6ème Dragons                  326 men      16 figures
      11ème Dragons                  178 men      9 figures
      25ème Dragons                  222 men      11 figures

Artillery of the Army of Portugal

5 batteries (unspecified).  Possibly one heavy, one horse and three medium?

Elements of The Army of The North – Maréchal Bessières

   Imperial Guard Cavalry Brigade – GB Lepic
      1er (Polonais) Chevauxleger-Lanciers de la Garde      370 men      18 figures
      Chasseurs à Cheval de la Garde            235 men      12 figures
      Mamelukes de la Garde               79 men      4 figures
      Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde            197 men      10 figures

   Light Cavalry Brigade – GB Wathier
      11ème Chasseurs à Cheval               231 men      12 figures
      12ème Chasseurs à Cheval               181 men      9 figures
      24ème Chasseurs à Cheval               200 men      10 figures
      5ème Hussards                  172 men      9 figures

   Bessières’ Artillery
      Guard Horse Battery
 
 *  The three battalions present in regiments thus marked are the 1st, 2nd & 4th battalions.

†  The three battalions present in regiments marked thus are the 4th, 5th & 6th battalions.

All other regiments marked as having three battalions fielded their 1st, 2nd & 3rd battalions.

Drouet massed his eighteen élite companies (5 carabinier & 13 grenadier) into three bataillons d’élite.  These are the troops that were mistakenly identified in many British memoirs as the ‘Imperial Guard’.

Virtually all French cavalry, apart from Wathier's Guard Brigade, was massed under Montbrun for the flank-march.  Lepic absolutely refused to move until ordered to do so in person by Bessieres, but Bessieres had buggered off to look at some entrenchments and didn't reappear until very late in the battle.
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Offline vtsaogames

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2020, 07:02:21 PM »
Oooh! Very nice! I'll have to crib this for an eventual Bloody Big Battles scenario. I look forward to maps and all too.
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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2020, 07:17:08 PM »
Oooh! Very nice! I'll have to crib this for an eventual Bloody Big Battles scenario. I look forward to maps and all too.
Map you say...


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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2020, 07:21:03 PM »
Simplified version (roughly 1km per square):


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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2020, 09:35:36 PM »
A few months back I read Baron Marbot's memoirs. This is a prime source if you want to know about the feuds between the various marshals. Bessieres had feuds with many of the marshals. Massena would have preferred Bessieres sent troops and didn't accompany them.

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2020, 10:51:12 PM »
A few months back I read Baron Marbot's memoirs. This is a prime source if you want to know about the feuds between the various marshals. Bessieres had feuds with many of the marshals. Massena would have preferred Bessieres sent troops and didn't accompany them.
Indeed.  He promised the 'Army of the North' and instead turned up with a weak cavalry brigade and some guard cavalry that nobody was allowed to use.  lol

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2020, 11:34:46 PM »
Thanks for that JF, much appreciated.

 :)

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Re: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro...
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2020, 12:01:54 AM »
You're most welcome.  :D