Battle of the Nive 1813

[nevermore]

Battle of the Nive 1813

The Battle of the Nive was fought between 9 and 13 December 1813. It covers a wide area south of Bayonne. Marshal Soult held that city with 67,000 men and Wellington was determined to take it with his 64,000 men. Wellington’s plan was to close in on Bayonne from the east as well as from the south, because this would threaten Soult’s line of withdrawal. However this meant that the allied army would be divided by the river Nive, and Soult would take full advantage by moving his army from one bank to the other via Bayonne.

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[Calimero]

Nice looking armies. Very well painted too

[forrester]

Very nice... is it just me, or do we often skip over these late Peninsula battles? I'm certainly a lot more ignorant about the Nive, Nivelle, and Orthez than I am about 1808-12. Is it because at that point the outcome is less in doubt, and  from our standpoint,the drama/tension is lacking?

[nevermore]

I cant put my figure on that myself, i mean look at the great battles Napoleon did in the 1814 he ran rings around the enemy at times, yet nobody really fights them, i always thought La Rothiere was a great battle that is not gamed enough.