Fuentes de Onoro OOB
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:05 am
All,
Just because I can only job-search for so long, and Zeke is working on SAlamanca and Vittoria, I present to y'all two versions of the Fuentes de Onoro OOB.
Again, it plays well in either SR4 of SR8 mode. I have spent the time hunting down as many British Regimental Colors as I could.
So, here goes -
Anglo-Allied Army of Portugal - either 31,000+ Foot, Horse and Guns or 28,000+ troops.
French Army of Portugal - 28,000+ Foot, Horse and Guns.
Both OOB's represent troops actually on the field, since the French 2nd Corps and the British 6th Division and some Portuguese units were detailed to watch them off to the North.
What I have done -
French Garde Cavalry again are Cuirassiers. No Garde sprites.
There are some "Combined" Regiments - These are the various "Legions" in the French Army - Irish, Prussians, Hanoverians, etc, who served in Spain. They were generally very small units, mostly due to the unavailability of replacements and desertions. So, I combined them into single units. Also, we don't have the sprites -(except I could have used the Swiss for Hanoverians - which I literally just realized. Oh well.)
After I finished both Armies, it turned out the Wellington had more troops at the Battle, (in the OOB), than the French. In real life, Wellington was slightly outnumbered. I think, (just a supposition here), that Ashworths Independent Portuguese Brigade was not there, even though 3 official accounts place them on the field. So, one OOB has them attached to the Light Division and one does not. Also, a number of sources place more of the French Armee du Nord (in Spain) Cavalry on the field than apparently were there. Once again, the British Horse is heavily out numbered. The French also have an edge in Veteran troops, as the Allies have a fair number of Portuguese Line Infantry, slightly less steady than thier British Brothers.
The French numbers come from the actual returns from Massenas Chief of Staff.
Anyway, let me know what you think. Enjoy!
Jack B)
Just because I can only job-search for so long, and Zeke is working on SAlamanca and Vittoria, I present to y'all two versions of the Fuentes de Onoro OOB.
Again, it plays well in either SR4 of SR8 mode. I have spent the time hunting down as many British Regimental Colors as I could.
So, here goes -
Anglo-Allied Army of Portugal - either 31,000+ Foot, Horse and Guns or 28,000+ troops.
French Army of Portugal - 28,000+ Foot, Horse and Guns.
Both OOB's represent troops actually on the field, since the French 2nd Corps and the British 6th Division and some Portuguese units were detailed to watch them off to the North.
What I have done -
French Garde Cavalry again are Cuirassiers. No Garde sprites.
There are some "Combined" Regiments - These are the various "Legions" in the French Army - Irish, Prussians, Hanoverians, etc, who served in Spain. They were generally very small units, mostly due to the unavailability of replacements and desertions. So, I combined them into single units. Also, we don't have the sprites -(except I could have used the Swiss for Hanoverians - which I literally just realized. Oh well.)
After I finished both Armies, it turned out the Wellington had more troops at the Battle, (in the OOB), than the French. In real life, Wellington was slightly outnumbered. I think, (just a supposition here), that Ashworths Independent Portuguese Brigade was not there, even though 3 official accounts place them on the field. So, one OOB has them attached to the Light Division and one does not. Also, a number of sources place more of the French Armee du Nord (in Spain) Cavalry on the field than apparently were there. Once again, the British Horse is heavily out numbered. The French also have an edge in Veteran troops, as the Allies have a fair number of Portuguese Line Infantry, slightly less steady than thier British Brothers.
The French numbers come from the actual returns from Massenas Chief of Staff.
Anyway, let me know what you think. Enjoy!
Jack B)
