THE MARSHALS IV - JOSEPH 1809

After their victory over Marshal Soult in northern Portugal, the British plan a joint campaign with their new Spanish allies to capture Madrid. The initial Allied plan was to secure Victor's corps in the Tagus valley with the bulk of the Anglo-Spanish troops while Venegas from Bailen threatened the capital from the south.

Joseph for his part absolutely did not anticipate this offensive and was surprised by the enemy attack. However, he reacted quickly and, taking advantage of his central position, converged the corps of Victor, Sébastiani plus his reserves from Madrid towards the combined forces of Wellesley and Cuesta. He completely abandons Vénégas, which has the road wide open to the capital...

The Marshals is a generic rule intended to simulate the campaigns carried out by French generals and marshals under the Consulate and the 1st Empire far from their brilliant leader Bonaparte.