https://4harrisons.com/ 2026-04-17T15:41:13+00:00 https://4harrisons.com/ https://4harrisons.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2025-12-18T20:54:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:18-3-1810&rev=1766091245&do=diff 18/3/1810: Valverde Introduction Duc D'Aremberg's 27th Chasseurs a Cheval are part of a French scouting cavalry force moving west from Seville towards Niebla and ultimately Huelva looking to secure control of the countryside and looking for Spanish patriot forces. Moving from Niebla north to Valverde the Chasseurs encounter the guerilla force operating on the western side of the sierra led by Jefe Bolanos. text/html 2025-12-18T20:54:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:20-3-1810&rev=1766091251&do=diff 20/3/1810 Introduction Withdrawing from their contact with the guerrilleros of Jefe Bolanos at the outer reaches of the French area of control in the Condado de Niebla the 27th Chasseurs a Cheval are caught by a force of guerilla seeking to impede their withdrawal. text/html 2025-12-20T22:07:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:27-3-1810&rev=1766268466&do=diff 26 March 1810, Santa Olalla: Introduction General de Brigade Pepin, posted in the sierra to monitor the road to Seville, and on receiving scouting reports that the Spanish were approaching, decided to remain in place at Santa Olalla. Now he and his brigade, supported by Gazan's divisional artillery, have been contacted by Ballasteros' division supplemented by Anglona's cavalry. text/html 2025-12-18T20:54:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:1810-3-18&rev=1766091249&do=diff Introduction General de Brigade Pepin's brigade of Gazan's division of V Corps is stationed around Santa Olalla in the sierra north of Seville watching the road from Extremadura for any approach by the Spanish army. Foraging from the farms and villages nearby they begin to encounter some resistance from the locally population. Some of the locals band together with some dispersed former soldiers to resist the French. One detachment gets caught by these guerilleros stripping a farm of provisions … text/html 2025-12-30T21:47:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:background&rev=1767131266&do=diff Background Information Spanish Here's what information I have about Spanish uniforms. I've marked up where I have models that fit, in addition to the definite matches, I have the following that could fit and where I've no historic information: * text/html 2026-04-07T20:34:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:ballasteros&rev=1775594094&do=diff Ballasteros' Division It's difficult to be clear on the exact composition of Ballasteros division in early 1810. Here's a comparison of sources. Nafziger November 1809 (809KSAA) Romero Nafziger June 1810 (810FSAP) Navarra Navarra Navarra Princesa text/html 2025-12-18T20:54:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:chapter1&rev=1766091247&do=diff Seville Chapter One This is the first chapter of the campaign in southern Spain between Andalusia and Extremadura and the contest between Mortier's V Corps and Ballasteros division to the west of Seville. It begins on 15 March 1810 and unless terminated early finishes on or around 15 April depending on when a lull in the campaign is reached. text/html 2026-03-29T19:19:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:contreras&rev=1774811952&do=diff Juan Senen de Contreras According to Oman, when Mortier originally retreated from Extremadura in March 1810 the divisions of Ballasteros and Contreras were detached south to threaten the borders of Andalusia (Oman 1996a p.215). Contreras 'Epitome' confirms this but doesn't give any information about the units in the division under Contreras command. It does mention that Contreras was given command by the Duque d'Albuquerque of a detachment that was sent to the Tagus. Oman confirms that d'Albuq… text/html 2025-12-18T20:54:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:july1810&rev=1766091244&do=diff July 1810 The Marquis de la Romana commanding the patriot Spanish army in Extremadura gathers his forces to move south through the sierra to challenge the French for control of Seville and Andalucia. Sources * Esdaile, Charles Output of Empire (University of Oklahoma Press, Norman USA, 2012) pages 345-346 text/html 2026-02-07T19:57:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:march1810&rev=1770494226&do=diff March 1810 After the capture of Seville in February 1810, Mortier is ordered by Soult to invade Extremadura with his V Corps with the aim of capturing Badajoz. Forced to retreat by the arrival of a Spanish army, Mortier returns to Seville. The Marques de La Romana now commands the Spanish army in Extremadura. After Mortier's retreat from Badajoz he sends the divisions of Ballasteros and Contreras to pursue him into the Sierra, link up with Copons y Navia who will shortly land at Ayamonte to ga… text/html 2026-04-05T20:19:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:romero&rev=1775420342&do=diff Romero's La Guerra de la Independencia en la Sierra de Huelva Part of Romero's book works in detail through Ballasteros activity in 1810 and 1811. 1810 Romero writes that on 15 April Ballasteros was sent to protect Riotinto. Initially the French were at El Berrocal. Ballasteros moved from Calanas to Zalamea la Real where he encounter 5,000 French infantry and 800 cavalry. Ballasteros retreats text/html 2026-04-06T18:03:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://4harrisons.com/doku.php?id=wargames:seville:start&rev=1775498627&do=diff Seville 1810 Introduction The campaign starts in March 1810. The French have conquered Andalucia, and having reached as far as the walls of Badajoz the V Corps of Marshal Mortier has retreated back over the mountains to Seville. While the remainder of Soult's army is engaged in the rest of Andalucia and with the siege of Cadiz, Mortier's corps (with some additions) garrisons Seville and western Andalucia, while watching the approaches across the mountains from Extremadura.