Augereau victorious at Pedagiera
Augereau eschewed an attack on either of the Piedomontese flanks and elected instead to pierce their line in the centre by massing overwhelming force at the decisive point.
In doing so he hoped that the Piedmontese lack of mobility would prevent them from shoring up their position. Clausewitz would later describe the point of the attack as the schwerpunkt and Boyd the Piedmontese inability to react as the French being inside their OODA loop.
The French skirmishers close with the Piedmontese as the Assault columns navigate the enclosed fields. Fortunately for the French the lack of rain mean they did not get bogged down in the ploughed fields. Green die indictae stamina hits, smoke disorder.
Finally the French ligne began to climb the ridge. Piedmontese infantry moved forward from the reverse slope to give fire but the French officers, sensing the danger, urged their men on. As the Pas de Charge sounded the French closed with the enemy at speed.
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