Situation Report & Orders as at Midnight 17 April

Situation Report & Orders as at Midnight 17 April

The situation at midnight 17 April after the engagement at Ceva. Augereau is conducting a night march to join Victor at Pedagiera

Ceva captured by Massena & Serieur


 French casualties: 1000 killed, 2000 plus wounded and missing (many of the missing drifted back into Ceva during the night)
Piedmontese casualties: 1200 killed, 2400 wounded and captured.

Massena & Serieur reorganise

Division Massena

 Dommartin's is formed into one scratch demi-brigade of 4 small battalions of legere and no longer benefit form the elite 4 + special rule

 Joubert's brigade into one scratch demi-brigade of 4 standard battalions of ligne

 Division Serieur 

 All battalions in the division are now small

 Piedmontese retire from Ceva towards Lesegano

 Vitali's division now comprised of 

 2 x  standard Grenadier battalions 
1 x small fusilier battalion
2 x standard fusilier battalion

 With the exception of the Grenadiers all are 'wavering' as per the Blackpowder special rule.

 Augereau is just north of Pedagiera and Victor is bivouacked immediately outside that place.

 All other Piedmontese units are stationary.

Orders issued as at midnight 17 April 1796

French

 On his initiative Augereau force marches his men to rendevous with Victor at first light. They will attack off the march.

 Massena and Serieur to await Bonaparte who is on his way to Ceva with a battery of horse artillery.

 Piedmontese

 Bellegarde to march to Lesagano and rendevous with Vitali before counter-attacking the French at Ceva.

Orders of battle Pedagiera

French

Division Augereau

Chef de division Augereau (SR9)

Brigade Beyrand (SR8) *

4th Light Demi-Brigade 3 x small bns
29th Light Demi-Brigade 3 x small bns

*due to the rigours of the night march this formation does not benefit from the Elite 4+ special rule on 18 April

Brigade Victor (SR8) 

4th Line Demi-Brigade 3 x bns
18th Line Demi-Brigade 3 x bns

Piedmontese

1st Left Wing Division: Col Baron Brempt (SR7)


8 x standard infantry bns in prepared positions

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