Situation Report & Orders as at Midnight 20 April: Campaign Ends

Situation Report


 French

 Bonaparte is at Lesegano with Augereau, Massena and Serieur's divisions.

 Serieur is reduced to brigade strength (6 x small bns ligne)

 Massena has two scratch brigades: 1e Bde: 4 x legere bns (small)
                                                          2e Bde: 4 x ligne bns (standard)
Augereau has two brigades: Legere bde:6 x legere bns (small) 
                                              Ligne Bde: 4 x  ligne bns  (standard) & 2 ligne bns (small)
1 x bty horse artillery

 Stenghal is one stage east of Lesegano with 6 regiments of light cavalry.

 Piedmont

 Bellegarde has been killed in action and his force at Lesegano has surrendered after taking heavy casualties.

 Colli & Toisinge are in position on the ridge south of Mondovi.

 Colli has lost his army in being but will hold Carru until midnight on the 21 April, one of his objectives. His remaining forces - 5 battalions of infantry and 7 small regiments of cavalry are insufficient to hold the Mondovi ridge should the French press forward. there is a strong likelihood that the latter position will fall before midnight on 22 April .

 In that event Colli will only have achieved one of his five territorial objectives in terms of delaying the French and will have not preserved an army in being, his other major objective.


Orders as at midnight 20 April


 French

 Serieur to make haste at first light on 21 April and march to Carru and secure that place 

 Bonaparte to march at first light on 21 April to secure the San Michele objective with Massena & Augereau. 

 Stenghal to join Bonaparte at the San Michele objective by midday 21 April

 In the afternoon Bonaparte will march to Vicoforte and secure that place with Massena, Augereau and Stenghal by evening.

 Piedmont

 Declare Carru an open city.

 Open negotiations with the French for a ceasefire.

 Recommend to his Royal Highness that his government sue for peace.

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