Fuentes de Onoro 1811

About this board game

Fuentes de Onoro 1811 is a two-player historical wargame with a listed play time of 240 minutes, covering three battles from the Peninsular War. Released in 2011, it is the sixth entry in the Vae Victis Wargame Collection.

The game focuses on the final events of the struggle between Masséna and Wellington in Portugal and Spain. Its three battles are Foz do Arouce on 15 March 1811, Fuentes de Oñoro from 3–5 May 1811, and El Bodón on 25 September 1811.

• Foz do Arouce: Ney’s French forces defend a ridge behind a river and its single bridge against Wellington’s 3rd and Light Divisions.
• Fuentes de Oñoro: Masséna attacks the fortified village and later strikes Wellington’s exposed right flank with cavalry and infantry.
• El Bodón: A French cavalry force attacks a mixed British-Portuguese force, while the defenders attempt to hold long enough for the separated elements of the 3rd Division to withdraw.

Units are represented at regiment and brigade level, with a map scale of 500 metres per hex and turns representing 120 minutes. The principal Fuentes de Oñoro battle uses an A2 map, while the two smaller battles use A3 maps.

Fuentes de Onoro 1811 includes a 59 × 40 cm map, 216 double-sided die-cut counters and markers, plus a colour rulebook containing scenarios and a player aid. The rules and charts are bilingual in English and French, and the game has a stated complexity rating of 6 out of 9.