Ferdinand Foch was spiritually with the French forces in the second part of the battle of Cerignola last night as they secured a massive moral victory.
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| According to Google this is Marechal Foch |
Our left flank was solid: heavy cavalry, light cavalry, skirmish cavalry, artillery, skirmish infantry and, in particular, a unit of French pike that led personally by the Duc de Nemours had pushed back a Spanish corunella from the barricades. Admittedly our centre and right wing only had one unit of cavalry each - and both of those pretty beat up. And we didn't have any morale chips left. And we'd failed to carry the earthworks within the allotted time despite having virtually a whole extra run through the cards. These are mere details. I don't think anyone would seriously argue that the honour and glory of the day did not belong to us.
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| The French commanders perform their traditional victory dance |
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