Introduction to the Campaign

Introduction

Although based on the campaign of 1813, this campaign does not attempt to copy that campaign in any way. The armies involved do not fight over the same area. The armies are not composed of the same orders of battle.

The aim of this campaign is to produce enjoyable wargames within the frame work of a campaign, so that something has happened before the wargame, and there will be consequences afterwards.

The armies are formed to make full use of the model soldiers within my collection.,

The battlefields are designed to make use of the scenery within my collection

Each battlefield is designed to fit on my 6x6 foot wargames table.

Campaign Areas

There are five campaign areas :

Northern Germany

Central Germany

Southern Germany

Eastern Spain

Western Spain


Campaign Order of Battle

There are five French and five allied armies in the campaign.

Most consist of four corps each. The two French armies in Spain have only three corps each.

Campaign Maps

This is an index of the maps available for the campaign. They cover the whole of Europe from Hamburg in the north to Malaga in the south, and from Paris in the west to Austria in the east.

All of the maps have been adapted from the AA Road Map of Europe book. Each page has been copied to make simplified Campaign Strategic Maps. There are two maps because it would take too much room to show Spain and Portugal below the rest of Europe.

The reference numbers at the top and left hand side refer to the location of each square in both the AA Road Map and the Campaign Strategic Map.


Campaign Map of Europe

This map covers the area from Hamburg in the north to Milan in the south, and from Paris in the west to Vienna in the east.

There are three campaign areas

Northern Germany
Central Germany
Southern Germany

At the start of the campaign the armies are deployed as follows:
First French - Erfurt
Second French - Madgeburg
Third French - Munich
Prussian - Berlin
Russian - Dresden
Austrian - Vienna




Campaign Map of Spain

This map covers the area from Corunna in the north to Malaga in the south, and from Lisbon in the west to Barcelona in the east.

There are two campaign areas:

Eastern Spain - Spanish v Fifth French Army
Western Spain - Anglo-Portuguese v Fourth French Army

At the start of the campaign the armies are deployed as follows:

Fourth French - Barcelona
Fifth French - Burgos
Anglo-Portuguese - Salamanca
Spanish - Valencia