tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56489194170301567392024-03-12T22:17:53.961-07:00Old 1813 Campaignthistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-5759329119840298372010-10-08T07:01:00.000-07:002011-02-23T05:32:42.693-08:00New 1813 Campaign Blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh552Hgt5lrlkR_boQ2HonpXdiq4Sw7FpO4frlFLueRAmPzBRowedwSe5fK0CdWONfhUllV8ffm1tXghOY9pge-EZ6kG_Z_nlkewhzIqD0PWwsihN4fFcW0uys7BRwhLrGHPBUmPoS_x74v/s1600/4+-+napoleon+1813.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh552Hgt5lrlkR_boQ2HonpXdiq4Sw7FpO4frlFLueRAmPzBRowedwSe5fK0CdWONfhUllV8ffm1tXghOY9pge-EZ6kG_Z_nlkewhzIqD0PWwsihN4fFcW0uys7BRwhLrGHPBUmPoS_x74v/s320/4+-+napoleon+1813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525676442474104578" border="0" /></a><br />Due to lack of space remaining on this blog, I have moved the main 1813 Campaign to a new blog.<br /><br />The new blog will be the main diary for the whole 1813 campaign, and I have taken the opportunity to replace my hand drawn maps with new ones produced using ProFantasy.<br /><br />There will continue to be individual blogs for each mini campaign, and there will be links to each of these on the new blog.<br /><br />If you would like to follow the progress of the campaign please use the link below.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Link to new 1813 Campaign Diary Blog<br /><br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; 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margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">Strategic map at start of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Passau</st1:place></st1:city> campaign<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CPaul%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">General<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Passau</st1:city></st1:place> campaign is the fourth phase <span style=""> </span>of the larger 1813 Campaign.<span style=""> </span>It covers the fighting in southern <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region> between Third French Army and the Austrians.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">It has been done as a separate blog in order to keep all of the relevant reports together and to avoid making the main campaign blog too long and complicated.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We started the campaign on 3 March 2010
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The full campaign report can be read at:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://1813danubecampaign.blogspot.com/">http://1813danubecampaign.blogspot.com/</a></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://1813danubecampaign.blogspot.com/">
<br /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">Background to the Campaign<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Napoleon is confident that the Austrian army will remain neutral during 1813.<span style=""> </span>Not only did they fight alongside the French in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region> the previous year, but Napoleon is married to the daughter of the Emperor Ferdinand.<span style=""> </span>Despite this he sends Marshal Oudinot to <st1:city st="on">Munich</st1:city> to take command of the Bavarian and <st1:place st="on">Baden</st1:place> armies, to reorganize them and to ensure that no Austrian troops are sent north to join the allies.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Austria</st1:place></st1:country-region> has long resented earlier defeats at the hands of the French.<span style=""> </span>Observing the French defeat and retreat from <st1:country-region st="on">Russia</st1:country-region>, Ferdinand forms an alliance with the allies to strike at <st1:country-region st="on">France</st1:country-region> through <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Bavaria</st1:place></st1:state>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Austrian advance down the <st1:place st="on">Danube</st1:place> valley comes as a complete surprise to Oudinot.
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<br /></p> thistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-1852681494252346592010-02-19T09:15:00.000-08:002010-03-06T04:07:10.030-08:00Part Three - The Halle Campaign<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzbxyQx7RVrrGaQyhmTHWwKr3H0OjaeiZBl_V63bexEHeYVZEY4bx5bZFWV2TMjNCubePJCJoZ0hwz723UAQdHX7M7_FF9bv9WZgxwZvi0ywE18gp6GGBZCgiq_L0JB4yz47PAU4G558V/s1600-h/03+-+Map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzbxyQx7RVrrGaQyhmTHWwKr3H0OjaeiZBl_V63bexEHeYVZEY4bx5bZFWV2TMjNCubePJCJoZ0hwz723UAQdHX7M7_FF9bv9WZgxwZvi0ywE18gp6GGBZCgiq_L0JB4yz47PAU4G558V/s400/03+-+Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440005263799786002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Strategic map at start of Halle campaign</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">General</span>
<br />The Halle campaign is the third phase of the larger 1813 Campaign. It covers the period 17 May to 13 June 1813 and the fighting in central Germany between First French Army and the Russians.
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<br />It has been done as a separate blog in order to keep all of the relevant reports together and to avoid making the main campaign blog too long and complicated.
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<br />We started the campaign on 24 August 2009 and finished on 14 October 2009
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<br />The full campaign report can be read at:
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Background to the Campaign</span>
<br />The allied success in northern Germany has left Blucher in a very exposed position. Although he has captured Magdeburg, his left flank is open to an attack by Napoleon’s First French Army. He demands that Kutuzov bring the Russian Army forward from Dresden to Halle to protect his flank.
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<br />Kutuzov is less than eager to march forward against Napoleon in person. He has learned during the previous year just how dangerous that could be. However his Army has been allowed to rest for two weeks, while Blucher has borne the brunt of the fighting. His corps have been reinforced and there is no excuse not to move forward to support Blucher.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of the Campaign</span>
<br />For two weeks Napoleon has been expecting a Russian advance in support of Blucher.
<br />He has been unable to join the army due to political and administrative problems in Paris. On 10 May he diverts reinforcements from the Imperial Guard to 3rd Corps which is short of a full division of infantry. By 16 May 3rd corps is ready to take the field, and is in reserve at Erfurt. The Imperial Guard will remain at Fulda to await reinforcements.
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<br />On 17 May the Russian army start their march from Dresden to the river Saale, and Napoleon departs from Paris to join the Imperial Garde at Fulda. The Halle campaign has started.
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<br />On 22 May Kutuzov enters Leipzig and his army take up position to cover the river Saale bridges from Halle to Neustadt. The western bank is only lightly held by the French as they await the arrival of Napoleon with reinforcements.
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<br />The first battle of the campaign is at Neustadt on 23 May when the French and Russians both race to take Neustadt. Russians reach it first, but are attacked before they can take possession. In a lengthy fight for the town the French fail to evict the Russians and have to retreat during the night
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<br />The following day filled with confidence after their victory at Neustadt, Kutuzov orders an attack on Gera, to deny the French their only bridgehead on west bank of the river Saale. It is a success and the following day the Russians cross to the west bank.
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<br />On 25 May Napoleon arrives at the Saale and immediately commits the Imperial Garde to retake Weimar and force the Russians back across the river Saale. In a close fought battle the 4th Russian corps held Weimar right to the end. The garde cavalry were beaten by the Russian cuirassiers, and three of the four garde infantry brigades were shaken. As night fell the sole garde infantry brigade finally pushed the Russians out of Weimar. A relieved Napoleon had halted the Russian advance and regained control of the west bank of the river Saale.
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<br />On 28 May Napoleon orders the Westphalians to cross river Saale and attack Lutzen, but there are unable to defeat Russians. After a fierce battle the Westphalians retire to Halle.
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<br />Unwilling to admit defeat Napoleon shifts his army south to outflank the Russian line along the east bank of the river Saale. They cross the river and occupy Neustadt, which causes Kutuzov to abandon the Leipzig road and move south to secure the road to Dresden. The result is a battle at Rohenburg on 1 June. Once more the French are beaten and forced to retire to the west bank.
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<br />Kutuzov is convinced that the French will now retreat west, and orders his entire army to cross the Saale on the Leipzig road. The French garrison of Halle retreat and the Russians garrison the town. However Napoleon has been reorganizing his army for one final throw of the dice, and on 7 June he attacks Halle.
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<br />The final battle of the campaign is a complete victory for the French. The Russian army fall back east and rally around Leipzig. However Napoleon’s army has taken a severe pounding during the campaign, and is in no condition to resume hostilities. He contents himself with holding the river Saale bridges, and both armies settle down to await resupply and reinforcements.
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<br />The campaign has been a limited success for the French. They have held the Russians on the line of the river Saale. They have also extended the line of the Second Army to the north on the river Elbe. But in doing so they have suffered heavy casualties and are in need of a considerable rest before Napoleon can hope to continue the struggle.
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<br />The Russian army is also in line with the Prussians to the north. The great advance has been brought to a complete standstill. But they have both achieved a number of victories against the French, and require only a good rest, reorganization and resupply to be ready to resist any further French advance.thistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-28709642697892181102010-02-19T09:07:00.000-08:002010-02-28T13:50:11.663-08:00Part One - The Magdeburg Campaign<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rOPm8MmcyC8T__lL0GF1j9fAHyUnghlLDPZ4cQjAmwObJxBdDrt1FJd1mWYQN0N047077ETevaGqCdu4mIRVZ9gHf0hI01cyBjtFLc9Sf_uUsjwCEToeKZ8P52yjXkEoR33PNbAiGtLW/s1600-h/01+-+Map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rOPm8MmcyC8T__lL0GF1j9fAHyUnghlLDPZ4cQjAmwObJxBdDrt1FJd1mWYQN0N047077ETevaGqCdu4mIRVZ9gHf0hI01cyBjtFLc9Sf_uUsjwCEToeKZ8P52yjXkEoR33PNbAiGtLW/s400/01+-+Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440002937339775810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Strategic map at start of Magdeburg campaign
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<br /></span></div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:1.0cm 89.85pt 1.0cm 89.85pt; mso-header-margin:35.45pt; mso-footer-margin:35.45pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><b style=""><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"></st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></b> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">General<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b>The <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Magdeburg</st1:city></st1:place> campaign is the first phase of the larger 1813 Campaign.<span style=""> </span>It covers the period 1 May 1813 to 16 May1813 and the fighting in northern <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region> between Second French Army and the Prussians.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">It has been done as a separate blog in order to keep all of the relevant reports together and to avoid making the main campaign blog too long and complicated.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We started the campaign on 8 April 2009 and finished on 5 July 2009</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The full campaign report can be read at:</p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://1813northgermany.blogspot.com/">http://1813northgermany.blogspot.com</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p><b style="">Background to the Campaign<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region st="on">Prussia</st1:country-region> declared war on France and Prince Blucher is ordered to march on the river Elbe and capture <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Magdeburg</st1:place></st1:city>. He immediately orders his four corps to march west, sending his cavalry ahead to recce crossing of the river north and south of <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Magdeburg</st1:city></st1:place>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">180 miles to the west, at his headquarters in <st1:place st="on">Hannover</st1:place>, Marshal Davout is well aware of the threat posed by the Prussian army. Only two of his four corps are immediately available for action, and are positioned on the river <st1:place st="on">Elbe</st1:place>. The 4<sup>th</sup> corps is at <st1:state st="on">Hamburg</st1:state> and the 5<sup>th</sup> corps at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Magdeburg</st1:city></st1:place>. Between them they had 80 miles of river to defend. The 13<sup>th</sup> corps was regrouping at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Brunswick</st1:city></st1:place>. They had suffered badly in <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Russia</st1:country-region></st1:place> the previous year, but were not ready to take the field again. The newly formed 6<sup>th</sup> corps was under his personal command at <st1:place st="on">Hannover</st1:place>, and was also ready to take the field.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">As soon as he received notification of the Prussian declaration of war Davout ordered 6<sup>th</sup> and 13<sup>th</sup> corps to march to <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Magdeburg</st1:city></st1:place>. 4<sup>th</sup> corps was ordered to move south along the west bank of the river Elbe, but to keep watch for any Prussian move on <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">Hamburg</st1:state></st1:place>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">
<br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">Summary of the Campaign<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Prussian army crossed the river <st1:place st="on">Elbe</st1:place> and won the battle of Calbe on 5 May. Two days later they won again at Colbitz. They were now firmly established on the west bank. On 10 May the French were again defeated at Halbeck.</span></strong><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Prussians now turned their attention to <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Magdeburg</st1:city></st1:place>. As they approached the city the French withdrew, and moved north. The Prussians were thrown into confusion at this unexpected move, and were completely unprepared for the French major attack at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Magdeburg</st1:city></st1:place>. The result was a French victory. The Prussians held <st1:city st="on">Magdeburg</st1:city>, but had to retire across the river <st1:place st="on">Elbe</st1:place>.</p> <p>The campaign ended with a limited Prussian victory. They had taken, and held, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Magdeburg</st1:city></st1:place>. But they had failed to secure the line of the river <st1:place st="on">Elbe</st1:place>, and the French were now concentrated and in position to oppose any crossing of the river.
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<br /></p> thistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-55027638857409233902010-02-19T09:02:00.000-08:002010-02-19T09:04:48.448-08:00Campaign Armies<span style="font-weight: bold;">General</span><br />The purpose of this campaign is to allow me to use all of the model soldiers in my collection over a period of time.<br /><br />I have identical armies in three scales 6mm, 15mm and 28mm.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Composition of Armies</span><br />There are five allied armies namely Austrian, British, Prussian, Russian and Spanish. <br /><br />There are also five French armies consisting of French, Bavarian, Baden, Polish and Westphalian<br /><br />During this campaign all armies will have identical quantities of infantry, cavalry and artillery and similar orders of battle. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Composition of Corps</span><br />Each army will have four corps, and each corps will have one cavalry brigade, four infantry brigades and one artillery.<br /><br />The fighting ability of each brigade will be adjusted by different classes of troops. Infantry will be further adjusted by skirmish and firing ability.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Orders of Battle</span><br />Complete orders of battle for each army and corps, and photographs of each army and each corps in each scale, can be found on the following blog:<br /><br />http://modelsoldiercollection.blogspot.comthistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-60258555314158350952010-02-19T06:41:00.000-08:002010-02-28T13:50:46.276-08:00Part Two - The Tarragona Campaign<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qAFncUGNv3JOcKPc54YOWe16IgsNrEhIQ_0h6T59TgxeavIKvyjBNcQzOb3dJ0E7R1lgLEJE9ycAtNucT33NcKxjnHxCwu_7WZZL-bjREx_2LgEwytkMxaYBWeHJE94-49FfWxQR11-C/s1600-h/img619.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qAFncUGNv3JOcKPc54YOWe16IgsNrEhIQ_0h6T59TgxeavIKvyjBNcQzOb3dJ0E7R1lgLEJE9ycAtNucT33NcKxjnHxCwu_7WZZL-bjREx_2LgEwytkMxaYBWeHJE94-49FfWxQR11-C/s400/img619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439969766179334690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Strategic Map at the start of the Tarragona Campaign</span>
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<br />General</span>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Tarragona is the third phase of the larger 1813 Campaign. It covers the period 14 May to 7 June 1813 and the fighting in eastern Spain between Fourth French Army and the Spanish.
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<br />It has been done as a separate blog in order to keep all of the relevant reports together and to avoid making the main campaign blog too long and complicated.
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<br />We started the campaign on 7 July 2009 and finished on 19 August 2009.
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<br />The full campaign report can be read at:
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Background to campaign</span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Wellington is commander in chief of the British, Portuguese and Spanish armies. He has concentrated the British and Portuguese army at Salamanca, ready for the main effort against Burgos to clear the French from all of Spain.
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<br />He is anxious that the Marshal Suchet in eastern Spain should not send support to Marshal Soult at Burgos, and to this end has tasked the Spanish armies in eastern Spain to create a diversion to occupy Suchet.
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<br />The French occupy the coastal area from the French border to Barcelona to Tarragona.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of campaign</span>
<br />Captain-General Copons commands all Spanish troops in eastern Spain. He orders the occupation of Lerida to draw French troops into the mountains west of the coast. Whilst they are so engaged, he moves to take Tarragona.
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<br />The French garrison deploy at Rues to protect the city and their lines of supply to Barcelona. The French hold Rues, but are unable to defeat the two Spanish armies and retire into Tarragona.
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<br />Having entered Lerida to the west, the French become aware of the threat to Tarragona and immediately march through the mountains to raise the siege. The Spanish attempt to stop them at Prades but are defeated and the siege of Tarragona raised.
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<br />By now all three French corps are concentrated near Tarragona, and Suchet is determined to destroy the Spanish. His first attempt is at Cambrils, where he attempts to stop them from retreating south to the safety of the river Ebro. He fails, but he cuts off half of the Spanish army.
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<br />He allows the Spanish to unite in order to defeat the entire army and this results in the second battle of Cambrils. The French win an inconclusive victory, but the Spanish are allowed to retire behind the river Ebro.
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<br />By now there is considerable disruption to the French lines of communication back to France, and Suchet has to take one corps back to Barcelona to reopen them.
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<br />The Spanish are quick to take advantage, and again move west of the river Ebro
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<br />At the end of the campaign the French still hold Barcelona, Lerida and Tarragona.
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<br />The Spanish have isolated all three centres and disrupt all communications between them.
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<br />Captain-General Cupons has achieved his campaign objective of preventing Marshal Suchet from sending any support to Marshal Soult at Burgos. And at the end of the campaign the Spanish occupy more ground than at the start.
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<br /><div><strong>January</strong></div><div align="justify">Following the retreat from Moscow of the previous year, the French army started the new year in disorder. The few survivors of the retreat were grouped around Magdeburg on the river Elbe in northern Germany. The Russian army was not much better off, and had halted around Dresden.</div>
<br /><div align="justify"><strong>February</strong></div><div align="justify">Many of the best brigades were withdrawn from Spain to form the cadres for the new French Army being formed throughout France and Germany. Napoleon's allies were pressed to provide new bodies of troops.</div>
<br /><div align="justify"><strong>March</strong></div><div align="justify">The French abandoned southern and eastern Spain and concentrated their armies in northern Spain.</div>
<br /><div align="justify"><strong>April</strong></div><div align="justify">The French armies in Germany were brought up to strength and divided into three army groups. First Army would assemble at Erfurt in central Germany. Second Army at Magdeburg in northern Germany. Third Army at Munich in southern Germany.</div>
<br /><div align="justify">Those in Spain would form two armies. Fourth Army at Burgos in central Spain. Fifth Army would be responsible for northern Spain.</div>
<br /><div align="justify">England, Spain and Russia were at war with France. During the early part of April they formed a secret alliance with Austria and Prussia for a concentrated attack on Napoleon and a drive on Paris. The offensive would commence on 1 May 1813.</div>
<br /><p><strong>May 1 to 16 - Magdeburg Campaign
<br /></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Prussian army crossed the river Elbe and won the battle of Calbe on 5 May. Two days later they won again at Colbitz. They were now firmly established on the west bank. On 10 May the French were again defeated at Halbeck.</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Prussians now turned their attention to Magdeburg. As they approached the city the French withdrew, and moved north. The Prussians were thrown into confusion at this unexpected move, and were completely unprepared for the French major attack at Magdeburg. The result was a French victory. The Prussians held Magdeburg, but had to retire across the river Elbe.</p><p>The campaign ended with a limited Prussian victory. They had taken, and held, Magdeburg. But they had failed to secure the line of the river Elbe, and the French were now concentrated and in position to oppose any crossing of the river.
<br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 14 to 7 June - Tarragona Campaign</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Marshal Suchet controls the coastal area of north east Spain from the French border to Tarragona.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">To prevent him from sending support to Marshal Soult at Burgos, he has ordered Captain-General Copons to create a disturbance. The Spanish occupy Lerida in the north to lure a French army into the mountains. They then lay siege to Tarragona.
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The French are held at Reus and retreat into the city. The siege is soon raised at Prades. The French concentrate and cut the Spanish army in half at first battle of Cambrils, but fail to crush the whole army at the second battle of Cambrils.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The French then have to retire to Barcelona to keep their communications with Spain open, and the Spanish again surround their garrisons at Lerida and Tarragona.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The French have failed to destroy the Spanish, and the latter have achieved their campaign objectives of containing all of the French forces in eastern Spain.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 17 to 13 June - Halle Campaign</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Marshal Kutuzov is resting his army at Dresden after the horrors of the 1812 campaign. However Blucher, at Magdeburg, is insisting that he bring his army forward to protect the Prussian flank. He reluctantly agrees to do so.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Napoleon is busy at Fulda building his new Grand Armee, so the river Saale is only thinly held by the French. Kutuzov has easy early success, and eventually manages to cross the river at Halle. However in the final battle of the campaign Napoleon pushes him back over the river and back towards Leipzig.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Napoleon has managed to hold the river line, but not to defeat the Russian army. Kutuzov has therefore managed to secure the Prussian flank and the allies hold a firm line from Magdeburg to Dresden.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br />thistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-28652140107354692162009-05-22T08:14:00.001-07:002010-02-19T04:22:13.657-08:00Campaign in Germany<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA9Zwf7wzT29EBy-9ErBQKS08bGS9cGs0vA4Sgs53prQnHgMtAAoqDrNrgl2zoCESkRJoW09oS7_isoG6oG5JY_EIyVuPAHItJyZpioyVAoGv16yfPgMmj11U8yK8QqeJQObssWyZxQrx/s1600-h/Germany+1+May.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA9Zwf7wzT29EBy-9ErBQKS08bGS9cGs0vA4Sgs53prQnHgMtAAoqDrNrgl2zoCESkRJoW09oS7_isoG6oG5JY_EIyVuPAHItJyZpioyVAoGv16yfPgMmj11U8yK8QqeJQObssWyZxQrx/s400/Germany+1+May.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353923785797069186" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">There are three campaign areas in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Northern Germany – <st1:state st="on">Hanover</st1:state> to <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Berlin</st1:place></st1:state></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Central Germany – <st1:city st="on">Fulda</st1:city> to <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Dresden</st1:city></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Southern Germany – <st1:city st="on">Munich</st1:city> to <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Vienna</st1:place></st1:city></p>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Second French Army
<br /></span></span><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">The Second French army is deployed along the river Elbe from <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Hamburg</st1:place></st1:state> to <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Magdeburg</span></span>. Marshal <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Davout</span></span> has positioned his best troops along the river, 4 corps at <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Hamburg</st1:place></st1:state> and 5 corps at <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Magdeburg</span></span>. 13 corps is regrouping at <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Brunswick</st1:place></st1:city> following the retreat of the previous year. Army HQ is at <st1:place st="on"><span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hannover</span></span></st1:place>, where 6 corps is being formed. Napoleon has warned him that the greatest threat from all of the allied armies, is from the Prussian army commanded by Prince Blucher.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br />Prussian Army
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CPaul%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">The Prussian army did not take part in the Russian campaign of the previous year. Prince Blucher has concentrated his four corps around <st1:state st="on">Berlin</st1:state>, and is anxious to march on the river <st1:place st="on">Elbe</st1:place> before Napoleon can reorganise his troops and strengthen his defences.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p>
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<br />CENTRAL GERMANY
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<br />First French Army
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<br /></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Russian Army
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CPaul%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">At the end of the previous year Kutuzov had halted his weary army at <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Dresden</st1:place></st1:city>. During the lolng march from <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:city> of the previous year they had suffered as much as the broken French army. Well aware that it would take many weeks for sufficient reinforcements to arrive, he is concerned that the French might launch their main attack against <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Dresden</st1:place></st1:city> before he can regroup his disorganised army.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<br />Third French Army
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Austrian Army</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">The opening shots of the campaign were exchanged in northern Germany along the banks of the river Elbe. Blucher crossed the river before the French could concentrate to oppose him. He fought three battles on the west bank, and won all of them. However he lost the fourth, and largest, at Magdeburg.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Halle Campaign 17 May - 13 June 1813</span>
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<br />To support Blucher, Kutuzov leads the Russian army forward from Dresden to the river Saale, where they defeat the French in the opening battles, and even cross to the west bank. However when Napoleon arrives with the garde the Russians are thrown back accross the river and back towards Leipzig.
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<br />At the end of the campaign Napoleon holds the east bank of the river Saale, but the early defeats have left his army unable to rout the Russians and move against the Prussians in the north as planned.
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<br />When two enemy corps comes within three squares on the tactical map the battle is fought on the wargames table.
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<br />The transfer from the tactical map to the wargames table is simple.
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<br />In a multi corps game there will always be a CinC, and he is the only one who can change the corps orders. However in a single corps game the corps commander may change his own orders.
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When the two armies come within three scenic squares of each other the wargame table is set up using the terrain squares shown on the tactical map, and the game is fought.<br /><br />At the conclusion of the wargame Strategic orders are written for the next day and movement carried out first on the tactical map and then on the strategic map.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>thistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-44944557229136544882009-04-26T08:14:00.001-07:002010-02-19T04:18:22.486-08:00Strategic Phase of the Campaign<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi833r8u4AT7iGOVKClb1ZR__U1e7O_LmO_P50oUGdcBpnfWwZN0knwULHQjaLctUS7pW9QNvHH14cUC6JOufpAuuCxb4kdrBf6FZneoHsJa7U_IoBBnj887somIwvqiQIa-I9hZb80bQs/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329019035658674210" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 207px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi833r8u4AT7iGOVKClb1ZR__U1e7O_LmO_P50oUGdcBpnfWwZN0knwULHQjaLctUS7pW9QNvHH14cUC6JOufpAuuCxb4kdrBf6FZneoHsJa7U_IoBBnj887somIwvqiQIa-I9hZb80bQs/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong></strong><br /><strong>General<br /></strong><br />The Strategic Phase is when the armies are deployed over a wide area and are not in any danger of getting close enough to engage in a formal battle. Cavalry screens and minor engagements are not shown on this map.<br /><br /><strong>Maps<br /></strong><br />The campaign area is from Hamburg in the north to Gibraltar in the south, and from Lisbon in the west to Vienna in the east.<br /><br />There are 30 maps, each hand drawn on A4 paper.<br /><br />Each map covers an area 280 miles north to south, and 200 miles east to west.<br /><br />Each map is divided into squares 14x10 squares, each square is 20 x20 miles<br /><br />Each map shows major towns, major rivers and main supply routes.<br /><br />Mountain ranges, forests and minor rivers have not been shown on the maps<br /><br />There is assumed to be a comprehensive minor road system which is not shown<br /><br /><br /><strong>Campaign Areas<br /></strong><br />There are five campaign areas, each with two armies of four corps each:<br /><br />1 – Northern Germany – 2 French v Prussians<br /><br />2 – Central Germany – 1 French v Russians<br /><br />3 – Southern Germany – 3 French v Austrians<br /><br />4 – Western Spain – 4 French v British<br /><br />5 – Eastern Spain – 5 French v Spanish<br /><br /><br /><strong>Campaign Armies<br /></strong><br />Each campaign army has four corps.<br />Each campaign army has 128 infantry, 16 cavalry and 4 guns and crew.<br />Each corps has 32 infantry, 4 cavalry and 1 gun and crew<br /><br /><br /><strong>Orders<br /></strong><br />Each army has a strategic objective, for example hold Magdeburg and the river Elbe.<br /><br />Each day a simple order is issued to each corps, for example move to H8 Magdeburg.<br /><br />The aggressive army moves first.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Movement<br /></strong><br />Daily movement for all arms is 20 miles or one square.<br /><br />This bears no relation to actual march rates in 1813. It has been chosen because one square is also the area represented on the wargames table. It is a bonus that is also allows for delays due to difficult terrain or unfordable rivers<br /><br />There is no deduction for crossing rivers as there is assumed to be a bridge within each square.<br /><br />Logistics and supply are not gamed to reduce paperwork. However loss of a main supply route would require attention and result in a battle.<br /><br />Battle casualties are not included as this would require additional paperwork. However they are taken into account following a battle. The side with higher casualties would require longer to regroup and would have to retreat if pursued by the winner.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Transfer to the Tactical Map<br /></strong><br />When the two armies come within one square (20 miles) of each other a tactical map is produced, and the locations of each corps shown on both maps.<br /><br />Until the campaign is resolved, daily movement is done on both maps.thistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-9148142839337453352009-04-26T08:04:00.001-07:002010-02-19T04:17:07.458-08:00Campaign Aims<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasLVVp3SdWqZzFCHlla0hjvSlYU_yVqVit8HEfVn_ZDZ5fl_nauylVNToOVJ8gLhJrS_-VhkBzxLSWD3S0tN9umz_2IpuOzAsds3-HtNOzBHZ2Lu-ryVCbKGWZxXUwBIiF7Y7lCbDfII/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329017930598968962" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 207px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasLVVp3SdWqZzFCHlla0hjvSlYU_yVqVit8HEfVn_ZDZ5fl_nauylVNToOVJ8gLhJrS_-VhkBzxLSWD3S0tN9umz_2IpuOzAsds3-HtNOzBHZ2Lu-ryVCbKGWZxXUwBIiF7Y7lCbDfII/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong></strong><br /><strong>Campaign Aims<br /></strong><br />1 - to provide good tabletop battles<br /><br />2 – to make use of all of our collection of model soldiers and scenery<br /><br />3 – to fight battles of 4 corps per side with less than 200 figures per side<br /><br />4 – to fight these battles to a satisfactory conclusion within 12 moves or 6 hours<br /><br />3 – to provide a simple strategic campaign based on the 1813 campaign<br /><br />4 – to provide a much more detailed tactical campaign leading to battles<br /><br />5 – to be able to move from strategic to tactical to wargame and back with ease<br /><br /><br /><strong>The Campaign of 1813<br /></strong><br />This is NOT a historical campaign. It bears only a passing likeness to the historical campaign, and makes no attempt to follow the strategy or battles of the historical campaign.<br /><br />This campaign has been chosen because all of the European nations of the period were involved.<br /><br />The campaign covers the geographical area from Hamburg in the north to Gibraltar in the south, and from Paris in the east to Vienna in the west.<br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>thistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648919417030156739.post-5469399544369001352009-04-05T03:10:00.001-07:002010-02-19T09:31:37.816-08:00Introduction to the Campaign<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieh9VIo3fUid5EW9QBy2QkEYetWcpgJpR_UvP6IvooVxSYO6gvnn3gEvGxqTSRpWinGwKtxaQZM6k5AFnXbXonzAanEB1QCu0OwPKWJWLtCtoE1FNbjr0IMnigrda1RmNmpbJe8N78-GQ/s1600-h/2-French+retreat+from+ridge.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321160073058135794" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieh9VIo3fUid5EW9QBy2QkEYetWcpgJpR_UvP6IvooVxSYO6gvnn3gEvGxqTSRpWinGwKtxaQZM6k5AFnXbXonzAanEB1QCu0OwPKWJWLtCtoE1FNbjr0IMnigrda1RmNmpbJe8N78-GQ/s400/2-French+retreat+from+ridge.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>Introduction</strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify">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. </div><br /><div align="justify">The aim of this campaign is to produce enjoyable <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">wargames</span> within the frame work of a campaign, so that something has happened before the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">wargame</span>, and there will be consequences afterwards.</div><br /><div align="justify">The armies are formed to make full use of the model soldiers within my collection.,</div><br /><div align="justify">The battlefields are designed to make use of the scenery within my collection</div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">Each battlefield is designed to fit on my 6x6 foot <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">wargames</span> table. </div><br /><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>Campaign Areas</strong></div><br /><p align="justify">There are five campaign areas :</p><p align="justify">Northern Germany</p><p align="justify">Central Germany</p><p align="justify">Southern Germany</p><p align="justify">Eastern Spain</p><p align="justify">Western Spain<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Campaign Order of Battle</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />There are five French and five allied armies in the campaign.<br /><br />Most consist of four corps each. The two French armies in Spain have only three corps each.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqxUnhIqB0P5u1IrXVgdQxqT-PAzAVNn4XJM4CqN_wdNMQ4p1HFsuszhOvwzNRevE76NzOnhMUNdv3nT5sym1FC9l0iFmNU6KJgJpHJ1efm1VwjhHfMTWcd62mfv2PLpy4ImVUO95lEE/s1600-h/1+-+campaign+orbat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321156268541725842" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 254px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqxUnhIqB0P5u1IrXVgdQxqT-PAzAVNn4XJM4CqN_wdNMQ4p1HFsuszhOvwzNRevE76NzOnhMUNdv3nT5sym1FC9l0iFmNU6KJgJpHJ1efm1VwjhHfMTWcd62mfv2PLpy4ImVUO95lEE/s400/1+-+campaign+orbat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Campaign Maps</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />This is an index of the maps available for the campaign. They cover the whole of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Europe</span> from Hamburg in the north to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Malaga</span> in the south, and from Paris in the west to Austria in the east.<br /><br />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 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Europe</span>.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Campaign Map of Europe</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />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.<br /><br />There are three campaign areas<br /><br />Northern Germany<br />Central Germany<br />Southern Germany<br /><br />At the start of the campaign the armies are deployed as follows:<br />First French - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Erfurt</span><br />Second French - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Madgeburg</span><br />Third French - Munich<br />Prussian - Berlin<br />Russian - Dresden<br />Austrian - Vienna<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiU_UoIzSdouQtdXZ2YwGGF5McMEIGtR6VnVbdI4rJaGPDq_8ttrqYSd86MuH56AxZBpCRBDzipXntTXkz3TG1iA8nIwSgj76cu-rha1qsfOM24SBs2UuLjw9Q4i8F1KCxYn6RzhA83s/s1600-h/1+-+Germany.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321150719800348594" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 290px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiU_UoIzSdouQtdXZ2YwGGF5McMEIGtR6VnVbdI4rJaGPDq_8ttrqYSd86MuH56AxZBpCRBDzipXntTXkz3TG1iA8nIwSgj76cu-rha1qsfOM24SBs2UuLjw9Q4i8F1KCxYn6RzhA83s/s400/1+-+Germany.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Campaign Map of Spain</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />This map covers the area from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Corunna</span> in the north to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Malaga</span> in the south, and from Lisbon in the west to Barcelona in the east.<br /><br />There are two campaign areas:<br /><br />Eastern Spain - Spanish v Fifth French Army<br />Western Spain - Anglo-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Portuguese</span> v Fourth French Army<br /><br />At the start of the campaign the armies are deployed as follows:<br /><br />Fourth French - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Barcelona</span><br />Fifth French - Burgos<br />Anglo-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Portuguese</span> - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Salamanca</span><br />Spanish - Valencia<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiIgKYLQg-edVMv0zjRe3sqLGq6m9zyyVESSXLemIIWXzFjj-skMIVFlyA5siPk8LlLoR24BfWa_WGvFRnKYVqIO2jZo-nMc2QZGjLMHOZ7aJT_8I_FVToA2BdSfn2oW44mfgvCk87-M/s1600-h/2+-+Spain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321148116647747474" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 290px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiIgKYLQg-edVMv0zjRe3sqLGq6m9zyyVESSXLemIIWXzFjj-skMIVFlyA5siPk8LlLoR24BfWa_WGvFRnKYVqIO2jZo-nMc2QZGjLMHOZ7aJT_8I_FVToA2BdSfn2oW44mfgvCk87-M/s400/2+-+Spain.jpg" border="0" /></a>thistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.com0