Having
lost three of the four battles, Blucher is desperate to regain the initiative
He orders
1st Prussian army to attack Boltenhagen
A victory
here would secure the borders and take the campaign into Lubeck district
2nd
Prussian army has been forced to retreat to Schwerin.
They are
short of supplies, and must stand and fight if 3rd French army
pursue
South
of the river Elbe things are looking better for the Prussians
They
have occupied Fletchingen and forced the French to retreat to Wolfsburg
The
battle of Boltenhagen ended in the destruction of 1st Prussian army
The
French held the town throughout the battle
They
also inflicted 6000 casualties for the loss of 3800 of their own
The
French suffered heavy casualties, but they would recover in days
The Prussians would take weeks, and are non operational for the rest of his campaign phase.
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