2 September 1813 – Central Germany – Nordhausen Campaign

  

                                                                   Map of Europe

There are five campaign areas in Europe

North Germany – French v Prussians
Central Germany – French v Russians
Southern Germany – French v Austrians
North Spain – French v British
South Spain – French v Spanish

This is the 23rd phase of the sixth campaign
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Nordhausen is the white star

Map of Germany

There are three campaign areas in Germany

North Germany – First French and Prussian Armies
Central Germany – Second French and Russian Armies
South Germany – Third French and Austrian Armies

This is the 14th campaign phase to be fought in Germany
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Nordhausen is the white star

Map of Central Germany

There are three regions in Central Germany

Dusseldorf Region – French rear area
Erfurt Region – campaign area
Dresden Region – Prussian rear area

This is the fifth campaign phase to be fought in North Germany
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Nordhausen is the white star

Map of Erfurt Region

There are nine districts in Erfurt Region
There have been 23 battles fought in this region
The French have won 15 and the Russians 8
Each star shows the location of a battle fought

Campaign Map

The Nordhausen campaign is fought between the cities of Halle and Nordhausen
The French Army of Central Germany is deployed to the left of the district border
The Russian Army is deployed to the right of the district border
The Russian objective is to take and hold the city of Nordhausen
Each block represents one corps

Typical French corps

Each corps has 4 infantry brigades,1 cavalry brigade and corps artillery

The French Army of Central Germany - Marshal Davout

Fourth French Army
10th Young Guard corps
11th French corps
12th French corps

Fifth French Army
13th French corps
14th French corps
15th Italian corps]

6th French Army
16th French corps
17th Polish corps
18th Vistula corps

144000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, 270 guns

Typical Russian corps

Each corps has 4 infantry brigades, 1 cavalry brigade and corps artillery

Russian Army - General Wittgenstein

First Russian Army
1st Russian corps
2nd Russian corps
3rd Russian corps

Second Russian Army
4th Russian corps
5th Russian corps
6th Russian corps

Third Russian Army
7th Russian corps
8th Russian corps
9th Russian corps

144000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, 270 guns

Campaign Diary
01 Feb 1813 Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia declared war on France
01 Feb 1813 Formation of Second French army in Dusseldorf region
26 Feb 1813 Second French army declared operational.
27 Feb 1813 The Russians moved into the Erfurt region
28 Feb 1813 Davout entered Erfurt region and occupied Fulda district
14 Mar 1813 Start of Erfurt campaign phase
21 Mar 1813 French win Erfurt campaign phase
01 May 1813 Start of Gera campaign phase
09 May 1813 French win Gera campaign phase
16 Jun 1813 Start of Bayreuth campaign phase
24 Jun 1813 Russians win Bayreuth campaign phase
26 Jul 1813 Start Halle campaign phase
01 Aug 1813 Russians win Halle campaign phase
02 Sep 1813 Start Nordhausen campaign phase

Reference
The campaign diary contains comprehensive details of the whole campaign.
The labels on the right are an index to various parts of the campaign.

01 - Introduction to the1813 campaign
02 - Five campaign areas
20 - Introduction to the campaign in Central Germany
21 - Second French Army order of battle
22 - Russian Army order of battle
23 - Daily diary for the campaign in Central Germany
24 - Battle reports of all battles fought in Central Germany
25 - Summary of campaign in Central Germany