9 September 1813 – Southern Spain – Cordoba Campaign

1813 Campaign

This is a fictional campaign loosely based on the 1813 campaign
It started in April 2009 and consists of stand alone campaign phases
Each phase is similar in size to the Waterloo campaign
This is the 98th phase, each of which is shown on the above map
There have been six major adjustments to the campaign
The following maps are used for the current adjustment, which started in June 2020

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 campaign phase 25
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Cordoba is the white star

Map of Spain

There are two campaign areas in Spain
North Spain – Fourth French and British Armies
South Spain – Fifth French and Spanish Armies
This is the tenth campaign phase to be fought in Spain
Cordoba is the white star

Map of South Spain

There are three regions in south Spain
Lisbon Region – Spanish rear area
Seville Region – campaign area
Valencia Region – French rear area
This is the fifth campaign phase to be fought in south Spain
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Cordoba is the white star

Map of Seville Region

There are nine towns in Jean district
Each one is the size of the wargames table.
The campaign area is shown in white on this map
It covers the nine towns in Jean district
But also 3 towns in Hellin district
Hellin is the HQ and supply centre for Fourth French Army Group
Jean is the HQ and supply centre for the Spanish Army

Campaign Map

The Cordoba campaign is fought between the cities of Jean and Cordoba
The French Army of South Spain is deployed to the right of the district border
The Spanish Army is deployed to the left of the district border
The French objective is to take and hold the city of Cordoba
Each block represents one corps
The French objective is to take and hold the city of Cordoba

Typical French corps

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

Fourth French Army of Southern Spain – Marshal Suchet
37th French corps
38th French corps
39th Vistula corps
40th French corps
41st Baden corps
42nd Polish corps
43rd French corps
44th Westphalian corps
45th Italian corps

144000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, 270 guns

Typical Spanish corps

6 corps have 4 infantry brigades, 1 cavalry brigade and corps artillery
6 corps have 4 infantry brigades, and corps artillery

Spanish Army – General Giron
1st Spanish corps
2nd Spanish corps
3rd Spanish corps
4th Spanish corps
5th Spanish corps
6th Spanish corps
7th Spanish corps
8th Spanish corps
9th Spanish corps
10th Spanish corps
11th Spanish corps
12th Spanish corps

192,000 infantry, 6000 cavalry, 360 guns

Campaign Diary
01 Feb 1813 Austria, Britain, Prussia, Russia and Spain declared war on France
04 Feb 1813 Spanish army operational n Saville region
28 Feb 1813 Fifth French army operational in Madrid Region
09 Mar 1813 Start of Toledo campaign phase
13 Mar 1813 Spanish win Toledo campaign phase
20 Apr 1813 Start of Cuidad Real campaign phase
30 Apr 1813 French win Cuidad Real campaign phase
08 Jun 1813 Start of Merida campaign phase
15 Jun 1813 French win Merida campaign phase
02 Aug 1813 Start of Jean campaign phase
11 Aug 1813 French win Jean campaign phase
09 Sep 1813 Start of Cordoba 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
50 - Introduction to the campaign in southern Spain
51 - Fifth French Army order of battle
52 - Spanish Army order of battle
53 - Daily diary for the campaign in southern Spain
54 - Battle reports of all battles fought in southern Spain
55 - Summary of campaign in southern Spain

Summary of Central Germany Campaign – 8 September 1813

 

Regional map of Central Germany

There are three regions in Central Germany
Dusseldorf Region is the rear area for Second French army
Their main depot is in Dusseldorf
Dresden Region is the rear area for the Russian Army
Their main depot is in Dresden
Erfurt Region is the disputed area between them

Diary of Central German Campaign

The French Grand Army was destroyed during the 1812 Russian campaign
Napoleon had to create a new army to fight the 1813 campaign

01 February 1813 Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia declared war on France
01 February 1813 Formation of Second French army in Dusseldorf region
26 February 1813 Second French army declared operational.
27 February 1813 Russians moved into the Erfurt region
28 February 1813 Davout entered Erfurt region and occupied Fulda district
14 March 1813 Start of Erfurt campaign phase
21 March 1813 French win Erfurt campaign phase
01 May 1813 Start of Gera campaign phase
09 May 1813 French win Gera campaign phase
16 June 1813 Start of Bayreuth campaign phase
24 June 1813 Russians win Bayreuth campaign phase
26 July 1813 Start of Halle campaign phase
01 August 1813 Russians win Halle campaign phase
02 September 1813 Start of Nordhausen campaign phase
08 September 1813 Russians win 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 – 2nd 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

8 September 1813 – Central Germany – End of Nordhausen Campaign

Battles fought during campaign phase

The Russians won all six battles and won the campaign

The campaign started on 30 September and ended on  20 December 2025

 

Erfurt Region

Davout ordered his army to withdraw to Kassel

Wittgenstein held Nordhausen and controlled all of the district