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

8 September 1813 – Nordhausen Campaign - Day 7

French retreat west
4 French army – abandon Weringerode and retreat west
5 French army – regroup
6 French army – abandon Ebelben and retreat west

Russian win campaign
1 Russian army – occupy Weringerode
2 Russian army – occupy Nordhausen
3 Russian army – Occupy Ebelben

7 September 1813 – Nordhausen Campaign - Day 6

 

French abandon Nordhausen
4 French army – day 2 siege of Weringerode
5 French army – abandon Nordhausen and retreat west
6 French army – defend Ebelben

Russian attack Ebelben
1 Russian army – day 2 siege of Weringerode
2 Russian army – occupy Nordhausen
3 Russian army – attack Ebelben

6 September 1813 – Nordhausen Campaign - Day 5

 

French start of siege of Weringerode
4 French army – day 1 of siege of Weringerode
5 French army – defend Nordhausen
6 French army – regroup at Ebelben

Russian attack Nordhausen
1 Russian army – day 1 siege of Weringerode
2 Russian army – attack Nordhausen 3 Russian army – regroup at Heldrungen
3 Russian army – regroup at Heldrungen

3 September 1813 – Nordhausen Campaign - Day 2

 

 

French retreat to Weringerode
4 French army – retreat to Weringerode
5 French army – defend Sangerhausen
6 French army – defend Heldrungen

Russian attack Sangerhausen
1 Russian army – occupy Halberstadt
2 Russian army – attack Sangerhausen
3 Russian army – observe border

3 September 1813 – Nordhausen Campaign - Day 2

 

French defend Sangerehausen
4 French army – retreat to Weringerode
5 French army – defend Sangerhausen
6 French army – defend Heldrungen

Russian attack Sangerhausen
1 Russian army – occupy Halberstadt
2 Russian army – attack Sangerhausen
3 Russian army – observe border

2 September 1813 – Nordhausen Campaign - Day 1

French defend Nordhausen/Halle border
4 French army – defend Halberstadt
5 French army – defend Sangerhausen
6 French army – defend Heldrungen

Russian attack Halberstadt
1 Russian army – attack Halberstadt
2 Russian army – observe Sangerhausen
3 Russian army – observe Heldrungen

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

1 August 1813 – Central Germany – End of Halle Campaign

 

Battles fought during campaign phase

The French won four of the six battles fought.
However the Russians still held the city of Halle

The French won the first three battles at Mansfeld, Eisleben and Querfurt.
The Russians won the next two at Konnern and Halle
The French won the final battle at Luena

Despite winning four of the six battles, the French were unable to take Halle
This was the campaign objective and to win they had to take and hold the city

The Russians held Konnern, Halle and Leuna at the end of the campaign
The French had won the battle of Luena, but had to retreat
With Konnern and Halle in Russian hands, Luena was too isolated to hold

 The Russians won the Halle campaign.

The campaign started on 26 July and ended on 18 September 2024

Erfurt Region

Davout ordered his army to withdraw to Nordhausen
Wittgenstein held Halle and controlled all of the region

1 August 1813 – Halle Campaign - Day 7

French halt at river Saale
4 French army – resupply at Mansfield
5 French army – rally and resupply at Eisleben
6 French army – rally and resupply at Querfurt

Russian hold Konnern, Halle and Luena and win the campaign
1 Russian army – resupply at Konnern
2 Russian army – resupply at Halle
3 Russian army – rally and resupply at Luena

31 July 1813 – Halle Campaign - Day 6

French attack Luena
4 French army – regroup and resupply at Mansfield
5 French army – retreat to Eisleben
6 French army – attack Luena

Russian hold Luena and regroup at Halle
1 Russian army – regroup and resupply at Konnern
2 Russian army – rally and regroup at Halle
3 Russian army – defend Luena

30 July 1813 – Halle Campaign - Day 5

French attack halle
4 French army – rally and resupply at Mansfeld
5 French army – attack Halle
6 French army – rally and resupply at Querfurt

Russian hold Konnern and defend Halle
1 Russian army – rally and resupply at Konnern
2 Russian army – defend Halle
3 Russian army – rally and resupply at Luena

29 July 1813 – Halle Campaign - Day 4

French attack Konnern
4 French army – attack Konnern
5 French army – rally and resupply
6 French army – occupy Querfurt

Russian retreat to Leuna
1 Russian army – defend Konnern
2 Russian army – rally and resupply
3 Russian army – retreat to Luena

28 July 1813 – Halle Campaign - Day 3

French attack Querfurt

4 French army – rally and resupply
5 French army – occupy Eisleben
6 French army – attack Querfurt

Russian retreat to Halle
1 Russian army – rally and resupply
2 Russian army – retreat to Halle
3 Russian army – defend Querfurt

27 July 1813 – Halle Campaign - Day 2

French attack Eisleben
4 French army – occupy Mansfeld
5 French army – attack Eisleben
6 French army – hold and resupply

Russian retreat to Konnern
1 Russian army – retreat to Konnern
2 Russian army – defend Eisleben
3 Russian army – move up to border

26 July 1813 – Halle Campaign - Day 1

 

French attack Mansfeld
4 French army – attack Mansfeld
5 French army – hold and resupply
6 French army – hold and resupply

Russian caught by surprise attack
1 Russian army – defend Mansfeld
2 Russian army – hold and resupply
3 Russian army – hold and resupply

26 July 1813 – Central Germany – Halle Campaign

Map of Europe

There are five campaign areas in Europe

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

This is the 18th phase of the sixth campaign
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Halle 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 eleventh campaign phase to be fought in Germany
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Halle 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 fourth campaign phase to be fought in North Germany
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Halle is the white star

Map of Erfurt Region

There are nine districts in Erfurt Region

There have been seventeen battles fought in this region

The French have won11 and the Russians 6
Each star shows the location of a battle fought

Campaign Map

The Halle campaign is fought between the cities of Nordhausen and Halle

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 French objective is to take and hold the city of Halle

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

10th Young Guard corps
11th French corps
12th French corps
13th French corps
14th French corps
15th Italian corps]
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

1st Russian corps
2nd Russian corps
3rd Russian corps
4th Russian corps
5th Russian corps
6th Russian corps
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

Reference

The campaign diary contains comprehensive details of the whole campaign.
The labels on the left 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

24 June 1813 – Central Germany – End of Bayreuth Campaign

Battles fought during campaign phase

 

The Russians won four of the seven battles fought.

 

They also held the city of Bayreuth at the end of the campaign

 

The French won the first two battles at Kulmbach and Forchheim.

The third at Hollfeld was a draw, but declared a Russian win

The French won Pregnitz, and laid siege to the city

The Russians won Munchberg, but had to retreat

The Russians also won the first battle of Bayreuth

They withdrew to the city, and won the second battle of Bayreuth

 

The French defeated the Russian army in most of the battles

But twice they were unable to take the town, and the Russians won

 

In the final battle both armies fought to a standstill

But the Russians held Bayreuth and the French could no longer attack

 

After seven days of fighting the French ran out of supplies

They were forced to withdraw, regroup and resupply

The Russians won the campaign

 

The campaign started on 19 April 2023 and ended on 16 June 2023

Erfurt Region

Davout ordered his army to retreat to Kulmbach, Hollfeld and Forchheim.

 

Wittgenstein was too weak to pursue, and settled for holding Bayreuth

When the French retreated he reoccupied Pegnitz and Munchberg.

23 June 1813 – Central Germany – Day 7

5^th French army lay siege to Munchberg – day 1

4^th French army continue attack Bayreuth

6^th French army lay siege to Pednitz – day 2

22 June 1813 – Central Germany – Day 6

5^th French army regroup, 2^nd Russian army redeploy around Munchberg

4^th French army attack 1^st Russian army at Bayreuth

6^th French army lay siege to Pegnitz – day one