Napoleon
falls back to Brunswick to rally and regroup his battered army
3rd
corps is ordered south to join them at Brunswick
Although
he lost the battle of Cremlingen, he is still strong enough to defy Blucher
Blucher
orders his army to hold their positions, regroup and resupply
1st
corps arrives from Weyhausen and is placed in reserve
Both
armies are urgently in need of resupply and battle casualty replacements
The French
are very low on supplies, and must immediately resupply
Blucher
has won a hollow victory at Cremlingen.
He delayed
the French attack by keeping his infantry on the reverse slope
His
artillery damaged the French infantry, particularly the Guard
But in
doing so they also suffered heavy casualties
Three of
his four cavalry brigades are too weak to be deployed
And
without cavalry he cannot pursue the French
In effect
both armies have fought themselves to a standstill.
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