Summary of Central Germany Campaign

Regional areas 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

 

1 January 1813 - Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia declared war on France

 

10 January 1813 - The Russian army concentrated in the Dresden region

 

1 February 1813 - Napoleon ordered the formation of Second French army in Dusseldorf region under the command of Marshal Davout.

 

26 February 1813 – Second French army declared operational.

 

28 February 1813 - The Russians moved into the Erfurt region and occupied Gera

 

2 March 1813 - Davout entered Erfurt region and occupied Gera

 

14 March 1813 – Start of Erfurt campaign phase

 

21 March 1813 – French win Erfurt campaign phase

Erfurt Campaign - 14 to 21 March 1813

Davout won four of the six battles fought, including the final one

Wittgenstein won the remaining two

 

Davout took and held the city of Erfurt and therefore won the campaign

 

The campaign started on 18 August 2020 and ended on 27 December 2020                                    

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 – 2^nd 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