Map of Germany
On
1st January 1813 Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia declared war
on France
Three
allied armies would concentrate in Germany
Prussian
army at Berlin
Russian
army at Dresden
Austrian
army at Vienna
Together
they would engage and defeat Napoleon
General
Schwartzenberg would command the Austrian army
They
would concentrate in the Vienna region
They
would then march into the Munich region and engage the French
Marshal
Massena would command the French army
They
would concentrate in the Strasbourg region
They
would them march into the Munich region and hold it
This
map shows the three campaign areas in Germany
Stars
indicate previous campaigns, colour of star who won
The white star is Kufstein
Map of Southern Germany
There
are three regions in Southern Germany
Strasbourg
Region (on the left) is the concentration area for Third French army
Vienna
Region (on the right) is the concentration area for the Austrian Army
This
map shows the location of previous campaigns, colour indicates who won
The
white star is Kufstein
Map of Munich Region
This
map is used for strategic (planning) movement.
It
shows the location of each army at the start of the campaign
Stars
indicate previous campaigns, colour of star who won
Campaign Diary
01
February 1813 Austria, Britain, Prussia
and Russia declared war on France
01
February 1813 Formation of Third French
army in Munich region
25
February 1813 Third French army
declared operational
28
February 1813 Austrians moved into the
Munich region
30
March 1813 Start of Branau campaign
phase
11
April 1813 Austrians win Branau
phase
20
May 1813 Start of Kufstein
campaign phas
Map of Kufstein/Salzburg
District
This map is used for tactical (daily)
movement
It shows the location of both armies at the
start of the campaign
The Austrian objective is to take and hold
the city of Kufstein
The French objective is to defeat the
Austrian army
French Army of
Southern Germany
Marshal
Massena
9th
Bavarian corps
10th Bavarian corps
11th
Bavarian corps
12th
Baden corps
17th
French corps
18th
French corps
6
militia town garrisons
Each
corps has four infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade and corps artillery
Total
strength 96000 infantry, 24000 militia, 6000 cavalry, and 180 guns
Austrian Army
General
Schwarzenberg
1st
Austrian corps
2nd
Austrian corps
3rd
Austrian corps
4th
Austrian corps
5th
Austrian corps
6th
Austrian corps
Each
corps has four infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade and corps artillery
Total
strength 96000 infantry, 24000 militia, 6000 cavalry, and 180 guns
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
30 - Introduction to
the campaign in Southern Germany
31 – French Army
order of battle
32 - Austrian Army
order of battle
33 - Daily diary for
the campaign in Southern Germany
34 - Battle reports
of all battles fought in Southern Germany
35 - Summary of campaign in Southern Germany
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