4 July 1813 - Southern Germany - Day 1

 

  

The campaign opens with 1^st Austrian army attacking the northern border town of Dingolfing.  

 

1^st Austrian army – attack Dingolfing

2^nd Austrian army – hold centre, east of border

3^rd Austrian army – hold south, east of border

 

7^th French army – in and around Dingolfing

8^th French army – hold Reisbach

9^th French army – hold Muhldorf

3 July 1813 – Southern Germany – Landshut Campaign

 

Map of Europe

This map shows the location of the five campaign areas. 

Each square is a military region.  

The current location of each army group is shown.  

The stars show the location of previous phases.  

The colour indicates which side won.  

 

This is the 89^th phase since the campaign started in April 2009.  

It is the 15^th in the sixth revision which started in June 2020 

 

The white star shows the location of Landshut

Map of Germany

On 1^st 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 phase

30 May 1813           French win Kufstein phase

03 July 1813           Start of Landshut phase

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

7^th French army – 19^th Bavarian corps

7^th French army – 20^th Bavarian corps

7^th French army – 21^st Bavarian corps

8^th French army – 22^nd Bavarian corps

8^th French army – 23^rd Bavarian corps

8^th French army – 24^th Baden corps

9^th French army – 25^th Bavarian corps

9^th French army – 26^th Bavarian corps

9^th French army – 27^th Baden corps

 

Each corps has four infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade and corps artillery

Total strength 144000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, and 270 guns

 

Austrian Army

General Schwarzenberg

1^st Austrian army - 1^st Austrian corps

1^st Austrian army - 2^nd Austrian corps

1^st Austrian army - 3^rd Austrian corps

2^nd Austrian army - 4^th Austrian corps

2^nd Austrian army - 5^th Austrian corps

2^nd Austrian army - 6^th Austrian corps

3^rd Austrian army - 7^th Austrian corps

3^rd Austrian army - 8^th Austrian corps

3^rd Austrian army - 9^th Austrian corps

 

Each corps has four infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade and corps artillery

Total strength 144000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, and 270 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 the 1813 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

Spanish Army of Southern Spain

Commander in Chief – General Giron (Poor)

General Giron commands three armies

Each army has three corps

Each corps has four infantry, one cavalry and one artillery brigade

Each infantry brigade has 8 figures

Each cavalry brigade has 4 figures

Each corps artillery has 1 gun and 4 figures

 

First Spanish Army – General Giron (Poor)

1 Spanish corps – General Mijares (Average)

1 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SC

2 infantry brigade    CB     FC      SC

3 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

4 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

1 cavalry brigade     CC    heavy

1 corps artillery       CB     12 pounders

2 Spanish corps – General Villacampa (Poor)

5 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SC

6 infantry brigade    CB     FC      SC

7 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

8 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

2 cavalry brigade     CC    light

2 corps artillery       CC    12 pounders

3 Spanish corps – General Sarsfield (Poor)

9 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SC

10 infantry brigade  CB     FB      SC

11 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

12 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

3 corps artillery       CB     6 pounders

 

Second Spanish Army – General El0io (Poor)

 

4 Spanish corps – General Roche (Average)

5 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SC

6 infantry brigade    CB     FC      SC

7 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

8 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

4 cavalry brigade     CC    light

4 corps artillery       CC    12 pounders

5 Spanish corps General Duran (Poor)

9 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SC

10 infantry brigade  CB     FC      SC

11 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

12 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

5 corps artillery       CB     12 pounders

6 Spanish corps – General Anglona (Poor)

13 infantry brigade  CB     FB      SC

14 infantry brigade  CB     FC      SC

15 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

16 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

6 corps artillery       CC    6 pounders

  

Third Spanish Army – General Del Parque (Poor)

7 Spanish corps – General Cuevas (Average)

5 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SC

6 infantry brigade    CB     FC      SC

7 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

8 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

7 cavalry brigade     CC    light

7 corps artillery       CC    12 pounders

8 Spanish corps – General Murgeon (Poor)

9 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SC

10 infantry brigade  CB     FC      SC

11 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

12 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

8 corps artillery       CB     12 pounders

9 Spanish corps – General Eroles (Poor)

13 infantry brigade  CB     FB      SC

14 infantry brigade  CB     FC      SC

15 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

16 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

9 corps artillery       CC    6 pounders

 

Garrison Brigades

1 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

2 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

3 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

4 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

5 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

6 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

7 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

8 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

9 militia brigade       CC    FC      SC

10 militia brigade     CC    FC      SC

11 militia brigade     CC    FC      SC

12 militia brigade     CC    FC      SC

 

Abbreviations

C – Class              A Elite, B average, C poor

F – Firing              A Good, B average, C poor

S – Skirmish          A Good, B average, C poor

French Army of Southern Spain

 

         

Commander in Chief – Marshal Soult (Average)

Marshal Suchet commands three armies

Each army has three corps

Each corps has four infantry, one cavalry and one artillery brigade

Each infantry brigade has 8 figures

Each cavalry brigade has 4 figures

Each corps artillery has 1 gun and 4 figures

 

Thirteenth French Army - Marshal Suchet (Average)

 

37 French corps    General Pannetier  (Poor)

5 infantry brigade    CA     FB      SB

6 infantry brigade    CB     FC      SB

7 infantry brigade    CB     FC      SB

8 infantry brigade    CB     FC      SC

37 cavalry brigade   CA     heavy

37 corps artillery      CB     12 pounders

38 French corps – General Mathieu (Poor)

21 infantry brigade  CA     FB      SB

22 infantry brigade  CB     FC      SC

23 infantry brigade  CB     FC      SA

24 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

6 cavalry brigade     CB     light

6 corps artillery       CB     9 pounders

39 Vistula corps – General Habert (Average)

1 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SB

3 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

4 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

39 cavalry brigade   CB     lancers

39 corps artillery      CB     9 pounders

  

Fourteenth French Army  - Marshal Saint-Cyr (Poor)

 

40 French corps – General Lamarque  (Average)

9 infantry brigade    CA     FB      SB

10 infantry brigade  CB     FC      SA

11 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SB

12 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

40 cavalry brigade   CB     dragoons

40 corps artillery      CB     12 pounders

41 Baden corps – General Boussard (Average)

1 infantry brigade    CA     FB      SB

2 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SB

3 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

4 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

41 cavalry brigade   CB     light

41 corps artillery      CB     9 pounders

         

42 Polish corps – General Abbe (Poor)

1 infantry brigade    CA     FB      SB

2 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SB

3 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

4 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

42 cavalry brigade   CB     lancers

42 corps artillery      CB     9 pounders  

  

Fifteenth French Army – Marshal Augereau   (Poor)         

 

43 French corps – General Darciau (Average)

25 infantry brigade  CA     FB      SB

26 infantry brigade  CB     FC      SB

27 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SB

28 infantry brigade  CC    FC      SC

43 cavalry brigade   CB     dragoons

43 corps artillery      CB     12 pounders

44 Westphalian Corps - General Harispe (Poor)

5 infantry brigade    CA     FB      SB

6 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SB

7 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

8 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

44 cavalry brigade   CB     lancers        

44 corps artillery      CB     9 pounders

 

45 Italian Corps – General Travot (Average)

5 infantry brigade    CB     FB      SB

6 infantry brigade    CB     FC      SC

7 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

8 infantry brigade    CC    FC      SC

45 cavalry brigade   CC    hussars

45 corps artillery      CC    9 pounders

Abbreviations

C – Class              A elite, B average, C poor

F – Firing              A good, B average, C poor

S – Skirmish          A good, B average, C poor