24 September 1813 – Northern Germany – Hannover Campaign

1813 Campaign Map

This is a fictional campaign loosely based on the 1813 campaign
It started in April 2009 and consists of stand alone campaign phases
Each phase is similar in size to the Waterloo campaign
This is the 100th phase, each of which is shown on the above map
There have been six major adjustments to the campaign
The following maps are used for the Sixth Campaign, which started in June 2020

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 campaign phase 26
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Hannover 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 16th campaign phase to be fought in Germany
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Hannover is the white star

Map of North Germany

There are three regions in North Germany
Osnabruck Region – French rear area
Brunswick Region – campaign area
Berlin Region – Prussian rear area

This is the sixth campaign phase to be fought in North Germany
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Hannover is the white star

Map of Brunswick Region

There are nine districts in Brunswick Region

There have been 30 battles fought in this region
The French have won 15 and the Prussians15
Each star shows the location of a battle fought

Campaign Map

The Hannover campaign is fought between the cities of Hannover and Brunswick
The French Army of Northern Germany is deployed to the left of the district border
The Prussian Army is deployed to the right of the district border.
The Prussian objective is to take and hold the city of Hannover.

Typical French corps

Each corps has 4 infantry brigades, 1 cavalry brigade and corps artillery

French Army of North Germany – Emperor Napoleon
1st Old Guard corps
2nd French corps
3rd French corps
4th French corps
5th French corps
6th Westphalian corps
7th French corps
8th French corps
9th Polish corps

144000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, 270 guns

Typical Prussian corps

Each corps has 4 infantry brigades, 1 cavalry brigade and corps artillery

Prussian Army – Marshal Blucher
1st Prussian corps
2nd Prussian corps
3rd Prussian corps
4th Prussian corps
5th Prussian corps
6th Prussian corps
7th Prussian corps
8th Prussian corps
9th Prussian corps

144000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, 270 guns

Campaign Diary

01 February 1813 Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia declared war on France
01 February 1813 Formation of First French army in Osnabruck region
19 February 1813 First French army declared operational.
20 February 1813 Prussians invade Brunswick region
25 February 1813 Prussians occupied the city of Brunswick
26 February 1813 Napoleon advanced into the Brunswick region
28 February 1813 French occupy the city of Hannover
01 March 1813 Start of Brunswick campaign phase
08 March 1813 French win Brunswick campaign phase
12 April 1813 Start of Lubeck campaign phase
19 April 1813 French win Lubeck campaign phase
31 May 1813 Start of Goslar campaign phase
07 June 1813 Prussian win Goslar campaign phase
11 July 1813 Start of Wismar campaign phase
18 July 1813 French won Wismar campaign phase
19 August 1813 Start of Hildesheim campaign phas
25 August 1813 French win Hildesheim 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
10 - Introduction to the campaign in Northern Germany
11 – French Army of Northern Germany order of battle
12 - Prussian Army order of battle
13 - Daily diary for the campaign in Northern Germany
14 - Battle reports of all battles fought in Northern Germany
15 - Summary of campaign in Northern Germany

Summary of Southern Germany Campaign – 23 September 1813

 

Regional areas of Southern Germany

There are three regions in Southern Germany
Strasbourg Region is the rear area for Third French army
Their main depot is in Strasbourg

Vienna Region is the rear area for the Austrian Army
Their main depot is in Vienna
Munich Region is the disputed area between them

Diary of Southern 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

01 Feb 1813 Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia declared war on France
01 Feb 1813 Formation of Third French army in Munich region
25 Feb 1813 Third French army declared operational
28 Feb 1813 Austrians moved into the Munich region
30 Mar 1813 Start of Branau campaign phase
11 Apr 1813 Austrians win Branau phase
20 May 1813 Start of Kufstein phase
30 May 1813 French win Kufstein phase
03 Jul 1813 Start of Landshut phase
10 Jul 1813 Austrians win Landshut phase
12 Aug 1813 Start of Ingolstadt phase
18 Aug 1813 French win Ingolstadt phase
16 Sep 1813 Start of Ratisbon phase
23 Sep 1813 French win Ratisbon 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
30 - Introduction to the campaign in Southern Germany
31 - 3rd 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

23 September 1813 – Southern Germany – End of Ratisbon Campaign

Battles fought during campaign phase

On 16 September Marshal Massena crossed into Ratisbon District with orders to defeat the Austrian army and capture their main depot in the city of Ratisbon.

The Austrians won the first battle at Prettendorf, but were forced to retreat when the French won the next two at Abbach and Rittendorf. The Austrians redeployed in front of Ratisbon, but were defeated at Kofering, Lappersdorf and Ratisbon itself.

The Austrians crossed to the west bank of the river Danube and abandoned the campaign. This left Massena the winner of the campaign

The campaign started on 27 May and ended on 15 July 2026

Munich Region

This map shows the location of the 31 battles fought in the Munich Region since the start of the Sixth campaign in June 2020. The French won 16 and the Austrians 15.

22 September 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 7

The French occupy Ratisbon
7th French army – occupy Lappersdorf
8th French army – occupy Ratisbon
9th French army – occupy Kofering

The Austrian retreat east of the river Danube
1st Austrian army – abandon campaign, rereat east
2nd Austrian army– abandon campaign, rereat east
3rd Austrian army – abandon campaign, rereat east