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

21 September 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 6

 

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

The Austrian defend Ratisbon
1st Austrian army – abandon campaign, rereat east
2nd Austrian army – defend Ratisbon
3rd Austrian army – regrjoup east of Danube

20 September 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 5

The French attack Lappersdorf
7th French army – attack Lappersdorf
8th French army – regroup Nittendorf
9th French army – occupy Kofering

The Austrian defend Lappersdorf
1st Austrian army – observe on border
2nd Austrian army – regroup at Ratisbon
3rd Austrian army – retreat east of Danube

19 September 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 4

The French attack Koffering
7th French army – advance to Prettendorf
8th French army – occupy Nittendorf
9th French army – attack Kofering

The Austrian defend border
1st Austrian army – observe on border
2nd Austrian army – defend Nittendorf
3rd Austrian army – retreat to Kofering

18 September 1813 – Battle of Nittendorf

Tactical map of battle area

8th Bavarian army, commanded by Marshal Mortier, attack Nittendorf
2nd Austrian army, commanded by General Klenau, defend Nittendorf

The Bavarians lost the first battle of the campaign and retreated east
The Austrians lost the second battle of the campaign and retreated west
The winner of this battle will determine the direction of the remainer of the campaign.

The Bavarians have 12 infantry brigades, 3 cavalry brigades and 3 corps artillery
The Austrians have 12 infantry brigades, 3 cavalry brigades and 3 corps artillery

Table at start of battle

Both armies on the table at the start of the game
Austrians nearest to the camera, Bavarians far end of table

There are three objectives and the Austrians are deployed on all three
Large woods on the left, small woods in the centre, bridge on the right
The army which occupies at least two at the end of 12 moves will win the battle
The river can only be crossed using one of the three bridges

Bavarian CinC has taken command of cavalry and infantry from 22 and 23 corps
Austrian CinC has taken command of artillery and infantry from 4 and 5 corps

End of move 2

Bavarian advance towards all three objectives
CinC deploys between 22 and 23 corps
22 corps advance on the right bank of the river
23 corps advance over the hill in the cent re
24 corps deploys out of artillery range

Austrian observe Bavarian advance and deployment
CinC observe enemy advance
4 corps observe enemy advance
5 corps observe enemy advance
6 corps deploy cavalry and artillery

End of move 4

Bavarian attack all three objectives
CinC win cavalry melee in the centre
22 corps advance on the right bank of the river
23 corps artillery rout infantry in woods in the centre
24 corps cavalry lose melee and rout with 20% casualties

Austrian withdraw on the right bank of river
CinC lose cavalry melee and rout cavalry and one infantry brigade
4 corps withdraw out of artillery range
5 corps infantry in woods routed with 10% casualties
6 corps cavalry win melee, pursue and rout with 10% casualties

End of move 6

Bavarian attack all three objectives
CinC attack bridge on the left bank
22 corps gunners and one infantry brigade rout and rally
23 corps capture woods in the centre
24 corps rout artillery supporting woods on the left

Austrian defend woods in the centre and brigade on the right
CinC rally routed infantry and cavalry
4 corps cavalry charge and rout artillery and one infantry brigade on right bank
5 corps lose woods in the centre
6 corps hold three of four woods on the left

End of move 8

Bavarian attack all three objectives
CinC charge and rout artillery and infantry support on left bank
22 corps rally routed infantry and gunners
23 corps capture woods in the centre
24 corps attack top left wooded section

Austrian retreat on right and centre
CinC gunners and infantry support rout
4 corps withdraw on right bank of river
5 corps lose woods in the centre
6 corps lose top half of woods on the left

End of move 10

Bavarian hold woods in the centre and bridge on the right
CinC holds left end of bridge
22 corps hold right end of bridge
23 corps hold woods in the centre
24 corps top half of woods on the left

Austrian dispute woods on the left
CinC withdraw to right of Nittendorf
4 corps withdraw to right bank opposite Nittendorf
5 corps withdraw to left of Nittendorf
6 corps dispue southern half of woods on the le

Summary
Austrians break contact and redeploy around Nittendorf
6th corps dispute southern half of woods on the left

Bavarians have taken the bridge on the right and woods in the centre
24th corps are deployed to attack southern half of woods on the left

The Bavarians hold two of the three objectives and win the battle

The Bavarians have lost 1 infantry and 2 cavalry casualties (600 men
The Austrians have lost 10 infantry, 3 cavalry and 2 artillery casualties (4500 men)

18 September 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 3

The French attack Nittendorf
7th French army – regroup at Dingolfing
8th French army – attack Nittendorf
9th French army – attack Kofering

The Austrian retreat to Ratisbon
1st Austrian army – retreat to Lappersdorf
2nd Austrian army – retreat to Ratisbon
3rd Austrian army – defend Kofering

17 September 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 2

The French attack Bad Abbach
7th French army – retreat to Dingolfing
8th French army – observe border
9th French army – attack Bad Abbach

The Austrian redeploy on border
1st Austrian army – regroup on border
2nd Austrian army – redeploy on border
3rd Austrian army – defend Bad Abbach

16 September 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 1

The French attack in the north
7th French army – attack Prettendorf
8th French army – observe border
9th French army – observe border

The Austrian defend border
1st Austrian army – defend Prettendorf
2nd Austrian army – defend border
3rd Austrian army – defend border

18 August1813 – Southern Germany – End of Ingolstadt Campaign

 

Battles fought during campaign phase

 

On 12 August Marshal Massena crossed into Ingolstadt District with orders to defeat the Austrian army and capture their main depot in the city of Ingolstadt

The Austrians won the first two battles, at Weichering and Buxheim, but were still forced to retreat when the French won the next two at Bergheim and Manching.   The Austrians recovered with their victory at the second battle of Buxheim, however Massena forged ahead and took the city of Ingolstadt on 17 August

With this victory Massena won the campaign.

The campaign started on 18 February and ended on 11 April 2025

For many years we had used a six day campaign, with one battle each day.  For or our last campaign we experimented with a nine day campaign with one battle each day.   However I found that I started to lose interest in the campaign when it went beyond the well tried six days.   We have therefore abandoned the longer campaign in favour of our normal six days.

Munich Region

This map shows the location of the 25 battles fought in the Munich Region since the start of the Sixth campaign in June 2020.   The French won 11 and the Austrians 14.

18 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 7

French occupy Ingolstadt and win the campaign

7th French army – advance to Buxheim
8th French army – occupy Ingolstadt
9th French army – hold Manching

Austrian abandon Ingolstadt and lose the campaign
1st Austrian army – retreat to Kosching
2nd Austrian army – retreat to Vohburg
3rd Austrian army – hold Emsgaden

17 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 6

French attack Ingolstadt and retreat to Lauf
7th French army – retreat to Lauf
8th French army – attack Ingolstadt
9th French army – rally and resupply at Manching

Austrian defend Ingolstadt
1st Austrian army – regroup at Buxheim
2nd Austrian army – defend Ingolstadt
3rd Austrian army – rally and resupply at Emsgaden

16 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 5

French attack Buxheim and occupy Manching
7th French army – attack Buxheim
8th French army – regroup and resupply
9th French army – occupy Manching

Austrian defend Buxheim and retreat to Emsgaden
1st Austrian army – defend Buxheim
2nd Austrian army – regroup and resupply
3rd Austrian army – retreat to Emsgaden

15 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 4

French attack Manching and occupy Bergheim
7th French army – rally and resupply at Lauf
8th French army – occupy Bergheim
9th French army – attack Manching

Austrian defend Manching and retreat to Ingolstadt
1st Austrian army – regroup and resupply at Buxheim
2nd Austrian army – retreat to Ingolstadt
3rd Austrian army – defend Manching

14 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 3

French attack Bergheim and retreat to Lauf
7th French army – retreat to Lauf
8th French army – attack Bergheim
9th French army – regroup and resupply

Austrian defend Bergheim
1st Austrian army – advance to border
2nd Austrian army – defend Bergheim
3rd Austrian army – regroup and resupply

3 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 2

French attack Buxheim and occupy Weichering
7th French army – attack Buxheim
8th French army – hold Amberg
9th French army – occupy Weichering

1st Austrian army – defend Buxheim
2nd Austrian army – advance to border
3rd Austrian army – retreat to Manching

12 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 1

The French are deployed to the west of the Nuremberg-Ingolstadt border
They are out of sight of the Austrian army, but are concentrated ready to attack

7th French army – observe enemy
8th French army – observe enemy
9th French army – attack Weichering

The Austrian army is deployed to the east of the Nuremberg-Ingolstadt border
2, 5 and 8 corps are on the border to warn of any attack
The remainder of the army are in reserve to make supply easier

1st Austrian army – defend border
2nd Austrian army – defend border
3rd Austrian army – defend border

12 August 1813 – Southern Germany – Ingolstadt 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 93rd 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 current adjustment, 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 the campaign phase 20
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Inglostadt 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 twelfth campaign phase to be fought in Germany
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Ingolstadt is the white star

Map of South Germany

There are three regions in South Germany
Strasbourg Region – French rear area
Munich Region – campaign area
Vienna Region – Prussian rear area

This is the fourth campaign phase to be fought in South Germany
Each star shows the location of a campaign phase
Ingolstadt is the white star

Map of Munich Region

There are nine districts in Munich Region
There have been 19 battles fought in this region
The French have won 8 and the Austrians 11
Each star shows the location of a battle fought
The white star shows Ingolstadt

Campaign Map

The Ingolstadt campaign is fought between the cities of Nuremberg and Ingolstadt
The French Army of Southern Germany is deployed to the left of the district border
The Austrian Army is deployed to the right of the district border
The French objective is to take and hold the city of Ingolstadt

Typical Bavarian corps

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

The French Army of Southern Germany- Marshal Massena
19th Bavarian corps
20th Bavarian corps
21st Bavarian corps
22nd Bavarian corps
23rd Bavarian corps
24th Baden corps
25th Bavarian corps
26th Bavarian corps
27th Baden corps

144000 infantry, 9000 cavalry, 270 guns

Typical Austrian corps

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

Austrian Army - General Schwartzenberg
1st Austrian corps
2nd Austrian corps
3rd Austrian corps
4th Austrian corps
5th Austrian corps
6th Austrian corps
7th Austrian corps
8th Austrian corps
9th Austrian 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 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 campaign phase
03 July 1813 Start of Landshut phase
10 July 1813 Austrians win Landshut phase
12 August 1813 Start of Ingolstadt 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 – 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

10 July 1813 – Southern Germany – End of Landshut Campaign

Battles fought during campaign phase

Massena won one of the six battles fought
Schwarzenberg won the remaining five
Schwarzenberg held the city of Landshut and therefore won the campaign
The Austrians clearly were the better army during this campaign phase

Munich Region

At the end of the campaign the two armies faced each other on the Inglostadt-Landshut border.
The French army were forced to abandon Landshut and retreat into Inglostadt district.
The Austrians occupied Landshut district, but halted well short of the border with Inglostadt district. .

Massena ordered his army to hold the border
He established his headquarters at Inglestadt

Schwarzenberg ordered his army to resupply and regroup
He established his headquarters at Landshut

10 July 1813 - Southern Germany - Day 7

 

French accept defeat and retreat


1st Austrian army – occupy Essenbach
2nd Austrian army – regroup at Reisbach
3rd Austrian army – occupy Dorfen

7th French army – surrender Essenbach
8th French army – retreat and abandon Landshut
9th French army – retreat