22 May 1813 - Central Germany

Wittgenstein reorganises and resupplies his army at Gotha

1 corps halt, rally and resupply                                              

2 corps hold and resupply                                            

3 corps hold and resupply                                                     

4 corps hold and resupply 

The French army supply situation is desperate

2 corps is out of supply and lose 400 men to attrition

The other 3 corps are down to one days supplies

Fortunately there are now some supplies at Barchfeld, Rosdorf and Meiningen

Davout orders his army to resupply and reorganise

2 corps hold, resupply and reorganise                                       

5 corps hold, resupply and reorganise                                       

6 corps hold, resupply and reorganise                                   

14 corps hold, resupply and reorganise  

21 May 1813 - Central Germany

Wittgenstein must hold Gotha at all costs

He orders his army to move south and concentrate at Gotha

17 brigade is ordered to hold Mulhausen as long as possible

1 corps retreat to L02 and attempt to rally

2 corps move to K04

3 corps move to Dolstadt

4 corps move to K03

Davout has a serious supply problem

His corps are running short of supplies

There are sufficient supplies available, but they are out of range of the corps

He must order a halt until he can reorganise his depots.

To obstruct the Russian redeployment he orders 6^th corps to attack Mulhausen

2 corps move to I04                                                      

5 corps move to I05                                                                

6 corps attack Mulhausen                                                    

14 corps hold and resupply

6^th corps attack Mulhausen, which is a fortified town

It is held by a single infantry brigade

Garrison suffer 400 casualties and retreat towards Dolstadt.

20 May 1813 - Central Germany

Wittgenstein is hoping for one more day to regroup, rally and resupply his army

1 corps hold and resupply                                 

2 corps hold and resupply                                            

3 corps retreat to Mulhausen                                                 

4 corps hold, rally, resupply and reorganise

Davout is determined to attack before Wittgenstein can complete his reorganisation

Before he can do so he must redeploy his army and reorganise his supply depots

However 14^th corps is close to Gotha and he orders them to attack            

2 corps move to I05                                             

5 corps move to I06                                                      

6 corps  to Rosdorf                                                     

14 corps attack Gotha       

The Russians suffer a major defeat at Gotha

Constantine has lost two of his four infantry brigades, plus his cavalry

His gunners have abandoned their guns

He orders his corps to break contact, retreat and abandon Gotha

The French have lost 800 casualties

The Russians have lost 3000 casualties