tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55496791625353617882024-03-13T14:21:50.793-07:00Campaign of NationsMurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-85919443893609745312022-05-31T15:18:00.016-07:002022-05-31T15:18:00.151-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #27 - teasing between players in campaign ...<p> Our players took to a running series of connections, hinting about things to come ...<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjME82-sovZDdkHQltZVxzc75G7HzBW1raHLbgs-F8AaCryWHHgqJPWmbVZJF10pA2zCiMWBpi0PMX6f1vvTNX0OXTWYsmPgwjHirbVgTEwFHN6nNSgPUOXGMh_XczZgSxc2yU3sG48aS7QI2IrLwyhLSrhCKAzdEFtUbVuZ_tkwLdNyl0GJFVmX8wF/s1024/MarshalNeyNapoleonWithSoldiersDuringInvasionOfRussia%20JanChe%C5%82min%CC%81ski.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1024" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjME82-sovZDdkHQltZVxzc75G7HzBW1raHLbgs-F8AaCryWHHgqJPWmbVZJF10pA2zCiMWBpi0PMX6f1vvTNX0OXTWYsmPgwjHirbVgTEwFHN6nNSgPUOXGMh_XczZgSxc2yU3sG48aS7QI2IrLwyhLSrhCKAzdEFtUbVuZ_tkwLdNyl0GJFVmX8wF/s320/MarshalNeyNapoleonWithSoldiersDuringInvasionOfRussia%20JanChe%C5%82min%CC%81ski.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Well yes, it has, the King has broken camp and is riding north with his
entourage and advisers. There was no Allied Conference, at least to the
King's knowledge. Now, where exactly is he headed? <br /><br />XXXXXXXXXXXXXX</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>HM King Frederick William of Prussia,<br /><br />What news from your capital sire?!<br /><br />Michel Ney, Marshal of the Empire, Prince of Moscow, 1769-1813</p><p> </p><p>XXXXXXXXXXXXXX</p><p> </p><p>Die Vorschlaege des franzoesischen Kaisers! <br /><br />Euerer Majestaet! Wenn ich bitten darf!<br /><br /> </p><p>XXXXXXXXXXXXXX</p><p> </p><p>I am having great fun teasing Frederick William, who refuses to engage
me in 'conversation'--I guess that he does not believe in ghosts, or at
least does not like to communicate with those who have 'passed over'.</p><div><br /></div><div>Better still, given a couple of hints that you have dropped, I am hoping to tell him soon that Ney is not dead!!</div><div><br /></div><div>You gotta love some good old sledging?!!!</div><div> </div><div>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div><em>Euerer Majestaet, wenn ich bitten darf...Schon lange warten, und noch kein Woert.</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>Was
ist passiert, um die Friedensvorschlaege des franzoesischen Kaisers?
Was hat er Euch gesagt? Was die Woerter der Akte? Ist's unmoeglich zu
sagen? </em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>Aber wie so? </em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>Man
hat viele Leute ziemlich verblueft...Vielleicht ist's gefahrlich, zum
Beispiel, ohne diese Nachrichten in Berlin einzukehren, oder nicht?</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>Wenn ich bitten darf?</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>Euerer treueste Ergebener,</em></div><div><em></em> </div>C.v.H.</div><div> </div><div>---------------------------</div><div> </div><div>It's for the benefit of his Majesty the King of Prussia!<br /><br />It just says, if i might ask, what is happening with the peace <br />proposals of the French Emperor, what do they say, exactly, what is the <br />wording of the document-it's been a long time and everyone is getting <br />very confused, can the text not be shared, and if not why not?<br /><br /><br /><br />I don't expect a response!</div><div> </div><div>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</div><div> </div><div>Meanwhile a massive collection of battles are happening, this time a Cossack vs Lancers series.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmGWOPVAfnPwm6J8H9cpDTZCdqKLjWT3mdBh-XvwX_TjC00mTZyURMV79gG8OOM3a2TOjPrsF54KsyA8zIM7Ouhd3wjMGAy1A2J1zXR0jmGphjBcF_IOfGTmEbGpRIgi3FOLRFa65COktt7cfysaYUKloernJN1Sn0NRozHILFPiWblYdtyRVrJK7/s1400/cossack%20v%20lancer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1400" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmGWOPVAfnPwm6J8H9cpDTZCdqKLjWT3mdBh-XvwX_TjC00mTZyURMV79gG8OOM3a2TOjPrsF54KsyA8zIM7Ouhd3wjMGAy1A2J1zXR0jmGphjBcF_IOfGTmEbGpRIgi3FOLRFa65COktt7cfysaYUKloernJN1Sn0NRozHILFPiWblYdtyRVrJK7/s320/cossack%20v%20lancer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /></div><p> </p>MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-45399926412825653912022-05-29T15:11:00.004-07:002022-05-29T15:11:56.847-07:0031 August 1813 (fictional)<p> The Allied monarchs had met, minus the King of Prussia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQE1klvbkJlvKtXw1VOqN-hhT_7PH8Z0Qr5jn1s5JJnkAXor2iIAPVk35mUqB05ApmAbRWj2rcY3FMFcHv8A80Za9cnY86BuLl-MICsTjThrQlGYIzGHIVL-nXu8NMNOye1QEiffgzaEcBtlU1o4z5BjuNTO2b2dsszBZ_gxmTIpLfWntzBJgRhff/s1383/the%20emperors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1383" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQE1klvbkJlvKtXw1VOqN-hhT_7PH8Z0Qr5jn1s5JJnkAXor2iIAPVk35mUqB05ApmAbRWj2rcY3FMFcHv8A80Za9cnY86BuLl-MICsTjThrQlGYIzGHIVL-nXu8NMNOye1QEiffgzaEcBtlU1o4z5BjuNTO2b2dsszBZ_gxmTIpLfWntzBJgRhff/s320/the%20emperors.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br />New orders were issued for the Allied forces:<br /><br /><b>Blücher </b><br /><br />Orders 31st August 1813<br /><br />1) From Allied High Command, the Two Emperors, to M<br />Prince Gebhard von Blücher<br /><br />It is our intention that the forces under your control combine<br />and march to Lubben to engage with the French forces<br />there. The Hapsburg forces to your south and west are to<br />protect your left and rear, forcing Marshal Oudinot either to<br />withdraw to the west or to battle. Once these French forces<br />have been disposed of they will march to join your<br />command.<br /><br />In line with these intentions we issue the following orders.<br />• His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Austria has ordered<br />the Austrian cuirassiers (1st & 2nd heavy cavalry),detached<br />to your command, to move north of Luckau (hex 24,29)<br />where they are to combine with the Russian 1st dragoon<br />division and a Cossack brigade from your forces currently at<br />Cottbus, the entire force is to be under the command of von<br />Ribbentrop.<br /><br />• His Imperial Majesty, Czar of all the Russias, has ordered<br />General Duka with his 3rd cuirassier division to also move<br />north of Luckau (hex 24,29) to join with von Ribbentrop’s<br />force.<br /><br />• These combined cavalry of von Ribbentrop are to block<br />any movement of Marshal Oudinot’s command towards<br />Lubben (at hex 24,29)—or indeed towards your command<br />at Cottbus—with the view to defeating Oudinot’s French<br />cavalry and delaying them so that the Austrian infantry<br />south of Luckau can engage and destroy Oudinot’s force.<br /><br />• We order your Army of Silesia currently at Cottbus to<br />await the arrival of the Russian troops to your south-west<br />and east, which will join you on 1st September, then we<br />desire that you move with this combined force to Lubben to<br />engage and defeat the French there.<br /><br />Their Majesties have supreme confidence in your ability and<br />desire to procure this war against the Ogre. Please accept<br />this Order of Saint George with Honours as a tangible<br />expression of this.<br /><br />Alexander I, Czar of all the Russias<br />Francis I, Emperor of Austria<br /></p><p></p><p><b>Schwarzenberg</b><br /><br />31 August 1813<br /><br />From Allied High Command, the Two Emperors, to FM Karl Prince Schwarzenberg<br /><br />The following is sent to you for your information as the<br />commander of our Army of Bohemia and C-in-C of our<br />combined forces.<br /><br />It is our intention that the forces of FM Blücher combine and<br />march to Lubben to engage with the French forces there.<br /><br />The Hapsburg infantry to the south and west of Blücher are<br />to protect his left and rear, while forcing Marshal Oudinot<br />either to withdraw to the west or to battle. Once Oudinot’s<br />force has been disposed of these troops will march to join<br />Blücher’s command<br /><br />In line with these intentions we have issued the following<br />orders.<br /><br />• His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Austria has ordered<br />the Austrian cuirassiers (1st & 2nd heavy cavalry), to be<br />detached to the command of FM Blücher and to move north<br />of Luckau (hex 24,29) where they are to combine with the<br />Russian 1st dragoon division and a Cossack brigade from<br />Blücher forces currently at Cottbus. The entire force is to be<br />under the command of von Ribbentrop.<br /><br />• His Imperial Majesty, Czar of all the Russias, has ordered<br />General Duka with his 3rd cuirassier division to also move<br />north of Luckau (hex 24,29) to join with von Ribbentrop’s<br />force.<br /><br />• These combined cavalry of von Ribbentrop are to block<br />any movement of Marshal Oudinot’s command towards<br />Lubben (at hex 24,29)—or indeed towards Blucher’s command<br />at Cottbus—with the view to defeating the French cavalry<br />and delaying them so that the Austrian infantry south of<br />Luckau can engage and destroy Oudinot’s force.<br /><br />•We have ordered Blücher to await the arrival of the<br />Russian troops to his south-west and east and then to move<br />with this combined force to Lubben to engage and defeat<br />the French there.<br /><br />• General Radetzky is to take command of the Austrian<br />infantry that are currently to the south of Luckau(joining with<br />the lead corps) and to keep marching north. His lead troops<br />should reach Luckau by 1st September. If Marshal<br />Oudinot’s French are halted by Ribbentrop’s cavalry force<br />he is to move to join that battle.<br /><br /><br />• Our Imperial HQ and reserves will continue to march<br />towards Cottbus-Lubben.<br /><br />Our Imperial Majesties are aware of a commotion in the HQ<br />camp this evening as the Prussian guard, His Majesty the<br />King of Prussia in command, have left the camp. The Czar<br />of all the Russias has sent his Black Sea Guard Cossacks<br />to escort the Prussian Guard. This is for your information<br />only and should not be repeated to anyone.<br /><br /><br />Alexander I, Czar of all the Russias<br />Francis I, Emperor of Austria<br /><br /><br /></p>MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-75016388155117419402020-08-23T14:16:00.000-07:002020-08-23T14:16:05.130-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #26 - the underbelly of Allied Grand HQ meeting<p> There existed an opportunity to have all three of the main Allied commands meet with the Allied Monarchs in an epic cross-planet (really because we are talking from UK to Iceland to Canada to Australia) conference call on Skype (remember gang this is 2013 and not as many net-connected tools existed for such things and not everyone had a camera/smartphone/system to make it all work).</p><p>Behind this planned meeting - the King of Prussia was already in covert communications with the 'enemy' Bonaparte the Ogre.</p><p>I now expose some of the email train that was going on at the time (I think six years ought to be enough?).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrZNadShZ10/X0LZbRYx_TI/AAAAAAAAP40/z42Nc81VlcUcQ5i-OOLu7xCEWP2IOQsUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/kingdom%2Bof%2Bprussia%2B1803.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrZNadShZ10/X0LZbRYx_TI/AAAAAAAAP40/z42Nc81VlcUcQ5i-OOLu7xCEWP2IOQsUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/kingdom%2Bof%2Bprussia%2B1803.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">XXX</p><p style="text-align: left;">From me as game-master:<br /><br />> The King of Prussia is still in Allied HQ.<br />> <br />> Surrounded by Russian Guardsmen and Guard Horse and Prussian Guardsmen <br />> and a Line Brigade of Prussian Cavalry.<br />> <br />> Grawert is the one who may get the meeting with the Emperor.<br />> <br />> This call would be with Allied HQ, Schwartzenberg, Alexander and Francis</p><p style="text-align: left;">Reply from King of Prussia:<br /><br /></p><blockquote> I wonder whether Allied HQ really is the best place for me to be, under
the circumstances? If an armistice is declared, wouldn't we rather be
back in Berlin? Is there, indeed, some excuse that can be satisfactorily
manufactured for my urgent departure back to Berlin? Rumours of a
battle, perhaps? An attempt to relieve the city?</blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Then while attempting to arrange the timing of the call, to include the Schwartenberg player, this little snippet came out from the King of Prussia:<br /><br /></p><blockquote>Well, of course, this all depends on protocol, and may be awfully
difficult to arrange. Moreover, there are rumours of a fresh French
offensive in the north, and it may be necessary for me personally to
break camp in order to reach Berlin as quickly as possible - naturally,
my Allies will be kept informed of all developments as soon as
information reaches me....</blockquote><p>Other players suddenly knew something was 'up' with the King of Prussia ...</p><p>Then a response from Haugwitz just brought me nearly to open laughter about the situation:<br /><br /></p><blockquote><i>These conferences, so difficult to arrange, so many diplomatic
complications - but Your Imperial Majesty is so right, we must all
concoct our actions together, it is vital - a common cause,
naturally....but problems at Berlin, a potential need to travel
back...vital interests of the Prussian State, capital in mortal
danger... </i></blockquote><p>Unknown to one player, the message had already been - essentially - delivered via the 'messenger' (Grawert) that had come across the lines to open negotiations with Bonaparte:<br /><br /></p><p></p><p></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p></p><p><i>Dear David,</i></p><p></p><p></p><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Oh how I'd love to tell [the King of Prusssia] the bad news that his capital is firmly in French hands!!!</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>I'll
contact Mark next. I think a meeting of Francis, the Czar and
Schwazenberg to discuss the "Prussian problem" may be in order. Our
Sunday would be best. I'll get back to you soon.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></blockquote><p>I have been waiting to expose this part of the backstory to the 'big Imperial Allied HQ meeting' - because, literally as they were gathering in the big HQ tent ...<br /><br />The King of Prussia:</p><p></p><blockquote>>You really think I should participate, when we are on tenterhooks
waiting for communication from the Emperor? Certainly, I can't leave
physically where I am to journey to some tom-fool location...they might
even kidnap me!</blockquote><p> Haugwitz:</p><p></p><div><em></em></div><blockquote><div><em>Euerer Majestaet </em>is so very wise. From the last <em>Konferenz </em>your Majesty's trusted servant formed the strongest impression that certain envious and ill-disposed individuals at <em>Alliierten Hauptquartier </em>were castting
dreadful suspicions upon your Majesty's motives and recent actions,
were fulminating drastic action to keep the war going, and would likely
stop at nothing to prevent your Majesty from serving the very best
interests of the Kingdom, <em>Gott mit uns</em>...</div><div> </div><div>But
in coming days your Majesty will have to display the very greatest
firmness of purpose, not to be inveigled into useless disputation with
the August Habsburger or his flunkey Schwarzenberg, and his rough crew. I
suspect they will neglect no opportunity now to divert your Majesty
from the divine purposes.</div><div> </div><div>Your Majesty's most trusted servant still has not seen the Emperor's proposal! </div><div> </div><em>Wenn er bitten darf!</em></blockquote><em></em><p></p><p> King of Prussia:</p><p></p><blockquote>My advisers wholly concur, as you can see. We should, I think, make haste for Berlin at the earliest opportunity....</blockquote><p>the note to the game-master:</p><p></p><blockquote>I shall leave you, of course, to adjudicate on this departure from the
camp, the consequences - not least for the abortive Allied conference -
and to communicate all this to the Emperor, Schwarzenberg, and indeed,
the Russians....</blockquote><h2 style="text-align: left;">Just to be clear, an international Skype call of the main allied players in the campaign were coming together since the start of the game there has only been email information exchanged, some of it time-delayed by messengers. This was to be the first opportunity for the players to 'in real-time' analyze the situation and formulate a plan. -AND- The King of Prussia has plans to leave just before the meeting.</h2><p style="text-align: left;">My game-master questions just before the call and the "king" of Prussia's responses:<br /><br />> Okay,<br />> <br />> So just to be clear about this:<br />> <br />> 1 King Fredrick is leaving the Allied HQ camp? <span style="color: red;">Yes</span><br />> 2 Will the King be taking the LiebGard troops with him? <span style="color: red;">An escort as appropriate, presumably not all but sufficient</span><br />> 3 Will the departure happen essentially overnight? <span style="color: red;">Yes.</span><br />> 4b Will the departure happen at the same time as the proposed High <br />> Command dinner/meeting? <span style="color: red;">Yes, that's right. </span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><span style="color: red;">Literally as the Allied GHQ and other Monarchs are meeting the King of Prussia is fleeing camp.</span></span></h1><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJx9Eqmcyzs/X0LbxIax9zI/AAAAAAAAP5A/t2tz6o33HdgzUFyeD5KHRMsxPTl3OguIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s638/life-guard-german-uniforms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="638" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJx9Eqmcyzs/X0LbxIax9zI/AAAAAAAAP5A/t2tz6o33HdgzUFyeD5KHRMsxPTl3OguIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/life-guard-german-uniforms.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><div></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p>MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-7415098459535160422020-08-22T18:17:00.003-07:002020-08-22T18:17:58.772-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #25 - Prussian duplicity<p> The King of Prussia is really treading on thin ice ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OAQ_palDx38/X0G-KBFmA9I/AAAAAAAAP4c/23vP44CZyiMqBa6I7Z-EODmUxf5DTYB_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/proclamation-to-people-17-march-1813-1936-19125675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OAQ_palDx38/X0G-KBFmA9I/AAAAAAAAP4c/23vP44CZyiMqBa6I7Z-EODmUxf5DTYB_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/proclamation-to-people-17-march-1813-1936-19125675.jpg" /></a></div><p> Very early on the morning of 30 August 1813, the attached message arrived at the King of Prussia's personal field tent.<br /><br /> It was delivered by a visibly tired member of Julius August Reinhold von Grawert delegation. He had crossed the lines from the French side only 6 hours ago.</p><p style="text-align: center;">(contents of message) <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i>Emmisary of King Fredrick William III</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> </i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i>Julius August Reinhold von Grawert</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i>plus 20 staff escorts.</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i>Request an audience with Napoleon Bonaparte.</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> Oudinot message for delegation:</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> Proposition to the delegation.</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i>“Napoleon has agreed to meet you for formal discussions
regarding the current hostilities. </i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> In order for this to happen a temporary truce be put into
effect immediately between the forces under my command and those of General der
Kavallerie Blücher (Russian, Prussian and Austrian) in the area around
Grossraschen and Elsterwerda. </i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> Neither side may advance towards the other until after the
proposed meeting has been concluded and your delegation has returned to General
der Kavallerie Blücher’s HQ.</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> The meeting will take place at the fortress of Torgau on 1st
September. </i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> Further the delegation will be permitted to meet with, and
discuss the current situation with Crown Prince Charles John, Commander of the
Swedish Army, formerly Maréchal Bernadotte, who is held captive in that
fortress.</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i>We will also provide evidence to the delegation of the fall
and capture of Berlin.</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> Signed for and on behalf of Napoleon</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> Maréchal Oudinot, Duke of Reggio</i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"><i> 29th August 1813”</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(message ends)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Truly now the Kingdom of Prussia was no-more, for their armies were shattered and their capitol in the hands of the Ogre - there was no more 'Army of the North' and the King of Prussia was now the first to know of it.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">XXX<br /><br />The King turns earnestly to his advisers. I can see, he says, how we can
give an order to Blucher to disengage Prussian troops, but how can this
be enforced as to the other nationalities under his command? Also, what
about the numerous Prussian forces trapped elsewhere in Germany under
others' command? How can we effect a truce with Napoleon ourselves,
without putting at risk Prussian lives elsewhere?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">XXX</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> Haugwitz was quick to respond:<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ausgezeichnet, Preussen ist gerettet! Gott sei Dank! </span><br /><br />But the text of the proposal, <span style="font-style: italic;">Eurer Majestaet, wenn ich bitten darf?<br /><br /></span>What
exactly is being offered in return for the huge boon which is the
removal of the Kingdom from the war? Are the French going to evacuate
Berlin? Are they promising to evacuate the Kingdom? <span style="font-style: italic;">Was geschah?</span><br /><br />I
suspect that if the proposal-which must be acted upon or not
immediately, I see-is satisfactory to your Majesty, then the best course
is to announce <span style="font-style: italic;">oeffentlich und</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">sofort</span>
that the Kingdom declares neutrality and all Prussian commanders are
under orders to withdraw upon some central point, which will depend on
the generals to arrange, I suppose.<br /><br />After that, of course, orders can go out to the civil administration-the <span style="font-style: italic;">Kreise</span>-to
withdraw any support from the Habsburg and Muscovite forces still on
our territory, except as may speed their removal to the boundaries.<br /><br />It's
possible that these forces will create some sort of difficulty, as your
Majsety wisely observes. We can trail past them the fact that there is
an opening for peace for all parties-the <span style="font-style: italic;">August Habsburger</span> may wish to consider whether this is an opportunity for <span style="font-style: italic;">him </span>to
take up negotiations, in the interest of his daughter and grandson, who
may rule in Versailles one of these days, if the rumours of the health
of the Great Beast himself are anything to go by, and the wish of the
Russians to go home is manifest, has been for months. Provided that the
French are evacuating the Kingdom, and that this commences forthwith, I
cannot see that our erstwhile <span style="font-style: italic;">sogennanten Allierten</span>
will have any true grounds to object or interfere, it cannot be in
their interests to recommence hostilities on Prussian and now neutral
soil with a surly and unco-operative population all around and the
Prussian portion of their own army retiring from the field, the French
will know how to take advantage of that situation far better than any
stodgy Habsburger, after all, and the end result would be little
different from the present one, except that they would be <span style="font-style: italic;">ohne Preussen</span>. <br /><br />But the <span style="font-style: italic;">text</span> of the proposal, <span style="font-style: italic;">Euerer Majestaet, wenn ich bitten darf?<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">XXX</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">The King answered:<br /><br />Yes, indeed, this is exactly what I was thinking, my advisers as usual along precisely the right lines. The proposal, how are we to see and discuss it in detail? Especially such matters as the French evacuation of Berlin and indeed the kingdom as a whole. All this cannot be hurried, this we understand, but it does not behove any of us to wait unnecessarily long...</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">XXX<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Haugwitz continued:<br /> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Euerer Majestaet, might I most respectfully draw your attention to the advice which I offered [earlier], as to the importance of the sogenannten Alliierten seeing this as their own opportunity to negotiation a settlement, albeit on less favourable grounds than ourselves, of course?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">XXX</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> The King's response:<br /><br />On this point I must demur, I do not envisage this as an opportunity
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Orders and despatches from Napoleon and
others</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Written at 23.30hrs on the day of our Lord
the August 29, 1813</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Napoleon with the Polish Lancers (at 18/26)
to move, on the road, to Lubben (22/29) & join up with the Imperial Guard.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Guard Light Cavalry under Dejean escorting
the prisoner Bernadotte to Torgau, please report when you reach Torgau. Also be
prepared to move the prisoner to Wittenberg,
using your initiative, should events transpire against us in the area around
Lubben / Luckau / Cottbus.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">New orders from Napoleon</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Imperial Guard at Lubben (22/29); Maréchal
Mortier make your troops ready to move as soon as I arrive tomorrow, 30<sup>th</sup>
August. Maintain cavalry patrols towards Cottbus.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Despatch to be sent to Latour-Maubourg and
Flahault </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Maintain your cavalry on recce duty. You are
not to advance any further than Luckau until you receive fresh orders from me.
Please report all enemy activity to Imperial HQ at Lubben”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Oudinot (at 27/29)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Meeting with
Prussian delegation headed by Julius August Reinbold von-Grawert: to ascertain
the reason for their seeking a meeting with Napoleon. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Napoleon has
been notified of your presence at my HQ.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> Proposition to
the delegation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Napoleon has
agreed to meet you for formal discussions regarding the current hostilities. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> In order for
this to happen a temporary truce be put into effect immediately between the
forces under my command and those of <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">General der Kavallerie Blücher</span> (Russian,
Prussian and Austrian) in the area around Grossraschen and Elsterwerda. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> Neither side
may advance towards the other until after the proposed meeting has been
concluded and your delegation has returned to <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">General der Kavallerie Blücher</span>’s
HQ.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> The meeting
will take place at the fortress of Torgau on 1<sup>st</sup> September. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> Further the
delegation will be permitted to meet with, and discuss the current situation
with Crown Prince Charles John, Commander of the Swedish Army, formerly Maréchal
Bernadotte, who is held captive in that fortress.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">We will also
provide evidence to the delegation of the fall and capture of Berlin.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> Signed for and
on behalf of Napoleon</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> Maréchal
Oudinot, Duke of Reggio</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> 29<sup>th</sup>
August 1813”</span></p>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;"><u><b><span lang="EN-GB">Orders</span></b></u></h2>
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under Drouot, to regroup and collect in all stragglers at Luckau</span></p>
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Corps, VII Corps, XII Corps and to I & II Cavalry Corps.</span></p>
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defensive positions and be prepared for enemy action. The cavalry commanders to
maintain a light cavalry screen between our forces and the enemy; any and all
enemy movement to be reported to my HQ to the south of Luckau</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> Maréchal
Oudinot, Duke of Reggio</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> 29<sup>th</sup>
August 1813”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Despatch to
Napoleon: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Sire, today I
have written a proposal to the delegation from the Allied forces. A copy is
attached.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">I am suggesting
a cessation of fighting in this area of operations whilst the meeting is held
at the fortress at Torgau.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">The news that Berlin will fall to the
French within a day or two will not sit well with<span style="color: black;"> <span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">General der Kavallerie
Blücher,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background: white;">commander of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://campaignofnations.blogspot.ca/p/army-of-silesia-10-august-1813.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Army of Silesia</span></a> currently at Grossrascen.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">The news of Bernadotte’s capture has been confirmed to the
delegation by myself.</span></p>
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me . I await your further orders.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Davout HQ (at 8/10) to advance, with XIII
Corps, along the road to Parchim (9/12)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Davout (at 8/10) sends out the following
orders:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To the Danish Auxillary force en route to Schwerin (7/9): continue your advance through Schwerin on the road to Pritzwalk following XIII Corps and
my HQ along the road from Schwerin
to Pritzwalk.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To V Cavalry Corps (at 9/12) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Corps is to probe the enemy forces to
their east. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">They are not to initiate any combat. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">However should the enemy attack then V
Cavalry Corps are to stage a feigned withdrawal westwards towards Parchim and
XIII Corps which is moving into close support.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Despatch from V
Cavalry Corps to Maréchal Davout </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Excellency we
have encountered troops of the Royal Swedish Army: under the command o
Fieldmarshal Graf Stedingk. It seems to consist of three infantry divisions. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">From the
captured stragglers it is known that both Crown Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and
Generallieutenant Count Sparre are in command positions; they are supported
by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Corps of the Lower
Elbe, a small contingent of around 1600 men.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">We will maintain
our position and report any movements by the enemy whilst we await infantry and
artillery support.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To XIII Corps (at 8/10) advance along the
road to Parchim (9/12) to support V Cavalry Corps, who are shadowing the enemy
force to the east of Parchim.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Despatch from V
Cavalry Corps to Maréchal Davout</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To 9<sup>th</sup> Light Cavalry at Gustrow
(6/12)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">You are to recce for any enemy formations
in that area, and to the south. Should the enemy move against you then you may
retreat, if faced by overwhelming numbers: the enemy infantry has reached a
position to the east of Parchim. We still think they are moving toward Berlin, but cannot be
sure at the moment. Report any enemy sightings post haste to my HQ which will
be on the road between Schwerin
and Parchim.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Despatch from 9<sup>th</sup> Light Cavalry
to Maréchal Davout</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Excellency we
have reached Gustrow and have not encountered any enemy troops.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">We will send out
small recce patrols towards Muritz and Plau at first light. The main body of
the regiment will then move south to Plau. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Should the enemy
move against us in overwhelming numbers then we will retreat to Gustrow.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Otherwise we
will maintain our position at Plau and report any movements by the enemy whilst
we await further orders.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
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Light Cavalry now at (11/12)</span></p>
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as ordered - advance towards Pritswalk; where you will recce for any enemy
formations in that area. Should the enemy move against you in overwhelming
numbers then you may retreat: you are my eyes and ears, your continued ability
to recce and harry the enemy are crucial to our operations.</span></p>
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infantry has reached a position to the east of Parchim. We still think they are
moving toward Berlin,
but cannot be sure at the moment. We are not aware of the whereabouts of the
Swedish Cavalry Division, they may be near your position; DO NOT ENGAGE WITH
THEM. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Report all
enemy sightings post haste to my HQ which will be on the road between Schwerin and Parchim.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Despatch from 30<sup>th</sup> Light Cavalry
to Maréchal Davout</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Excellency we
have moved through Karstadt and would be approaching Pritzwalk tomorrow. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">However there is
evidence of a large cavalry presence in and around Pritzwalk. The local
populace say that a large (??) Swedish cavalry division has entered Pritzwalk.
Our patrols sent towards Pritzwalk report Swedish cavalry patrols to the south
and west of that town. We have not encountered any other enemy troops.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">In view of the
size of the Swedish force I will not be advancing further; I do await your
further orders.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">We will send out
small recce patrols at first light. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Should the enemy
move against us in overwhelming numbers then we will retreat to Karstadt.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Otherwise we
will maintain our position and report any movements by the enemy whilst we await
further orders.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Your Exellency,
It appears that events elsewhere have contributed to the Royal Swedish Army and
the Corps of the Lower Elbe moving away from Schwerin, retreating eastwards. My cavalry
scouts have reported their infantry to the east of Parchim. The local populace
say that a large (??) Swedish cavalry division has entered Pritzwalk. I am
following them with XIII Corps and V Cavalry Corps along the Schwerin to Pritzwalk road. Two Cavalry
Regiments are scouting out the roads to the north and south of this road. These
cover Rostock
to Gustrow and Domitz to Karsstadt.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <b>AN ENDING SITUATION WAS NOW BUILDING FOR THE CAMPAIGN</b><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dzaCp6NiYi0/X0HDfl5w9-I/AAAAAAAAP4o/JNly8h36ebEnzGOLxk5dOHL0FRJvUx6kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2997/France%2B29%2BAug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2997" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dzaCp6NiYi0/X0HDfl5w9-I/AAAAAAAAP4o/JNly8h36ebEnzGOLxk5dOHL0FRJvUx6kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/France%2B29%2BAug.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French situation map end of August 29th<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /><i></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /><i></i></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">
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</p><h1><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"></span></h1><blockquote><h1><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Messages 28th
August 1813</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"></span></i></h1>
<h2><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">From Allied High
Command, the Two Emperors</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"></span></i></h2>
<h3><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> </span></i></h3>
<h3><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">To King Frederick
William</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"></span></i></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Your Royal Highness,</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>We understand and share your deep concern at the peril
currently facing your capital. This should be palpable and clearly evident to you
by the distributions and orders that we have given to our troops. These forces,
now united around us, are set to drive north to support Marshal Bl<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial;">ü</span>cher
in taking Cottbus and then driving on to Berlin.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>We have issued express orders to this effect to Prince
Schwarzenberg, acting on our behalf.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>While the bulk of our army moves north, it is imperative,
for the security of our southern and western flanks, to hold the passes through
the Bohemian mountains around Marienburg and to capture Dresden. Critically, the
supply-line for the forces of our three nations flows north, from the Hapsburg
Empire (through Prague), and this must in no way be imperilled. </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Your Highness<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial;">’</span> recent actions are at odds with this.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>We implore you, as a matter of the utmost urgency to
countermand the order to General von Kleist. He must return urgently to support
General Barclay de Tolly in his position around Marienberg. The presence
General Kleist with your majesty<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial;">’</span>s troops was critical to the success of
our forces at the first Battle of Marienberg earlier this month.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Alexander I, Czar of all the Russias</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Francis I, Emperor of Austria</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i></p>
<h3><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">To Marshal Bl</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">ü</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">cher</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"></span></i></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Prince,</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>As our main army drives north to relieve Berlin, it is
imperative, for the security of our southern and western flanks, to hold the
passes through the Bohemian mountains around Marienburg and to capture Dresden.
Critically, the supply-line for the forces of our three nations flows north,
from the Hapsburg Empire (through Prague), and this must in no way be
imperilled. </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>We implore you to order General von Kleist to return
urgently to support General Barclay de Tolly in his position around Marienberg.
Kleist<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial;">’</span>s presence was critical to the success of our forces at the
first Battle of Marienberg earlier this month.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Alexander I, Czar of all the Russias</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Francis I, Emperor of Austria</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i></p>
<h3><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">To Field Marshal
Schwarzenberg</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"></span></i></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Prince,</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>As agreed at our conference this morning, we command you to
order, on our behalf, the movement of our united forces north to support
Marshal Bl<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial;">ü</span>cher in taking Cottbus and then driving on to Berlin.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>General Radetsky, with the Austrian cuirassiers is to remain
on the left flank of the army to cover against Marshal Oudinot and to mask the
movement of our troops.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Alexander I, Czar of all the Russias</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Francis I, Emperor of Austria</i></p></blockquote><p> </p><p>The situation for the Allied command at the end of the 28th:<br /><br /> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8klzXpfaaY/XzCK0iM63YI/AAAAAAAAP3o/tqc0YC3dlqkOcmBVqgGYbst0GqIW6XufwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2997/Bohemia%2B28%2BAug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2997" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8klzXpfaaY/XzCK0iM63YI/AAAAAAAAP3o/tqc0YC3dlqkOcmBVqgGYbst0GqIW6XufwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Bohemia%2B28%2BAug.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-69215670065705688222020-08-09T16:37:00.002-07:002020-08-09T16:37:43.792-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #22 - Napoleon Issues Fresh orders<p> Not fully aware of the issues that caused the Prussians to send out an emissary and start some 'peace' negotiations, Napoleon promulgated a set of orders:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vLqilynqTXs/XzCIJyCg_9I/AAAAAAAAP3E/m_CgbJLO4XcATY2zB6Nro5qGBUDPGiXGACLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/Historical%252BReenactment%252B1813%252BBattle%252BLeipzig%252B6l-vnRUCCqQx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="706" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vLqilynqTXs/XzCIJyCg_9I/AAAAAAAAP3E/m_CgbJLO4XcATY2zB6Nro5qGBUDPGiXGACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Historical%252BReenactment%252B1813%252BBattle%252BLeipzig%252B6l-vnRUCCqQx.jpg" /></a></div><p>Direct quote from the orders:<br /><br />=======================================================================<br /><br />
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Orders and despatches from Napoleon and
others</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Written at 23.30hrs on the day of our Lord
the August 27, 1813</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Napoleon with the Polish Lancers (at 22/29)
to move on road to Lubben (22/29) & then by road to 18/26</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Guard Light Cavalry under Dejean escorting
the prisoner Bernadotte to Torgau, please report when you reach Torgau. Also be
prepared to move the prisoner to Wittenberg, using your initiative, should
events transpire against us in the area around Lubben / Luckau / Cottbus.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">New orders from Napoleon</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Imperial Guard (at 18/26), under
Mortier, continue your march to reach Lubben as quickly as possible.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Despatch to be sent to Latour-Maubourg and
Flahault “I have arrived at Lubben and am awaiting the arrival of the Old Guard.
Maintain your cavalry on recce duty. You should advance no further than Luckau
and await my further orders. Please report all enemy activity to Imperial HQ at
Lubben”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Oudinot (at 27/29)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<div style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .75pt; border: none; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Meeting with
Prussian delegation headed by Julius August Reinbold von-Grawert: to ascertain
the reason for their seeking a meeting with Napoleon. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Napoleon has
been notified of your presence at my HQ.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">A temporary
truce be put into effect between the forces under the command of General
Blucher (Russian, Prussian and Austrian) in the area around Grossraschen and
Elsterwerda. Neither side to move towards the other.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Further it must
be stressed to them that Berlin will fall into French control within the next
24 hours.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Also that
Bernadotte has been captured and is held captive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Orders</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">The troops under
Drouot, to regroup and collect in all stragglers at Luckau</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Orders to VII
Corps and the II Cavalry Corps (at 29/30); move towards Luckau, using the roads
if possible, away from the enemy (at 28/32). VII Corps Cavalry to cover their
movement and provide a rearguard.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">Despatch to
Napoleon: “Sire, today a delegation from the Allied forces arrived at my HQ,
about 10km to the south of Luckau, seeking an audience with you. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">I am hoping to
meet with them this evening to ascertain the reason behind their appearance. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB">The news that
Berlin will fall to the French within a day or two will not sit well with<span style="color: black;"> <span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">General
der Kavallerie Blücher,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background: white;">commander of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://campaignofnations.blogspot.ca/p/army-of-silesia-10-august-1813.html" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Army of Silesia</span></a> currently at Grossrascen.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Also they will have the news of Bernadotte’s capture
confirmed by me.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">As to your whereabouts, and that of the Imperial Guard,
they will not be divulged to the Allied delegation. What I will tell them is
that an ADC has been sent to inform you of there presence here at my HQ and
their desire to meet.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Should I glean anything from them this evening then another
ADC will be sent to you poste haste.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">My command is partly at Luckau and the remainder here with
me . I await your further orders.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Davout HQ (at 7/9) to advance, with XIII
Corps, along the road to Parchim (9/12)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Davout (at 8/7) sends out the following
orders:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To the Danish Auxillary force en route to Schwerin
(7/9): continue your advance to Schwerin with utmost haste; then, unless you
have received other orders from me follow XIII Corps and my HQ along the road
from Schwerin to Pritzwalk.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To V Cavalry Corps (at 9/11) move directly
to Parchem (9/12)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To XIII Corps (at 7/9) to advance towards Pritzwalk
(10/14) via Parchim (9/12)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To 9<sup>th</sup> Light Cavalry now at 3/12
continue as ordered - move, along roads, to Rostock (3/13) and then to Gustrow
(6/12) you are to recce for any enemy formations in that area. Should the enemy
move against you then you may retreat, if faced by overwhelming numbers: the
enemy at Schwerin has moved eastwards, we think they are moving toward Berlin,
but cannot be sure at the moment. Report any enemy sightings post haste to my
HQ which will be on the road between Schwerin and Parchim.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
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Light Cavalry now at 10/10, continue as ordered - advance towards Pritswalk via
Karstadt using the existing road system; you are to recce for any enemy
formations in that area. Should the enemy move against you then you may
retreat, if faced by overwhelming numbers: the enemy at Schwerin has moved
eastwards, we think they are moving toward Berlin, but cannot be sure at the
moment. Report any enemy sightings post haste to my HQ which will be on the
road between Schwerin and Parchim.</span></p>
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of French forces around Potsdam /Berlin (Marechal Ney’s successor) – “Your
Exellency, It appears that events elsewhere have contributed to the Royal
Swedish Army and the Corps of the Lower Elbe moving, retreating eastwards from
Schwerin. My cavalry scouts have reported their infantry to the east of
Parchim. The local populace say that a large (??) Swedish cavalry division has
entered Pritzwalk. I am following them with XIII Corps and V Cavalry Corps
along the Schwerin to Pritzwalk road. Two Cavalry Regiments are scouting out
the roads to the north and south of this road. These cover Rostock to Gustrow
and Domitz to Karsstadt.</span></p>
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orders for the Danish Auxillary to join with XIII Corps as soon as possible.”</span></p>
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</xml><![endif]--></p><p>These orders would leave the field map for the French looking like this at the end of 28 August:<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gY9ykXA0op4/XzCIs7DsCyI/AAAAAAAAP3Q/x966uaQ4lEITjlgUUbf403PT5rrbLMEuACLcBGAsYHQ/s2997/France%2B28%2BAug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2997" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gY9ykXA0op4/XzCIs7DsCyI/AAAAAAAAP3Q/x966uaQ4lEITjlgUUbf403PT5rrbLMEuACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/France%2B28%2BAug.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-66194422949918691752016-06-03T12:52:00.000-07:002016-06-03T12:52:02.479-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #21 - Tsar Alexander learns of the Prussian double-speak in Bohemia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The following message arrives for Tsar Alexander on 27 Aug 1813:<br />
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"Grand Duke Constantine:<br />
to Tsar Alexander:<br />
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My Brother,<br />
The Prussians have marched out from the Bohemian passes. All of the cavalry rode away from my command at Komatau on the 23 Aug</span></h3>
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Now on the 26 Aug the Prussian Infantry Korps has marched out, they are bound for Zittau at the orders of the King of Prussia.<br />
There are now not enough troops to force a passage north into Saxony.<br />
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26 Aug at Komatau"</span></h3>
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<em>Gott sei Dank!</em></div>
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Our force at Marienburg on the march at last, I take it. At the
very least, the Russians must now cease to take the Royal Army for
granted, how can the excellent Bluecher object to that?</div>
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<em>Komisch, nicht wahr</em>, <em>denkt Euch, </em>that we should
discover it by evidently pilfering the despatch case of a drunken
Russian Imperial Messenger in some pothouse at Leitmeritz, however, I
hope that we are not being gulled into a false sense of security. It is
the upon the fate of the <em>Botschaft Grawert </em>now, that everything depends, <em>Euerer Majestaet...</em><br />
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<em> </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">Alexander demanded an update on all known dispositions of enemy French and Friendly Prussian, Austrian forces as well as the current Russian troops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">This map was generated for that discussion:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">As could be seen from the map, the Prussians that had been tasked to support War Minister Barclay de Tolly and had the Tsar's brother Grand Duke Constantine to bolster their importance had, in fact, marched out from the Bohemian pass south of Dresden, and were busy marching the wrong way around the mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Certainly something must be done about this issue!</span><br />
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MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-25560292146517793152016-06-02T12:41:00.000-07:002016-06-02T12:41:33.837-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #20 - Kings meeting<br />
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In the afternoon of 26th August 1813, just as Imperial </div>
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Headquarters was settling into march camp for the day, King Fredrich William <br />
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receives a guest, for whom he has been wanting to meet:<br />
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Julius August Reinhold von Grawert and a select double dozen of his staff and escorts have arrived at the camp. Plans are quickly made to dine and discuss the important matter that von Grawert was summoned for.</div>
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Instantly a missive comes from Haugwitz:</div>
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Euerer Majestaet, please do not leave your most loyal subject in <br />
suspense-has his humble suggestion found Royal favour, do the gallant General von Grawert and the honourable Count von Buelow ride out with instructions like to those proposed two days ago to your Majesty?</div>
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The King of Prussia was equally quick to respond: </div>
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Yes, absolutely, this is the right way to go. Let them ride out
immediately, and in the meantime, let us send instructions to Blucher
not to engage unless it is absolutely unavoidable. </div>
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To which Haugwitz replied:</div>
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Let us hope that it is not too late...</div>
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MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-86232616363818355292016-05-25T16:30:00.000-07:002016-05-25T16:30:11.057-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #19 - Blucher's pursuit triggers the King of Prussia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Relentless in pursuit?!<br />
<br />
Comes the title of a missive from the player representing the King of Prussia:<br />
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Hasn't Blucher received my orders <strong><em>to do nothing of the kind? </em></strong>Stories
of an Austrian 'victory' at Bautzen are grossly overinflated, not to
say misleading, and what we are seeking is a truce, at least, with the
French, and certainly not for our trusty General Blucher to risk our
army in an engagement with Oudinot or anyone else. If dear Francis can
demonstrate that he has won a decisive action, and that the French are
in full retreat across the Rhine, or if wonderful Alexander can prove
the same, well then, that is a different matter, but the excuse that
communications have been severed cannot now hold, surely, we are
perfectly capable of issuing instructions to Blucher not to provoke an
encounter.<br /><br />More interesting is the reply from the Emperor, what does he say? <br />
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Haugwitz was quick to chime in:<br />
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Somehow, <em>Euerer Majestaet</em>, I seem to have all the substance of the latest despatch snipped off, and only your own remarks to go by.</div>
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It does however sound as if Stein and his circle have been at work,
trying to confuse your Majesty's policy with that of wild Muscovite
Alexander and the August Habsburger again and sending out conflicting
instructions, perhaps under the seal of Royal Headquarters itself, which
in time of war is surely a capital offence, if those responsible can be
discovered. Poor hapless Bluecher-we know how politically inept he
is-has fallen in their snares and may have to be replaced, if he cannot
follow true direction.</div>
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And what news from the French side-<em>that </em>you are so right to ask about!</div>
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C.v.H.<br />
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To which came the reply from the Prussian monarch (partly in player mode):<br />
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Once again we have been thinking along exactly the same lines - if
Blucher cannot follow instructions properly, he will have to be
replaced. Does anyone have any suggestions for a suitable (timid, inept,
bungling) replacement for him? Scharnhorst is of course still around
but surely the natural choice would be Gneisanhau, who will set about
building fortifications in the middle of nowhere as was his wont. Or
Yorck? Or Kleist? Any of these would prove more incompetent than
Blucher, I have little doubt.....All provided of course it's fair and
reasonable to see Frederick dithering, in the absence of a substantial
Allied victory, which Tim and I certainly do think is right, and of
course also that old Vorwarts can be prevented from forcing a major
action, which I suppose depends on communications and a lot of other
factors.<br />
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The more I consider this scenario though,
the more amazingly interesting it seems. The possibility of a
Franco-Prussian rapprochement (which surely the Emperor would be mad not
to accept) eventually maturing into a fully-blown alliance by 1815,
seeing battles between Franco-Prussian forces and Austrian-Russian ones,
with Britain caught awkwardly in the middle this time - James' point
about the forces of progress - and numerous German states scrabbling to
take sites - Bavaria, for instance, where would she stand now? Napoleon
could well end up being on the throne until he dies (which of course
James believes would not have been until 1850 at the earliest as he was
poisoned by a distant ancestor), and we have a whole series of extremely
interesting counterfactual battles. </div>
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I have a feeling though David you're not keen on the idea of the scenario developing in this way....!!<br />
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<i>Actually as Game Meister I was rather enjoying the crazy political banter and the wild ideas posted by these Prussian player schemers ...</i><br />
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then came a reply from the Haugwitz player:<br />
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I think the question with Bluecher was who was advising
him-historically he is said to have appreciated his inadequacies in
staff and administrative work and to have left the planning and strategy
precisely for that reason to Scharnhorst and the other capable men, so
if we could get rid of the men who were there historically and replace
them with someone more suitable (as you so rightly observe, <em>Euerer Majestaet, </em>someone <em>umsichtiger, </em>if not <em>zaghafter</em>)
then the old man himself would probably either fall in line, not quite
knowing what else to do, or fall out with them big time, and get sacked
that way. It is a pity in that case that Grawert, a thoroughly plausible
commander for the main Prussian Army, if not chief of staff for <em>alte Vorwaerts, </em>is on his vital mission to the French general headquarters, but if this is not working out he'd be our man.</div>
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And indeed, it is not long since Napoleon bestrode the puny world
like a colossus, who would have guessed even after Russia that his whole
project had but two years more to run? Why are we <em>not</em> talking to him?</div>
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Not on account of the August Habsburger's glad tidings, the preposterous <em>Scharmuetzel an der Spree</em>, surely!<br />
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<b><i>In fact this was the GM's reply:</i></b><br />
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<i>Stop it?<br /><br /> Heck no this is entertaining.<br /><br />We are witnessing a 'possibility' in the time.<br /><br />> France goes north - was a Bonaparte plan.</i><br />
<i><br />> Austria makes common cause with Blucher & Silesia corridor of attack.</i><br />
<i><br />> Prussia starts getting cold feet.</i><br />
<i><br />> Schwartzenberg becomes bogged down in military matters, neglecting <br />keeping a close enough eye on the Monarchs, who then start mucking <br />everything up!<br /><br />What a debrief this will have! </i><br />
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Then came back a reply from the Prussian monarch player, with an interesting twist on the situation:<br />
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I'm very glad you agree. Initially I wasn't very excited about the
campaign, as it seemed 'on tram lines' but once one introduces the
possibility that the Prussians might get cold feet - and that Blucher
might find himself out of a job - the whole scenario seems mighty
interesting indeed, whether with the Prussians neutral (as after all
they have been before) or even as French allies (which would make for
the most fascinating wargames).<br />
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Castlereagh's spies - we will remember he had 'the best spy network in
Europe' - will be informing him of the Prussian cold feet at the
Imperial level. I'm not sure at this point that the British can do much
about it, though, does anyone have any thoughts?<br />
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There I shall end this point in the action, we are just now after the <a href="http://campaignofnations.blogspot.ca/2013/09/austrians-trumph-at-second-bautzen.html" target="_blank">Austrian Triumph at Bautzen</a> and the Prussians are getting cold feet, considering negotiating with Bonaparte and have troubles with their top soldier being relentless.<br />
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The final question posed here is a good one, what information could the British have at this point? What would the do? What could they do about a rapprochement in progress between Prussia and France?<br />
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Any readers have thoughts to share?</h2>
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Please do enter your comments on this development.</h2>
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MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-51121905113993723462016-05-03T11:59:00.002-07:002016-05-03T11:59:57.983-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #18 - Yet More Prussian intrigue<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Our Prussian ADC player had this to say on Oct 19, 2013:</div>
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Metternich on the King of Prussia at this time:</div>
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<em>The King of Prussia, calm in the midst of a highly excited
people, and by nature little inclined to believe in easily gained
victories, even where his army thought them certain, was a severe critic
of all plans (without himself bringing forward any) for the intended
operations...</em></div>
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Seems pretty close to the way FW is being played, I think. </div>
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He displays the Russian army as such as being quite reluctant to
press the war into Germany west of the Oder, the reconquest of Poland
being quite enough for them; and suggests that if Kutusov had been alive
still he would have prevented it, Alexander being the mainspring of the
move when it came, and part of his boldness owing to the realisation
that he needed to wrap things up quickly or lose the faith of his
troops. One must wonder what effect the current inane countermarching
and gentle skirmishing must be having on the patience of his generals
and their men, as they contemplate winter quarters in battered Germany
or the return march into Russia.</div>
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The Prussian army I suspect Metternich has trouble
characterising-at the start of the campaign describing it as a nullity,
later on he describes it as composed largely of <em>fanatic volunteers</em>, whose only thought is revenge, a <em>war of extermination</em>,
as was the feeling of much of the educated people of the kingdom-which
is to say, not a good thing from Metternich's point of view at all.
There seems little doubt that both <em>Unser Fritz </em>and Metternich
himself were thoroughly conscious of the national genie which they were
allowing to escape from the bottle, and full of forebodings about what
this would later cost them and Germany.</div>
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Francis he describes politely as a model of wise statesmanship, <em>ripened by nature in the school of experience, </em>and
so on and so forth, as you might expect. There is no reference to the
dynastic connection to Napoleon which he had established not long
before, and which must be giving both Alexander and our Freddie some
cause to wonder just which side the man will come down on in the end.
Who was it who described him as <em>a skeleton whom the worth of his ancestors had placed on the throne</em>?</div>
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Is Moreau still considered to be alive, and directing the Tsar's
military strategy? With Jomini? And is Duroc still considered to be
alive and advising the <em>grand bete</em>?<br />
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To which the player performing as King Fredrick William III said:<br />
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Yes, it seems to me that without the influence of my dear wife, I will
be reliant on news of victories to stay within the Coalition, and
despite the absolutely masterful spin emerging from Bautzen, it is clear
enough that my Imperial colleagues have in fact totally failed to
destroy the French Army there, whilst nothing has been achieved either
in the siege of Berlin. I really do see little point in committing
Blucher to further <i>marching up and down</i>, with no clear objective,
whilst I am looking to a reply from the Emperor....how many days now
since the message was sent, meinen Herren?<br />
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More from Haugwitz:<br />
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<em>Euerer Majestaet </em>displays his invariable wisdom, if he
will allow his humble courtier to venture an opinion...has a single man,
pray, in the Habsburg army, yet moved a step closer to the rescue of
imperilled Berolina? May we have an accounting of the number of guns
taken from the enemy at Bautzen, the customary measure of victory in
these cases, I am told? There has been time to count the guns, surely,
by now, has there not?</div>
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What, <em>not one?</em><br />
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MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-7451886177305226672016-02-15T20:12:00.000-08:002016-02-15T20:12:05.327-08:00Campaign Post Operations Report #17 - More Prussian intrigue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Haugwitz will not let go:<br />
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Indeed, <em>Euerer Majestaet</em>, always most perceptive, if I may
say so. I should think that the slight inconvenience imposed upon the
French Emperor by the skirmish at Bautzen may serve at least to make him
take more seriously the approach which we are making on behalf of all
Europe. He can see that there will be some hard fighting, should he
press his ambitions to recover eastern Germany and Poland, but that
there is an obvious alternative, in our proposals.</div>
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Surely the high regard in which the head of our mission is held by
his French counterparts, and the able arrangements which young Steinmetz
should have put in place for his conveyance, will have sufficed by now
to get our message into the gilded salon of the Great Beast? Where is he
said to lie, at this moment?</div>
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<div>
In the meantime, <em>Euerer Majestaet </em>shows great wisdom as always, and <em>tapfer </em>Bluecher
should indeed keep his powder dry, at least until this new combination
of the August Habsburger reveals itself as a fresh device. The Emperor
Francis' little triumph on the upper Spree will have done nothing to
secure the necessary success on the <em>middle</em> Spree, of course,
and I would be very surprised if he really means to detach more than a
tithe of his forces for what he no doubt truly regards as a pointless
adventure; the relief of the capital, which should be as I have advised
many times the obvious result of the policy and strategy of the King of
Prussia, not the gift of the so-called <em>allierte Monarchen, </em>must come with <em>Euerer Majestaet </em>at
its head, crowned with laurels and bearing the supreme gift of
peace, with which purpose in mind the Army of the doughty Bluecher needs
to be kept in being.</div>
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<div>
Where, by the way, are the reinforcing columns of our gallant
detachment marching back east from Marienburg? Have they got lost in the
wilds of Bohemia? Are they hunting bears? Would it not be convenient to
wait for them, in any case? <em>Was, aus Westen nichts neues?</em></div>
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<div>
<em>Euerer hochtreuester Ergebener,</em></div>
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</div>
C.v.H.<br />
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Players again were reminded that only a day had passed, for the 'news' to arrive ...<br />
<br />
Then some thoughts came back on the proceedings:<br />
<br />
... but my recollection is that FW <br />
was a bit flakey all round, he needed his gallant wife to jack him up <br />
whenever there was any fighting to be done, or even resistance to <br />
Napoleonic impositions, and left to himself like the goose-down pillow <br />
he tended to bear the impression of the last person who sat on him. <br />
<br />
<br />
When he was well into the company of Alexander he tended to be safe <br />
enough for the Allied cause, as the Tsar was pugnacious enough for <br />
both, but my supposition is that some other advisers are getting at him <br />
now, the more pro-French lobby that I have identified, for reasons that <br />
may have to do with the way that the armistice ended in this timeline, <br />
not sure about that...his capital being under threat yet again might <br />
also have had an effect-and the way that the Prussian army has been <br />
handled, no watchdog of the Nation but the Emperor Francis's poodle, <br />
scattered all over Saxony and Bohemia on minor missions, will have <br />
disgruntled a lot of senior officers and people with family influence <br />
on the King. <br />
<br />
He has also been roughly handled in the eyes of his <br />
people and of Europe in recent years, one humiliation after another, <br />
and Prussia needs to restore some prestige, one way or another. And the <br />
people have stepped onto the stage of Prussian history, haven't they, <br />
thanks to the equivocal contributions of vom Stein and the <br />
Kruempersystem commanders, the "battlecruisers" as we might call them-<br />
if the king is not careful he will have brought a People's Army into <br />
existence to combat the French levee-en-masse and will have nothing to <br />
show for it at the end. As this was the motif of Prussian political <br />
history for the next few decades I don't think it's a stretch to see <br />
Unser Fritz getting cold feet about more fighting now.<br />
<br />
I was reading <br />
Metternich's autobiography last night, in fact, and he is very <br />
interesting about the Prussians at this time-he sees their army as <br />
practically a nullity, before and after Luetzen and still more after <br />
Bautzen, the Prussian commanders looking for an out and even the Tsar <br />
willing to consider pulling his own forces back into Poland and trying <br />
again next year. Everyone he meets (including on the French side) is <br />
desperate for peace and keeping people fighting-when Austria is neutral-<br />
is a big headache for Metternich.<br />
<br />
Negotiations-I'm still in the bit <br />
before the armistice ends, though-seem pretty easy to set up: it seems <br />
like they exchange letters or low-level chit-chat to fix a time and <br />
place for a meet, and then both sides turn up on the day, or they <br />
don't. There aren't continuous front lines so finding a good spot which <br />
both sides can get to is not difficult.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Napoleon with the Polish Lancers (at14/24)
to move cross country to 16/25 & then by road to 18/26</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Guard Light Cavalry under Dejean (at 14/24)
are ordered to escort the prisoner Bernadotte to Torgau, moving through
Furstenwalde, Teupitz and Dennewitz.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">ADC to take message to Davout informing him
that Bernadotte has been captured and for him to parley with the Swedish troops
at Schwerin.
Davout can offer them safe passage to the Baltic port
of Straslun where they can embark and
return to Sweden.
They have 24 hours to commence their withdrawal from the War, failure to comply
will result in their being attacked by the Emporer and his Imperial Guard as well
as Davout’s troops </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">The Imperial Guard (at 16/23), under
Mortier, are to move to 17/25 with the Guard Heavy Cavalry moving to
Furstenwalde; both advancing along the road.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Orders sent to Latour-Maubourg to move from
Lubben to Luckau and send out patrols towards Cottbus and Elsterwerda. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Orders sent to Flahault to advance no
further than Lubben and await Napoleon and the remainder of the Imperial Guard.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
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<span lang="EN-GB">ADC with
despatch for Oudinot – report your situation by return; I am marching towards
Lubben with the Imperial Guard and I Cavalry Corps</span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Oudinot (at29/30) orders the troops under
Drout (at 29/30) to direct their retreat northward towards Luckau</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Oudinot to send
orders to VII Corps and the II Cavalry Corps (at 28/33) to move directly away
from the enemy to 28/32 using VII Corps Cavalry to cover their movement and
provide a rearguard.</span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Davout (at 8/7) sends out the following
orders:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">To the Danish Auxillary force at Hamburg (8/1) to move to
Gudow (8/5)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">To V Cavalry Corps (at 7/8) to move to 9/8
via 8/7</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">To XIII Corps (at 9/8) to move to 8/7</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">To 9<sup>th</sup> Light Cavalry (at 5/9)
maintain your position on one of the enemy’s lines of supply; should the enemy
at Schwerin move against you then you may
retreat towards Lubeck
if faced by overwhelming numbers</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB">To 30<sup>th</sup>
Light Cavalry (at 10/7); I would commend you on your action against the Swedish
Cavalry Division at Karstadt. However should they advance on your position I
require you to move towards Gudow.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Despatch to
Napoleon – My Emperor, my troops have been confining the enemy at Schwerin. Cutting their
lines of supply has had the effect of their having to send a force out to
secure their supply lines. This happened yesterday, Aug 23<sup>rd</sup>, and
the infantry then retired back to Schwerin.
The Swedish Cavalry Division however advanced into contact with my 30<sup>th</sup>
Light Cavalry and received a bloody nose with their having a Hussar Regiment
destroyed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;">
<span lang="EN-GB">The comparative
size of the opposing forces means that I do not have a force large enough to
storm and take Schwerin.
I have sent orders to the Danish Auxillary force in Hamburg to move towards Gudow primarily as a
show of force and to give them something additional to consider.</span></div>
</div>
MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-8600479373193667462016-01-11T15:47:00.000-08:002016-01-11T15:47:04.793-08:00Campaign Post Operations Report #15 - French Command disarray<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FBWhD0bADiM/VpGb94OzINI/AAAAAAAALeM/1Gg5WIS6ORk/s1600/bonaparte%2Btired.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="316" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FBWhD0bADiM/VpGb94OzINI/AAAAAAAALeM/1Gg5WIS6ORk/s320/bonaparte%2Btired.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte was not a well man in 1813</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Unknown to almost all players in the campaign at the time, indeed the GM was only aware that the Napoleon player was not responding to email contacts, the French high command was 'not well'.<br />
<br />
Our Napoleon player, who has been doing Napoleonic games since the 1970's as was intrigued by the prospect of a intercontinental game, had been briefly hospitalized and was 'out of action' ~ while this made the communication gap with the Allied command easier to take time resolving, it did cause some concern ~ at least with the GM, where was our Napoleon player? Was he alright?<br />
<br />
Eventually we did hear from the player, then all went quiet again, still no orders, though not an issue as the front line commands knew what to do from earlier directives, it would become an issue in a few game days.<br />
<br />
Then again, news came:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div>
<i>My apologies for lack of input this last week. I unfortunately had a relapse and was taken back into hospital.</i></div>
<div>
<i>I
have been discharged, this morning, and my daughter has just brought me
home. Although still feeling a little shaky I am positively loads
better than this time last week.</i></div>
<div>
<i><br /></i></div>
<div>
<i>Xxxxxx, bless her, wouldn't bring my computer/iPad
into the hospital insisting I get complete rest. So I have a stack of
mails to read and am tackling the latest first. (maybe not the best way)</i></div>
<div>
<i><br /></i></div>
<div>
<i>I will get up to date with the progress of the campaign during today and get a set of orders etc off to you tonight/tomorrow am</i></div>
<div>
<i><br /></i></div>
<div>
<i>Best regards</i></div>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />
Once again we had a Napoleon player and the status of the French command was set. MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-42177376842075998462016-01-10T15:38:00.000-08:002016-01-10T15:38:02.147-08:00Campaign Post Operations Report #14 - Allied Monarchs Orders<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vq_IQ5d5gnQ/UJGKw6yi3oI/AAAAAAAAFK8/1JqPjjJG5Y4/s1600/1103221146281058317862136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="201" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vq_IQ5d5gnQ/UJGKw6yi3oI/AAAAAAAAFK8/1JqPjjJG5Y4/s320/1103221146281058317862136.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied Monarchs in 1813</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Unable to find Schwartzenberg, the Allied Monarchs issued a directive to their field armies:</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i><b>The Monarchs are unanimous; Berlin must be relieved!</b></i>
<i><b><br />
We order Schwarzenberg to await the arrival of Gallitzin V's reserve
cavalry, Raevsky's grenadiers and Yermolov's Russian Guard and then to
take command of these troops plus the army of Bohemia (except for
Klenau's IV Korps) and march to join FM Blucher near Lohsa. This
combined force is then to proceed to Berlin via Grossraschen, Cottbus,
Lubben and Teupitz. </b></i>
<i><b><br />
Klenau is hold at Bautzen and await the arrival of Sacken and
Scherbatov. This combined force, under the command of von Müssling, will
proceed towards Dresden to join forces with Barclay de Tolly.</b></i>
<i><b><br />
signed,<br />
Francis I<br />
per Alexander I and Frederich-William III
</b></i></blockquote>
</div>
MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-90374012565203696242016-01-09T15:35:00.000-08:002016-01-09T15:37:05.311-08:00Campaign Post Operations Report #13 - Allied Monarchs are roused<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Driven by the messages of the 19th and 20th of August, that Berlin was now under siege and only the citadel was being defended by Russian troops under the command of Pozzo di Borgo, Count Haugwitz continued his tirade about the situation to King Frederick of Prussia:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-65xIPI1euGg/VjFddy4EgJI/AAAAAAAALOQ/x9x_k5h1w2M/s1600/Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Haugwitz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-65xIPI1euGg/VjFddy4EgJI/AAAAAAAALOQ/x9x_k5h1w2M/s1600/Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Haugwitz.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Count Haugwitz</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
"<i>Vorwaerts, immer vorwaerts, </i>I always said it-on to the relief of Berlin, surely, <i>Euerer Majestaet</i>...<br />
<div>
</div>
<div>
...unless for some reason, of course, our Habsburg allies and
friends have some cause to delay the advance? Surely not, surely not-why
they are our friends, and victory is theirs-<i>ours</i>, I should
say, for all have played their part. If Vienna was in similar danger, I
doubt not that we would all rush to the Danube, after all.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Some reason for delay, <i>Euerer Majestaet</i>/ Surely not, surely not!</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<i>Euerer hochtreueste Ergebener,</i></div>
<div>
</div>
C.v.H."</blockquote>
To which the King responded:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
This splendid victory of which we have heard so much, meinen herren,
can someone perhaps describe it to me? I shall be delighted to receive
Metternich at the earliest juncture, except of course that Potsdam has
not been relieved yet so I cannot even celebrate in my own palace, as
far as I recall...</blockquote>
<br />
The discussion continued:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div>
That is because it has not really happened, <i>Euerer Majestaet, </i>as I am sure that you perceive... </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I predict that we shall see by and by that far from having routed
the French at Bautzen, and sent the eagles flying in terror back over
the Elbe, we shall learn that the results of this action are meagre,
that the Emperor Francis himself does not think them worthy of any
particular military movement in consequence, no swift pursuit, no daring
combination, no strategic or even tactical advantage having accrued
whatsoever, upon which we can depend. I think we will see the signs of
this quite soon, even if the August Habsburger seeks to keep up as long
as he can the pretence that his armies at long last won a victory,
because he will not want to take any risks as a result of this, what
shall we say, <i>Begegnung</i>, this <i>encounter.</i>.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
But none would be more delighted than your Majesty's truest
Servant, to find that suddenly the way is clear to Berlin, that the
shadow of war is lifted from the Kingdom, and our Habsburg allies,
having depended on us to shield at great risk to ourselves their
territories in Bohemia, are ready now to do their part and drive the
enemy from the gates of our own capital. Why do we not put this to the
test, eh?</div>
<div>
</div>
C.v.H.</blockquote>
<br />
Unknown to any of the Allied GHQ, Prince Charles John (formerly French Marshal Bernadotte) has deployed his forces in a more 'land grab' mode into Mecklenberg.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-19zG9hUQS08/VpGYbRhklSI/AAAAAAAALd4/RzBS0oNNbL4/s1600/Swedish%2B19%2BAugust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-19zG9hUQS08/VpGYbRhklSI/AAAAAAAALd4/RzBS0oNNbL4/s320/Swedish%2B19%2BAugust.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied Army of the North, Charles John, 19 August</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
However by the 24th the situation had greatly changed ... and the Allied command knew nothing of this at the time:<br />
<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CTnqpgMY_qc/VpGYtwKPXUI/AAAAAAAALeA/9-mLDxiwAII/s1600/Swedish%2B24%2BAugust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CTnqpgMY_qc/VpGYtwKPXUI/AAAAAAAALeA/9-mLDxiwAII/s320/Swedish%2B24%2BAugust.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied Army of the North, 24 August</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
So the North Commander had this message regarding the deployment of his forces:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
If possible the Swedes will now head east to Pritzwalk, if not then Parchim.<br />
<br />
Bulow and co appear to be engaged against the French so I don't think I can<br />
do much there.<br />
I would like the Swedes to meet up with Bulow if possible but they are to<br />
try and prevent the French from getting past them. </blockquote>
<br />
Clearly the situation in the north had deteriorated ... and now the Allied Monarchs were to meet formally for a detailed council of war. <b><i> </i></b><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><i>Meaning we were arranging a 5 continent, 22 time-zone conference call on Skype. </i></b></div>
MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-61245938432000172492016-01-09T15:13:00.001-08:002016-01-09T15:13:25.303-08:00Campaign Post Operations Report #12 - News arrives at the Allied Supreme Headquarters - 24 Aug 1813<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2xDNuClPMEQ/VpGRt41zl9I/AAAAAAAALdc/xbtHnplU7m4/s1600/Leipzig%2BDetail%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2xDNuClPMEQ/VpGRt41zl9I/AAAAAAAALdc/xbtHnplU7m4/s320/Leipzig%2BDetail%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">detail from the Leipzig Battle painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Below are the messages and information received at Allied Monarchs Supreme Headquarters on 24 Aug 1813:<br />
<br />
<u>At about 0800:</u><br />
Swedish Courier:<br />
Messenger to Allied Monarchs<br />
Siege of BERLIN<br />
<br />
Message Dated: 19 August 1813<br />
<br />
At about 1000<br />
Prussian Liaison: Generalmajor Baron von Krusemark<br />
<br />
<i>Prince Charles John has abandoned BERLIN, retreating to Pomerania. Only
Russian forces are hoding the citadel. Under command of Pozzo di
Borgo.<br />
<br />
Supplies will last until spring 1814.</i><br />
<br />
<b><i>Expect no further messages until siege is lifted.</i></b><br />
<br />
Message Dated: 20 August 1813<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zkoc7dAK13A/VpGS9hf2F4I/AAAAAAAALds/AUw0qHCxYOg/s1600/Pozzo%2Bdi%2BBorgo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zkoc7dAK13A/VpGS9hf2F4I/AAAAAAAALds/AUw0qHCxYOg/s320/Pozzo%2Bdi%2BBorgo.jpg" width="233" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pozzo di Borgo</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<u>At about 1300:</u><br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i>BERLIN surrounded by French forces.<br />
<br />
Demanding surrender.<br />
<br />
Pozzo di Borgo<br />
</i><br />
Dated: 20 August 1813</blockquote>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Feldmarschall Fürst Carl zu Schwarzenberg has still not been seen in the
Headquarters and is assumed to be touring the recent battlefield at
Bautzen.</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><b>Are there any directives/orders from the monarch(s) forthcoming?</b></i></div>
<br />MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-56240549716011278142015-12-28T16:56:00.001-08:002015-12-28T16:56:40.756-08:00Campaign Post Operations Report #11 - a diplomat emerges<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mpaJlaWr3ZY/VoG-hcrhEsI/AAAAAAAALVw/aXZRCWFDjho/s1600/1694285_general-julius-august-von-grawert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mpaJlaWr3ZY/VoG-hcrhEsI/AAAAAAAALVw/aXZRCWFDjho/s320/1694285_general-julius-august-von-grawert.jpg" width="297" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Julius August Reinhold von Grawert</span> </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Count Haugwitz continued ...<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
May I respectfully suggest to your Majesty the following excellent fellow, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Julius August Reinhold von Grawert</span> (1746–1821), awarded the <span style="font-style: italic;">Pour le Merite</span>, former governor of Silesia, <span style="font-style: italic;">General der Infanterie,</span>and
hardened on campaign but well-known to his French counterparts and only
recently retired as a corps commander to his estates near Landeck in
Lower Silesia-you may recall taking the waters at the <span style="font-style: italic;">Marienbad </span>by
Ober-Thalheim, your Majesty, as many have done in happier times, and
the general lives nearby. As it is a truce we are talking about, we need
the delegation to be headed up by a soldier, and I am sure that he will
pass muster with the French, and as staff assistant I would nominate my
own adviser the elder Steinmetz brother-no friend of the French he,
like his younger sibling, but a <span style="font-style: italic;">tapfer Kerl </span>who famously slipped through French lines at besieged Breslau, if he can do it once, he can do it again...<br /><br />As
political adviser, surely your Majesty could do no better than Hans,
Graf von Buelow, at the moment your finance minister and at headquarters
as he cannot get into Berlin at the moment on his way back from
Liegnitz-this versatile man has actually met and negotiated with
Napoleon in his time and also has good connections in the enemy camp,
although he fell out with the preposterous Jerome of Westphalia when at
that court some years ago, he has a realistic eye for what can be done
in Germany. He will be in a position too to insist upon seeing the
French Emperor and not being palmed off with a lackey in ostrich
feathers and tight breeches.<br /><br />The suggestion is being made that
this all may go awry, however-surely your Majesty, we have a system of
passwords agreed with the other side to ensure that nobody has to carry
signed letters or risk getting entangled with minor functionaries? Do
the French want to negotiate or not? A proper meeting of ambassadors can
take place later, I should say, to sign off the deal.<br /><br />C.v.H.</blockquote>
<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(Historical
note: Grawert headed the Prussian contingent in the Grande Armee and is
a Francophile; the elder Steinmetz on the other hand was a fire-eater
against the French and was killed at Leipzig, his younger brother being
the famous Steinmetz who commanded in the 1866 and 1870 campaigns; Hans
von Buelow was finance minister both of Westphalia and later of Prussia
and a supple political character, just the party we need, eh?)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> =======================================</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">The players in charge of the Prussian issues happening now were unclear about the reality of communicating on the 1813 battlefield. As the game master here explains:</span><br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-style: italic;">> There is no way to get a message to the French Emperor *immediately*.<br />> <br />> This is 1813, you are crossing a FEBA (forward edge of the battle <br />> area) and the fastest communications is by horse.<br />> <br />> Your supreme command is coming out of the eastern Bohemian Mountains, <br />> with your troops out of Potsdam, some 200 miles away. Even with the <br />> fastest horses that is TWO DAYS before the message could reach them!<br />> <br />> I shall not reveal, at all, how far away Bonaparte is; let alone <br />> comment on the likelihood that Prussian Officers - whatever their <br />> mission - will be so easily permitted to travel in the territory <br />> controlled by France.<br />> <br />> The battles are happening,as you have summoned the messengers, and <br />> they are still to arrive at the Allied Monarchs Supreme Headquarters <br />> in the field near Zittau. You will have news of Bautzen before <br />> sending off the emissaries to communicate with Bonaparte.</span></blockquote>
Further explanation was needed:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i>> The, troops in the north are under the overall command of Swedish <br />> Crown Prince Charles John. Generallieutenant Bülow commands the <br />> forces that have marched to victory south of Potsdam and are now <br />> attacking to force the French away from Potsdam completely.<br />> <br />> As Monarch, you have had little or no contact with Berlin or the <br />> Northern forces for at least two weeks.<br />> <br />> Since the 17th of August 1813 (the current game turn is 23 August) you <br />> have been in the Allied Monarchs HQ in Bohemia, now marching out.<br />> <br />> -- in game we have been stuck on the 23rd for more than a month, not <br />> what I wanted and we are dealing with it --<br />> <br />> This means that the game is *frozen* at the moment and there is <br />> nothing to do until after the battles are resolved.</i></blockquote>
The challenges with the one player were (mostly) resolved and James had this commentary:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b>As I have said several times previously, I am really enjoying this
campaign. I particularly like the way that the fog of war is playing
out. Julian as Frederick is deep in that fog now...!</b></blockquote>
</blockquote>
To which the player responded with:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b></b><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b>Want of a telegraph, I suspect...</b></blockquote>
</blockquote>
================================================<br />
<br />
There were whispers ...<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div>
<i> here is some news from "a source close to the Czar":</i></div>
<div>
<i>Alexander was bemused to hear rumours that Frederick William is considering treating with "the ogre".</i></div>
<div>
<i>"Why would Frederick consider dealing with Napoleon?" he asked.</i> <i></i></div>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b><i>"What is he thinking?"</i></b></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div>
<i>"I do not know sire, they are only rumours..."</i></div>
<div>
<i>"Surely he would not be so foolish as to do such a treacherous thing? It will cost him his crown!"</i></div>
<div>
<i><<silence>></i></div>
<div>
<i>"Should he be so stupid he will regret his loss of reason when I burn Berlin!"</i></div>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tsar Alexander, looking over his shoulder at Prussian "Allies"</td></tr>
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MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-11426159624130587112015-11-28T15:00:00.000-08:002015-11-28T15:00:05.709-08:00Campaign Post Operations Report #10 - the political maneuvers continue<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the campaign map as seen by Prussian ministers</td></tr>
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The machinations of Count Haugwitz continued:<br />
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<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
And the re-groupment of the Prussian armies to the <span style="font-style: italic;">north</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">mein Herr General</span>, this is of the very essence.<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>It is so essential for the Prussian forces isolated and imperilled at
Marienberg to be recalled at once-<span style="font-style: italic;">sofort!-</span>by
way of Komotau and Leitmeritz on
Zittau, however, that this force can only make its northwards movement
after it is clear of the Austrian rear. After that it can turn north and
the army should really concentrate at a suitable point in the Mark
Brandenburg. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Nach Norden, immer nach Norden!</span><br /><br />We
do not want the Habsburgers to understand that we are offering full
neutrality if the French pull back from Berlin and then evacuate the
Kingdom, of course, but that is what our envoys must be saying to the
envoys of the French commander-in-chief. Only that will, I am sure,
offer him the security that he needs to prolong his campaign in Saxony
and be assured that his left flank will not be in constant danger (not
that he will be able to neglect it entirely, under the circumstances, ho
ho!). <br /><br />The truce, and the regroupment, then. <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Wo ist Bluecher?</span><br /><br />C.v.H.</blockquote>
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while the player had these comments:<br />
<br />
The other interesting point is that it is not only the Prussians, <br />
befuddled by the neutralist advice in their camp and notoriously misled <br />
by their weak-minded monarch, who have gone wrong, despite the <br />
equivocal advantages of hindsight. In some ways they are doing right by <br />
pulling back from an isolated position: was not the key to the success <br />
of the historical 1813 campaign the firm resolution amongst all the <br />
Allied commanders that they would never fight the Beast as a national <br />
contingent by themselves, only when the entire Allied Army was <br />
assembled? And look what Francis is doing now! How does he know the <br />
Emperor will not appear?<br />
<br />
I shall look forward to each post with great <br />
anticipation, do I hear the thud of the despatch-rider's hooves on the <br />
Lobauer Landstrasse even now?<br />
<br />
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<br />
Thinking 'privacy of his own tent' meant anything:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-style: italic;">Alles immer schlechter, Euerer Majestaet...<br /></span>The
normally restrained Minister von Haugwitz is going to deliver an
immoderate tirade in the privacy of his own tent, at this latest blow.
How did all this come about? I was given to understand that Bluecher was
coming up out of Silesia, I had hoped with a significant force, I had
fondly imagined that he would save the day-now we discover him immersed
in the great Lausitzer Bog, at the remotest corner of the theatre, as
far as our army at Marienberg is concerned, in the land of the barbarous
Sorbs, who speak a Slavonic dialect and still worship the Sun and Moon.
We discover indeed that the Prussian Army, quite in contrast to the
Habsburg one, and no doubt we shall discover to the Russian one as well,
is actually deployed on a front of 200 miles, from the western Bohemian
mountains on the left to Rothenburg on the middle Bober on the right,
and that to reunite with Bluecher our corps from Marienberg must march
the whole length of the fighting front, our flank to the enemy, to reach
him. And all the while your Majesty's capital is under close siege by
the French!<br /><br />Oh, now we see the plans of our enemies made plain! <span style="font-style: italic;">Ganz sicher! </span>Had
we the most charitable view of our Habsburg cousins, we should have to
conclude that they have contrived to consign the army of your great
uncle to the role of flank-guard, outpost-provider, convoyer and
garrison-keeper: with any more realistic appraisal of the situation we
should have to say that they have set out deliberately and entirely to
destroy the fighting capacity of the Prussian State, and to remake your
Majesty as a vassal of the Habsburg empire. We have not been
outmanoeuvred by the French,<span style="font-style: italic;"> Euerer Majestaet,</span> but we have been utterly bamboozled by our so-called Allies!<br /><br />I
cannot tell what is to be done by the generals, who are just as
blame-worthy in this situation, a gaggle of hens presenting their necks
for the farmer's chop. Would that Scharnhorst were still with us! It
seems to me that Bluecher cannot move away north towards Cottbus or even
Stettin until the corps from Marienberg is close at hand, but if this
is any longer delayed-and what will Bonaparte be doing in the meantime,
eh? Apart from defeating the arrogant Francis at Bautzen, of course-then
it may be that the Marienberg corps (what is it called? Who commands
it? I cannot keep calling it after the place it long ago departed) will
have to remain detached, and march on into Upper Silesia by way of
Jungbunzlau, Koeniggraetz and Nachod, where I presume it will find the
fortress of Glatz in our hands, at least. We must look now to save the
Army at all costs, it is yet the rock upon which the machinations of the
enemies of Prussia will break.<br /><br />I should suppose, <span style="font-style: italic;">Euerer Majestaet</span>, that you should wish to depart the camp of the faithless <span style="font-style: italic;">Verbuendeten</span>
as soon as possible and make your way to join Bluecher, for under these
circumstances, I deign to say that I fear for your Majesty's personal
safety, I really do...<br /><br />C.v.H.</blockquote>
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<br />
To which the Prussian King responded:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i>Yet again you are absolutely right -</i> I shall await a reply from
the Beast, and assuming it is favourable, this will give me even more
reason to take off for Berlin immediately - pausing only perhaps to
discover if, against all the odds, our Hapsburg cousins do succeed in
giving the French a bloody nose, which I think most unlikely under the
circumstances. </blockquote>
<br />
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
<br />
Count Haugwitz responded:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
As I thought, <span style="font-style: italic;">Euerer Majestaet</span>,
answer comes there none. Your generals hang their heads in shame, if
they are capable of it. They have presided over the extinguishing of
their own prestige. The Army of the Great Frederick!</blockquote>
then a few days passed (in the real world, nothing in-game had yet happened) and Haugwitz continued his verbal work on the Prussian King:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
I presume the French besieging Berlin are growing weary of waiting for <br />
their opponents to assemble sufficient forces to offer them a real <br />
fight or even to defend the capital, and want to make an end of it. <br />
Perhaps your Majesty needs to consider the Royal Castle at Posen, as <br />
his first resort, and send ahead some staff and court officials to make <br />
it ready. It is the twilight of Great Prussia...<br />
<br />
Francis, meanwhile, <br />
cannot wait to be beaten by the French at Bautzen, indeed he seems to <br />
want to arrange it so that he may be beaten several times over on the <br />
same field-unlike the Beast himself at Marengo, he will be able to say <br />
that he had lost the battle in the afternoon, and lost it all over <br />
again by nightfall!<br />
<br />
C.v.H.</blockquote>
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The Prussian King appeared to be more concerned than ever:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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We must avoid an encounter at Potsdam at all costs! What is the news from our emissary to the French Emperor?</div>
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</blockquote>
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It was at this point that the <a href="http://campaignofnations.blogspot.ca/2013/09/austrians-trumph-at-second-bautzen.html" target="_blank">Battle of Second Bautzen</a> took place in our Campaign of Nations.<br />
MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-44294014183052448322015-10-31T16:50:00.000-07:002016-01-09T15:31:00.230-08:00Campaign Post Operations Report #9 - Politics enters the game I<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Count Haugwitz, former foreign minister of Prussia</td></tr>
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Unknown to the Allied commander, portraying Schwartzenberg, there was a secret set of three 'informed players' from the ANF that would step into the roles of King Fredrick Willem, Emperor Francis of Austria and Tsar Alexander of Russia. Only a lack of communication or a gap in space of 12 miles for a day by the Allied military commander would cause this to 'activate'.<br />
<br />
The activation came on the night of 21 August, as it appeared that Schwartzenberg was too ill to attend to his command and staff duties (or the player was unreachable working in Iceland!).<br />
<br />
To that end, first came some news for the Prussian King:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div>
You will be fully aware, <i>Euerer Majestaet</i>, that following the setback at Luetzen the enemy armies now lie further east than Berlin and greatly outnumber your <i>tapfere</i>
remnants. I am sure General Wittgenstein will do his best, but it would
hardly be very wise to fight the Emperor of the French himself at this
point. If only we had the army of General von Buelow with us, 30,000 men
abandoned at Rosslau who did nothing at the time of the last battle!
But they now are all that stands between the enemy and your capital, and
should Bonaparte move that way, even just with a significant part of
his forces, he might be dining at Potsdam in a week. He has already just
persuaded that fathead King of Saxony to rejoin the <i>Rheinbund</i>-and you stand here on Saxon soil, after all.<i> </i>At the hour when he put his boots up on on the <i>fauteuil </i>of your illustrious great-uncle at Sans Souci, all of north Germany would be his again, all the little <i>Rheinbuender </i>his loyal allies.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
You will be equally aware, <i>natuerlich</i>, how such a move into the heartlands of the kingdom would disrupt the entire ingenious <i>Kruempersystem</i>,
which sad to say has not delivered anywhere near as many recruits as
were promised initially but which absolutely depends on a measure of
administrative stability to operate to build up the army you need. It
would place him in a position to threaten Russian communications through
Poland from the north, and-<i>schrecklich zu sagen</i>-menace you
with an advance up the Oder and Warthe and a reprise of Jena on the
borders of Silesia...although in such a case I am sure General
Wittgenstein would do his best, of course.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
But still worse, the Habsburgers are proving to be as tricky as they ever were. <i>Of course</i> they were showing an interest <i>before</i>
Luetzen, who would not have done? But now, I have it on excellent
authority that they plan to close the border to us, not only in the
event of any difficulty, but with an active intention to deprive the
allied armies of any true room for manoeuvre. The only way to avoid this
would be for the armies to set out north again, to protect the capital,
indeed, but also to ensure that you are not trapped up against the
Bohemian mountain frontier. There may be little time to lose.</div>
<div>
</div>
This move should not preclude an active diplomacy, not not at all. You should-<i>Entschueldigung, Euerer Majestaet, darf ich vorschlagen</i>-that
emissaries go now to the enemy camp, with offer of an armistice, just a
couple of months, but so as to enable you to secure your historic
possessions in the north and reposition the army where it can be more
effective. That will give you time to bring up more Russians, <i>ach, </i>so
few of them have arrived so far, to complete undisturbed the
recruitment of an army worthy of the name of Prussia; and to expose the
Austrian machinations for what they are. <i>Time is on your side, Euerer Majestaet</i>,
the French are far from home, surrounded by peoples who do not love
them, and hoping for nothing more than one of their quick victories.
Another unsuccessful action like the one at Luetzen simply cannot be
borne, it would be the end of the Coalition. By August, say by
September, our chances are so much better!</blockquote>
<br />
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<br />
The (game) plot thickens ...<br />
<br />
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
<br />
Later he had more to say:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-style: italic;">Ausgezeichnet, Euerer Majestaet!</span><br />
<br />
Now,
obviously our first condition has to be that the siege of Berlin be
lifted and that in return the Prussian armies will undertake to realign
themselves to the north to protect the capital and ensure the fighting
remains firmly limited to Saxony-where its ill-effects are thoroughly
deserved, <span style="font-style: italic;">ja sicher</span>. Does your Majesty think it would be going too far-in just the right circles-to breath the word <span style="font-style: italic;">neutralitaet</span>? <br />
<br />
It
might be proper do you not think at that point to make a return entry
to the city, up a flower-strewn Unter den Linden to the Royal Palace,
for would you not then be the effective liberator of your capital and
its people? <br />
<br />
And would this move not also thwart all Bonaparte's efforts to outflank the <span style="font-style: italic;">place d'armes </span>of
Upper Saxony to the north, both limiting the effectiveness of his own
campaign and keeping the fighting-and all those rampaging
Cossacks-outside the kingdom? How could the Tsar object to that? His own
lines of communication through Poland would be safeguarded at the very
same moment!<br />
<br />
Whilst the secret parley goes ahead, your Majesty's
armies might do well to mark time until we hear that this, and any other
conditions which your Majesty might discover, have been agreed, and to
adapt the position of the army accordingly-sad to say, your devoted
Minister too has not been vouchsafed a glimpse of the staff map, which
remains shut up in the quartermaster-general's dropbox, er lock-box,
that is...</blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map of the conditions that the King and former minister were discussing ...</td></tr>
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
<br />
amazingly the Prussian King was considering a separate peace with Bonaparte!<br />
<br />
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-style: italic;">Es freut mich viel, Euerer Majestaet</span>,
to discover that our thinking is so closely aligned. We should be
careful of course-as I supervise the moving of my furnishings and
baggage from a remote corner of the camp into the tent next to the Royal
Pavilion-not to allow the dreadful Habsburgers to understand our
purposes too well from any contacts with them. And urgent action may
have to be taken, may I respectfully suggest, about the position of the
Army, which is not favourable for a redispositioning such as you have
ordained. From a copy of the staff map which I have been sent by one of
my agents, it appears that in my absence the Army commanders-<span style="font-style: italic;">our </span>army
that is-have allowed a very dangerous situation to develop, in which
(no doubt as a deliberate result of Habsburg policy) our forces seem to
be divided by the Austrian army at Bautzen and sent instead to pursue
footling missions on the flanks, placing them in extreme danger of being
trapped in the mountains (this after all is the so-called Saxon
Switzerland, the frightful tangle of peaks and rivers in which your
Majesty's thrice-illustrious great uncle encircled and then enlisted the
faithless Saxons at Pirna) or of dwindling away into irrelevance on the
Bober-all this whilst the capital burns! <br />
<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Wollen wir eine zweitende Moskau an der Spree?</span></blockquote>
<br />
The King responds:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Again, exactly my thinking, on reviewing the map at my headquarters. How
has this unfortunate position been allowed to develop? With a third
force under Blucher still some distance away, there remains the risk, I
would have thought, that the Emperor may decide to try to defeat his
enemies in detail with a series of lightning strikes, and we in Bohemia
could very well be the first victims. We should therefore organise a
strategic withdrawal to the North, leaving light cavalry forces to
screen our withdrawal, and at the same time, if our diplomats think it
wise, assuring our Hapsburg delinquent cousins that we are simply
consolidating our positions to avoid encirclement. What does my
illustrious advisor have to say? And my military advisors - how quickly
can this be accomplished?</blockquote>
<br />
Count Haugwitz counters:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
I would say that the strategic withdrawal in the mountains is the trickest operation of all, but may be accomplished, <span style="font-style: italic;">Gott sei Dank</span>,
by means of the road from Marienberg to Komotau and then on to
Leitmeritz and back to Allied HQ. It cannot be managed by means of a
northward movement, obviously, as the French are ensconced at Dresden.<br />
<br />
But
young Steinmetz, one of my promising military assistants, points out
that this movement must be commenced without the slightest delay,
begging your pardon, your Majesty. He notes that not only is the way
very long, in effect the outer circle of all the armies, and through
Habsburg territory where snares of all kinds might be devised to delay
the troops further, but with your Majesty's cousin the King of Saxony
now back in the French camp, the vital fortresses, Koenigstein in
particular, in the Elbe valley passing through to Bohemia, are to all
intents and purposes in French hands as well. This offers Bonaparte,
should he be at Dresden for example, the opportunity just as your
Majesty has so ably discerned to descend from the north by way of Aussig
and Teplitz upon our <span style="font-style: italic;">tapfere Soldaten </span>as they march home. <br />
<br />
On the other hand, with this force <span style="font-style: italic;">endlich </span>under
your Majesty's direct supervision at Allied HQ, as it would be upon
successful arrival there, your ability to ensure further rearrangements
would be as secure as it could possibly be, until sturdy Bluecher comes
up...</blockquote>
<br />
The King continues in something of a tizzy ...<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The more I look at the map, the more horrified I am that we have allowed
ourselves to be inveigled into this adverse situation by the scheming
Hapsburgs. I agree completely with you that we must withdraw in the
fashion you describe. Once we reach Allied HQ, however, we have a
potential diplomatic and military encounter of a rather serious kind to
manage. How are we going to explain our need to withdraw further? And
how will this, in fact, be accomplished? Is there any word from the
Emperor?</blockquote>
<br />
After the Czar and Francis meet, they respond with this missive about the coming progress:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
We agree that the opportunity presented to us is too good to let go. Let
the forces of the Austrian Empire attack Marshal Marmont and General
Reynier. The second Battle of Bautzen will be a great Austrian victory
for the forces of this alliance!<br />
<br />
It will show my fellow monarchs that the forces of my empire are ready
for this crucial struggle, particularly since we have not been left to
stand alone as we were in '09.<br />
<br />
Francis I</blockquote>
<br />
To which the King of Prussia responded:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Outstanding, my Emperor! You will not be standing alone! We Prussians
are as you know rushing to your assistance. You will not be risking an
assault on your flank during the great battle to come. I am quite sure
you are right, this will be a great victory for the noble Hapsburg
Monarchy.....</blockquote>
<br />
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
<br />
more of the machinations from the Count continued though:<br />
<br />
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Your Majesty, there is not a moment to lose!<br />
<br />
The Habsburgers are
sleepwalking to disaster in their insane bid to gain credit for an
impossible victory-and when they fail, as they must, our army in Bohemia
is irretrievably lost! The Habsburg plan-how did your Majesty's
generals ever concur in it?-has turned their army in the centre at
Bautzen into our Bohemian army's only flank protection, and if it goes,
there is nothing to stop the Beast descending over the passes to wipe us
out. But they must be on the road already, surely, and they must
force-march in long stages to reach safety and link up with the doughty
Bluecher at Zittau. Your Majesty, assure me that the order has gone out!<br />
<br />
C.v.H.</blockquote>
<br />
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
<br />
<b><i>This plot line was not done with by any stretch of the imagination ... </i></b>MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-47806294672842258102015-10-28T16:35:00.003-07:002015-10-28T16:36:02.366-07:00Orders all over the world.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZzX2BCSgJN4/UTL8VCefPgI/AAAAAAAAGJY/LTUcgX3XJBM/s1600/Orders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZzX2BCSgJN4/UTL8VCefPgI/AAAAAAAAGJY/LTUcgX3XJBM/s320/Orders.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just a finger on a map? across the globe it is not that easy ...</td></tr>
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In a Skype exchange, orders were confirmed:<br />
<br />
[8:34:22 AM] JW: I'll be in the far NE of Iceland...<br />
[8:34:45 AM] DM: If you could send me a quick summary of
what you want done I could make sure those orders are acted on ... ?<br />
[8:35:06 AM] DMi: just looking to keep things moving quickly (for the sake of player interest)<br />
[8:41:33 AM] JW: ok. For the cossack corps disperse, some
hovering around chemnitz, bigger group on road north toward Notzen
?(cant read the map clearly), smaller force fall back toward Zwickau<br />
[8:42:36 AM] JW: de Toll'ys austrians toward Chemnitz to press through the Italians (Bertrand's corps?)<br />
[8:43:08 AM] JW: de Tollys russians and prussians push on MacDonard with Sayda as a target<br />
[8:45:44 AM] JW: in east, the Autrian mega stack continues on
to Bautzen with as much mass as possible. the kurassier corps on the
north flank as a flanking force if resistance is met. Keep the two
major masses of troops on the two roads they are presentlyusing, . I
have/ promised aid to Blucher if he neds it<br />
[8:46:04 AM] JW: If he needs it, will detail some troops at least to go to his aid<br />
[8:46:38 AM] JW: move the monarchs up, keep them close to
Swartz. and try to keep them close enough to be a reserve (ha!)<br />
[8:46:54 AM] JW: does that answer? nothing surprising there...<br />
[8:47:01 AM] DM: yes the Russian foot is slow<br />
[8:47:26 AM] DM: only one little surprise, the Russians under de Tolly pushing on the Italians.<br />
[8:47:39 AM] DM: sounds like at least one battle will happen<br />
[8:48:25 AM] JW: that was s upposed to be the austrians under
de tolly on the italians. basicall, the allied west flank form the
previous battle conmtinues to press on the french west flank<br />
[8:48:37 AM] DM: ok<br />
[8:48:46 AM] JW: nice spelling, eh? good grief!<br />
[8:49:12 AM] DM: you are rushed, imagine doing that in 20 mins in the dark (or candle) after riding a horse all day<br />
[8:49:31 AM] DM: with the stub of a pencil<br />
[8:49:36 AM] DM: on wet paper<br />
[8:50:04 AM] JW: while I am gone I will not be able to fight
out a battle, obviously. So, if the aussie boyz want to do it, or work
it out abstractly ? i'm cool with whatever keeps the turn going<br />
<br />
This was some of the methods used to keep the action moving on 21/22 August 1813 (fictional) while one of the game commanders was working in Iceland! Planning games to happen in Canada and Australia. MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-37687682299098591302015-08-03T14:35:00.001-07:002015-08-03T14:35:42.090-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #8 - The tale of Marshal Ney<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_AcNBbMLLYA/Vb_XdnGR2mI/AAAAAAAAKqY/nuUwhkogG-8/s1600/Bonaparte%2B%2526%2BNey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_AcNBbMLLYA/Vb_XdnGR2mI/AAAAAAAAKqY/nuUwhkogG-8/s320/Bonaparte%2B%2526%2BNey.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">re-en actors from 2010 </td></tr>
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The tumultuous <a href="http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.ca/2013/04/engagement-at-berlin.html" target="_blank">Battle of Berlin</a> last saw Maréchal Ney, Prince of Moscow charging off towards the then opened gates of the city, opened so that some of the retreating Russian horse artillery might escape into the citadel and continue the defense of the city.<br />
<br />
Ney was attacked by a force of cossacks and knocked from his horse by a saber blow to the head. He was rescued by a force of grenadiers, though his horse was taken and his hat claimed as a prize by the cossacks who had thought him dead.<br />
<br />
Not so! As Ney quickly regained his composure, though such soaked in blood, he led the force of Grenadiers and Voltigeurs westward outside the city walls in hot pursuit of other Russian forces that were escaping from the battlefield.<br />
<br />
These Russians were fleeing to a small access in the walls on the south-west side of the outer city, Ney and his band of elite Frenchmen were in hot pursuit.<br />
<br />
The Russians threw 1/2 of their number at the pursuing French, who overcame the rearguard in only minutes as these tired stoic Russians had only powder of a couple of shots and no stomach for hand-to-hand. Leaving some grenadiers to guard the Russians, Ney set off again in the near dark towards the, hopefully, still open access to the outer city of Berlin.<br />
<br />
Upon arrival at the door, Ney was foiled ... the Russians had left another 20 men outside the door as they had been trapped outside the walls. While they did not fight with the French, it was clear now that there was no way into the walls of the outer city. Commandeering a tavern near the gate the Frenchmen then toasted one another on a great field victory in advance of what would likely become a siege. Ney and the men drank the few remaining bottles and casks dry.<br />
<br />
Ney could not be roused from his sleep on the morning of 21 August 1813 (fictional) and his head wound was not the only one suffered in the dark in clashes with cossacks and Russian foot.. as there were a number of torso wounds now bleeding into his already blood-soaked tunic.<br />
<br />
The Voltigeurs and Grenadiers sent off messengers to get help at once for their stricken leader.<br />
<br />
That day, information arrived in Napoleon Bonaparte's hands:<br />
<br />
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br />
<br />
The outer city of Berlin has opened the gates and surrendered. Only
the garrisoned citadel on the north bank of the Spree at the city has
given any resistance. That resistance is formidable. This is a Vauban
fortification, the south works are gone - subsumed into the city, but
the north side is fully positioned with 4 'points' of a 9 pointed Vauban
fort still present. Though artillery could be moved closer in the
Konigsburg of south Berlin, there are plenty of Freikorps innsurrectio
forces that have been taking shots at passing French forces, the city is
not yet secured.<br />
<br />
LATE IN THE DAY<br />
<br />
NEY IS ALIVE!<br />
<br />
He has been found at an inn outside the south walls of the city, lots of
gin and garlic. He has a head wound and a sabre slash to the torso.
Has not regained consciousness since collapsing there early on the
20th. There are calls for Doctor Larrey. None outside of III Corps
command and the grenadiers that cared for Ney know that he is still
alive.<br />
<br />
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br />
<br />
Bonaparte was to promote Prince Poniatowski to the post of command of the Army of Berlin and keep the truth about Ney a secret. While Larrey would manage to recover the Marshal, Bonaparte wanted to keep the morale effects limited and potentially be able to re-activate Ney as a surprise to the Allied armies and provide the sudden boost to morale that such a lightening bolt might bring.<br />
<br />
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX <br />
<br />
<h3>
<b>The Orders sent out on the 21st from Imperial Headquarters were:</b></h3>
<br />
<div>
<b>From Davout (8/7) to 30th Light Cav, XIII Corps (10/11)</b> move
to Parchim (9/12) and cut line of supply/communications to the enemy
troops that are in and around Schwerin (8/9). Should any of the enemy
move against you fall back towards Pritzwalk (10/14) and then towards
Karstadt (11,11) where I will endeavour to bring the rest of my command
to persue the enemy. If you have to fall back in the face of the
enemy send me news by your fastest rider.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>From Davout (8/7) to 9th Light Cav, V Cav Corps at Wismar (5/9)</b> by
the time you receive this despatch the lines of supply &
communication to the enemy troops in Schwerin (8/9) will all have been
cut by troops under my command. You are only to move from your present
position if faced by superior force of enemy arms moving north from
Schwerin. Under those circumstances fall back westwards towards Lubeck
(5/5) and send me news by your fastest rider.<br />
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Remainder of Davout's command to remain at
their present position; should the enemy move westwards against me I
will issue further orders at the appropriate time.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="color: #990000;">Ornano's command - units of the Guard Light Cavalry -
Ornano is keen to continue with the mission of capturing Prince John
Charles, the traitor Bernadotte, </span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Napoleon, at
(14/24) sends ultimatum to FM Gen Lt Vegesak for him surrender himself
and his troops forthwith to prevent any further bloodshed</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Napoleon, at (14/24) sends orders to Flahault and the Young Guard (18/25) to proceed to Lubben via Teupitz</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Napoleon,
at (14/24) sends orders to Oudinout; Hold for as long as you can,
without your force being badly damaged, then fall back towards Cottbus.
The Young Guard Division together with the Guard Heavy Cavalry have been
already been ordered there. I intend joining them at Cottbus together
with the Imperial Guard, the Guard Light Cavalry and another Cavalry
Corps. Please report your position and situation as a matter of urgency.<br />
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Napoleon, at (14/24) sends orders to Omano;
continue your pursuit of Prince John Charles and bring him to me at the
earliest opportunity. When you capture him or, if you are sure, he has
fled back to Sweden then you are to bring the Light Cavalry of the Guard
to join me at Cottbus. Please report your position and situation as a
matter of urgency.<br />
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Napoleon, at (14/24) sends orders to Poniatowski. Detail one of you Infantry regiments to escort the prisoners, from the <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Swedish division (actually the remnants that had retreated from VIII Corps), currently held at (14,24)(?).</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br />
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Also I would wish that you order 1st Cavalry Corps, under </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Général de division Latour-Maubourg, to march to Lubben, via Teupitz, where they will then come under my direct command. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">A full day was expected across all the lines, from Berlin to the Bohemian pass at Marienberg and along the line of the Bobr.</span></div>
MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-65398041513907621922015-07-30T16:15:00.000-07:002015-07-30T16:15:10.444-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #7 - Napoleon Orders capture of Bernadotte<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V8Gnmmbz4nM/UIoHdnp-lMI/AAAAAAAAFKM/6goBO6h2pEo/s1600/bernadotte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V8Gnmmbz4nM/UIoHdnp-lMI/AAAAAAAAFKM/6goBO6h2pEo/s1600/bernadotte.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crown Prince Charles John, aka: Bernadotte</td></tr>
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The epic <a href="http://campaignofnations.blogspot.ca/2013/05/cossack-lancer-skirmish-series.html" target="_blank">skirmish series of Cossack and Lancer battles</a> had determined that the French would learn of the whereabouts of the commander of the Allied Army of the North, Crown Prince of Sweden, Charles John, who was formerly known as Imperial French Marshal Bernadotte.<br />
<br />
This news was very nearly a coup for Napoleon, as his Guard Cavalry was in camp only 12 miles away. Certainly close enough to make a dash and attempt at capture of this vital person.<br />
<br />
With this information in hand, here are the orders as dictated by our Napoleon (Mike in UK):<br />
<br />
Napoleon has issued the following orders at 21.30 on 20th.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3COHCzfDp8s/VLtWdnB16MI/AAAAAAAAJiU/yAZZm74Q6TA/s1600/French%2BPolish%2BMarshal%2BPoniatowski.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3COHCzfDp8s/VLtWdnB16MI/AAAAAAAAJiU/yAZZm74Q6TA/s1600/French%2BPolish%2BMarshal%2BPoniatowski.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
Prince Poniatowski has been promoted to the rank of Marechal of France. he received his Baton at 21.00 today from Napoleon.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Further Prince Poniatowski is to take command of the Army of Berlin forthwith</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Orders for the Imperial Guard, to be actioned at 03.00 on 21st</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Napoleon, at (16,25), to move with Old Guard Infantry.</div>
<div>
Guard Heavy Cavalry, at (16,25), to march to (14,24) via (15,25)</div>
<div>
Old Guard Infantry, at (16,25), to force march to (14,24) via (15,25)</div>
<div>
Young Guard Infantry, at (16,25), to march to (18,25)</div>
<div>
Guard Light Cavalry, at (17,25), to march to (14,24) via (16,24) & (14,2)</div>
<div>
An ADC to be created, he is to move with, and issue orders to the Young Guard</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Marechal Oudinot's Orders</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Oudinot, (at 27,36), to move to (</div>
<div>
XII Corps, at (27,36), to fall back to Lohsa, (27,34)</div>
<div>
II
Cavalry Corps, at (27,36), to cover XII Corps withdrawal by remaining
at (27,36): if the enemy moves to engage with II Cavalry then they are
to retire in the direction of Lohsa (27,34)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Messenger to Bautzen with orders for troops there to hold</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Baron Drouot's Orders</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Drouot, at (30,32), to move to Bautzen (30,33)</div>
<div>
II Cavalry, at (30,32), to move to Bautzen (30,33)</div>
<div>
IV Cavalry, at(3,33), to move to Lobau (31,35); if contact with enemy then retire towards Bautzen</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Marechal Davout's Orders</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Davout, at (8,7), no movement order.</div>
<div>
9th Light Cavalry, at (7,8), are detached from V Cavalry Corps and are to move to Weimar (5,9) via (6,8)</div>
<div>
30th Light Cavalry, at (9,8), are detached from XIII Corps and are to move to (10,11) via (10,8), (11,9), (11,10), (11,11)</div>
<div>
V Cavalry, at (7,8), no move orders; if enemy approach then fall back, maintaining distance between them.</div>
<div>
XIII Corps, at (9,8), no move orders; if enemy approach then fall back, maintaining distance between them.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Now a series of battles would be touched off when these orders were combined with the Allied nations moves, resulting in this list of conflicts:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
*Game Players for tabletop action proxy Battles:*<br />
<br />
North to south:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.ca/2013/08/prussian-battles-around-potsdam-1813.html" target="_blank">BATTLE </a>(x2 possible): Prussians are moving out from Potsdam - lots of
them! Faced by French (across a river) = David (Western Canada) over weekend of
15-16 June<br />
<br />
BATTLE (x2 possible - or just a LONG table?): Rothenburg part II: This
time can the French conduct a withdrawal under fire from Russians? =
James & Julian (Australia) over weekend of 22-23 June<br />
<br />
<a href="http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.ca/2013/06/marienberg-main-battle-aar-campaign-of.html" target="_blank">BATTLE </a>(x2 possible battles - or a mini campaign?): Marienberg - the
main event? Russians, Austrians, Prussians are all converged against
French and Allied forces in the Bohemian pass ... (big battle potential
here!) = Co-ordinated battle work with David (Western Canada) and Jim (Eastern Canada) 14-23 June<br />
<br />
BATTLE: Chemnitz - major skirmish with LOTS of Cossacks versus French
horse with some foot in support ... = still open (though some current
research shows that this may not be much of an entertaining game) ...</div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>
Then the critical item for the Allied Army of the North:</div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>
Charles John was still free as of nightfall on the 21at of August, his escort consisted of Schonen Carabinierregementet (4 sq) yet the situation was grim.</div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DuBBBWPZb5s/Vbqu5jgmGUI/AAAAAAAAKqE/ty3n6087Eq8/s1600/charles%2Bjohn%2Bunder%2Bpursuit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="271" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DuBBBWPZb5s/Vbqu5jgmGUI/AAAAAAAAKqE/ty3n6087Eq8/s320/charles%2Bjohn%2Bunder%2Bpursuit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trapped along the coat of Pomerania, Charles John was desperate for any floating transport to permit him to escape</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
General Ornano was pursuing him with a substantial part of the Guard Light Cavalry, the Cossacks that were forming a part of his escort had deserted him at the edge of their first forced march attempt at Prenzlau. Part of the Guard Light Cavalry had been dispatched to keep the Cossacks off the back of Ornano's remaining brigade that stayed in hot pursuit all night ...</div>
<div>
</div>
MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-43348773109999148322015-07-29T17:17:00.000-07:002015-07-29T17:17:00.088-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #6 - Rothenberg and crossing the Bobr River II21st of August 1813 (fictional) would prove to be the turning point on the Bobr River.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">General de Kavallerie Blücher had a trap planned for the French army under Oudinot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A copy of the dispatch (email):</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />With regards to Rothenburg. The goal is to attack with everything
possible from the South and the East at the same time. Preferably
cutting off routes of retreat if possible. Orders for the battle
commander.<br /><br />Commander,<br />Your priorities are as follows:<br />1. Inflict as much damage on French forces as possible.<br />2. Capture or kill Marshall Oudinot.<br />3. You are not to retreat. Death or Glory!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NPe8PFgdCyE/UckwZgyWn8I/AAAAAAAADJQ/KaSpoTz8Oj0/s1600/BattleofRothenburg2_Plan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NPe8PFgdCyE/UckwZgyWn8I/AAAAAAAADJQ/KaSpoTz8Oj0/s1600/BattleofRothenburg2_Plan.jpg" height="288" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the overall picture sent to the tabletop organizing team in Australia</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The resulting run-and-gun battle was played out by The Avon Napoleonic Fellowship and the After Action Report is in three parts:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://avonnapoleonicfellowship.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/a-disastrous-retreat-battle-of.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a><br />
<a href="http://avonnapoleonicfellowship.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/battle-of-rothenburg-day-2-21st-august.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a><br />
<a href="http://avonnapoleonicfellowship.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/battle-of-rothenburg-day-2-21st-august.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a><br />
<br />
Meanwhile, <a href="http://murdocksmarauders.blogspot.ca/2013/04/engagement-at-berlin.html" target="_blank">Berlin </a>was under attack ... unknown to the Allied Supreme HQ with Tsar Alexander, Emperor Francis and King Fredrick William.<br />
<br />
Prince Charles John was faced with the following data:<br />
<br />
<span>Berlin is completely invested now and cut off by the French forces.<br />
<br />
Bulow is holding at Potsdam, the French are holding the opposite bank <br />
of the Spree.<br />
<br />
Corps besieging Magdeburg: Generalmajor von Hirschfeld reports ready <br />
to break off the siege and assist at Potsdam or otherwise.<br />
<br />
In Mecklenberg, Davout has moved the French infantry to the south, <br />
while a force of Cavalry has appeared in the north.</span><br />
<br />
<span>There was no way that the Russian cavalry would remain in Berlin at the citadel. Their horses would become nothing more than rations within a week. So Charles John had determined to move out with the cavalry before the complete encirclement of Berlin. </span><br />
<br />
<span><span></span></span><br />
<div class="citation quoted1">
Prince Charles John collapsed into a short sleep in Eberswalde, to be <br />
awoken during the night ... many patrols had not returned, one that <br />
did claims to have seen a Colonel of Chasseur a Cheval - possibly of the<br />
</div>
Imperial Guard?<br />
<br />
<span>++++++++++++++++++++++</span><br />
<br />
<span>Charles John next ordered:</span><br />
<br />
<span><span>Order to troops besieging Magdeburg to support and assist at Potsdam. <br />
If they can attack from the rear so much the better.<br />
Prince John will continue to retreat north if he is attacked to <br />
stretch out the French. Any troops left in Berlin are order to do what <br />
they can to damage and harass the French if they are able.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span><span>Aides asked of the Prince:</span></span><br />
<span><span> </span></span><br />
<span><span>Did you want another Potsdam breakout to the south?<br />
<br />
Anything with the Swedes in the west? </span></span><br />
<br />
<span><span>To which the Prince replied:</span></span><br />
<span><span> </span></span><br />
<span><span>Forgot about the Swedes. They are to retreat east as there is too big of a<br />
French force to even delay it. They are to travel as fast as they can to<br />
possibly meet up with Prince John in a couple of days if they can.<br />
The troops at Potsdam will have to prevent the French from getting past them<br />
easily. While keeping an eye out to the east for the enemy coming from the<br />
battle at Berlin. I don't think I can do anymore seeing as the French has<br />
superior forces everywhere. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ipxxPqhM_M/Vbghie6zc4I/AAAAAAAAKpw/o7nv-tRKQOs/s1600/Charles%2BJohn%2Bescapes%2Bin%2Bthe%2BNorth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="184" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ipxxPqhM_M/Vbghie6zc4I/AAAAAAAAKpw/o7nv-tRKQOs/s320/Charles%2BJohn%2Bescapes%2Bin%2Bthe%2BNorth.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">snapshot of the map for Charles John as of the 20th overnight</td></tr>
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<span><span> The planned route of escape for Prince Charles John would have great impact on the progress of the Campaign, for the details about his whereabouts were going to face a skirmish contest that would see a whole new game set be invented and used again and again in this Campaign of Nations.</span> </span><br />
MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549679162535361788.post-79834777499174180272015-07-28T16:56:00.000-07:002015-07-28T16:56:04.812-07:00Campaign Post Operations Report #5 - Rothenberg and crossing the Bobr RiverVery quickly in the campaign 20th of August 1813 (fictional) the Allied army under Blucher made the first of many attempts at forcing a crossing of the River Bobr.<br />
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<br />
Here listed are the forces for the first battle and the Allied orders:<br />
<br />
<span>Battle is in Hex 27,36, with the French on the west bank of the Bobr and the Russians advancing from the East.<br />
<br />
Russian attackers: (ordered to cross the Bobr river in force)<br />
<br />
General Intendent: von Ribbentrop = CIC<br />
<br />
1st Cavalry Corps: Generallieutenant Baron Korff<br />
<br />
Russian Cavalry Brigade<br />
Brigade: Generalmajor Berdaeev<br />
<br />
Tver Dragoon Regiment (2)<br />
Kinbourn Dragoon Regiment (2)<br />
<br />
<br />
Russian Cavalry Division<br />
1st Chasseur à Cheval Division: Generalmajor Pantschulid<br />
<br />
Tchernigov Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)<br />
Sievesk Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (2)<br />
Arasmass Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (2)<br />
<br />
Light Troops: Generalmajor Grekov VIII<br />
Brigade: Generalmajor Count de Witte<br />
1st Ukrainian Cossack Regiment<br />
2nd Ukrainian Cossack Regiment<br />
3rd Ukrainian Cossack Regiment<br />
Attached:<br />
1st Teptar Cossack Regiment<br />
Zikilev Cossack Regiment<br />
Isaeva #2 Cossack Regiment<br />
Selivanov #2 Don Cossack Regiment<br />
Kutainikov #8 Cossack Regiment<br />
<br />
Russian Artillery<br />
Reserve Artillery:<br />
<br />
Position Battery #10<br />
Light Battery #29<br />
Pontoon Company #4 <-- YES you see that correctly there is a
pontoon bridge available and may be deployed (if your table/rules allow -
or make some up!)<br />
<br />
75th Marine (or Ships) Equipage <-- fully set river craft could also
deliver some horse companies (maybe a regiment?) in one go ... they
would likely be in disorder as they landed but operable after the
landings.<br />
<br />
Pioneer Company Lt. Colonel Gebenera<br />
<br />
<br />
Cavalry Corps: Generallieutenant Vassil'shikov<br />
<br />
Russian Cavalry Division<br />
3rd Dragoon Division:<br />
<br />
Brigade: Generalmajor Pantschulid<br />
Courland Dragoon Regiment (2)<br />
Smolensk Dragoon Regiment (2)<br />
<br />
<br />
++++++ Russian Troops listed below are present at the battle yet<br />
MAY NOT CROSS<br />
the Bobr River<br />
MAY NOT CROSS<br />
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
<br />
Russian Cavalry Division<br />
2nd Hussar Division: Generalmajor Tschaplitz<br />
<br />
Brigade: Colonel Vassil'shikov<br />
Akhtyrsk Hussar Regiment (4)<br />
Marioupol Hussar Regiment (4)<br />
Brigade: Generalmajor Kaslovsky<br />
Alexandria Hussar Regiment (4)<br />
White Russia Hussar Regiment (4)<br />
Artillery:<br />
Horse Battery #18<br />
<br />
Russian Cavalry Division<br />
Light Troops: Generalmajor Karpov II<br />
<br />
Semenschenko Cossack Regiment<br />
Kutainikov #4 Cossack Regiment<br />
Tcharnusubov #4 Cossack Regiment<br />
Loukoffkin Cossack Regiment<br />
Karpov #2 Cossack Regiment<br />
4th Ukrainian Cossack Regiment<br />
St. Petersburg Cossack Regiment<br />
2nd Kalmuck Regiment<br />
Popov #13 Cossack Regiment<br />
Unknown Cossack Regiment<br />
<br />
<br />
FRENCH Defenders:<br />
<br />
XII Corps<br />
Troop Strength: 9224<br />
Commander-in-Chief: Maréchal Oudinot, Duke of Reggio <-- Personally in command<br />
Chief of Staff: Général de division Lejeune<br />
Artillery Commander: Général de brigade Nourry<br />
Commander of Engineers: Général de brigade Blein<br />
<br />
French Infantry Division<br />
13th Division: Général de division Pacthod<br />
Troop Strength: 2336<br />
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Bardet<br />
4/1st Légère Regiment (19/471)<br />
3/7th Line Regiment (21/340)<br />
4/7th Line Regiment (19/296)<br />
4/42nd Line Regiment (2/411)<br />
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Cacault<br />
3/67th Line Regiment (21/537)<br />
4/67th Line Regiment (20/449)<br />
2/101st Line Regiment (20/520)<br />
3/101st Line Regiment (17/538)<br />
4/101st Line Regiment (18/403)<br />
Artillery<br />
4/4th Foot Artillery (3/70)<br />
(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
20/4th Foot Artillery (4/77)<br />
(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
Det. 2/4th Principal Train Battalion (1/89)<br />
Det. 3/7th Principal Train Battalion (1/77)<br />
<br />
French Infantry Division<br />
14th Division: Général de division Guilleminot<br />
<br />
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Gruyere<br />
2/18th Légère Regiment (24/445)<br />
6/18th Légère Regiment (17/382)<br />
1/156th Line Regiment (22/855)<br />
2/156th Line Regiment (20/893)<br />
3/156th Line Regiment (25/897)<br />
<br />
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Brun de Villeret<br />
2/Illyrian Regiment (26/486)<br />
3/52nd Line Regiment (17/512)<br />
4/52nd Line Regiment (16/544)<br />
1/137th Line Regiment (27/585)<br />
2/137th Line Regiment (16/586)<br />
3/137th Line Regiment (16/606)<br />
Artillery<br />
2/4th Foot Artillery (3/92)<br />
(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
1/8th Foot Artillery (4/71)<br />
(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
Det. 1/9th (bis) Train Battalion (0/56)<br />
Det. 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion (0/19)<br />
Det. 1/4th Principal Train Battalion (1/59)<br />
Det. 5/7th Principal Train Battalion (3/37)<br />
<br />
French Allied Infantry Division<br />
29th Division: Generalleutenant Raglowich<br />
<br />
1st Brigade: Generalmajor von Becker<br />
2/3rd Bavarian Line (13/369)<br />
2/4th Bavarian Line (10/387)<br />
2/8th Bavarian Line (18/432)<br />
Res/13th Bavarian Line (12/364)<br />
1st Combined Jäger Battalion (14/452)<br />
<br />
2nd Brigade: Generalmajor Maillot de la Treille<br />
2/5th Bavarian Line (11/439)<br />
2/7th Bavarian Line (18/606)<br />
2/9th Bavarian Line (17/517)<br />
2/10th Bavarian Line (20/645)<br />
2nd Combined Jäger Battalion (16/419)<br />
Artillery<br />
1st Bavarian Foot Battery "Bammler" (2/60)<br />
(6-6pdrs & 2-7pdr howitzers)<br />
2nd Bavarian Foot Battery "Weisshaupt" (2/60)<br />
(6-6pdrs & 2-7pdr howitzers)<br />
Bavarian Reserve Battery (2/280)<br />
(6-12pdrs & 2-7pdr howitzers)<br />
Bavarian Train Det. (6/190)<br />
<br />
Corps Cavalry Division: Général de division Beaumont<br />
<br />
French Allied Cavalry Brigade<br />
29th Brigade: Général de brigade Wolff<br />
1/,2/,3/,4/Westphalian Chevauleger-lancier Regiment<br />
(35/482)(545 horses)<br />
1/,2/,3/,4/Hessian Chevauleger Regiment (12/248)(283 horses)<br />
Bavarian Combined Chevauleger Regiment (3)(16/394)(421 horses)<br />
<br />
French Artillery<br />
Reserve and Grand Park<br />
<br />
1/4th Foot Artillery (1/73)<br />
(6-12pdrs & 2-6" howitzers)<br />
18/4th Foot Artillery (4/82)<br />
(6-12pdrs & 2-6" howitzers)<br />
3/5th Horse Artillery (3/90)<br />
(4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
4/2nd Sapper Battalion (3/100) <-- could be used to disrupt pontoons?<br />
4/9th Sapper Battalion (3/92)<br />
Det. 1/4th Principal Train Battalion (1/102)<br />
Det. 2/4th Principal Train Battalion (0/89)<br />
Det. 4/12th Principal Train Battalion (0/6)<br />
Det. 1/3rd (bis) Train Battalion (0/11)<br />
Det. 3/3rd (bis) Train Battalion (0/9)<br />
Det. 3/7th (bis) Train Battalion (1/4)<br />
Det. 4/7th (bis) Train Battalion (1/88)<br />
Det. 5/7th (bis) Train Battalion (0/17)<br />
1/7th Train d'Equipage (1/75)<br />
2/7th Train d'Equipage (1/66)<br />
3/7th Train d'Equipage (1/130)<br />
<br />
II Cavalry Corps:<br />
<br />
Commander-in-Chief: Général de division Sébastiani<br />
Chief of Staff: Adjutant Commandant Lascours<br />
Commander of Artillery: Colonel Colin<br />
<br />
French Cavalry Division<br />
2nd Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Roussel d'Hurbal<br />
<br />
7th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade F.Gerard<br />
Staff/4th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (6/8/29/9)<br />
1/4th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (9/165/20/167)<br />
2/4th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (10/212/23/211)<br />
3/4th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (3/87/7/86)<br />
Staff/5th Hussar Regiment (9/5/28/2)<br />
1/5th Hussar Regiment (8/195/18/195)<br />
2/5th Hussar Regiment (8/199/18/196)<br />
3/5th Hussar Regiment (11/195/24/193)<br />
Staff/9th Hussar Regiment (6/9/21/11)<br />
1/9th Hussar Regiment (7/195/16/196)<br />
2/9th Hussar Regiment (8/201/18/198)<br />
3/9th Hussar Regiment (8/203/18/196)<br />
4/9th Hussar Regiment (6/206/13/208)<br />
<br />
8th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Domanget<br />
Staff/2nd Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (3/2/9/2)<br />
1/2nd Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (9/183/10/179)<br />
2/2nd Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (8/220/18/221)<br />
Staff/11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (6/9/22/5)<br />
1/11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/222/21/212)<br />
2/11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/217/20/218)<br />
Staff/12th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (5/8/19/12)<br />
1/12th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/190/18/187)<br />
2/12th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (16/287/32/285)<br />
<br />
French Cavalry Division<br />
4th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Exelmans<br />
<br />
9th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Maurin<br />
Staff/6th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (6/4/20/4)<br />
1/6th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (4/233/30/230)<br />
2/6th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment (9/171/22/174)<br />
Staff/4th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (10/6/26/10)<br />
1/4th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/156/16/152)<br />
2/4th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/215/19/214)<br />
Staff/7th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (6/7/20/3)<br />
1/7th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/199/18/200)<br />
2/7th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/159/18/158)<br />
3/7th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/174/18/17)<br />
1/20th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (14/202/33/200)<br />
2/20th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/175/20/174)<br />
3/20th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/178/20/178)<br />
4/20th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3/71/7/70)<br />
<br />
10th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Wathiez<br />
Staff/11th Hussar Regiment (6/5/27/6)<br />
1/11th Hussar Regiment (9/137/20/138)<br />
2/11th Hussar Regiment (5/61/11/62)<br />
Staff/23rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/5/22/4)<br />
1/23rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (5/174/11/175)<br />
2/23rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/143/15/136)<br />
3/23rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (5/150/12/149)<br />
4/23rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (6/152/14/150)<br />
Staff/24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/6/30/6)<br />
1/24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4/104/9/100)<br />
2/24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4/83/8/82)<br />
3/24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (5/80/7/78)<br />
4/24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3/76/3/74)<br />
<br />
<br />
French Artillery<br />
Artillery: Colin<br />
<br />
7/1st Horse Artillery (2/103)<br />
(4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
2/11th (bis) Train Battalion (1/62)<br />
7/4th Horse Artillery (3/94)<br />
(4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
3/13h (bis) Train Battalion (0/62)<br />
8/6th Horse Artillery (3/84)<br />
(4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
3/13th (bis) Train Battalion (1/71)<br />
4/11th (bis) Train Battalion (0/57)<br />
4/3rd Horse Artillery (3/88)<br />
(4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)<br />
Det 8th Train Battalion (0/57)<br />
<br />
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The battle is being fought over the Bobr crossing near Rothenburg near 51 Degrees 45 minutes North; 14
Degrees 55 minutes East. There is a small airport with a single landing
strip and Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) having the same name. The river
forms the boundary between modern day Germany and Poland.<br />
<br />
Mostly flat lightly wooded terrain with some 'meres' or lakes - though
they are likely dry in August, possibly not more than muddy patches? -
in the area.<br />
<br />
The Bobr River will be the main defining feature.<br />
<br />
Blucher has ordered the crossing in some haste ... my overall view is
that the cavalry will take a mauling here ... only a great failure by
the French will see the Russians successful in the crossing. This is an
opportunity to eliminate many Russian horse before they can become a
problem later in the campaign.</span><br />
<br />
<span>The results of this battle can be found at <a href="http://avonnapoleonicfellowship.blogspot.ca/search?q=Rothenburg" target="_blank">Avon Napoleonic Fellowship </a></span><br />
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</span>MurdocKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com0