Prussian Army

Prussian Army HQ

Prince Blucher commands the Prussian Army and is a Gifted commander.

It consists of four army corps

All four corps are newly formed of veterans, reservists and conscripts

All four corps have a balance of good, average and poor brigades

1st corps

General Yorck commands the corps and is an Average commander

Of his four infantry brigades 1st is best, 2^nd and 3^rd average and 4^th poor

His cavalry brigade is light and of average quality

His corps artillery are 12 pounder guns and average crews

2^nd corps

General Kleist commands the corps and is a Poor commander

Of his four infantry brigades 5^th is best, 6^th and 7^th average and 8^th poor

His cavalry brigade is heavy and of average quality

His corps artillery are 9 pounder guns and average crews

3^rd corps

General Bulow commands the corps and is an Average commander

Of his four infantry brigades 9th is the best, 10^th and 11^th average and 12^th poor

His cavalry brigade is light and of average quality

His corps artillery are 9 pounder guns and average crews

4^th corps

General Tauentzien commands the corps and is a Poor commander

Of his four infantry brigades 13^th is best, 14^th and 15^th are average and 16^th poor

His cavalry brigade is heavy and of average quality

His corps artillery are 9 pounder guns and average crews

French Army

Second French Army HQ

Marshal Soult commands Second Army and is a Gifted commander.

It consists of four Armee Corps.

Two of the corps were formed from the survivors of the Russian campaign

The other two were formed of conscripts and veterans from Spain

All four corps were recently reorganized and each has a balance of good, average and poor brigades.

4^th French corps

General Reynier commands the corps and is an Average commander

Of his four infantry brigades 13^th is best, 14^th and 15^th average and 16^th poor

His corps cavalry is a heavy brigade of average quality

His corps artillery consist of 9 pounder guns and average crews

5^th French corps

General Laurison commands the corps and is an Average commander

Of his four infantry brigades 17^th is the best, 18^th and 19^th average and 20^th poor

His corps cavalry is a heavy brigade of average quality

His corps artillery are 12 pounder guns and average crews

6^th French corps

Marshal Marmont commands the corps and is a Gifted commander

Of his four infantry brigades 21^st is the best, 22^nd and 23^rd average and 24^th poor

His corps cavalry is a light brigade and poor quality.

His corps artillery are 9 pounder guns and average crews

13^th Polish corps

General Poniatowski commands the corps and is a Poor commander

Of his four infantry brigades 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd are average and 4^th poor

His corps cavalry is a lancer brigade of average quality

His corps artillery are 9 pounder guns and poor quality crews

Introduction to the 1813 Hannover Campaign

strategic map of northern Germany

The campaign is set in northern Germany and starts on 1 April 1813.

The French are recovering from the disaster of the 1812 invasion of Russia. Marshal Soult has been tasked to hold the line of the river Elbe. His army is widely dispersed but is now fully reorganized and ready for operations.

The Prussians were quick to take advantage of the destruction of the French Grande Armee. At the end of 1812 they formed a secret alliance with Russia and spent the next three months mobilizing and preparing to invade Westphalia.

tactical map of campaign area

The area of the Hannover campaign is shown above.

This tactical map will be used for movement of both armies until they come within 30 miles (two squares) of each other.

wargame map of campaign area

Movement will then be transferred to this map. Each square shows is an illustration of a 2x2 foot square which can be used to create a wargames table. The table is 3x3 squares, so any contact which results in a battle will be fought using the appropriate scenic squares.