Record Nr.

UNINA9910164251103321

Autore

Maude C.B., late R.E., Colonel Frederic Natusch

Titolo

The Leipzig Campaign - 1813

Pubbl/distr/stampa


San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2011
©2011

ISBN

1-908902-10-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 pages)

Collana

The Special Campaigns Series ; ; v.7

Altri autori (Persone)

PublishingPickle Partners

Disciplina

940.27343

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Title page -- INTRODUCTION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS -- CHAPTER I -- THE PRUSSIAN ARMY IN 1813 -- Fundamental Conception of Strategy -- Frederick the Great's Oblique Order -- The Échelon Attack -- Cause of the Prussian Decline -- System of Recruiting -- Revolutionary Propaganda in Prussia -- Causes of Defeats of the Allies -- Frederick the Great's Speech. -- Composition of Army at Jena -- Defects of Division Organization -- Battle of Jena -- Reorganization after Jena. -- CHAPTER II -- THE FRENCH ARMY IN 1813 -- Jourdan's law of Conscription -- Composition of Grand Army, 1812 -- The "Cohorts -- Training of the new Army. -- Tactical Evolution -- Growth of the Army Corps -- Napoleon's Military Education -- The Italian Campaigns -- The Ulm Campaign -- The Jena Campaign -- Napoleon's Battle Tactics -- CHAPTER III -- THE PROLOGUE OF THE WAR -- Convention of Tauroggen -- Character of King of Prussia -- The King leaves Berlin -- Difficulties of Prussian Reorganization -- Scharnhorst's Plan for a Landwehr -- English Subsidies -- The Russians -- The Grand Army -- Viceroy's return from Berlin -- Napoleon's Comments -- Napoleon on the Defence of the Elbe -- Emperor's Plan Adopted -- Combat of Möckern -- Viceroy moves to Lower Saale -- CHAPTER IV -- NAPOLEON TAKES THE FIELD-CONCENTRATION OF THE GRAND ARMY, AND OPERATIONS TO THE BATTLE OF LÜTZEN -- Composition of the Grand Army -- I Corps -- II Corps. -- III Corps -- IV Corps -- V Corps -- VI Corps -- VII Corps -- XI Corps -- XII Corps -- The Guards (Mortier) -- The Cavalry -- Napoleon plans a Raid on

Berlin -- Action of the Allies -- Positions on 11th April -- Orders for Concentration -- Cavalry Raids by the Allies -- Napoleon's Orders -- Supply Service -- Communications -- French Positions 30th April -- Napoleon's Orders 1st May -- Battle of Lützen -- Movements of the Allies.

Attack by the Allies -- Napoleon on the Battlefield -- Napoleon's Decisive Attack -- CHAPTER V -- FROM LÜTZEN TO THE ARMISTICE -- The French Pursuit -- A new Army under Ney -- Passage of the Elbe -- Occupation of Torgau -- Retreat of the Allies -- Dresden as a Base -- Pursuit of the Allies -- French Difficulties of Supply -- Orders for 14th May -- Instructions to Ney -- Napoleon's Orders 18th May -- Comment -- Counter Attack by the Allies -- Napoleon Reconnoitres Bautzen. -- Napoleon's Orders for the Battle of Bautzen -- Napoleon's Second Failure -- The French Pursuit -- Dissensions Amongst the Allies -- The Surprise of Haynau -- The Armistice -- Comments -- CHAPTER VI -- THE ARMISTICE-FRENCH PREPARATIONS FOR THE AUTUMN CAMPAIGN -- The French Army in August -- The Armies of the Allies -- The Prussian Army -- Russian Army -- The Austrian Army -- The Command of the Armies -- Field Marshal Prince Schwarzenberg -- Chief of Staff Radetzsky -- Blücher -- Bernadotte -- The Agreement of Trachtenberg -- Napoleon's Plans -- French Positions on Conclusion of Armistice -- Order of Battle of the Allied Armies -- Comments -- CHAPTER VII -- KATZBACH-DRESDEN-KULM -- Prussia Breaks the Truce -- Blücher's Retreat -- Napoleon on Interior Lines -- Plans of the Allies -- Bohemian Army changes Direction -- Napoleon at Gorlitz -- Napoleon's Great Design -- Napoleon's Resolution Fails -- Battle of Dresden -- Napoleon's Pursuit -- Escape of the Allies -- The Battle of Kulm -- Comments -- CHAPTER VIII -- GROSS BEEREN-DENNEWITZ-WARTENBURG -- Napoleon's Notes on the Situation -- Napoleon hears of the Disaster at Kulm -- Orders to Ney -- Battle of Dennewitz -- Napoleon Joins Macdonald -- Napoleon Returns to Dresden -- Comment -- The Bohemian Army -- The Monarchs call upon Blücher -- Bernadotte -- Bohemian Army Advances -- Napoleon rejoins St. Cyr -- Comment -- Bernadotte.

Renewed Advance of Bohemian Army -- Blücher's Movements -- APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VIII -- STRENGTH OF FRENCH ARMY-END OF SEPTEMBER, 1813 -- CHAPTER IX -- LEIPZIG -- Defects of Dresden Position -- Napoleon's Attack -- Blücher and Bernadotte -- Napoleon's Concentration on Leipzig -- The Silesian Army -- The Bohemian Army -- Schwarzenberg's Orders for Battle. -- Battle of Leipzig. -- Battle of Möckern -- The 16th October.

Sommario/riassunto

Following the destruction of Napoleon's huge armies of 1812 in the wintry wastes of European Russia, his hegemony of Europe was teetering on the abyss. He set about re-establishing his dominance with his vast abilities of organisation, combing depots and previous drafts and deserters for further manpower, and juggling his resources from the draining war in Spain, to create a new Grande Armée. His enemies were not idle: the Russians pushed the remaining French units back from successive river lines into Eastern Prussia, freeing that power from the yoke of French dominance. The Prussians in their turn activated reservists and reformed their army from the restrictions of the treaty following the disasters of 1806. The Austrians in the south itched to revenge themselves against the French and stood waiting for an opportune time to intervene. Napoleon carried out his campaigning in the manner of old, attempting to use the superior mobility of the French to bring the main enemy army to battle and destroy them therefore ensuring peace; however, hamstrung by his lack of cavalry, he might beat his opponents but could not destroy them. His sub-ordinate

generals, who could not match him for strategy or his ability to get the best out of the raw troops, were beaten when away from their master. As the net closes on Napoleon, he finds himself at Leipzig, at the Battle of Nations, and so to fight the defining battle of his first reign.The Special Campaigns series was written in the early years of the turn of the twentieth century to provide detailed assessments of the historic campaigns of the past for the benefit of the officers of the British Army. They were all written by surviving or recently retired officers of the Army who shared their wealth of experience and insight to a new generation, each officer having had a specialist area of expertise. Colonel Maude was an authority on the campaigns of Napoleon, and wrote three volumes for the series.Author - Colonel Frederic Natusch Maude, C.B., late R.E. (1854-1933)