Campaigns fought in
Germany
The
three campaign areas in Germany are shown on the map above.
Each
area is outlined in white.
The
stars show where each campaign phase was fought
The
colour of the stars indicate which side won that phase.
Salzwedel
will be the 19th campaign fought in Germany
This
is the seventh campaign fought in northern Germany.
The
French have won four of the previous phases and the Prussians two.
Salzwedel Campaign Map
This
map is used for campaign movement and in the campaign diary blog.
The
location of each corps and depot is shown at the start of the campaign
The
campaign objective is for the French (blue) to take Salzwedel (centre top)
The
Prussian Army (grey) is deployed over a wide area
This
is partly to cover all possible roads open to the French
But
also to feed the four Prussian corps
There
are four Prussian depots
Each
will provide one days supplies for one corps per campaign day
The
French Army (blue) is more concentrated
The
initiative to attack lies with the French
Napoleon
has placed one corps on each of the three roads leading north
His
reserve corps has to provide the garrisons for each of the four depots
This
leave only one cavalry brigade and corps artillery as army reserve.
Salzwedel Wargame Map
This
map is used to create the wargames table from the Campaign Map
It
contains the same information as the Campaign Map
But
each square looks just like the 2x2” square on the wargames table
Each
square has a number top right, which is the same as the table square
Towns
are shown as either fortified or open
Farms
and villages have a number to ensure the correct models are used
The
shape of the hills are the same as on the wargames table
When
a battle is declared in the campaign I note the squares on the campaign map
I
then hand draw the nine squares from the Wargames Map noting the number
There
are 23 2x2” wooden squares corresponding to those on the Wargames Map
They
are stored underneath the wargame table
With
my hand drawn map I can make up the table in 15 minutes
Corps
are placed on the table as shown on the Campaign Map
