North Germany
Prussian Advance
Blucher was the first allied commander to be
ready to take the field against the French.
The Prussian army was concentrated in and
around Berlin.
On 20 February he ordered them to advance into
Brunswick region. His objective was
the capitol city of Brunswick, which he entered on 25 February.
He was surprised to be able to do so without
any French opposition.
French Preparation
Napoleon arrived in Osnabruck on 24 February
He had ordered 1st French army to
concentrate in Osnabruck region on 19 February.
This concentration was completed on the day he
joined the army
1st French army was the strongest
of the five French armies. Not only was
it commanded personally by Napoleon, but it also included 1st (Old
Guard) corps.
Brunswick Region
On 26 February Napoleon crossed into Brunswick
region.
The Prussian army was concentrated around
Brunswick city, in the centre of the region.
Napoleon was therefore able to occupy Hannover without any
opposition. He halted there to establish
his lines of supply.
He was already in contact with the Prussian
army, and on 1 March he ordered his army to advance and attack them.
Campaign Diary Blog
There is a detailed diary of the whole campaign.
It includes a daily record, including reports
of all battles fought.
It also has orders of battle and maps of the
campaign areas
You can find it here
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