1813 Salzwedel Campaign Maps

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 19^th 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