Leipzig 1813 by Peter Hofschroer

Author:Peter Hofschroer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Leipzig 1813: The Battle of the Nations
ISBN: 9781780965291
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2012-02-03T16:00:00+00:00

1. At end of September, Blücher moves to join forces with the Army of the North, crossing Elbe on 3 October at Wartenburg.

2. Army of North crosses Elbe on 4 October. Two Allied armies are now in a position to unite and force Napoleon to fight a decisive battle.

3. Napoleon abandons Dresden and moves to challenge Blücher and the Crown Prince of Sweden.

4. Blücher side-steps Napoleon and avoids battle.

5. Army of Bohemia advances again in face of weak opposition.

6. Murat falls back.

The French had achieved a local victory on their left. To achieve a total victory Vandamme’s Corps would have to come into play in the Allied rear, but the corps was held up. At Allied Headquarters it was now clear that the wisest course of action would be to withdraw and at 4 o’clock they did so, intending not merely to move away from Dresden but of retreating back into the safety of Bohemia.

The victor of Dresden reviewed the situation. He had taken 12,000 prisoners including the Austrian Field Marshal Lieutenant Meszko, two generals, 64 senior officers, several hundred junior officers, fifteen Colours, 26 guns and 30 ammunition wagons. Only the poor weather had prevented a greater catastrophe from befalling the Allies. Moreover, Vandamme, having crossed the Elbe at Pirna, was in a position to pursue and turn Napoleon’s victory into a rout. Here we return to the Army of the Bober under Macdonald, facing Blücher’s Army of Silesia.

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