Napoleon's Spring Campaign 1813: Lützen and Bautzen - A Wargamer's Guide

The Battle of Lützen, 2 May 1813, was Napoleon’s first battle of the 1813 campaign, and was soon followed by Bautzen on 20–21 May. Both were bloody affairs in which Napoleon’s newly raised army met the Allied armies of Russia and Prussia, but they were otherwise very different. Lützen was an encounter battle, with troops committed to the fight as they arrived from various directions, and in which neither side had a clear idea of their enemy’s strength and location. Bautzen was a set piece b...