Reports from the front are that, following the exit of Prussia from the war, the Allies have decided the time for tap dancing is over and an aggressive tango is in order, with every Allied army being flung in the general direction of the French. This has resulted in a storm of combat all happening on the same day - 4 September 1813.
Battle 1 (The Battle of Dahme)
Pahlen’s Russian cavalry corps encountered two French corps under Marmont & Ney converging on the Seyda/Dahme road. The Russians skilfully fell back south towards the support of the oncoming Austrian corps commanded by Meerveldt and joining with them, the Allies have turned to fight the French due west of Dahme.
Battle 2 (The Battle of Seyda)
Hearing that Marmont & Ney were engaged, the French Guard under Dumoustier (but with Napoleon in attendance we know who will really be in command…) marched to the sound of the guns hoping to fall on the Allies left flank. However, the Austrian CinC, Schwarzenberg, had the same idea and force marching to the battlefield, has crashed into the French Guard a mere 5kms from the other battle.
Battle 3 (The Battle of Baruth)
Further east, a French corps under Bertrand have encountered a Russian corps under Gortchakov. Scouts are informing both sides that help is on the way and as the battle unfolds they can expect reinforcements to appear. How many and how soon remains unclear.
Time will now freeze while the generals attempt to shake off the demands of real life and find the time to fight these battles. All the after action reports will follow soon.
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