Session v
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Napoleon showed incredible resilience after being defeated in Russia, almost defeating the Sixth Coalition again through his strategic abilities. However, he faced many challenges including losses of resources and allies like Austria and Prussia joining the Coalition. The Coalition forces grew to include Russia, Britain, Prussia, and Austria seeking to defeat Napoleon once more. Napoleon achieved tactical victories at Lützen and Bautzen in 1813 despite his depleted forces, but the Coalition continued gaining strength and members under their Trachtenberg Plan, culminating in the Battle of Dresden where Napoleon again won tactically but the strategic situation remained against him.
Session v
- 1. <br />Napoleon, Part 2<br /> Session v<br /> Sixth Coalition<br />I. Down But Not Out<br />A. Napoleon’s incredible resilience <br />1. the challenge of fighting on<br />a. the Spanish ulcer<br />2. he almost pulls it off!<br />B. the challenge<br />1. materiel losses<br />2. the Marie-Louises<br />3. cavalry remounts<br />a. Napoleon’s horsemanship vs Wellington’s<br />II. Hit ‘im Again, He’s Corsican<br />Austria’s role1. Metternich<br />2. Marie-Louises<br />3. Schwarzenberg<br />Prussia
- 3. a. Convention of Tauroggen2. military reforms<br />a. Krumpersystem and Freikorps<br />C. Russia<br />1. Alexander vs Kutusov<br />D. Britain<br />1. The “Second American Revolution”<br />2. effect of the War of 1812 on Britain’s military resources<br />3. the Peace of Ghent, Dec 1814-status quo ante bellum<br />III. Lützen and Bautzen<br />Lützen, 2 May 1813
- 4. 1. strategic situation after the Russian disaster
- 5. a. Wittgenstein succeeds Kutusov
- 7. c. Bonaparte’s Master Plan
- 9. a. French victory-the myth of Napoleonic invincibility restored
- 10. b. lack of follow-up-green troops & lack of cavalry resourcesB. Bautzen, 20-21 May 1813<br />1. From Lützen to Bautzen<br />a. once again, Napoleon divides his enemies and takes the interior position<br />2. the battle<br />a. Ney’s blunders<br />IV. Dresden 26-27 August 1813<br />The Armistice, 4 June-16 August
- 11. 1. the aims of Metternich and Bonaparte
- 12. 2. the outcomeB. Maneuvers<br />1. Napoleon’s plan<br />2. battlefield realities<br />C. The Battle for Dresden<br />1. another French victory<br />a. the aftermath-Kulm<br />2. the Trachtenberg Plan<br />D. Results<br />9/18/11<br />