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In 1809 the Austrian rulers
sought revenge for their defeat by Napoleon in 1805. Led by the capable
Archduke Charles, they invaded Barvaria in an attempt to destroy the
scattered Army of Germany. Can Napoleon arrive in time to unite his men or
will his army be defeated in detail? For more information available at the HPS website, click
here.

In 1812,
Napoleon took the greatest risk of his military career. His conquest of
continental Europe had resulted in every major power having been defeated
by his military might. But one conquest remained, that of Russia and her
armies. This campaign, over the vast distances of Russia, would be far
different and far longer than any he had attempted before. For more
information available at the HPS website, click
here.

Austria
suffered a major defeat at the hands of Napoleon in 1805. This led to the
dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1809 Austria sought revenge for
this insult. Austrian armies marched on Bavaria in an attempt to defeat
Napoleon's forces while they were separated. The French and their allies
proved they were up to the challenge and sent the Austrians packing. Now
Napoleon is on the offensive and is racing towards Vienna. Take up your
Marshall's baton as the French. Attempt to destroy the Austrian army
before it can unite. Or as Archduke Charles, defeat Napoleon's forces on
the legendary Marchfeld. For more information available at the HPS website, click
here.

On
18 June 1815, south of the small Belgian hamlet Waterloo in what was then
the Kingdom of the Netherlands, occurred one of the most decisive battles
of history. Napoleon Bonaparte hoped to destroy the coalition armies
arrayed against him by means of a quick, decisive campaign. His plan was
to defeat in detail each of his main antagonists, the Anglo-Allied army
under Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, and the Prussian army under
Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht Fuerst Bluecher von Wahlstatt.
While this campaign encompassed several months of the spring and summer of
1815, and ranged all along the wide flung frontiers of France, the four
days of the Waterloo campaign, from the crossing of the Netherlands border
by Napoleon’s Armée du Nord on 15 June, the indecisive actions at Quatres
Bras, Ligny and Wavre, and the disastrous French defeat at the hands of
the combined Anglo-Allied and Prussian armies on 18 June, decided the fate
of the emperor, and by implication, the Empire. But now you have the
opportunity to take command in this great campaign and change the course
of history.
For more information available at the HPS website, click
here.

In
1806, Napoleon took to the field against the Kingdom of Prussia, a
saber-rattling Queen, and several proud generals still clinging to a past
of glory under Frederick the Great. In less than two weeks of campaigning
the French were masters of Prussia and eastern Germany. Can you repeat the
historical performance of Napoleon and his army, or as the Prussians will
you inflict a stinging defeat upon the French? For more information at the
HPS website, click
here.

Grab
your musket and backpack and join Napoleon's legions as they march into
Swabia to encircle the unfortunate General Mack. Continue on down the
valley of the Danube as you pursue General Kutusov and his Russian hordes
as they attempt to evade your mighty army. Capture Vienna and press on to
meet up with destiny on the fields of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, where
Napoleon won his greatest victory. The Sun of Austerlitz has never shone
brighter than now as you embark on your conquest of the forces of the
Third Coalition.
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