FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE

DECEMBER 1809 FRENCH TURN
The Emperor returns to Paris from Spain amid rumblings of defeat in central Europe. Meanwhile, Davout withdraws and consolidates the Grande Armee to Posen.

Massena and Poniatowski beat back the Russo-Swedish amphibious incursion into Hannover.

Battles
Date	Name	Attacker	Defender	Description	Victor	Casualties
December 1809	Hannover	Massena 30,000	Barclay de Tolly 15,000	Massena marches 30,000 men to Hannover where Barclay de Tolly awaits with a mixed force of 15,000 Russians and Swedes, including the Russian Imperial Guard. Unsure or the situation at Lubeck, Barclay chooses to defend in the field. Before the battle begins, Massena slips a division across Barclay's line of retreat, totally compromising the Russian defense. Barclay orders a withdrawal but is hampered by French cavalry and bad weather. Only the Russian Guard survives the debacle.	France	5,000 French 10,000 Russian
December 1809	Pannerborn	Poniatowski 20,000	Sweden 10,000	Poniatowski attacks the Russian base at Lubeck with 20,000 men. The 10,000 Swedes defending the city are largely untrained conscripts and put up only token resistance before being overrun. The Russian transports in the harbor only barely avoid capture.	France	5,000 French 10,000 Swedes

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DECEMBER 1809 ALLIED TURN
Deciding against further campaigning for the year, Kutusov withdraws the Russian army behind the Vistula and disperses into winter quarters.

Russian and English reinforcements land on the Prussian coast and push Poniatowski out of Lubeck.

Battles
Date	Name	Attacker	Defender	Description	Victor	Casualties
December 1809	Lubeck	Barclay 15,000 Moore 10,000	Poniatowski 15,000	Barclay marches the 5,000 survivors of his command where he is met by 10,000 Russian reinforcements and a 10,000 strong Anglo-Danish expeditionary force commanded by Moore. The 25,000 man army attacks Poniatowski's 15,000 men outside Lubeck. Poniatowski uses his cavalry superiority to deny the allies his flanks. The battle turns into a brutal series of frontal assaults. The attacks are unimaginative but effective. After 10 hours of grinding combat, Poniatowski is obliged to order a general withdrawal with the surviving remnants of his command.	Russia/England	15,000 French 10,000 Russian 5,000 English