Four Lost Battles (2nd Edition): Quadrigame of the Dresden Campaign

About this board game

Four Lost Battles (2nd Edition): Quadrigame of the Dresden Campaign is a historical Napoleonic wargame for 1–4 players, with approximately 240 minutes of play. It covers four battles from the Autumn Campaign of August–September 1813, following Napoleon’s victory at Dresden and the subsequent collapse of his chances for victory.

The game presents four separate battles fought by Napoleon’s subordinates over a two-week period. Together, they illustrate the impact of the Allied Fabian strategy: avoiding Napoleon himself on the battlefield while engaging his subordinate commanders.

• Grossbeeren: To the Gates of Berlin, 23 August
• Katzbach: A Perilous Passage, 26 August
• Kulm: Enfilade in the Mountains, 29–30 August
• Dennewitz: Collapse in the North, 6 September

This second edition updates the 2005 release with new maps and the Universal Card System. It belongs to The Library of Napoleonic Battles, formerly known as the Napoleon’s Last Battles series.

The campaign unfolds against the backdrop of earlier French defeats at Grossgörschen and Bautzen. In July 1813, Prussia, Russia, and later Austria agreed on an Allied strategy at Trachenberg, setting the stage for the battles represented in Four Lost Battles (2nd Edition).

At the game’s scale, each hex represents 480 meters, each game turn represents one hour, and each strength point represents 500–800 men. By 6 September, a battle near Leipzig was certain, leading toward the Battle of Nations in October 1813.