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Napoleon: Total War campaign order, objectives and Coalition choices

Choose a campaign by its scale and rules before planning the first advance.

Edition covered

The 2010 Napoleon: Total War campaigns and battles. Pictures come from the Definitive Edition listing. Peninsular Campaign content is identified separately; Empire: Total War research and recruitment rules should not be assumed here.

Follow the Napoleon sequence

Napoleon: Total War campaign map with a British army selected.
Napoleon: Total War campaign map with a British army selected.

The Italian, Egyptian and European campaigns move from a focused regional war to a larger strategic conflict. Read each briefing and deadline; the campaigns are not one continuous sandbox map.

Napoleon campaign progression
CampaignTheaterPlanning emphasis
TutorialEarly learning scenariosMovement and battle controls
Italian campaignNorthern ItalyFocused operations and limited time
Egyptian campaignEgypt and nearby landsHeat, distance and attrition
European campaignMajor European theaterSeveral fronts and major powers
Peninsular CampaignIberian PeninsulaSeparate additional-content campaign

Use the Coalition for a different position

The Coalition campaign changes your nation and strategic situation. Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia each face a different balance of land defense, diplomacy and naval commitment.

Coalition selections
FactionBroad positionPriority
Great BritainIsland base and maritime powerNaval control and expedition planning
AustriaCentral European land powerManaging exposed continental fronts
PrussiaCentral and northern EuropeConcentrating armies for decisive battles
RussiaLarge eastern territoryDistance, reinforcement and campaign timing

Check campaign-specific rules

The Peninsular Campaign is additional content with a separate theater and political setting. Its localized systems should not be assumed in the original European campaign.

Keep the objective panel visible

A successful battlefield victory may leave the campaign requirement unfinished. Track the required cities, territorial control and time limit before sending an army into a long detour.

Useful tip

A successful battlefield victory may leave the campaign requirement unfinished. Track the required cities, territorial control and time limit before sending an army into a long detour.

References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Publisher game and edition listingstore.steampowered.com
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