Modern era · 1813
Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813 at Leipzig, Saxony. The Coalition armies of Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Russia, led by Tsar Alexander I, Karl von Schwarzenberg, Gebhard von Blücher and Swedish Crown Prince Charles John, decisively defeated the Grande Armée of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
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- When
- 16 Oct 1813 – 19 Oct 1813
- Where
- Leipzig
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Carl von Clausewitz1780 – 1831German-Prussian general and military theorist (1780–1831)
Charles XIV John of Sweden1763 – 1844King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844)
Joachim Murat1767 – 1815Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves, The king of Naples (1767-1815)
Michel Ney1769 – 1815French general (1769–1815)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher1742 – 1819Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly1761 – 1818Baltic German general (1761-1818)
Before and after
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