Battle of Möckern (1813)

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battle engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition

The Battle of Möckern (1813) was a key engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition near Leipzig, where Allied forces checked Napoleon’s troops in the opening phase of the decisive Battle of Leipzig.

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Battle of Möckern (1813) canonical 1
First Battle of Möckern (1813) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Möckern (1813) ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Möckern (1813)
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
surface form: French Empire

Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Russian Empire ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
campaign Leipzig campaign ⓘ
captured French artillery pieces ⓘ
several thousand French prisoners ⓘ
casualtiesAndLossesApproximate around 11,000 French casualties ⓘ
around 9,000 Allied casualties ⓘ
commander Duke of Ragusa ⓘ
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow ⓘ
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
Marshal Auguste de Marmont ⓘ
Duke Eugen of Württemberg ⓘ
surface form: Prince Eugen of Württemberg

Yorck von Wartenburg ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ
date 16 October 1813 ⓘ
era early 19th century ⓘ
followedBy subsequent phases of the Battle of Leipzig ⓘ
involves artillery bombardment ⓘ
cavalry actions ⓘ
infantry combat ⓘ
location Möckern ⓘ
near Leipzig ⓘ
notableFor collapse of Marmont’s corps under Allied pressure ⓘ
intense street fighting in and around Möckern ⓘ
opponentOf First French Empire ⓘ
surface form: French Empire

Prussia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
partOf Battle of Leipzig ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
partOfLargerEvent Battle of the Nations ⓘ
precededBy Autumn campaign of 1813 ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
side Allied Army of Silesia ⓘ
French IV Corps ⓘ
strategicSignificance checked Napoleon’s forces on the northern flank at Leipzig ⓘ
contributed to the overall Allied success at the Battle of Leipzig ⓘ
strengthApproximate about 30,000 French troops ⓘ
about 52,000 Allied troops ⓘ
theatre German campaign of 1813 ⓘ

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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher → battle → Battle of Möckern (1813) ⓘ
Battle of Möckern (1813) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Möckern (1813) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Möckern (1813)