Battle of Leipzig
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The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was a decisive 1813 defeat of Napoleon’s forces by a coalition of European powers, marking a major turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
→
battle → decisive battle → |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Nations → |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
→
surface form: "Austrian Empire"
First French Empire → Prussia →
surface form: "Kingdom of Prussia"
Kingdom of Saxony → Kingdom of Sweden → Russian Empire → |
| cause | Sixth Coalition’s effort to expel French forces from Germany → |
| combatantCommander |
Nicolas Soult
→
surface form: "Jean-de-Dieu Soult"
Joachim Murat → Michel Ney → |
| commander |
Karl XIII of Sweden
→
surface form: "Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden"
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia →
surface form: "Frederick William III of Prussia"
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher → Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg → Napoleon Bonaparte → Alexander I of Russia →
surface form: "Tsar Alexander I of Russia"
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| conflict | War of the Sixth Coalition → |
| country | Kingdom of Saxony → |
| describedAs | one of the largest battles in Europe prior to World War I → |
| endDate | 1813-10-19 → |
| followedBy |
French campaign of 1814
→
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) → |
| hasEffect |
encouraged German nationalism
→
ended French control over much of Germany → forced Napoleon’s retreat westward → led to the invasion of France in 1814 → precipitated Napoleon’s first abdication → |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era → |
| location |
Kingdom of Saxony
→
Leipzig → |
| namedAfter |
Leipzig
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surface form: "city of Leipzig"
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| numberOfCasualties | over 80000 → |
| numberOfCombatants | over 500000 → |
| opponent |
Coalition powers
→
First French Empire → |
| partOf |
War of the Sixth Coalition
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surface form: "German campaign of 1813"
Napoleonic Wars → |
| pointInTime | October 1813 → |
| precededBy |
War of the Sixth Coalition
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surface form: "German campaign of 1813"
|
| result | decisive Coalition victory → |
| significantEvent |
defection of Saxon troops to the Coalition
→
destruction of the bridge over the Elster River → |
| startDate | 1813-10-16 → |
| strategicObjective | break Napoleon’s control of central Europe → |
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this entity surface form: "Battle of Leipzig (1813)"