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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Battle of Leipzig canonical 53
Battle of Leipzig (1813) 1

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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
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
surface form: city of Leipzig
numberOfCasualties over 80000
numberOfCombatants over 500000
opponent Coalition powers
First French Empire
partOf War of the Sixth Coalition
surface form: German campaign of 1813

Napoleonic Wars
pointInTime October 1813
precededBy War of the Sixth Coalition
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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“La Garde” engagedInConflict Battle of Leipzig
subject surface form: La Garde
Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard engagedIn Battle of Leipzig
Foot Artillery of the Guard engagement Battle of Leipzig
Prince Józef Poniatowski notableEvent Battle of Leipzig