Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig. Еngraving, hand-coloured, Pennington Catalogue p. 1350.
Historic map of the battle of the nations by Leipzig (18.10.1813)
Saxony, German State, 3 Mark 1913 Silver Coin Monument to the Battle of the Nations 1813 - 1913, Battle of Leipzig Centennial. 16.69 g Ag 0.900 The monument to the Battle of the Nations, curved above: "18. OKTOBER *1813 = 1913*". Mint mark E below for Saxony./ Crowned Imperial Eagle, around: "*DEUTSCHES REICH date * DREI MARK *". Edge lettering: "GOTT MIT UNS". KM 1275. Medallist: Friedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein, Dresden 1873 - 1945 Dresden Condition: Almost UNCIRCULATED
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Sachsen 1805 1815 pg394 Napoleon bei Leipzig am Morgen des 18. Oktober 1813
Sachsen 1805 1815 pg407 Plünderungs-Szene der Franzosen nach der Schlacht bei Leipzig
200 Jahre - Völkerschlacht LEIPZIG - 2013
The charge of the 19th Hungarian infantry regiment in the Battle of Leipzig (1813) againts the Frenchs
Sujet : Bataille de Leipzig (1813) Référence bibliographique : De Vinck, 8816 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Est19Vinck Éditeur : Nürnberg bei Friedrich Campe
Arco della Pace, detail
Svenska trupper stormar staden Leipzig år 1813.
Erstürmung der Schäferei Auenhayn bei Leipzig (Zeichnung von Ernst Wilhelm Straßberger)
Sujet : Bataille de Leipzig (1813) Scènes historiques -- 1800-1869 Référence bibliographique : Hennin, 13471 Couverture : 18 octobre 1813 Éditeur : A Lyon chez Bernasconi et C.ie grande rue de la Guillotière, N° 67
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The Battle of Leipzig, 16-19 October 1813
Rappresentazione della battaglia di Lipsia nel settore meridionale
Historical Overview
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. Napoleon's army also contained Polish and Italian troops, as well as Germans from the Confederation of the Rhine. The battle was the culmination of the German campaign of 1813 and involved about 560,000 soldiers, 2,200 artillery pieces, the expenditure of 400,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, and 133,000 casualties. This made it the largest of the battles during the Napoleonic Wars and, arguably, the deciding battle of the wars.
Quick Facts
Allied Coalition
- Commander: Schwarzenberg / Blücher
- Strength: ca. 365.000
- Casualties: ca. 54.000
Grande Armée
- Commander: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Strength: ca. 195.000
- Casualties: ca. 73.000
Strategic Context
Junction of all coalition armies for a decisive battle.
Related Literature
Die Schlacht: Waterloo 1815
Historical Locations
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