Battle of Großbeeren
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The Battle of Großbeeren occurred on 23 August 1813 in neighboring Blankenfelde and Sputendorf between the Prussian III Corps under Friedrich von Bülow and the Franco-Saxon VII Corps under Jean Reynie
Rain having rendered small arms fire impossible, Saxon infantry (left) use musket butts and bayonets to defend a churchyard against a Prussian onslaught
Memorial tower in Großbeeren
Medal for the opening on 23 August 1913 of the memorial tower at Großbeeren, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the battle, obverse
Medal for the opening on 23 August 1913 of the memorial tower at Großbeeren, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the battle, reverse.
Nicolas Oudinot
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Nicolas Charles Oudinot, duc de Reggio was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is known to have been wounded 34 times in battle, being hit by artillery shells
Battle of Großbeeren
…had hoped to drive the Prussians out of the Sixth Coalition by capturing their capital, but the swamps south of Berlin combined with rain and marshal Nicolas Oudinot's ill health all contributed to the French defeat. Following the Battle of Bautzen, in May 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition, both sides…
Oudinot by Robert Lefèvre, 1811
Oudinot as a lieutenant colonel of the 3rd battalion of the volunteers of the Meuse, 1792
Napoleon giving instructions to Oudinot at Friedland
Heraldic achievement of Nicolas-Charles Oudinot as Duke of Reggio