Battle of Leipzig
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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 Alex
Battle of Leipzig Vladimir Moshkov, 1815
Napoleon and Poniatowski at Leipzig, by January Suchodolski
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia and supreme commander of the Coalition armies
Karl von Schwarzenberg of Austria, commander-in-chief of the Coalition armies
War of the Sixth Coalition
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The War of the Sixth Coalition, sometimes known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation saw a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Sardinia, and a number of
Battle of Leipzig
…during the Napoleonic Wars and, arguably, the deciding battle of the wars. Decisively defeated, Napoleon was compelled to return to France while the Sixth Coalition kept up its momentum, dissolving the Confederation of the Rhine and invading France early the next year. Napoleon was forced to abdicate and was exiled…
War of the sixth coalition
Strategic situation in Europe in 1813
The Battle of Hanau by Horace Vernet, 1824. Napoleon defeated a Bavarian force and their Austrian allies under Marshal Wrede at the Battle of Hanau in late October 1813.
The charge of the Life Guards Cossacks at Leipzig