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
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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
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
War of the Sixth Coalition
…the Battle of Lützen, Napoleon would say: "These animals have learned something." The war saw battles at Lützen, Bautzen, and Dresden. The even larger Battle of Leipzig was the largest battle fought in Europe until World War II. Despite experiencing a collapse in the army following the invasion of Russia, Napoleon…
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