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The Battle of Leipzig, [e] also known as the Battle of the Nations, [f] 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 and Karl von Schwarzenberg, decisively defeated the Grande Armée of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
The coalition now had a clear numerical superiority, which they eventually brought to bear on Napoleon's main forces, despite earlier setbacks such as the Battle of Dresden. The high point of allied strategy was the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, which ended in a decisive defeat for Napoleon. The Confederation of the Rhine was dissolved ...
The even larger Battle of Leipzig (also known as the Battle of Nations) was the largest battle in European history before World War I. Ultimately, Napoleon's earlier setbacks in Spain, Portugal and Russia proved to be the seeds of his undoing. With their armies reorganized, the allies drove Napoleon out of Germany in 1813 and invaded France in ...
The Monument to the Battle of the Nations (German: Völkerschlachtdenkmal) is a monument in Leipzig, Germany, to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and the city of Leipzig, it was completed in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the battle at a cost of six million goldmarks .
Allied order of battle [ edit ] As of 22 February 1944 [ 22 ] under the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe commanded by Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz , [ 9 ] the U.S. Eighth Air Force – Major General James H. Doolittle , [ 9 ] and Major General Frederick Lewis Anderson [ 23 ]
Battle of France: Allies and Axis: May 10, 1940 Operation Sea Lion: German: September 1940 (planned) Balkans campaign: German forces Axis order of battle for the invasion of Yugoslavia Yugoslav order of battle prior to the invasion of Yugoslavia: April 6 – May 3, 1941 Battle of Crete: Commonwealth, Greek and Axis forces: May 20 – June 1, 1941
The Declaration of Victory After the Battle of Leipzig (German: Siegesmeldung nach der Schlacht bei Leipzig) is an 1839 history painting by the German artist Johann Peter Krafft. [1] It depicts the scene on 19 October 1813 following the four-day Battle of Leipzig when the allied victory over Napoleon 's French Empire is reported by Karl Philipp ...
The new division commanders were Crenneville, Albrecht Murray de Melgum, and Prince Philipp of Hessen-Homburg. This was the organization used at the Battle of Leipzig on 16–19 October. [19] Before the battle, Gyulay's corps reached a position to the west of Napoleon's Grand Army, potentially cutting off the retreat of the French and their allies.