10.5
Leipzig, Battle of (19 October 1813)
The climax of Napoleon's campaign in Germany. It is also known as the Battle of Nations for the numbers involved: 370,000 Russian, Prussian, Swedish and Austrian troops; 198,000 French troops. It was Bonaparte's first major defeat on a battlefield. His retreat ended with his abdication in 1814.
Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History, © Andromeda 2001
The climax of Napoleon's campaign in Germany. It is also known as the Battle of Nations for the numbers involved: 370,000 Russian, Prussian, Swedish and Austrian troops; 198,000 French troops. It was Bonaparte's first major defeat on a battlefield. His retreat ended with his abdication in 1814.
Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History, © Andromeda 2001
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