Battle of the Nations

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The Battle of the Nations was a major 1813 Napoleonic War engagement near Leipzig in which a coalition of European powers decisively defeated Napoleon’s forces.

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Battle of the Nations canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle
battle
decisive battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Leipzig
belligerent Austrian Empire
Confederation of the Rhine
French Empire
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Sweden
Russian Empire
casualties very high on both sides
commander Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Joachim Murat
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
King Frederick William III of Prussia
Michel Ney
Napoleon Bonaparte
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
conflict Napoleonic Wars
consequence collapse of French control east of the Rhine
opening of the Allied invasion of France in 1814
countryAtTime Kingdom of Saxony
date 16 October 1813
17 October 1813
18 October 1813
19 October 1813
endDate 1813-10-19
era 19th century
followedBy Allied invasion of France (1814)
hasMemorial Völkerschlachtdenkmal
isTurningPointIn Napoleonic Wars
War of the Sixth Coalition
location Kingdom of Saxony
Saxony
near Leipzig
memorialLocation Leipzig
notableAs one of the largest battles in Europe prior to World War I
outcome French retreat from Germany
partOf War of the Sixth Coalition
precededBy German campaign of 1813
presentDayLocation Germany
result decisive Coalition victory
startDate 1813-10-16
strength over 500000 troops engaged
theatre German campaign of 1813
year 1813

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Battle of Leipzig alsoKnownAs Battle of the Nations
Battle of Möckern (1813) partOfLargerEvent Battle of the Nations