Battle of Kulm

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The Battle of Kulm was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Coalition forces halted and defeated a French corps in Bohemia, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s influence in Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Chlumec ⓘ
belligerent Austrian Empire ⓘ
French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign German campaign of 1813 ⓘ
casualtiesCoalition several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesFrench around 7,000–13,000 captured ⓘ
over 10,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
commandedForce French I Corps ⓘ
commander Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy ⓘ
Dominique Vandamme ⓘ
Friedrich von Kleist ⓘ
linked to: von Kleist

Hieronymus von Colloredo-Mansfeld ⓘ
Johann von Klenau ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
countryAtTime Austrian Empire ⓘ
date 1813-08-29 ⓘ
endDate 1813-08-30 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Kulm (Second Day) at Priesten ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kulm
hasMemorial monuments near Chlumec commemorating the battle ⓘ
historicalSignificance important Coalition success in the 1813 campaign ⓘ
involves Coalition forces of Austria, Russia, and Prussia ⓘ
French I Corps under Vandamme ⓘ
linked to: French I Corps
location Bohemia ⓘ
near Kulm, Bohemia ⓘ
notableEvent capture of most of Vandamme’s corps ⓘ
encirclement of French forces by converging Coalition troops ⓘ
opponent Austrian Empire ⓘ
French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Dresden ⓘ
presentDayCountry Czech Republic ⓘ
presentDayLocation Chlumec, Czech Republic ⓘ
result Coalition victory ⓘ
startDate 1813-08-29 ⓘ
strategicEffect contributed to rollback of Napoleon’s influence in Central Europe ⓘ
halted French advance into Bohemia ⓘ
weakened French position before the Battle of Leipzig ⓘ
strengthCoalition approximately 50,000–60,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthFrench approximately 30,000–32,000 soldiers ⓘ
tacticalOutcome French corps defeated and forced to surrender ⓘ
terrain mountainous and wooded area near the Ore Mountains ⓘ
year 1813 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of the Sixth Coalition → majorBattle → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
Army of Bohemia → engagement → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
Battle of Dresden → followedBy → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
Battle of Kulm → followedBy → Battle of Kulm (Second Day) at Priesten ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kulm
War of Liberation → hasSignificantBattle → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov → notableWork → The Battle of Kulm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kulm
Armistice of Pläswitz → before → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
Autumn campaign of 1813 → hasPart → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
Leipzig campaign → hasPart → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
Peter Wittgenstein → notableBattle → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
subject linked to: General Peter Wittgenstein
Chlumec → historicallyNotableFor → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
subject linked to: Chlumec, Czech Republic
Chlumec → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Kulm ⓘ
subject linked to: Chlumec, Czech Republic
VI Corps → engagedInBattle → Battle of Kulm ⓘ