Battle of Leipzig (Battle of the Nations)

Date and place

October 16th to 19th, 1813 near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

Involved forces

French army (190,000 men), under Emperor Napoleon the First.
Prussian-Austrian-Russian-Swedish coalition (330,000 men), under General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prince Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg and Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, Crown Prince of Sweden.

Casualties and losses

French army : 38 000 killed or injured and 20 000 prisoners.
Prussian-Austrian-Russian-Swedish coalition : 54 000 killed or injured.

Map of the of battle of Leipzig (Battle of the Nations)

Napoleonic Battles - Map of battle of Leipzig (Battle of the Nations)

Picture - "Siegesmeldung nach der Schlacht bei Leipzig". Painted 1839 by Johann Peter Krafft.

Napoleonic Battles - Picture of battle of Leipzig (Battle of the Nations) -

Testimony

Photos Credits

  Photos by Lionel A. Bouchon.
  Photos by Marie-Albe Grau.
  Photos by Floriane Grau.
  Photos by Michèle Grau-Ghelardi.
  Photos by Didier Grau.
  Photos made by people outside the Napoleon & Empire association.