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Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Leipzig was a battle fought on 16 October 1813 at Leipzig, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Coalition victory.
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Record
| Date | 16 October 1813 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Leipzig, Germany 51.312N, 12.413E | |
| Part of | War of the Sixth Coalition (1813 to 1814) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Coalition victory | |
| Territorial change | Dissolution of the Rhine Confederation; France loses complete control of all territories east of the Rhine | |
| Belligerents | Russian Empire; Austrian Empire; Kingdom of Prussia; Sweden; Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Saxon army (from 18 October); Kingdom of Württemberg (from 18 October); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Breitenfeld 1642, 4.1 km
- Battle of Breitenfeld 1631, 11 km
- Battle of Lützen 1632, 19 km
- Battle of Lützen 1813, 19 km
- Battle on the Elster 1080, 24 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Göhrde 16 September 1813
- After: Battle of Hanau 31 October 1813
- All 53 engagements of War of the Sixth Coalition
Elsewhere in 1813
- Battle of Vitoria Spain
- Battle of the Thames Canada
- Battle of Lake Erie Canada
- Battle of Mecca Saudi Arabia
- Battle of San Lorenzo Argentina
Battle of Leipzig is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q151005, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Leipzig, revision 1384379305, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.