Battle of Bautzen (1813)
1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the Battle of Bautzen (20–21 May 1813), a combined Prusso-Russian army, that was massively outnumbered, was pushed back by Napoleon but escaped destruction, with some sources claiming that Marshal Michel Ney failed to block their retreat. The Prussians under General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher and Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein, retreating after their defeat at Lützen were attacked by French forces under Napoleon.
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Battle of Bautzen | |||||||
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Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
Napoleon on white horse surrounded by his officers, receives a messenger. | |||||||
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France |
Russia Prussia | ||||||
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100,000–200,000[2][3][1][4] | 96,000–97,000[5][3][1][4] | ||||||
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20,000–25,000[6][7][1][8] | 11,000–20,000[6][7][1][8][2] | ||||||
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