What the records say
- When
- 28 Sep 1813
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.98° N, 12.43° E
- Description
- 1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Altenburg
1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
The raid at Altenburg on 28 September 1813 took place during the War of the Sixth Coalition's German Campaign of 1813. The raid was carried out by the Streifkorp under the command of Saxon General Johann von Thielmann commanding seven regiments of Cossacks, a squadron each of Saxon Hussars and Dragoons, and a detachment of Saxon Freikorps numbering about 1,500 cavalry.
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