Battle of Lützen

Quand

2 mai 1813

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

51.22° N, 12.18° E

Description

1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition

1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition

The Battle of Lützen, fought on 2 May 1813 near the town of Lützen in Saxony, was a major engagement during the War of the Sixth Coalition. It pitted Napoleon Bonaparte's French forces against a coalition army of Prussian and Russian troops commanded by Generals Wittgenstein and Blücher. The battle marked Napoleon's attempt to reassert dominance in Central Europe following his disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812.

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