Europe 1813: Battle of Leipzig
16 October 1813
16 Oct 1813
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Battle of Leipzig
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By October 1813 Russian, Prussian, Austrian, and Swedish armies were converging on the French in Saxony, prompting Napoleon to pull back to Leipzig. However, he was still severely outnumbered and, despite Napoleon’s generalship, the Allies decisively defeated the French in a four-day battle.
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