Battle of L�tzen (1813) (original) (raw)
| Battle of L�tzen | |
| Date of battle | May 2, 1813 |
| Conflict | Napoleonic Empire Wars |
| Site of battle | Near L�tzen, southwest of Leipzig, Germany |
| Combatant 1 | France |
| Commanders | Napoleon I of FranceGeneral Jacques LauristonMichel NeyNicolas OudinotAuguste Marmont |
| Strength | 120,000 troops, no cavalry |
| Combatant 2 | Prussia, Russia |
| Commanders | Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg, Gebhard von Bl�cher |
| Strength | 73,000 troops |
| Result | French repulsed the pursuing army |
| Casualties | (1): 22,000 (2): 20,000 |
This Battle of L�tzen happened as Napoleon's army was on the way home from its Russian disaster. On May 2, 1813, Wittgenstein attacked Napoleon's advanced column near L�tzen to undo Napoleon's capture of Leipzig. After a day of heavy fighting, the combined Prussian and Russian force retreated, but without cavalry the French were unable to follow their defeated enemy.