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Battle of the Katzbach

When
26 August 1813
Where
Katzbach river between Wahlstatt and Liegnitz
Part of
Battle of the Katzbach: Blücher defeats Macdonald in Silesia

Major battle between French forces under MacDonald and Russo-Prussian army under Blücher during a thunderstorm in Silesia.

The battle occurred on 26 August 1813 at the Katzbach river between Wahlstatt and Liegnitz in the Prussian province of Silesia. It involved forces of the First French Empire under Marshal MacDonald against a Russo-Prussian army of the Sixth Coalition under Prussian Marshal Graf von Blücher.

Sources

  1. Battle of the Katzbach Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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