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Attack on Russian Rearguard

Name: Attack on Russian Rearguard
Start: 1813-08-29
End: 1813-08-29
Location: Kulm

When: 29 August 1813
Where: Kulm
Part of: Battle of Kulm: Vandamme's corps destroyed by the Coalition

Vandamme's corps attacked Ostermann-Tolstoy's Russian rearguard near Kulm on 29 August 1813.

Vandamme deployed 34,000 soldiers and 84 guns against 14,700 to 16,000 Russian troops. The attack targeted formations protecting the retreating Coalition army, initiating the battle near Chlumec.

Sources

Battle of Kulm Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20

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