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Battle of Bautzen
- When
- 20–21 May 1813
- Where
- Bautzen
Napoleon defeated a combined Prusso-Russian army at Bautzen on 20–21 May 1813, pushing them back but failing to destroy them.
The combined Prusso-Russian army, retreating after their defeat at Lützen and massively outnumbered, was pushed back by Napoleon but escaped destruction. The Prussians were led by General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, and the Russians by General Peter Wittgenstein.
Sources
- Battle of Bautzen (1813) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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