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| Battle of Lützen |
| Date of battle | May 2, 1813 |
| Conflict | Napoleonic Empire Wars |
| Site of battle | Near Lützen[?], southwest of Leipzig, Germany |
| Combatant 1 | France |
| Commanders | Napoleon I of France
General Jacques Lauriston[?]
Michel Ney
Nicolas Oudinot[?]
Auguste Marmont[?] |
| Strength | 120,000 troops, no cavalry |
| Combatant 2 | Prussia, Russia |
| Commanders | Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg[?],
Gebhard von Blücher[?] |
| Strength | 73,000 troops |
Result | French repulsed the pursuing army |
| Casualties | (1): 22,000
(2): 20,000 |
This
Battle of Lützen 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 Lützen 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.
Battle of Lützen (1632)
