Battle of Dresden
1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of Dresden
The Battle of Dresden (26–27 August 1813) was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle took place around the city of Dresden in modern-day Germany, then the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony. With the recent addition of Austria, the Sixth Coalition felt emboldened in their quest to expel the French from Central Europe. Despite being heavily outnumbered, French forces under Napoleon scored a victory against the Army of Bohemia led by Generalissimo Karl von Schwarzenberg. However, Napoleon's victory did not lead to the collapse of the coalition, and the weather and the uncommitted Russian reserves who formed an effective rearguard precluded a major pursuit. Three days after the battle, the Coalition surrounded and destroyed a French corps advancing into their line of withdrawal at the Battle of Kulm. Dresden lies on the banks of the Elbe. Strategically, the Dresden Augustus Bridge (the only permanent bridge in the city at that time) was a choke point for Schwarzenberg's coalition...
Read on Wikipedia · Image Carle Vernet (1758 - 1836) and Jacques François Swebach (1769-1823)JoJan - artwork by Vernet and Swebach, Public domain
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