Occurring a little over a week after a key alliance switch in the Treaty of Ried, this engagement was preceded by the Battle of Bautzen, which led to the institution of the Trachenberg Plan by one side.
Occurring a little over a week after a key alliance switch in the Treaty of Ried, this engagement was preceded by the Battle of Bautzen, which led to the institution of the Trachenberg Plan by one side. Fighting in this engagement occurred along the Parthe, Pleisse and Elster Rivers and near the villages of Wachau, Mockern and Dolitz, eventually leading to the death of Jozef Poniatowski, the nephew of the last king of Poland. A victory for Charles XIV John of Sweden and Gerhard von Blucher, for 10 points, name this October, 1813 loss for Napoleon in Germany.
Occurring a little over a week after a key alliance switch in the Treaty of Ried, this engagement was preceded by the Battle of Bautzen, which led to the institution of the Trachenberg Plan by one side.
Battle of {Leipzig} [accept {Battle} of the {Nations} until read]