Lützen and Bautzen
May 2, 1813
In May, Napoleon fought two hard battles in Saxony against the Russo-Prussian coalition and pushed them back - but at a cost he could not afford. Marshal Bessières and the emperor's childhood friend Duroc were among the dead. It was the last of the old Napoleonic spring campaigns, and the last months in which he could dictate anything.
In context
Also in 1813 (4 other events on record)
- Battle of the Nations at Leipzig · Europe · War
- Vitoria Ends French Spain · Europe · War
- Tecumseh Dies at the Thames · North America · War
- Horseshoe Bend · North America · War
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Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.