Chapters: Battle of Leipzig, Battle of Hanau, Battle of Kulm, Treaties of Reichenbach, Treaty of T plitz, Treaty of Ried. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Battle of Leipzig or Battle of the Nations, fought on 16-19 October 1813, was one of the most decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon. The battle was fought on German soil and involved German troops on both sides, as a large proportion of Napoleon's troops actually came from the German Confederation of the Rhine. The battle involved over 600,000 soldiers, making it the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I. Knocked back on his heels, Napoleon returned to France, while the Allies kept their momentum, invading France early the next year. Napoleon was forced to abdicate, and was exiled to Elba that spring. Following Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia and his defeats in the Peninsular War, the anti-French forces had cautiously regrouped as the Sixth Coalition, comprising Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Britain, Spain, Portugal and certain smaller German states. In total, the Coalition could put into the field well over a million troops-indeed by the time of Leipzig, total Allied armies east of the Rhine probably exceeded a million. By contrast Napoleon's forces had shrunk to just a few hundred thousand. Napoleon sought to re-establish his hold in Germany, winning two hard-fought victories, at L tzen on 2 May and Bautzen on 20-21 May, over Russo-Prussian forces. The victories led to a brief armistice. He then won a major victory at Dresden on August 27. Following this, the Coalition forces, under the command of Gebhard von Bl cher, Crown Prince Carl Johan of Sweden and Karl von Schwarzenberg, Count Benningsen, and Barclay De Tolly of Russia followed the strategy outlined in the Trache...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=14715