LC control no. | sh 85075916 |
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LC classification | DC236.5 DC236.68 |
Topical heading | Leipzig, Battle of, Leipzig, Germany, 1813 |
Variant(s) | Leipzig, Battle of, 1813 Leipzig (Germany), Battle of, 1813 Nations, Battle of the, Leipzig, Germany, 1813 |
See also | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns--Germany |
Found in | Smith, D.G. 1813, Leipzig, 2001: CIP galley (Crucial 3-day battle of Leipzig, known to posterity as the Battle of the Nations, was the biggest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. It was also one of Napoleon's worst defeats, 16, 17, and 18 Oct. 1813) Britannica Micro.: v. 7, p. 255 (Leipzig, Battle of, also called Battle of the Nations (Oct. 16-19, 1813), decisive defeat for Napoleon, resulting in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland.) |