Battle of Reichenbach
Battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of Reichenbach | |||||||
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Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
General Dezydery Chłapowski at the Battle of Reichenbach on 22 May 1813 by Zygmunt Rozwadowski, 1929 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Napoleon Bonaparte Géraud Duroc † Jean Reynier | Eugen of Württemberg | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
VII Corps 1st Cavalry Corps V Corps[1] | 3rd Division 4th Division[2] |
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German campaign
- Danzig
- Kalisz
- Lüneburg
- Möckern
- Halle
- Lützen
- Gersdorf
- Königswartha
- Weißig
- Bautzen
- Reichenbach
- Haynau
- Hoyerswerda
- Luckau
- Lauenbourg
- Großbeeren
- Katzbach
- Dresden
- Hagelberg
- Kulm
- Dennewitz
- Göhrde
- 2nd Kulm
- Altenburg
- Rosslau
- Wartenburg
- Leipzig
- Dresden (siege)
- Torgau
- Hanau
- Hochheim
- Mainz
- Bornhöved
- Sehested
- Wittenberg
- Hamburg
The Battle of Reichenbach took place during the War of the Sixth Coalition. The battle resulted in a French victory, after Russian forces retreated. Notably, one of Napoleon's closest friends, Grand Marshal Duroc, died in this battle.[3]
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