Battle of Liebertwolkwitz
| Battle of Liebertwolkwitz | |||||||
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| Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
Cavalry battle of Liebertwolkwitz (Richard Knötel, c. 1901) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Prussia Russia Austria | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Peter Wittgenstein Friedrich Kleist von Nollendorf |
Joachim Murat Claude-Victor Perrin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 60,000 |
49,000 156 guns | ||||||
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Napoleon in command
Napoleon not in command
The Battle of Liebertwolkwitz (German: Schlacht von Liebertwolkwitz, also the battle of Güldengossat) took place on 14 October 1813 between French forces commanded by field marshal Joachim Murat and the Sixth Coalition's Allied Army commanded by Russian field marshal Peter Wittgenstein. It occurred around the village Liebertwolkwitz, a Saxony town south of Leipzig, two days before the start of the decisive battle of Leipzig. Clash is also referred as the biggest cavalry battle in military history with an approximate number of about 14,000 armed cavalrymen joining the both sides.