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Napoleon & Empire

Battle of Lützen

Date and place

  • May 2nd, 1813 near Lützen, eighteen kilometers southwest of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

Involved forces

  • French army (120,000 men) under Emperor Napoleon the First. 
  • Prussian and Russian armies (73,000 men) under Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher and Count Ludwig Adolf Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg. 

Casualties and losses

  • French army : 2 757 killed, 16 898 injured. 
  • Prussian and Russian armies : 38 000 dead or wounded. 

Picture - "Napoleon the First at the Battle of Lützen, May 2nd, 1813". Painted by Louis-François Couche.

Napoleonic Battles - Picture of the battle of Lützen -

Photos Credits

 Photo of Lionel A. Bouchon Photos by Lionel A. Bouchon.
 Photo of Marie-Albe Grau Photos by Marie-Albe Grau.
 Photo of Floriane Grau Photos by Floriane Grau.
 Photo of Michèle Grau-Ghelardi Photos by Michèle Grau-Ghelardi.
 Photo of Didier Grau Photos by Didier Grau.
 Photo of various authors Photos made by people outside the Napoleon & Empire association.