Battle of Dresden

:For the bombing of Dresden in World War II, see Bombing of Dresden in World War II.

Battle

On the same day as Katzbach, Marshal Schwarzenberg, with over 200,000 men of the Austrian Army of Bohemia (and accompanied by the Austrian Emperor, the Russian Tsar and the Prussian King) attacked Saint-Cyr. But Napoleon arrived quickly and unexpectedly with reinforcments to repell this assault. Outnumbered 2-1 Napoleon attacked the following day (August 27), turned the allied left flank, and won an impressive tactical victory. Then suddenly, he had to leave the field (some speculate due to a fit of epilepsy) and the failure to follow up on his success allowed Schwarzenberg to withdraw and narrowly escape encirclement. The Coalition had lost some 38,000 men and 40 guns. French casualties totaled around 10,000.

Related Topics:
August 27 - Epilepsy

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