Battle of Leipzig

battle_name=Battle of Leipzig

Aftermath

Total casualties are uncertain, estimates range from 80,000 to 110,000 killed or wounded from both sides. Taking an estimate of 95,000 total, the Coalition lost 55,000 and the French 40,000, with around 30,000 French taken prisoner. Amongst the casualties was the French marshal, Józef Antoni Poniatowski, who had only received his marshal's baton the previous day. The battle ended the First French Empire's presence east of the Rhine and brought a number of German states over to the Coalition.

Related Topics:
Józef Antoni Poniatowski - First French Empire - Rhine

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The course of the battle in the city of Leipzig is marked by numerous monuments and the 45 Apel-stones that mark important lines of the French and allied troops.

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