Battle of Liebertwolkwitz

Battle of Liebertwolkwitz
Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition
Cavalry battle of Liebertwolkwitz (Richard Knötel, c. 1901)
Date 14 October 1813 Location Liebertwolkwitz, Wachau and Güldengossa area, south of Leipzig 51°16′58″N 12°27′50″E / 51.282778°N 12.463889°E / 51.282778; 12.463889 Result Undecisive
Belligerents
Prussia  Russia  Austria	France
Commanders and leaders
Peter Wittgenstein Friedrich Kleist von Nollendorf	Joachim Murat Claude-Victor Perrin
Strength
60,000	49,000 156 guns
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War of the Sixth Coalition:
German campaign

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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.^[1]