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19 October 1813
Battle of Nations
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The Battle of Nations at Leipzig pitches 320,000 soldiers from Russia,
Prussia, Austria and Sweden, with financial backing from the British,
against 170,000 French troops. Napoleon's military brilliance has brought
him many victories against similar odds (if not similar numbers) in the
past, but after the debacle of the invasion
of Russia, he has to rely on an inexperienced army of new recruits
against this well-equipped four-nation alliance. He is heavily defeated,
losing more than a third of his army.
'People accustomed to great victories know not how to support a day
of reverse.' Napoleon
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