Battle of Hagelberg
The 'Battle of Hagelberg (also: Battle of Lübnitz) took place on 27 August 1813, following the Battle of Grossbeeren and in the run-up to the Battle of Leipzig during the War of the Sixth Coalition. A Prussian force of mostly Landwehr militia, together with Russian Cossacks, destroyed a French, Saxon and Westphalian force of 8,900 men.
| Battle of Hagelberg | |||||||
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| Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
Prussian Landwehr at Hagelberg by Richard Knötel | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Prussia Russia |
France Saxony Westphalia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Karl Friedrich von Hirschfeld Alexander Chernyshyov | Jean-Baptiste Girard (WIA) (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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11,310 11 guns |
8,900 23 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,759 |
6,000 8 guns | ||||||
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