Battle of the Katzbach

The Battle of the Katzbach on 26 August 1813, was a major battle of the Napoleonic Wars between the forces of the First French Empire under Marshal MacDonald and a Russo-Prussian army of the Sixth Coalition under Prussian Marshal Graf (Count) von Blücher. It occurred during a heavy thunderstorm at the Katzbach river between Wahlstatt and Liegnitz in the Prussian province of Silesia. Taking place the same day as the Battle of Dresden, it resulted in a Coalition victory, with the French retreating to Saxony.

Battle of the Katzbach
Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition

Battle of the Katzbach by Eduard Kaempffer
Date26 August 1813
Location
near Liegnitz, Prussia
51°06′17″N 16°05′57″E
Result Russo-Prussian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Prussia
 Russian Empire		 French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gebhard von Blücher
Ludwig Yorck
Osten-Sacken		 Jacques MacDonald
Jacques Lauriston
François Bastien Sébastiani
Units involved
Army of Silesia Army of the Bober
Strength
80,000–95,000 60,000–75,000
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed and wounded (battle)
22,000 (campaign)		 Unknown casualties (battle)
30,000 (campaign)
103 guns
Location within Europe
War of the Sixth Coalition:
German campaign
200km
125miles
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