Battle of Lüneburg

Battle of Lüneburg
	Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition
Date	2 April 1813
Location	Lüneburg, Bouches-de-l'Elbe, French Empire53°15′9″N 10°24′52″E
Result	Coalition victory
Belligerents
Russia; Prussia	France; Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Wilhelm von Dörnberg; Karl von Borcke	Joseph Morand (DOW)
Units involved
	34th Division
Strength
3,100, 6 guns	2,800, 9 guns
Casualties and losses
300 killed and wounded	2,300 captured, 9 guns, 3 flags
	Location within Europe

In the Battle of Lüneburg on 2 April 1813, Allied Russians and Prussians were victorious over a French and Saxon division. The battle was the first major combat action after the retreat of the defeated French in Russia behind the Elbe. Its importance lay in the moral effect on the German public as the first success of the Allies in the wars of liberation that were now beginning.

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