Battle of Möckern

The Battle of Möckern (or Dannigkow) was a series of heavy clashes between allied Prusso-Russian troops under Wittgenstein and Napoleonic French forces south of Möckern. It occurred on 5 April 1813. It ended in a French defeat and formed the successful prelude to the "Liberation War" against Napoleon (the German name for the German theatre of the War of the Sixth Coalition).

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

Painting of the German artist Richard Knötel (1857-1914): Battle of Möckern
Date5 April 1813
Location
Möckern, Prussia
52.14°N 11.95°E / 52.14; 11.95
Result Prussian–Russian victory
Belligerents
French Empire Prussia
Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Eugène de Beauharnais Ludwig zu Wittgenstein
Strength

37,000 to 50,000

  • up to 46,000 infantrymen
  • up to 4,000 cavalrymen

20,000 to 24,000

  • up to 19,000 infantrymen
  • up to 5,000 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses

900 to 2,200

  • up to 1,200 dead and wounded
  • up to 1,000 captured
 500 to 600 dead and wounded
Location within Europe
War of the Sixth Coalition:
German campaign
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125miles
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