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Königswartha
Battle Name : Königswartha
Date(s) : 19 May 1813
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Leipzig Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for Russian forces over French Allies [Italian]
Type of battle : Land
Summary
In the presence of a far superior force the Italians made the fundamental error of not putting out an adequate security screen. They were overwhelmed losing more than a third of their troops.
Location
A village in Saxony about 10 miles north of Bautzen. (Germany)
Casualty figures
French Allies [Italian]
- Number engaged :
- 8,500
- Casualties :
- 2,900 (34.12%)
Russian forces
- Number engaged :
- 20,000
- Casualties :
- 1,100 (5.50%)
