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War of the Sixth Coalition

War of the Sixth Coalition
Part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars
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Battle of Leipzig
Date March 1813 – May 1814
Location Europe
Result

Coalition victory, Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of Paris

Belligerents
Original coalition

After Battle of Leipzig

 First French Empire

Until January 1814

Commanders and leaders
Strength
approx. 800,000; 1,200,000+ after Napoleon's allies defect approx. 550,000. After German defection 400,000

Coalition victory, Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of Paris

After Battle of Leipzig

 First French Empire

Until January 1814

In the War of the Sixth Coalition (March 1813 – May 1814), a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and a number of German states finally defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba. After the disastrous French invasion of Russia of 1812, the continental powers joined Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal and the rebels in Spain who were already at war with France.

The War of the Sixth Coalition saw major battles at Lützen, Bautzen, and Dresden. The even larger Battle of Leipzig (also known as the Battle of Nations) was the largest battle in European history before World War I. Ultimately, Napoleon's earlier setbacks in Russia and Germany proved to be the seeds of his undoing. With their armies reorganized, the allies drove Napoleon out of Germany in 1813 and invaded France in 1814. The Allies defeated the remaining French armies, occupied Paris, and forced Napoleon to abdicate and go into exile. The French monarchy was revived by the allies, who handed rule to the heir of the House of Bourbon in the Bourbon Restoration.


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