Battle of Kulm

Battle of Kulm
	Part of the German campaign of 1813
	; Battle of Kulm ; Alexander von Kotzebue, 1843
Date	29–30 August 1813
Location	Kulm, Bohemia50°41′50″N 13°56′20″E / 50.6972°N 13.9389°E
Result	Coalition victory
Belligerents
France	Russia; Austria; Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Dominique Vandamme (POW)	Alexander Osterman-Tolstoy (WIA); Alexey Yermolov; Mikhail Barclay de Tolly; Mikhail Miloradovich; Hieronymus von Colloredo-Mansfeld; Friedrich von Kleist;
Strength
32,000–37,000	Initially:; 15,000–16,000; Totally:; 103,000
Casualties and losses
13,000 to 25,000 ; ; Details:; 6,000–9,000 killed or wounded;; 7,000–8,000 captured;; 48–81 guns;; 2 Imperial Eagles;; 2 guidons.	11,000 to 12,319 ; ; Details:; 11,000 killed or wounded;; 1,000 captured.
	Location within Europe

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German campaign

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The Battle of Kulm was fought near the town Kulm (Czech: Chlumec) and the village Přestanov (then called Priesten) in northern Bohemia. It was fought on 29–30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. A French corps under General Dominique Vandamme attacked Alexander Osterman-Tolstoy's Russian corps on 29 August. The next day, Friedrich von Kleist's Prussian corps hit Vandamme in the rear while Russian and Austrian reinforcements attacked the French front and left. Vandamme was defeated with the loss of between 13,000 and 25,000 men and 82 guns. Frederick William created an award for those who distinguished themselves in battle, the Kulm Cross.