Battle of Wartenburg

Battle of Wartenburg
	Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition
	; Yorck at Wartenburg
Date	3 October 1813
Location	Wartenburg (Kemberg)51°48′41″N 12°46′53″E / 51.8114°N 12.7814°E
Result	Prussian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	France Italy; Württemberg;
Commanders and leaders
Gebhard von Blücher; Ludwig von Yorck	Henri Gatien Bertrand
Strength
16,000 men, 64 guns	13,000–15,000 men, 24 guns
Casualties and losses
2,100 men	1,900–2,000 men, 13 guns
	Location within Europe

War of the Sixth Coalition:
German campaign

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112miles

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The Battle of Wartenburg (German: Schlacht bei Wartenburg) took place on 3 October 1813 between the French IV Corps commanded by General Henri Gatien Bertrand and the Allied Army of Silesia, principally the I Corps of General Ludwig von Yorck with the personal participation of the army commander, Gebhard L. von Blücher. The battle allowed the Army of Silesia to cross the Elbe, ultimately leading to the Battle of Leipzig.