Battle of Wartenburg

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

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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. The battle allowed the Army of Silesia to cross the Elbe, ultimately leading to the Battle of Leipzig.