by Hanpe- and the Emperor of Austria, from a m 
' 
ory. head quarters of the Russian army, now commanded 
by Witgenstein, in uence of the death of Kutu- 
cof, were tthe north of Leipsic; the Prussians, un 
‘Blucher, were to the south of that city. 
The first battle was fought in the plain of Lutzen. 
“It was brought on by che ttssiin general, who wished 
to prevent the junction of the different divisions of the 
French army. r to avenge the 
th em tea wae ed F. 
wron eir coun sustain rance, 
the ry a ; and ite soon became general along the lon. 
Thev: in front were several times taken and re- 
taken, and the action continued with great till 
seven of the evening of the2dof May. Theallies:kept 
possession of the field ; the 3d of May passed without 
fighting, and on the 4th Bonaparte retreated. But his 
zetreat was not continued far ; for the allies, though vic- 
torious, had so weakened themselves by their victory, 
that or could not oppose the advance of the French 
to the Elbe, which river they crossed at Dresden on the 
6th and 7th; and at this place Bonaparte fixed his head 
uarters. The King of Saxony having now joined the 
rench with his forces, the allies continued to retreat, 
and took up a position on the heights overhanging the 
Spree, with the centre of their front line behind Baut- 
‘ resolved to attack them, with his 
main army in front, while the divisions of Ney, Lauris- 
ier, turned their right. The latter part of 
this plan was foreseen, and frustrated by the Russian 
General, who ordered these divisions of the French to 
be separately attacked; this took place on the 19th. 
At four in the morning of the 20th, the d attack 
by the Frénch main army commenced ; after seven 
hours hard fightin so far prevailed, that the allies 
: soe poe er kirchen. . On the 21st 
good order, and presenting a formidable front to the 
ry oars was entered by Lauriston on 
of 
of the necessity under which the al- 
ee eee Seer eee cree om pets 
or, their or to put them out of ern 
advancing foe, Hamburgh was evacuated by 
short time, and an ineffectual resist« 
re yes rench, 
| hitherto been successful, and had dri« 
before him; but his successes and his ad- 
dearly purchased ; he therefore listened 
. uf Austria, who oe his mediation. 
consequence of it, a cessation of hostilities took place, 
and that a congress should ‘be held at 
But this congress produced no pacific result ; 
r, became 
, as soon as he saw that he was 
for The Crown Prince 
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minating in favour of the allies, their advanced guard 
encamped on the heights above that city on the 26th 
of Au On the following day, the French aban- 
their before Dresden, and withdrew into 
FRANCE. 
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though estimated at 130,000 men, thus defended, the History. 
allies resolved to move: but their enterprise was un- 
successful ; and on the following day, the 28th of Au- 
gust, the French became the assailants, the allies oc- 
cupying a very extended position on the heights round 
the city. In this engagement, General Moreau, who 
had come over from America to oppose Bonaparte, was 
mortally wolnded. The result of it was, that the allies 
retreated in the evening, having sustained a very con+ 
siderable loss. _They were pursued by a large division 
of the French under Generals Vandamme and Bertrand ; 
who were at first successful, but being unexpectedly 
attacked on. all sides by fresh corps of the Austrians 
and Prussians, Vandamme and 10,000 of his men were 
taken prisoners. 
A. D. 1813. 
Death of 
Moreau, 
_ The allies were also successful in Silesia, the reco- Success of 
very of which from the French was entrusted to Blu- the Allies: 
cher. Having defeated Marshal Macdonald, and taken 
18,000 prisoners, on the banks of the Katsbach, on 
the 2d of September, he encamped near Gorlitz, and 
in an address to his troops, congratulated them on the 
deliverance of Silesia from the enemy. ; 
On the 6th of this month, the Crown Prince of Swe- 
den having collected the Swedish and Russian armies, 
was informed that about 70,000 of the French, under pattle of 
the command of Ney, were in full march upon Juter- Juterboch. - 
boch, inorder) to attack a very inferior corps stationed 
there. He immediately ordered the Prussians under 
Bulow to support this corps, while he advanced as 
quickly as possible. The Prussians fought nobly against 
much superior numbers; and as soon as the columns 
of the Prince’s army began to appear, the French re- 
treated. Inthis action they lost nearly 18,000 men, and . 
80 pieces of cannon. 
different directions ; but Bonaparte, not cured of that 
obstinacy which had occasioned the ruin of his army at 
pi, ee: in remainingin Dresden till he found 
that the allies, by directing their Coat efforts towards 
Leipsic, would completely cut him off from France, un- 
ae uitted it. On the 7th of October, therefore, 
e 
he whole of the allies now approached Dresden in» 
resden in company with the King of Saxony, , 
and took up a position in the neighbourhood of Leipsic; . 
About this time, he was desert 
ria, who ordered 55,000 of his troops under General 
Wrede, to act with the Austrians. The allies having 
collected their respective armies round Leipsic, resolved 
by the King of Bavas - 
to attack the French in various points. Several very - 
severe battles took place in consequence of this, in all of 
which the French were defeated ; and at length they 
were obliged to concentrate their whole force in the im- 
mediate suburbs of the town. On the 16th of October, 
the grand army of the allies made a general attack to 
the south of it; but after a dreadful slaughter, they 
could not succeed in dislodging the French. The 17th : 
was chiefly occupied in pre’ 
contest. the morning of the 18th, the different ar- 
ing for a renewal of the - 
mies of the allies advanced from the villages round gatite‘og ; 
Leipsic, for their grand attack on the city.. During the Leipsic. 
battle, some Saxon and Westphalian regiments abandon- 
ed Bonaparte, and went over to the allies. Few contests 
are on record, that have been more dreadful or more 
decisive than the battle of Leipsic; the result.of which 
was, that the French lost, in killed, wounded, and pri- 
soners, 40,000 men, and 65 pieces of artillery: seven- 
teen German battalions also deserted from them and 
joined the conquerors. On the morning of the 19th, 
the King of Saxony sent a flag of truce to the Emperor « 
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