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The Battle of Leipzig: The Day Napoleon Lost Germany
In October 1813, the largest battle in European history before the twentieth century unfolded across muddy fields outside Leipzig. Over four days, half a million soldiers from Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, and the French Empire clashed in a struggle that shattered Napoleon's hold on Germany. Lucas and Luna explore the battle's epic scale—the massive infantry columns, the cavalry charges, the collapse of Napoleon's Saxon allies mid-fight, and the devastating aftermath that reshaped central Europe. They examine how the Völkerschlacht became a founding legend of German…
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