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1813 in France

  • Battle of HanauNapoleon arrived at Hanau with reinforcements and defeated Wrede's forces on the 30th of October. This event followed the Battle of Leipzig, which began on…
  • Battle of LeipzigNapoleon invaded Russia on the 24th of June 1812 with around 685,000 troops. He entered Moscow in late 1812 after the bloody Battle of Borodino.
  • War of the Sixth CoalitionIn June 1812, Napoleon crossed the Neman river with an army of 650,000 men. Roughly half were French soldiers, while the rest came from allied or subject…