A classic account of a momentous battle Colonel Maude's analysis of Napoleon's campaign of 1813 around Leipzig; is yet another example of this author's careful and thorough examination of the respective armies of the protagonists and the thoughts; motivations and actions of the principal participants. Each decision is deliberated upon and explained; giving valuable insights into the strategies of the French and Coalition generals-as well as those of the Emperor himself-which led to one of the most decisive defeats suffered by an army under Napoleon's command during the Napoleonic Wars. Fought on German soil; with Germans on both sides; Leipzig is considered to be the largest battle ever fought in Europe prior to the First World War; and Maude's classic examination is accepted as a primary document for its study.
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