Sunday, September 19, 2010

French cross river Saale


19 June 1813



3rd Russian corps at Neustadt forced to retreat to Greiz as 2nd and 3rd French corps march on Neustadt.

Kutuzov arrives at Gera and orders his four corps to abandon the Leipzig road and concentrate on the Dresden road.

18 June 1813




Napoleon shifts his army south to outflank the Russian line along the east bank of the river Saale.

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