Historical place archive

Dresden in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Dresden in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels1 people1812–1813

Historical events in Dresden

1812

26 August 1812
Battle of Dresden
Napoleon I · Napoleonic Wars

With 80,000 men defeats an Allied Army under Schwarzenburg of 200,000 men

1813

26 August 1813
Battle of Dresden
Napoleon I · Napoleonic Wars

The French lose 10,000 & the Allies 38,000. French victory against the Prussians & Russians

Provenance

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