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Battle of Luckau

Battle of Luckau was a battle fought in 1813 at Luckau, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Luckau. It was part of the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Coalition victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 against 21,400.

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Fought1813
WhereLuckau, Germany51.850N, 13.717E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCoalition victory
BelligerentsFirst French EmpireagainstPrussia; Russian Empire
Casualties and losses2,200 killed, wounded or capturedand800 killed or wounded
Part ofWar of the Sixth CoalitionGerman campaign of 1813

Where it sits in the War of the Sixth Coalition

German campaign of 1813, 1813Siege of Danzig, 1813Battle of Arnhem, 1813Siege of Erfurt, 1813Battle of Berlin (1813), 1813Battle of Möckern, 1813Battle of Lützen, 1813Battle of Halle, 1813Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Reichenbach, 1813Battle of Haynau, 1813Battle of Halberstadt, 1813Battle of Luckau, 1813Italian campaign, 1813Battle of Großbeeren, 1813Battle of Dresden, 1813Battle of Katzbach, 1813Battle of Kulm, 1813Battle of Dennewitz, 1813Battle of Feistritz, 1813Siege of Magdeburg, 1813Battle of the Göhrde, 1813Göhrdeschlacht, 1813Battle of Altenburg, 1813Raid at Altenburg, 1813Battle of Wartenburg, 1813Battle of Leipzig, 1813Battle of Hanau, 1813Siege of Venice, 1813Siege of Deventer, 1813Siege of Delfzijl, 1813Battle of Caldiero, 1813Siege of Mainz, 1813Battle of Boden, 1813Battle of Bornhöved, 1813Battle of Sehested, 1813Siege of Breda, 1813Battle of Mâcon, 1814Siege of Juliers, 1814Siege of Metz, 1814Battle of Hoogstraten, 1814Battle of Épinal, 1814First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Saint-Dizier (January 1814), 1814Battle of Brienne, 1814Battle of La Rothière, 1814Battle of Lesmont, 1814Battle of the Mincio River, 1814Battle of Champaubert, 1814Battle of Montmirail, 1814Battle of Château-Thierry, 1814Battle of Vauchamps, 1814Battle of Mormans, 1814Battle of Montereau, 1814Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes, 18141814 campaign in France, 1814Battle of Saint-Julien, 1814Siege of Soissons, 1814Battle of Craonne, 1814Battle of Laon, 1814Battle of Reims, 1814Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Limonest, 1814Battle of Fère-Champenoise, 1814Capture of La Spezia, 1814Battle of Lerici, 1814Battle of Saint-Dizier, 1814Siege of the Santa Maria Fortress, 1814Battle of Paris, 1814Battle of Courtrai, 1814Siege of Genoa, 1814Battle of Taro, 181418131814Battle of Luckau, 1813
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Record

Date1813 (year precision)
PlaceLuckau, Germany
51.850N, 13.717E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength18,00021,400
Casualties and losses2,200 killed, wounded or captured800 killed or wounded
Commanders
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
Battle of LuckauBattle of LuckauBattle of CianiBattle of HalbeBattle of the SpreeBattle of HoyerswerdaBattle of HoyerswerdaBattle of CianiBattle of HalbeBattle of the SpreeBattle of HoyerswerdaBattle of HoyerswerdaBerlinDresdenLeipzigMagdeburgPotsdamJenaChemnitzLiberec100 km51.850N, 13.717E
Placed at Luckau; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Luckau is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q327906, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Luckau, revision 1370268593, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.