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Battle of Möckern

Battle of Möckern was a battle fought on 5 April 1813 at Möckern, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Prusso-Russian victory.

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Memorial stone 1813 in Dannigkow (Saxony-Anhalt)
Memorial stone 1813 in Dannigkow (Saxony-Anhalt). User Muggmag at de.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 April 1813
WhereMöckern, Germany50.950N, 12.433E
OutcomePrusso-Russian victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstPrussia; Russian Empire
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 Möckern, 1813
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Record

Date5 April 1813
PlaceMöckern, Germany
50.950N, 12.433E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Commanders
Battle of MöckernBattle of MöckernLuftangriffe auf ZwickauBattle on the ElsterBattle of LützenBattle of ChemnitzBombing of Chemnitz in World War IILuftangriffe auf ZwickauBattle on the ElsterBattle of LützenPragueLeipzigMagdeburgWürzburgPizenGöttingenCottbusJena100 km50.950N, 12.433E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
German map of the Spring-Campaign 1813 in Germany during the Napoleonic Wars. The work is based mainly on: Heinz Helmert/ Hansjürgen Uszeck: Europäische Befreiungskriege 1808 bis 1814/15 (2. Aufl.), B
German map of the Spring-Campaign 1813 in Germany during the Napoleonic Wars. The work is based mainly on: Heinz Helmert/ Hansjürgen Uszeck: Europäische Befreiungskriege 1808 bis 1814/15 (2. Aufl.), B. Memnon335bc, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Battle of Möckern 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 Q1497923, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Möckern, revision 1370270390, 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.