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Hörselberg
Battle Name : Hörselberg
Date(s) : 26 October 1813
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Leipzig Campaign ,
Outcome : An inconclusive engagement between French Forces and Prussian Forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
Honours were about equal in this engagement. For the Prussians they inflicted considerably higher casualties than they took. For the French they were not greatly hampered in their retreat from Erfurt towards Frankfurt.
Location
A ridge just east of the town of Eisenach, central Germany. (Germany)
Casualty figures
French Forces
- Number engaged :
- 13,000
- Casualties :
- 2,600 (20.00%)
Prussian Forces
- Number engaged :
- 5,600
- Casualties :
- 400 (7.14%)
