Leipzig dashed the dreams of a French Empire when the armies of Prussia, Russia, Austria and Sweden converged on Napoleon and his Grande Arm e. "Napoleon at Leipzig" not only covers this pivotal battle, but also the manoeuvres that led up to it an.
Smaller countries like Poland and Saxony seemed to be submerged in the titanic struggle and the Battle shaped Europe for more than a century.
It was the greatest Battle of the Napoleonic Wars, so decisive it would be called "the Battle of the Nations".
Leipzig dashed the dreams of a French Empire when the armies of Prussia, Russia, Austria and Sweden converged on Napoleon and his Grande Arm e