During the Battle of Leipzig on 16–19 October 1813, the 1st Light Cavalry Division numbered 1,850 sabers and had nine artillery pieces attached. Both Berckheim and Jean Corbineau are listed as the commander. The three cavalry brigades were led by Hippolyte Piré, Aime-Sulpice Pelletier de Montmarie and Cyrille Simon Picquet. Pire's brigade included the 6th, 7th and 8th Hussars; Montmarie's brigade consisted of the 1st and 3rd Chevau-léger Lancers and the 16th Chasseurs à Cheval; and Picquet's brigade comprised the 5th and 8th Lancers. Montmarie was killed in the fighting. At the Battle of Hanau on 30–31 October, Berckheim led the 1st Light Cavalry Division. The units which came into action were the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th Lancers, 7th Hussars, 16th Chasseurs à Cheval and 1st Italian Chasseurs à Cheval.