page_title: Battle of Dresden
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Dresden / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: „Napoleonstein“ in auf dem Dresdner Schlossplatz English: “Napoleon-stone” in the Schlossplatz in Dresden (Germany)
context_page_description: The Battle of Dresden was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle took place around the city of Dresden in modern-day Germany. With the recent addition of Austria, the Sixth Coalition felt emboldened in their quest to expel the French from Central Europe. Despite being heavily outnumbered, French forces under Napoleon scored a victory against the Army of Bohemia led by Field Marshal Karl von Schwarzenberg. However, Napoleon's victory did not lead to the collapse of the coalition, and the lack of effective French cavalry units, caused by a very heavy loss of French horses during the French invasion of Russia the previous year, precluded a major pursuit. Three days after the battle, the Allies surrounded and destroyed a French corps at the Battle of Kulm.
context_section_description: On the 27 August, General Vandamme received orders to advance on Pirna and bridge the Elbe there. This was accomplished in a pouring rain, without disturbing the Russians drawn up on the heights of Zehista. This advance by Vandamme resulted in the Battle of Kulm three days later. Napoleon's old rival Jean Victor Marie Moreau who had only recently returned from his banishment from the United States was talking to the Tsar (who wished to see Napoleon defeated) and was mortally wounded in the battle, dying later on the 2 September in Louny.
caption: The Napoleon symbol "N" left in Dresden, Germany
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