Battle of Altenburg
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The raid at Altenburg on 28 September 1813 took place during the War of the Sixth Coalition's German Campaign of 1813. The raid was carried out by the Streifkorp under the command of Saxon General Johann von Thielmann commanding seven regiments of Cossacks, a squadron each of Saxon Hussars and Dragoons, and a detachment of Saxon Freikorps numbering about 1,500 cavalry. The objective of the raid was to attempt harassment of the French lines of communication 25 miles (45 km) south of Leipzig shortly before the Battle of Leipzig. The Austrian contingent was commanded by Emmanuel Mensdorff and the Russian contingent of Cossacks by Matvei Platov.
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1813 Battle of Altenburg
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| event | armed conflict | 1307 | Battle of Lucka | battle, Holy Roman Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Battle of Möckern | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Battle of Altenburg | battle | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Bergfried Schloss Osterstein | Bergfried | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1723 | Reichstor | gate tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Kriegsbilder aus der Zeit Napoleons nach1815 ubs G 0210 II Schlacht bei Altenburg | Commons | ||