Hopes, wishes, and fears equally filled the hearts of people in Germany when the Battle of Leipzig was fought and the monarchs of Russia, Austria, and Prussia set up their headquarters in Frankfurt during November of 1813. All eyes across Germany were directed towards the ancient city of coronation on the Main; here was the destination for the personal pilgrimages of the German princes and for the supplications of their envoys. Here gathered all those who considered themselves worthy and in need of protection, those who intended to avert the dangers of the future from their heads, or those willing to translate the hopes and longings of the German people into action. Military historian Albert Pfister depicts the history of the Wars of Liberation from the perspective of the coalition from a British viewpoint in this volume.