The author Paul Benndorf, who has made significant contributions through his research on the history of the city of Leipzig, describes in this volume the Battle of Leipzig. The Battle of Leipzig, fought from October 16 to 19, 1813, was the decisive battle of the Wars of Liberation. In this battle, the allied troops of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden fought against the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte. In this most important battle of the Wars of Liberation against Napoleonic rule, the numerically superior allied armies of the Austrians, Prussians, Russians, and Swedes dealt Napoleon Bonaparte a decisive defeat, forcing him to retreat with the remaining remnants of his army and without allies from Germany. Of the approximately 600,000 soldiers involved in the battle, 92,000 were killed or wounded.