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Göhrde Forest
Battle Name : Göhrde Forest
Date(s) : 16 September 1813
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Leipzig Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for Allied Forces over French Forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
An engagement where the 'biter got bit'. The French force had been sent out to find and destroy allied raiding parties. Captured despatches alerted the Allies to this. The French were intercepted and suffered fifty per cent losses.
Location
A village in the north German forest about 16 miles southeast of Lüneburg. (Germany)
Casualty figures
French Forces
- Number engaged :
- 4,500
- Casualties :
- 2,300 (51.11%)
Allied Forces
- Number engaged :
- 12,000
- Casualties :
- 530 (4.42%)
