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30 Oct, 6 tweets, 3 min read
3 o’clock. Now Napoleon showed that he was still the strategic mastermind. Ten days after Leipzig! The french cavalry charged. Often, cavalry units start slowly, move faster an crash into the enemy with full speed. This time the imperial cavalry started suddenly in a
„breathtaking“ speed. In three closed lines onto the allied artillery straight towards and through the fire of the bavarian main battery. In a short moment the french cavalry lines swinged southwards and charged into the allied infantry. The allied cavalry
had moved to counterattack and tried to ride in the back oft he French cavalry. And then. Then behind the horses the Bavarians and Austrians now saw, what Bonaparte had hidden. Gun fire. Rolling gun fire. Grapeshots and canon balls stroke the cavalry down and in bloody pieces.
A big hidden french battery with 12 pounder guns, fired now salvo after salvo and hammered into the back of the allied cavalry. The allied reserve cavalry now couldn’t help anymore. The battle was lost and the allied forces retreated into the city, which now was shelled heavily.
Fights in the streets began, which now were stuffed by warriors and wounded, refugees and horses.
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31 Oct
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