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the covering, the Poilus. The bayonets attached. They knew nothing from the change of our guard and our footings and from the hot zest for action of our young fighters. And when the lines of our enemies, nearly upright, neared our lines, the hell broke out upon them. 2/
those which were not in flames, were pillaged by the French. One platoon after another went through the flats and plundered, what they could carry. The allied forces did the same and did not behave like liberators. The Russian
flank at KleingĂśrschen Russian troops approach led by Eugene of WĂźrttemberg. Behind him Konovizinâs Grenadiers, who march eastwards to defend WĂźrttembergâs back, blocking MacDonaldâs troops and Latour-Maubourgâs cavalry. At the slopes eastwards between Rahna and 2/6 
old enemy. At 11:00 oâclock the allied deployment, partly covered by a hill and the sun in the back, is complete for the charge. From 800m 4 batteries open fire on 3 French battalions. The infantry withstands the shelling without a move. The officers of the Grande 2/6 
against the city walls. Rifle and musket fire from all directions. Many detachments cannot move. The defenders beat holes in the wall and use them as loop holes. At the Grimmaâs gate the KĂśnigsberg Landwehr battalion from BĂźlows Corps breaks the thin wall and storms the 2/6 
have to hold to secure the retreat. Despite the brave defence they are overrun. All the blood from the days before was for nothing. From Liebertklolkwitz and from the 17th the wounded were placed in nearly all houses there. When they leave the town, the homes are all in 2/4 
Landwehr is pushing in and are thrown out again. The guns which were conquered minutes before are lost again. Without shelter, the returned French artillery squads fire one canister shot after another and rip the bodies of the Landwehr. They are wiped out. The church 2/5 
sees only one way. One unit ist still in reserve. The reserve Cavalry. Hussars and Colonel Jurgas with the Westprussian Dragoons and Graf Henckel von Donnersmark with the Lituanian. General Yorck let them line up. His staff also joins the line. Either victory or they will 2/7 
the circle closes and from hour to hour he realises, that the Coalitionâs generals had coordinated their forces brilliantly. Even beyond the Elster, Austrian forces threaten the French retreat line. The Sileasian army had already shown its determination. And from BlĂźcher, 
justified it, that he tried to save the people. It is more realistic, that he didnât want to be closed in. The French entered the city in double quick. The civilians, who tried to save their houses and efface the fires tried to escape. So the houses burned down. 
âbreathtakingâ 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 
sometimes a rest but marching all the day. For some soldiers like Marshal MacDonald it had been a wet start since Leipzig, where many soldiers had to swim through the river since the bridge was blewn up too early. Only a small part of those, who swam, still had their arms.
attack and involved in smaller skirmishes. Behind the Saale the skirmishes became harmless for bigger detachments. The allied forces didnâ t follow Napoleon in a speed to become a threat for the Emperor. The grand armee was able to resupply on its way to Hanau in towns like 
The sound of the lockstep. In oblique order, the right wing at first. Major-General Wedel takes the lead. The every next Regiment left of the first, 50 paces behind the other.
his numbers, who is entrenched on the higher ground. We have to dare this step or all is lost. We have to beat the enemy or we are buried before his batteries. In this situation, in which I am, itâs about victory or death!