Title
The Battle of Leipzig, 1813
Caption
Facing a shortage of troops following the retreat from Russia in 1812, Napoleon I enlisted very young conscripts (the ‘Marie-Louises’) for the German campaign of 1813.
Colour engraving by Louis Bombled published in "Le Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène", by Emmanuel de Las Cases, volume 2. Published by Garnier Frères in 1895.
Date
1895
Credit line
Photo12/Pierre Pitrou
Reference
PTR24A00_477
License type
Rights managed
Available size
177.1Mb (9.8Mb) / 25.0in x 27.5in / 7502 x 8253 (300dpi)