Battle of Kulm

BelligerentsFranceRussia
Austria
PrussiaCommanders and leadersDominique Vandamme(POW)Strength 32,000–37,000Initially:
15,000–16,000
Totally:
103,000Casualties and losses 13,000 to 25,000

Details:
6,000–9,000 killed or wounded;
7,000–8,000 captured;
48–81 guns;
2 Imperial Eagles;
2 guidons. 11,000 to 12,319

Details:
11,000 killed or wounded;
1,000 captured.

The Battle of Kulm was fought near the town Kulm (Czech: Chlumec) and the village Přestanov (then called Priesten) in northern Bohemia. It was fought on 29–30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. A French corps under General Dominique Vandamme attacked Alexander Osterman-Tolstoy's Russian corps on 29 August. The next day, Friedrich von Kleist's Prussian corps hit Vandamme in the rear while Russian and Austrian reinforcements attacked the French front and left. Vandamme was defeated with the loss of between 13,000 and 25,000 men and 82 guns. Frederick William created an award for those who distinguished themselves in battle, the Kulm Cross.