![Like the battle-tested veteran he was, Napoleon calmly directs the fighting at Lutzen. No less an expert than General Marmont believed that the emperor faced the greatest personal danger of his career during the battle.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/M-Lutzen-2-4CDec06-e1683564250303-760x427.jpg)
Battle of Leipzig
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Unlikely Comeback at Lutzen
By Frank James RottmanAfter his disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte desperately needed to reassert his military dominance over Europe. Read more