# Battle of Haynau > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Battle_of_Haynau > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Battle_of_Haynau.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Haynau > Source revision: 1353975197 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Haynau Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition Prussian cavalry attacking French infantry under the command of General Maison. Date 26 May 1813[1] Location Haynau, Lower Silesia 51°16′N 15°56′E / 51.267°N 15.933°E / 51.267; 15.933 Result Prussian victory Belligerents France Prussia Commanders and leaders Nicolas Joseph Maison Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Strength 5,000[1] 15,400[1] Casualties and losses 1,400[1] 250[1] Location within Europe v t e German campaign Danzig Kalisz [de] Lüneburg Möckern Halle Lützen Gersdorf [de] Königswartha Weißig Bautzen Reichenbach Haynau Hoyerswerda [fr] Halberstadt [de] Luckau Lauenbourg Großbeeren Katzbach Dresden Hagelberg Kulm Dennewitz Göhrde 2nd Kulm Altenburg Rosslau Wartenburg Liebertwolkwitz Leipzig Dresden (siege) Torgau Hanau Hochheim [de] Mainz Bornhöved Sehested Wittenberg [de] Hamburg v t e War of the Sixth Coalition Polish campaign Jasna Góra [ru; pl] Zirke [ru] Kalisz [ru; fr; pl; de] German campaign Danzig Berlin [ru] Möckern Halle Lützen Bautzen Reichenbach and Markersdorf Haynau Luckau Großbeeren Katzbach 1st Dresden Hagelberg Retschow Kulm Dennewitz Göhrde 2nd Kulm Altenburg Rosslau Wartenburg 2nd Dresden Liebertwolkwitz Leipzig Torgau Hanau Mainz Bornhöved Sehested Hamburg Campaign in north-east France Metz 1st Bar-sur-Aube Brienne La Rothière Lesmont Six Days' Campaign Champaubert Montmirail Château-Thierry Vauchamps Mormant Montereau 2nd Bar-sur-Aube Gué-à-Tresmes Saint-Julien Laubressel Berry-au-Bac Craonne Laon Mâcon Reims Limonest Arcis-sur-Aube Fère-Champenoise Saint-Dizier Claye Paris 1st occupation of France [fr; ru] Campaign in south-west France Bidassoa Nivelle Nive Garris Orthez Toulouse Bayonne Adriatic campaign Trieste Zara Cattaro Ragusa Italian campaign Feistritz Lippa Šmarje–Sap Weichselburg [it] Zirknitz [it] Bassano [it] Caldiero San Michele [it] Boara Polesine [it] Mincio Parma [it] San Maurizio [it] La Spezia [it] Taro Venice [it] Genoa Milan revolt [it] Low Countries campaign [de] Dutch insurrection [nl] Delfzijl Naarden Woerden Arnhem Breda Hoogstraten Antwerp Maastricht Bergen-op-Zoom Courtrai Other battles Îles de Los Toulon Jobourg [War of the Sixth Coalition](/source/War_of_the_Sixth_Coalition): [German campaign](/source/German_Campaign_of_1813) 180km 112miles **19** **18** **17** **16** Leipzig **15** **14** **13** **12** **11** **10** **9** **8** **7** **6** **5** **4** **3** **2** **1**   current battle   Napoleon in command   Napoleon not in command The **Battle of Haynau** was fought on 26 May 1813, between Prussian cavalry under the command of General [Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher](/source/Gebhard_Leberecht_von_Bl%C3%BCcher) and a French infantry division under the command of General [Nicolas Joseph Maison](/source/Nicolas_Joseph_Maison). The battle resulted in a Prussian victory.[1] ## Prelude After their defeat at the [Battle of Bautzen](/source/Battle_of_Bautzen_(1813)) (20–21 May), the allies broke off the action at their own time and retired in such good order that Napoleon failed to capture a single trophy as proof of his victory. The enemy's escape annoyed him greatly, the absence of captured guns and prisoners reminded him too much of his Russian experiences, and he redoubled his demands on his corps commanders for greater vigour in the pursuit.[2] ## Battle Napoleon's entreaties led his corps commanders to push on without due regard to tactical precautions, and Blücher took advantage of their carelessness. On 26 May, with some twenty squadrons of Landwehr cavalry, he surprised, rode over and almost destroyed Maison's division. The material loss inflicted on the French was not very great, but its effect in raising the morale of the raw Prussian cavalry and increasing their confidence in their old commander was, enormous.[2] On the other hand, they had to suffer the loss of the commanding cavalry officer [Florens von Bockum-Dolffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Florens_von_Bockum-Dolffs&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florenz_Ludwig_von_Bockum_genannt_Dolffs)], who had led the charge himself.[1] ## Monument As on other battlegrounds, a small monument was erected there commemorating the Prussian victory. It was destroyed by Polish forces in 1945.[3] ## Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBodart1908451_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBodart1908451_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBodart1908451_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBodart1908451_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBodart1908451_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBodart1908451_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBodart1908451_1-6) [Bodart 1908](#CITEREFBodart1908), p. 451. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaude1911229_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaude1911229_2-1) [Maude 1911](#CITEREFMaude1911), p. 229. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENungesser1987[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_March_2019]][[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|page needed]]]_3-0)** [Nungesser 1987](#CITEREFNungesser1987), p. [*[page needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources)*]. ## References - Bodart, Gaston (1908). [*Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905)*](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_A0kNAAAAYAAJ). Retrieved 4 June 2021. - Nungesser, Michael (1987), *Das Denkmal auf dem Kreuzberg von Karl Friedrich Schinkel*, West Berlin: Arenhövel, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-922912-19-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-922912-19-2) **Attribution:** - This article incorporates text from a publication now in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain): Maude, Frederic Natusch (1911), "[Napoleonic Campaigns](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Napoleonic_Campaigns)", in [Chisholm, Hugh](/source/Hugh_Chisholm) (ed.), *[Encyclopædia Britannica](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition)*, vol. 19 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 212–236 ## External links - Media related to [Battle of Haynau](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Battle_of_Haynau) at Wikimedia Commons v t e Napoleonic Wars Third Coalition Fourth Coalition Peninsular War Fifth Coalition French Invasion of Russia Sixth Coalition Seventh Coalition 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