"Katzbach and Dresden 1813" Topic
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| Sparker | 27 Aug 2013 4:05 a.m. PST |
200 years ago today, 26th August, two battles were fought for the future of Germany. At the Katzbach river, two hard charging Marshals went at it hammer and tongs, Blucher agains Macdonald. Blucher overcame, resulting in the German phrase 'to go at it like Blucher at Katzbach'. This loss resulted in a strategic reversal for Napoleon, despite his brilliant victory at Dresden today and tomorrow 200 years ago. |
| 15th Hussar | 27 Aug 2013 5:12 a.m. PST |
Well, in all truth…it was Katzbach and Kulm that nullified Dresden. Had either one of those two defeats been, heck…just averted, Dresden would have been a major strategic victory. |
| Sparker | 27 Aug 2013 2:37 p.m. PST |
True, true, but Kulm's not for a few days yet… |
Puster  | 28 Aug 2013 10:12 p.m. PST |
As we are at the campaign of 1813, the 200th anniversary of Leipzig is rolling in… I read that the MDR is planning a four day "live" report on the battle. |
| 15th Hussar | 29 Aug 2013 6:35 a.m. PST |
Okay, I'll ask…since it sounds interesting: What's the MDR? |
| KaweWeissiZadeh | 13 Oct 2013 3:14 p.m. PST |
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – a public founded TV station. |
| huevans011 | 14 Oct 2013 5:36 a.m. PST |
Interesting that Germany has suddenly recovered its interest in nationalistic military history. For a couple of generations, these topics were considered in poor taste and embarrassing for the German mainstream. |
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