Napoleons Escape From Leipzig on October 19th, 1813 by Richard Knotel SIG2730 Hurricane P3059 SD-N in the

Hurricane P3059 SD-N in the background is the aircraft of Group Captain Byron Duckenfield (deceased)

Oberleutenant Schalls ME 262 of JG7 catches the Australian crewed Lancaster from 5 group dead astern as it lines up for its bombing run on the Hamburg U-Boat pens

destroyers Z10 Hans Lody and Z16 Friedrich Eckholdt

and shot down three Albatros aircraft taking off to challenge him

Sprinter Sacre and Barry Geraghty by Jacqueline Stanhope

Napoleons Escape From Leipzig on October 19th, 1813 by Richard Knotel SIG2730 Hurricane P3059 SD-N in theNBP0192. Napoleons Escape From Leipzig on October 19th, 1813 by Richard Knotel Napoleons defeat at the Battle of Leipzig was a crucial turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. Facing a coalition of Russian, Prussian, Austrian, and Swedish forces, Napoleons army was outnumbered and despite some early successes, eventually overwhelmed. This culminated in heavy casualties and a retreat back towards the Rhine and onto the Battle of Hanau. Professionally