Today in History - August 30th. 1813 - Battle of Kulm
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On August 30th. 1813, the first Battle of Kulm took place. Kulm was a town in Bohemia (now located in the Czech Republic). Battle of Kulm - Source picture: Wikipedia After the Battle of Dresden (see some earlier blogposts), soldiers of Napoleon attacked the Russian & Austrian formations. But the French soldiers also were attacked by the Prussians. Finally, the French were defeated in the Battle of Kulm by the Austrian/Russian/Prussian alliance.