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title: French Infantry Defend a Barricade Against a Prussian Assault at Leipzig
author: Paul-Émile Boutigny
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17946/french-infantry-defend-a-barricade-against-a-pruss/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-09-27
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# French Infantry Defend a Barricade Against a Prussian Assault at Leipzig

_Authored by Paul-Émile Boutigny_

## Image File

[![French Infantry Defend a Barricade Against a Prussian Assault at Leipzig](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17946.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17946.jpg)

## Image Caption

French infantry defend a barricade against a Prussian assault during the [Battle of Leipzig](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2287/battle-of-leipzig/) (16-19 October 1813). Print by Valadon, Bousson, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), after [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/)-Émile Boutigny from *Life of [Napoleon Bonaparte](https://www.worldhistory.org/Napoleon_Bonaparte/)* by William M. Sloane, New York: Century, 1906.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Boutigny, P. (2023, September 27). French Infantry Defend a Barricade Against a Prussian Assault at Leipzig. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17946/french-infantry-defend-a-barricade-against-a-pruss/>
### Chicago
Boutigny, Paul-Émile. "French Infantry Defend a Barricade Against a Prussian Assault at Leipzig." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 27, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17946/french-infantry-defend-a-barricade-against-a-pruss/>.
### MLA
Boutigny, Paul-Émile. "French Infantry Defend a Barricade Against a Prussian Assault at Leipzig." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Sep 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17946/french-infantry-defend-a-barricade-against-a-pruss/>.

## License & Copyright

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