Bautzen

[ bou-tsuh n ]

/ ˈbaʊ tsən /

noun

a city in E Germany, on the Spree River: scene of defeat of Prussian and Russian armies by Napoleon I, 1813.

Example sentences from the Web for bautzen

We must therefore reckon the Battle of Borodino as amongst battles, like Bautzen, left unfinished.

On War |Carl von Clausewitz
The nature of Napoleon's victory at Bautzen was his undoing.

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte |William Milligan Sloane
He beat them at Lutzen and Bautzen, and in Silesia, but in spite of his success he had to continue his retreat.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
At the battles of Lutzen and Bautzen he showed prodigious strength, activity, and courage.

A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure |Timothy Gowing

And now, one day after the arrival of this miserable remnant of an army, the king entered the camp of Bautzen.

Frederick The Great and His Family |L. Muhlbach

British Dictionary definitions for bautzen

Bautzen

/ (ˈbaʊtsən) /

noun

a town in E Germany, in Saxony: site of an indecisive battle in 1813 between Napoleon's army and an allied army of Russians and Prussians. Pop: 42 160 (2003 est)

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