 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Njodzi muRussia zvino yakasimbisa mirangariro inorwisana neFrance muEurope mose. Mubatanidzwa Wechitanhatu wakaumbwa uye Germany yakava musimboti wehondo yakanga iri kuuya. Nenzira yakajairika yokuchenjera, Napoleon akaunganidza mauto matsva ndokuzarura nhimbe yacho nenhevedzano yokukunda paLützen neBautzen. Asi nemhaka yemhando yakashata yemauto echiFrench neuto rinotasva mabhiza zvichitevera nhimbe yeRussia, pamwe chete nokuyera zvisiri izvo kwevamwe vakuru vakuru, kukunda uku kwakanga kusiri kwakakwana kukunda hondo uye kwakangochengetedza hondo. Napoleon aitarisira kushandisa zororo iri kuti awedzere uwandu uye kuvandudza kunaka kweGrande Armée, asi apo Austria yakabatana neAllies, mugariro wake wamasimba masimba wakakura kuva wakaipa. Hondo yacho yakavhurwazve muna August nekukunda kukuru kweFrance muHondo yeDresden yemazuva maviri. Zvisinei, kugamuchirwa kweTrachenberg Plan neAllies, iyo yaidaidzira kuti vadzivise kurwisana zvakananga naNapoleon uye kuisa pfungwa kune avo vari pasi pake, vakabhadhara zvikwereti sezvo vaFrance vakatambura kukundwa paGrosbeeren, Katzbach, Kulm, uye Dennewitz. Nhamba dzairamba dzichiwedzera dzevaAllies dzakazopedzisira dzapinza vaFrance muLeipzig, uko Hondo yeMarudzi yakakurumbira yemazuva matatu yakaona kurasikirwa kukuru kwaNapoleon apo zambuko rakaparadzwa nguva isati yakwana, richisiya varwi vechiFrench 30 000 kune rumwe rutivi rworwizi rwaElster. Hondo iyi, zvisinei, yakaguma mukukunda apo vaFrance vakaparadza boka revaBavarian rakanga riri roga iro rakanga richiedza kuvhara kudzokera kwavo kuHanau. 