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200th anniversary of the Battle of the Nations

Updated: 2013-10-21 14:00
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200th anniversary of the Battle of the Nations

The cap of a 19th century French officer military uniform is pictured during a practice for the reenactment of the Battle of the Nations in the village of Markkleeberg near Leipzig Oct19, 2013. The east German city of Leipzig is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars on Sunday by reenacting the Battle of Nations, with 6,000 military-historic association enthusiasts from all over Europe. Some 185,000 French troops and 320,000 allied troops from Austria, Prussia, Russia and Sweden, entered into the decisive battle just outside Leipzig on Oct 16, 1813. [Photo/Agencies]

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