Leipsig or the Allies Grand March

Date

1813

Code

CH/5/6/5/10

Extent

Single sheet of paper

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Engraved music cover for 'Leipsig' or 'The Allies Grand March'. Composed by Gieuspo Letzn. Printed by Phipps & Company, Grosvenor Square, London. 1813. Engraved with a rectangle with inward curved corners. Top center and corners have illustrations of crowns. Printed within the rectangle 'LEIPSIG, / Or the Allies Grand March / AND A FAVORITE [SIC] WALTZ. / Composed for the Piano Forte by / GIEUSPO LETZN.' With publisher's information below. Verso has the title and the musical score. The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was fought between 16-19 October 1813 and was the first decisive defeat in battle for Napolean. The Allies were Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden.

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