Editing Battle of Leipzig (section)

====Actions at Paunsdorf and Schönefeld====
During that morning, Charles John and Blücher held a conference in [[Breitenfeld, Leipzig|Breitenfeld]]. It was agreed that Charles John's Army of the North would pass the [[Parthe]] River at [[Taucha]] with a reinforcement of 30,000 men drawn from Blücher's Army of Silesia. Blücher agreed to dispatch Langeron's army corps, and to renounce his rank and his rights as army commander, putting himself at the head of his Prussians.{{sfn|Nafziger|1996|p=215}} The advance of the Army of the North towards Leipzig had been slow, purportedly because Charles John had received word that Napoleon planned a renewed attack towards Berlin after his marshals' failure to take the city in the battles of [[Battle of Großbeeren|Großbeeren]] and [[Battle of Dennewitz|Dennewitz]].{{sfn|Nafziger|1996|p=216}}

[[File:Baschkiren gegen Franzosen.jpg|thumb|French soldiers in skirmish with [[Bashkirs]] and [[Cossacks]]]]
General [[Matvei Platov|Platov]]'s Russian heavy artillery began to fire on the Saxons around Paunsdorf. Langeron placed pontoon bridges over the Parthe River and a flying bridge via Mockau. Large masses of troops had now moved to the east bank of the river. Meanwhile, Russian and Austrian forces began attacking French and Saxon positions in Paunsdorf, but after counterattacks by French infantry and deadly canister shots from Franco-Saxon batteries, were driven back. After their withdrawal, the Allied troops were pursued by French infantry before being counterattacked by Austrian [[hussar]] cavalry, in turn driving the French back. The town itself was still held by five Franco-Saxon battalions. Captain Bogue of the British Rocket Brigade, advanced with his unit and began firing Congreve rockets into the town, causing the defenders to fall back in disorder. Bogue, seizing the moment, charged at the head of his escort squadron of cavalry. This small force was in turn being driven out of Paunsdorf, but a barrage of rockets fired in close support{{sfn|Brett-James|1970|pp=186–187}} again caused the French troops to break ranks.{{sfn|Van Riper|2007|p=16}}
The French fell back to Sellerhausen pursued by two Prussian battalions, while the Rocket Brigade formed on the left of a Russian battery and began firing on the retreating columns, causing near-panic. At this time, Captain Bogue was shot in the head and killed by a skirmisher.{{sfn|Brett-James|1970|pp=186–187}} Shortly after, the reserve French [[Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)|Young and Old Guard]] drove the Allies out of Paunsdorf again, but eventually Ney judged the position untenable and ordered a withdrawal.{{sfn|Chandler|1966|p=934}}{{sfn|Fuller|2011|p=481}}

More heavy fighting occurred in [[Leipzig-Schönefeld|Schönefeld]]. Allied troops repeatedly assaulted French positions there, but were forced back. French infantry attacks on Allied positions produced similar results. Repeated assaults by Russian musketeers and grenadiers under Langeron finally drove the French out of Schönefeld. The heavy fighting in Paunsdorf and Schönefeld set both villages on fire.{{sfn|Chandler|1966|p=934}}