Kulm,

Kulm, a village of Bohemia, 3 miles NE. of Teplitz, was the scene of a bloody conflict between the French and the allied Prussians and Russians on 29th and 30th August 1813. The French, numbering 40,000 men, were commanded by General Vandamme; the Russians, during the first day's conflict, were 15,000 strong, and were commanded by General Ostermann. During the night the latter were heavily reinforced, and on the second day Barclay de Tolly assumed the command. The result was the complete wreck of the French army, which lost in these two days little short of 20,000 men; Vandamme capitulated with 10,000 men.