Napoleon was on his way back from Russia
where he had his pants beaten off.
Prussia, previously hassled by
Napoleon (see
War of the Fourth
Coalition), decided this was an opportune time to declare war.
Soon after, Austria, Russia, and Sweden
chimed in and defeated the French emperor at the
Battle of Leipzig.
And here is the map of the War of Liberation
WAR OF
LIBERATION
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