As such, he was the senior of the allied generals who conducted the campaign of 1813–1814. The allies faced many odds, such as superior man-power and Napoleon's bold tactics, so the allies were in a dilemma, either to face Napoleon in battle or retreat. The allied commanders, then came up with an idea to defeat him in battle and Schwarzenberg was a major pioneer of this plan, which is now known as the The Trachenberg Plan. The plan was that rather than facing Napoleon directly, they would split their perspective armies and attack when Napoleon is distracted or when he did not expected an attack from the allies. The plan proved a success and led to some allied victories. Under his command, Schwarzenberg disobeyed the plan not to engage Napoleon directly in battle and the allied army of Bohemia was mauled by Napoleon at the Battle of Dresden on 26–27 August and driven back into Bohemia. However, his army defeated pursuing French forces at the Second Battle of Kulm (17 September 1813). Returning to the fray, he led the Allied army north again and played a major role in Napoleon's decisive defeat at the Battle of Leipzig, also known as the "Battle of the Nations" on 16–18 October. At the battle, together with the monarchs Emperor Alexander I of Russia, Emperor Francis of Austria, and Fredrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, directed the battle and because of this cooperation of the allies against Napoleon at Leipzing, that was able turn the tide of the war in the allies' favour.
