The northern front opened with the attack by General Langeron's Russian Corps on the villages of Groß-Wiederitzsch and Klein-Wiederitzsch in the centre of the French northern lines.
Den norra fronten öppnades när general Langerons ryska armékår stormade byarna Groß-Wiederitzsch och Klein-Wiederitzsch i de nordliga franska linjernas centrum.