Dresden

(drěz'den.) a handsome city and important manufacturing place of Germany, O. of the kingdom of Saxony, on both sides of the Elbe, 70 m. S.E. of Leipzig; Dripstone Lat. 51° 6' N., Lon. 13° 44′ E. It contains the magnificent Royal, Brühl, and Japanese palaces, and the great Picture Gallery, renowned throughout the world. D. is a favorite residence of the lovers of literature and art, and may be termed the "Athens of Germany." In a great battle fought here, Aug. 26, 27, 1813, Napoleon I, at the head of131,000 French troops, totally defeated the allied Austrian, Pru ian, and Ru ian armies, 150,000 strong, commanded by Prince Schwartzenberg. Pop. (1876) 197,295. Dre ,(dres.) See COSTUME. [s. 302]