Nyora kupfuurira kwendima iyi - Pashure pa 1813, Ernest akanga ari mukuru mukuru wePrussian uye akapinda muzviito zvechiuto mukurwisana naNapoleon. Akarwa muhondo dzeLützen
uye Leipzig (1813), uye muna 1814 vakapinda munhare yeFrance yeMainz. Pashure pehondo yeLeipzig, akatungamirira "5. Armeekorps".