Morethan5000oftheImperialistswereleftuponthefield,andnearlyasmanytakenprisoners。Theirwholeartillery,consistingof46field-pieces,thesilverplateandportfolioofthearchduke,withthewholebaggageofthearmy,fellintothehandsofthevictors。
Torstensohn,toogreatlydisabledbyhisvictorytopursuetheenemy,moveduponLeipzig。ThedefeatedarmyretiredintoBohemia,whereitsshatteredregimentsreassembled。TheArchdukeLeopoldcouldnotrecoverfromthevexationcausedbythisdefeat;
andtheregimentofcavalrywhich,byitsprematureflight,hadoccasionedthedisaster,experiencedtheeffectsofhisindignation。
AtRaconitzinBohemia,inpresenceofthewholearmy,hepubliclydeclareditinfamous,depriveditofitshorses,arms,andensigns,ordereditsstandardstobetorn,condemnedtodeathseveraloftheofficers,anddecimatedtheprivates。
ThesurrenderofLeipzig,threeweeksafterthebattle,wasitsbrilliantresult。ThecitywasobligedtoclothetheSwedishtroopsanew,andtopurchaseanexemptionfromplunder,byacontributionof300,000rix-dollars,towhichalltheforeignmerchants,whohadwarehousesinthecity,weretofurnishtheirquota。