Battle of Brienne

When

29 Jan 1814

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

48.39° N, 4.52° E

Description

1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition

1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition

The Battle of Brienne saw an Imperial French army led by Emperor Napoleon attack Prussian and Russian forces commanded by Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. After heavy fighting that went on into the night, the French seized a château, nearly capturing Blücher. However, the French were unable to dislodge the Russians from the town of Brienne-le-Château.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Sixth Coalition – Battle of Brienne: A French army led by Napoleon is victorious against von Blücher”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Brienne kann sich Napoleon Bonaparte mit seiner Armee gegenüber Marschall Blüchers preußischen Truppen und russischen Kosaken durchsetzen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire française contre Blücher à la bataille de Brienne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page