Battle of Courtrai

When

31 Mar 1814

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.83° N, 3.27° E

Description

1814 battle between French and Saxon troops during the War of the Sixth Coalition

1814 battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition

The Battle of Courtrai saw Johann von Thielmann's Saxon troops and a few Prussians encounter an Imperial French force under Nicolas Joseph Maison near Kortrijk (Courtrai), a city south-west of Ghent in what is now Belgium. Thielmann attacked only to find himself facing the bulk of Maison's I Corps. The action ended in a rout of the Saxons, most of whom were under fire for the first time.

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