Battle of Lesmont

When

2 Feb 1814

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

48.43° N, 4.41° E

Description

1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition

The Battle of Lesmont was a battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition. It took place at Lesmont in Aube on 2 February 1814. A Coalition force of Russians and Bavarians under generals Eugen of Wurtemberg and Carl Philipp von Wrede was defeated by a French force under general Joseph Lagrange, which managed to destroy the town's bridge and prevent the Coalition force crossing the river Aube.

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