Battle of Reims

When

13 Mar 1814

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.26° N, 4.03° E

Description

1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition

1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition

The Battle of Reims was fought at Reims, France between an Imperial French army commanded by Emperor Napoleon and a combined Russian-Prussian corps led by General Emmanuel de Saint-Priest. On the first day, Saint-Priest's Russians and General Friedrich Wilhelm von Jagow's Prussians easily captured Reims from its French National Guard garrison, capturing or killing more than half of its defenders; this event is also m…

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