Battle of Laon (1814)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Barclay_de_Tolly
gptkb:Soissons'_capitulation_(1814)
gptkbp:aftermath Led to the fall of Paris
gptkbp:analysis Studied in military history
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
Significant losses reported
gptkbp:combat_role Laon plateau
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Coalition_forces
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Marshal_Édouard_Mortier
gptkb:Prince_Karl_Schwarzenberg
Leadership changes post-battle
gptkbp:conflict Decisive Allied victory
gptkbp:consequences Political shifts in Europe post-battle
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced literature and art
gptkbp:date 9–10 March 1814
March 1814
gptkbp:defense French defensive positions
gptkbp:doctrine Impact on future military doctrines
gptkbp:fighting_style Land battle
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Reims
gptkbp:has_ability Challenging for both sides
Allied reinforcements arrived
gptkbp:historical_analysis Analyzed for military strategy lessons
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Napoleonic Wars
Final campaigns against Napoleon
gptkbp:historical_debate Debated among historians
gptkbp:historical_documentation Extensively documented in history books
gptkbp:historical_event Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_figure Notable commanders involved
gptkbp:historical_impact Shifted balance of power in Europe
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to the end of Napoleonic rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Laon (1814)
gptkbp:intelligence Allied intelligence advantage
gptkbp:involved_forces Over 100,000 troops
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Laon
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and wooded terrain
gptkbp:legacy Remembered as a key battle
gptkbp:location gptkb:Laon,_France
gptkb:Aisne_department
gptkbp:logistics Supply issues for French
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined arms approach by Allies
One of the last major battles of the war
gptkbp:military_technology Use of artillery and cavalry
gptkbp:mood High morale among Allies
gptkbp:outcome French retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:War_of_the_Sixth_Coalition
gptkbp:participants Various nationalities involved
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Craonne
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Allies
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of northern France
Accelerated the end of the war
Defeat Napoleon
French forces outmaneuvered
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers by Allies
Defensive tactics by French
gptkbp:weather_conditions Cold and wet