Battle of Vauchamps

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The Battle of Vauchamps was a decisive victory for Napoleon during the 1814 campaign in France, where he defeated Prussian and Russian forces in one of his last major battlefield successes.

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Battle of Vauchamps canonical 7
Battle of Vauchamps-la-Côte 1

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instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Vauchamps-la-Côte
linked to: Battle of Vauchamps
belligerent First French Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire
campaign 1814 campaign in France
CoalitionCasualties several thousand killed and wounded
several thousand prisoners
CoalitionCommander Friedrich von Kleist
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
Peter Petrovich Pahlen
Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev
CoalitionStrength approximately 18,000–20,000 troops
commandedBy Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
conflictIn Napoleonic Wars
date 14 February 1814
describedAs decisive victory for Napoleon
followedBy continued Allied advance on Paris
FrenchCasualties around 600–1,000 killed and wounded
FrenchCommander Emmanuel de Grouchy
Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I

Édouard Mortier
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty
Étienne Maurice Gérard
FrenchStrength approximately 20,000–25,000 troops
location France
Marne department
Vauchamps
notedAs one of Napoleon's last major battlefield successes
opponent Prussian and Russian forces
partOf Six Days' Campaign
War of the Sixth Coalition
precededBy Battle of Champaubert
Battle of Château-Thierry
Battle of Montmirail
primaryArm French cavalry
result French victory
strategicSignificance temporarily checked Blücher's advance on Paris
tacticalOutcome French counterattack routed Blücher's rearguard
tookPlaceDuring invasion of northeastern France by the Sixth Coalition
year 1814

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French campaign of 1814 hasBattle Battle of Vauchamps
Six Days’ Campaign hasEngagement Battle of Vauchamps
Battle of Champaubert followedBy Battle of Vauchamps
Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) followedBy Battle of Vauchamps
Battle of Vauchamps alsoKnownAs Battle of Vauchamps-la-Côte
linked to: Battle of Vauchamps
Battle of La Rothière followedBy Battle of Vauchamps
Battle of Montmirail followedBy Battle of Vauchamps
Battle of La Rothière (1814) followedBy Battle of Vauchamps