Battle of La Rothière (1814)

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The Battle of La Rothière (1814) was a major engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and others checked Napoleon’s army in eastern France, marking a significant setback during his 1814 campaign.

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Battle of La Rothière (1814) canonical 2

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instanceOf battle
engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition
AlliedArtilleryApprox about 200 guns
AlliedCasualtiesApprox about 6,000–7,000 killed and wounded
AlliedCommander Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Field Marshal Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
King Frederick William III of Prussia (present with army staff)
Tsar Alexander I of Russia (overall coalition leader present)
AlliedStrengthApprox about 120,000–130,000 troops
alsoKnownAs Bataille de La Rothière
Battle of La Rothiere
belligerent Austrian Empire
Bavarian contingents
French Empire
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Kingdom of Württemberg
Russian Empire
campaign Campaign of France (1814)
conflict War of the Sixth Coalition
country France
date 1 February 1814
effect encouraged the Allies to continue their advance toward Paris
forced Napoleon to withdraw westward from the Aube line
followedBy Battle of Champaubert
Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)
Battle of Montmirail
Battle of Vauchamps
FrenchArtilleryApprox about 128 guns
FrenchCasualtiesApprox about 6,000–7,000 killed and wounded
several thousand prisoners and many guns lost
FrenchCommander Marshal Michel Ney
linked to: Michel Ney

Marshal Édouard Mortier
linked to: Édouard Mortier

Napoleon I
FrenchStrengthApprox about 45,000–50,000 troops
location La Rothière, Aube, France
opponent Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
partOf Napoleon’s 1814 campaign in France
precededBy Battle of Brienne
region Champagne, eastern France
result Allied victory
significance checked Napoleon’s attempt to halt the Allied advance into eastern France
demonstrated numerical superiority of the Allied armies over the French
first major defeat of Napoleon in the 1814 French campaign
terrain fought in winter conditions with snow and mud
villages and wooded areas around La Rothière and the Aube valley
theatre French theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
year 1814

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Battle of Brienne (1814) precededBy Battle of La Rothière (1814)
Battle of Brienne (1814) followedBy Battle of La Rothière (1814)