Battle of Brienne-le-Château

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The Battle of Brienne-le-Château was a Napoleonic engagement fought in January 1814 during the War of the Sixth Coalition, in which Napoleon attempted to halt the advancing Allied armies on French soil.

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instanceOf Napoleonic battle
battle
AlliedCasualties several thousand killed, wounded, or missing
AlliedStrength approximately 26,000–28,000 troops
alsoKnownAs Battle of Brienne
associatedPlace Brienne Castle
linked to: Brienne Castle@en
associatedWith Napoleon’s defense of France in 1814
belligerent First French Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire
campaign Six Days' Campaign (1814) precursor
campaignPhase early phase of the 1814 campaign in France
commander Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Guillaume Philibert Duhesme
Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I

Peter Wittgenstein
Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev NERFINISHED
Édouard Mortier
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty
conflict War of the Sixth Coalition
country France
date 29 January 1814
followedBy Battle of La Rothière
FrenchCasualties several thousand killed, wounded, or missing
FrenchStrength approximately 30,000 troops
historicalContext occurred after Napoleon’s defeat in the German campaign of 1813
part of the Allied invasion of northeastern France in 1814
location Aube
Brienne-le-Château
France
month January 1814
NapoleonConnection fought near the military school Napoleon had attended at Brienne
notableFeature fought around Brienne castle
night fighting in the town and château
objective to halt the advancing Allied armies on French soil
partOf French campaign of 1814
War of the Sixth Coalition
precededBy Allied invasion of France (1814)
result inconclusive
tactically indecisive French victory
strategicOutcome Allied armies continued advance despite setback
failed to destroy Blücher’s army
theatre French campaign of 1814
year 1814

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Battle of Brienne (1814) alsoKnownAs Battle of Brienne-le-Château
Battle of Brienne alsoKnownAs Battle of Brienne-le-Château