Battle of Brienne (1814)

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The Battle of Brienne (1814) was a Napoleonic Wars engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces clashed with Prussian and Russian troops in northeastern France during the Campaign of France.

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instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Brienne-le-Château
belligerent First French Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Russian Empire
campaignObjective to disrupt Blücher’s advance into France
CoalitionCasualties approximately 4,000 killed and wounded
several guns lost
CoalitionCommander Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Peter Wittgenstein
Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev
combatant French Army
surface form: French army

Prussian Army
surface form: Prussian army

Imperial Russian Army
surface form: Russian army
commander Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Napoleon Bonaparte
Peter Wittgenstein
Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev
conflict War of the Sixth Coalition
country France
date 29 January 1814
endDate 29 January 1814
era Napoleonic era
followedBy Battle of Champaubert
Battle of La Rothière (1814)
Battle of Montmirail
FrenchCasualties approximately 3,500 killed and wounded
FrenchCommander Napoleon Bonaparte
Édouard Mortier
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty
historicalPeriod War of the Sixth Coalition
isPartOf French campaign of 1814
location Aube department
Brienne-le-Château
northeastern France
notableFeature fought near the château where Napoleon had attended military school
partOf French campaign of 1814
surface form: Campaign of France (1814)
precededBy Battle of La Rothière (1814)
primaryOpposingForces French forces vs Prussian and Russian forces
result inconclusive
tactically indecisive French victory
significance first major clash between Napoleon and Blücher during the 1814 campaign
startDate 29 January 1814
strengthCoalition about 20,000–25,000 soldiers
strengthFrench about 30,000 soldiers
theatre Western Front of the Napoleonic Wars
year 1814

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