War of the Sixth Coalition

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The War of the Sixth Coalition was a major 1813–1814 European conflict in which a broad alliance of powers, including Russia, Prussia, Austria, Britain, and others, defeated Napoleon and led to his first abdication and exile to Elba.

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German campaign of 1813 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars campaign
war
alsoKnownAs French campaign of 1814
surface form: Campaign of 1813–1814
belligerent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Kingdom of Bavaria
Portugal
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of Württemberg
Russian Empire
Saxony (later in the war, partially against Napoleon)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
cause desire of European powers to end French hegemony
reaction to Napoleon's invasion of Russia
conflictType coalition war
endDate 1814
followedBy War of the Seventh Coalition
keyCommander Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
surface form: Duke of Wellington

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
surface form: Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon I

Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
surface form: Prince Karl Philipp of Schwarzenberg

Alexander I of Russia
surface form: Tsar Alexander I of Russia
location Europe
majorBattle Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
Battle of Bautzen
Battle of Dennewitz
Battle of Dresden
Battle of Hanau
Battle of Kulm
Battle of Laon
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Lützen (1813)
French campaign of 1814
surface form: Battle of Paris (1814)
opponent First French Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon I
partOf Napoleonic Wars
precededBy War of the Fifth Coalition
result Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814)
defeat of Napoleon
exile of Napoleon to Elba
first abdication of Napoleon
occupation of Paris by Coalition forces
significantEvent capture of Paris in March 1814
formation of the Sixth Coalition
startDate 1812

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First Bourbon Restoration associatedWithWar War of the Sixth Coalition
Armies of the French Revolution and Empire conflict War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of Leipzig conflict War of the Sixth Coalition
Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars conflict War of the Sixth Coalition
War of the Seventh Coalition follows War of the Sixth Coalition
Napoleonic Wars hasPart War of the Sixth Coalition
Coalition Wars includes War of the Sixth Coalition
this entity surface form: German campaign of 1813
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher militaryConflict War of the Sixth Coalition
Kingdom of Westphalia militaryConflict War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of Leipzig partOf War of the Sixth Coalition
this entity surface form: German campaign of 1813
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia participantIn War of the Sixth Coalition
Duchy of Warsaw participatedIn War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of Leipzig precededBy War of the Sixth Coalition
this entity surface form: German campaign of 1813