Six Days’ Campaign
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The Six Days’ Campaign was a brief but remarkable 1814 military offensive in which Napoleon Bonaparte repeatedly defeated numerically superior Allied forces in northeastern France during the final phase of the Napoleonic Wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1814 campaign
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Napoleonic campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Six Days’ Campaign of 1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
concentration of force against dispersed enemy corps
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rapid maneuver ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | final phase of Napoleon’s rule in France ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied advance on Paris
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Fall of Paris (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon’s first abdication ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAlliedStrength | about 70,000–120,000 troops ⓘ |
| hasApproximateFrenchStrength | about 30,000–40,000 troops ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken
NERFINISHED
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Friedrich von Kleist NERFINISHED ⓘ Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakhar Olsufiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDateRange | 10–15 February 1814 ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1814-02-15 ⓘ |
| hasEngagement |
Battle of Champaubert
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Château-Thierry NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Montmirail NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vauchamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | English ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Aube
NERFINISHED
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Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ Seine-et-Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguageName | French ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Campagne des Six Jours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | series of French tactical victories ⓘ |
| hasResult | temporary check of Blücher’s advance on Paris ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1814-02-10 ⓘ |
| hasTheater | French campaign of 1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last major field campaign personally led by Napoleon in France ⓘ |
| notableFor | Napoleon defeating numerically superior Allied forces in rapid succession ⓘ |
| opposedForce | Army of Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
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War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French campaign of 1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuringReignOf | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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