Battle of Champaubert
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The Battle of Champaubert was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1814 campaign in France, where his forces defeated a dispersed Russian corps, briefly reversing the tide against the invading Coalition armies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ engagement of the 1814 campaign in France ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Champaubert (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | French campaign of 1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignOpponent | Coalition armies invading France in 1814 ⓘ |
| coalitionSide |
Prussia (indirectly via Army of Silesia command structure)
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Marshal Auguste de Marmont
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Marshal Édouard Mortier NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 10 February 1814 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)
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Battle of Montmirail NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vauchamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualtiesApprox | about 600 ⓘ |
| FrenchLeaderTitle | Emperor of the French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchStrengthApprox | 30,000 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of Napoleon exploiting dispersed enemy formations
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first major success of Napoleon’s Six Days' Campaign ⓘ |
| location |
Champaubert, France
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Marne department, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
capture of General Olsufiev
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destruction of Olsufiev’s Russian corps ⓘ |
| objective | to defeat an isolated Russian corps of the Army of Bohemia ⓘ |
| opponentForce |
Russian IX Corps
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a dispersed Russian corps under Olsufiev ⓘ |
| opposingArmy |
Army of Bohemia elements
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Army of Silesia elements ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Lieutenant General Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev
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Zakhar Olsufiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Six Days' Campaign
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Sixth Coalition War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied advance toward Paris in early 1814 ⓘ |
| region | northeastern France ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| RussianCasualtiesApprox | about 4,000 killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| RussianPrisonersApprox | about 3,000 captured ⓘ |
| RussianStrengthApprox | 4,000–5,000 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
allowed Napoleon to defeat separated enemy corps in detail
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disrupted the coordination of Blücher’s Army of Silesia ⓘ temporarily reversed the tide against the invading Coalition armies ⓘ |
| theater | French soil ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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Champaubert