Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)
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The Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) was a Napoleonic engagement during the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces defeated elements of the Allied armies in northeastern France.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| AlliedCasualties | several thousand killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| AlliedCommander |
Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
NERFINISHED
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General Fabian Gottlieb von Osten-Sacken NERFINISHED ⓘ General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AlliedStrength | approximately 18,000–20,000 troops ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Château-Thierry (French campaign of 1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Six Days' Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 12 February 1814 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Battle of Château-Thierry (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Vauchamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Marshal Michel Ney
NERFINISHED
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Marshal Édouard Mortier NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchStrength | approximately 20,000–25,000 troops ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| location |
Aisne department
NERFINISHED
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Château-Thierry NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Château-Thierry ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French capture of guns and prisoners
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French pursuit of retreating Allied columns after Montmirail ⓘ |
| objective | to cut off and defeat retreating Russian and Prussian forces ⓘ |
| opponent | Allied armies of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
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campaign to defend France against the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Montmirail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northeastern France ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| river | Marne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | French campaign of 1814 ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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