Battle of Vauchamps
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The Battle of Vauchamps was a decisive victory for Napoleon during the 1814 campaign in France, where he defeated Prussian and Russian forces in one of his last major battlefield successes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Vauchamps-la-Côte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | 1814 campaign in France ⓘ |
| CoalitionCasualties |
several thousand killed and wounded
ⓘ
several thousand prisoners ⓘ |
| CoalitionCommander |
Friedrich von Kleist
NERFINISHED
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Petrovich Pahlen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CoalitionStrength | approximately 18,000–20,000 troops ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 14 February 1814 ⓘ |
| describedAs | decisive victory for Napoleon ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Allied advance on Paris ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | around 600–1,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Emmanuel de Grouchy
NERFINISHED
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Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Édouard Mortier NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne Maurice Gérard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchStrength | approximately 20,000–25,000 troops ⓘ |
| location |
France
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Marne department NERFINISHED ⓘ Vauchamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedAs | one of Napoleon's last major battlefield successes ⓘ |
| opponent | Prussian and Russian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Six Days' Campaign
NERFINISHED
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War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Champaubert
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Château-Thierry NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Montmirail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArm | French cavalry ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | temporarily checked Blücher's advance on Paris ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | French counterattack routed Blücher's rearguard ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | invasion of northeastern France by the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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