Battle of Paris (1814)

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Napoleonic Wars battle battle battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition

The Battle of Paris (1814) was the decisive engagement in which the Sixth Coalition captured the French capital, forcing Napoleon Bonaparte’s first abdication and effectively ending his rule.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Allied occupation of Paris in 1814	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Napoleonic Wars battle ⓘ battle ⓘ battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ other states of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
campaign	1814 campaign in northeastern France ⓘ
CoalitionCommander	Crown Prince Frederick William of Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Karl Philipp of Schwarzenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsar Alexander I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
coalitionStrength	approximately 100000–120000 troops ⓘ
consequence	end of Napoleon I’s first reign ⓘ first abdication of Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
date	1814-03-30 ⓘ
defensivePositions	heights and fortifications around Paris, including Montmartre ⓘ
endDate	1814-03-31 ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ first abdication of Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ occupation of Paris by Coalition forces ⓘ
FrenchCommander	Joseph Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Auguste de Marmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Édouard Mortier NERFINISHED ⓘ
FrenchStrength	approximately 30000–40000 troops ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked the collapse of Napoleonic rule in France in 1814 ⓘ opened the way for the Bourbon Restoration ⓘ
locationNow	Île-de-France region, France NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	first capture of Paris by foreign armies since the 15th century ⓘ last major battle on French soil before Napoleon’s first abdication ⓘ
notableParticipant	Napoleon I (indirectly, as overall French emperor and commander-in-chief) NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ
place	Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube NERFINISHED ⓘ Six Days’ Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	capture of Paris by the Sixth Coalition ⓘ decisive Coalition victory ⓘ
surrender	capitulation of Paris authorities to Coalition forces ⓘ
tactic	Coalition flanking movements and frontal assaults on Paris defenses ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French campaign of 1814 → hasBattle → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ

Napoleon I abdication in 1814 → follows → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ

Treaty of Paris (1814) → precededBy → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied occupation of Paris in 1814