Battle of Laon (1814)
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The Battle of Laon (1814) was a major engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces under Blücher decisively repelled Napoleon’s army in northern France, undermining his defense of Paris in the final phase of the Napoleonic Wars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Laon (1814) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Laon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Six Days’ Campaign aftermath ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
moderate Coalition casualties
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severe French casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
NERFINISHED
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Auguste de Marmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmanuel de Grouchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow NERFINISHED ⓘ Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne Maurice Gérard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date |
10 March 1814
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9 March 1814 ⓘ |
| describedAs | major engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| effect |
strengthened Coalition advance on Paris
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undermined Napoleon’s defense of Paris ⓘ |
| endDate | 1814-03-10 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Paris (1814)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Reims (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Aisne department
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Laon NERFINISHED ⓘ Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fog hampered French operations
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night attack on Marmont’s corps ⓘ |
| outcome | Napoleon forced to retreat ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Craonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Coalition victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1814-03-09 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | decisive check to Napoleon’s 1814 campaign in northern France ⓘ |
| strength |
approximately 37,000 French troops
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approximately 90,000–100,000 Coalition troops ⓘ superior Coalition artillery ⓘ |
| theatre | French campaign of 1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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