Battle of Fère-Champenoise

Battle of Fère-Champenoise
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition
Date March 25, 1814 Location near Fère-Champenoise, France Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Austria Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Bavaria Württemberg
Commanders and leaders
Auguste Marmont Adolphe Mortier	Karl Schwarzenberg Peter Wittgenstein Friedrich Kleist Karl von Wrede Crownprince William
Strength
20,000	200,000
Casualties and losses
3,000-4,500, excluding deserters	2,000

The Battle of Fère-Champenoise was fought on March 25, 1814, between France and armies of Russia and Prussia. The battleground was near the town Fère-Champenoise, 40 km southwest of Châlons-sur-Marne, Marne département. The French were led by Auguste Marmont, while the Coalition forces were led by Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg. Schwarzenberg was victorious.

See also

• Fershampenuaz, a village in Russia named in memory of the battle.

References and notes

Smith, Digby. "The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Databook". Greenhill Books, 1998

External links

• [1] The battle of La Fère-Champenoise on allempires.com

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