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Battle of Château-Thierry
	Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition
Date	February 12, 1814
Location	France
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Prussia; Russia
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon I; Michel Ney	Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher; Hans David Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
Casualties and losses
600	1,250 Prussians; 1,500 Russians; 9 guns; Baggage and transport

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Template:FixHTML blAW Battle of Château-Thierry occurred on February 12, 1814 between a Prussian army under Marshal von Blücher and the French under Emperor Napoleon I. After winning a series of impressive tactical victories (during what would become known as the Six Days Campaign ), Napoleon sought to deal what he hoped would be a final blow to the Prussians and end their participation in the Sixth Coalition against him. He caught the Prussian rearguard under General Yorck on the Marne River near Château-Thierry. Sending Marshal Ney to lead the attack, the French broke into Blücher's ranks, inflicting heavy losses. Their attack was only stopped by some fortuitously placed Prussian batteries, allowing Yorck to withdraw in good order without suffering a rout. The Prussians had 1,250 casualties, the Russians 1,500, and the French 600. The French also captured nine cannons and much baggage and transport^[1].

Footnotes

^ Chandler, D. Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars. Wordsworth editions, 1999. pgs.90-91.

External links

La bataille de Champaubert, Montmirail-Marchais, Château-Thierry et Vauchamps

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[Chandler-1] Chandler, D. Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars. Wordsworth editions, 1999. pgs.90-91.

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-The '''Battle of Château-Thierry''' occurred on [[February 12]], [[1814]] between a [[Prussia]]n army under Marshal [[Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher|von Blücher]] and the [[First French Empire|French]] under Emperor [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon I]]. After winning a series of impressive tactical victories (during what would become known as the ''[[Six Days Campaign]]'' ), Napoleon sought to deal what he hoped would be a final blow to the Prussians and end their participation in the [[Sixth Coalition]] against him. He caught the Prussian rearguard under General [[Hans David Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg|Yorck]] on the [[Marne River]] near [[Château-Thierry]]. Sending [[Marshal of France|Marshal]] [[Michel Ney|Ney]] to lead the attack, the French broke into Blücher's ranks, inflicting heavy losses. Their attack was only stopped by some fortuitously placed Prussian [[Artillery battery|batteries]], allowing Yorck to withdraw in good order without suffering a rout. The Prussians had 1,250 casualties, the Russians 1,500, and the French 600. The French also captured nine cannons and much baggage and transport<ref name=Chandler>Chandler, D. ''Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars.'' Wordsworth editions, 1999. pgs.90-91.</ref>.
+blAW '''Battle of Château-Thierry''' occurred on [[February 12]], [[1814]] between a [[Prussia]]n army under Marshal [[Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher|von Blücher]] and the [[First French Empire|French]] under Emperor [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon I]]. After winning a series of impressive tactical victories (during what would become known as the ''[[Six Days Campaign]]'' ), Napoleon sought to deal what he hoped would be a final blow to the Prussians and end their participation in the [[Sixth Coalition]] against him. He caught the Prussian rearguard under General [[Hans David Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg|Yorck]] on the [[Marne River]] near [[Château-Thierry]]. Sending [[Marshal of France|Marshal]] [[Michel Ney|Ney]] to lead the attack, the French broke into Blücher's ranks, inflicting heavy losses. Their attack was only stopped by some fortuitously placed Prussian [[Artillery battery|batteries]], allowing Yorck to withdraw in good order without suffering a rout. The Prussians had 1,250 casualties, the Russians 1,500, and the French 600. The French also captured nine cannons and much baggage and transport<ref name=Chandler>Chandler, D. ''Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars.'' Wordsworth editions, 1999. pgs.90-91.</ref>.
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