| Battle of Fère-Champenoise | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | Austria Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Bavaria Württemberg |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Auguste Marmont Adolphe Mortier |
Karl Schwarzenberg Peter Wittgenstein Friedrich Kleist Karl von Wrede Crownprince William |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3,000-4,500, excluding deserters | 2,000 | ||||||
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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.
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Smith, Digby. "The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Databook". Greenhill Books, 1998
↑ The Battle of La Fère-Champenoise, 1814