Battle of Fère-Champenoise

Battle of Fère-Champenoise
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition
Date 25 March 1814 Location near Fère-Champenoise, France Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Austrian Empire Württemberg Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Auguste Marmont Adolphe Mortier	Karl Schwarzenberg Peter Wittgenstein Crownprince William
Strength
12,700 infantry, 4,000 cavalry, 84 guns	12,000 cavalry, 48 guns
Casualties and losses
5,000	2,000

The Battle of Fère-Champenoise was fought on 25 March 1814, between a French army and a cavalry force of Austria, Russia and the Kingdom of Württemberg. 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. After six hours of battle, the French were routed and 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battle of La Fere-Champenoise.

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

Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 4°05′54″E / 48.75°N 4.0983°E / 48.75; 4.0983

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