Battle of Reims (1814)

Battle of Reims (1814)
Part of the Campaign of France of the Sixth Coalition

The Last Victory, by Maurice Orange
Date12–13 March 1814[1]
Location49°15′46″N 4°02′05″E / 49.2628°N 4.0347°E / 49.2628; 4.0347
Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
First French Empire France Russian Empire Russia
Kingdom of Prussia Prussia
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Napoleon Bonaparte
First French Empire Auguste de Marmont
First French Empire Michel Ney
Russian Empire Emmanuel de Saint-Priest (DOW)
Russian Empire Georgi Emmanuel
Kingdom of Prussia Friedrich von Jagow
Strength
13 March:
8,000[1]–10,000
13 March:
Russia:
7,800–9,000[1]
Prussia:
4,000[1]–5,600
Casualties and losses
700[2][3] 6,000–8,000
Battle of Reims (1814) is located in France
Battle of Reims (1814)
Location within France
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The Battle of Reims (12–13 March 1814) was fought at Reims, France between an Imperial French army commanded by Emperor Napoleon and a combined Russian-Prussian corps led by General Emmanuel de Saint-Priest. On the first day, Saint-Priest's Russians and General Friedrich Wilhelm von Jagow's Prussians easily captured Reims from its French National Guard garrison, capturing or killing more than half of its defenders. On the second day, an overconfident Saint-Priest carelessly deployed his forces west of the city, not grasping that Napoleon was approaching with 20,000 troops. Too late, Saint-Priest realized who he was fighting and tried to organize a retreat. In the battle that followed, the French army struck with crushing force and the Allies were routed with serious losses. During the fighting, Saint-Priest was struck by a howitzer shell and died two weeks later.

  1. ^ a b c d e Bodart 1908, p. 478.
  2. ^ Meeks 2019, p. 168.
  3. ^ Zabecki 2014, p. 1069.