Battle of Saint-Dizier

Battle of Saint-Dizier
Part of the Campaign of France of the Sixth Coalition

Charge of the dragoons of the Imperial Guard at the Battle of Saint-Dizier
Date26 March 1814[1]
Location48°38′18″N 4°56′59″E / 48.6383°N 4.9497°E / 48.6383; 4.9497
Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
 France  Russia
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Napoleon Bonaparte
First French Empire Jacques MacDonald
Russian Empire Ferdinand Wintzingerode
Strength
10,000[1]–34,000[2] 8,000[1]–10,000, mostly cavalry[3]
Casualties and losses
600[1] 1,500[1]–2,500
18 guns[4]
Battle of Saint-Dizier is located in France
Battle of Saint-Dizier
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The Battle of Saint-Dizier was fought on 26 March 1814, between the Russian Army under Ferdinand Wintzingerode and The French Army, also known as ‘La Grande Armée’ commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte. The battle was part of Napoleon's Campaign of France, which took place during the War of the Sixth Coalition. It was Napoleon's last military victory before the surrender of Paris and his subsequent abdication.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bodart 1908, p. 480.
  2. ^ Korcaighe P. Hale in The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars by Gregory Fremont-Barnes (main editor) (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2006) 932.
  3. ^ Tim J. Watts in The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars by Gregory Fremont-Barnes (main editor) (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2006) 653.
  4. ^ Henry Houssaye: 1814 (Librairie Académique) Perrin, Paris 1947 (EA Paris 1905)