Six Days' Campaign

Not to be confused with Six-Day War.
Six Days Campaign
Part of the 1814 campaign in north-east France

Lithograph of the Battle of Montmirail
Date10–15 February 1814
Location
Northeastern France
Result French victory (see Analysis)
Belligerents
 France  Prussia
 Russia
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Napoleon I Kingdom of Prussia Gebhard von Blücher
Strength
30,000 men[1] 50,000–56,000 men[2][1][3]
Casualties and losses
3,400 men[4] 17,750 men (in battle)[4]
28,500 (in all)[5]
36 guns[6]

The Six Days Campaign (10–15 February 1814) was a final series of victories by the forces of Napoleon I of France as the Sixth Coalition closed in on Paris.

The Six Days Campaign was fought from 10 February to 15 February during which time Napoleon inflicted four defeats on Blücher's Army of Silesia in the Battle of Champaubert, the Battle of Montmirail, the Battle of Château-Thierry, and the Battle of Vauchamps. Napoleon's 30,000-man[1] army managed to inflict 17,750 casualties[4] on Blücher's force of 50,000–56,000.[2][1][3]

The advance of the Army of Bohemia under Prince Schwarzenberg toward Paris compelled Napoleon to abandon his pursuit of Blücher's army, which, though badly beaten, was soon replenished by the arrival of reinforcements.[6] Five days after the defeat at Vauchamps, the Army of Silesia was back on the offensive.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Chandler 1966, p. 976.
  2. ^ a b Maude 1911, p. 232.
  3. ^ a b Petre 1994, pp. 70–71.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Chandler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Nafziger 2015, pp. 168–169.
  6. ^ a b Chandler 1966, pp. 974–976.