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Battle of Fère-Champenoise
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of La Fère-Champenoise 1814
Date25 March 1814
Locationnear Fère-Champenoise, France
Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
France French Empire Austrian Empire Austria
Russia Russian Empire
Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
Commanders and leaders
France Auguste Marmont
France Adolphe Mortier
Austrian Empire Karl Schwarzenberg
Russia Peter Wittgenstein
Kingdom of Prussia Friedrich Kleist
Kingdom of Bavaria Karl von Wrede
Kingdom of Württemberg Crownprince William
Strength
20,000 200,000
Casualties and losses
3,000-4,500, excluding deserters 2,000


The Battle of Fère-Champenoise was fought on 25 March 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.

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[]

  • [1] 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

↑ The Battle of La Fère-Champenoise, 1814

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