Six Days' Campaign
1814 campaign during the War of the Sixth Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Six Days Campaign | |||||||
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Part of the 1814 campaign in north-east France | |||||||
Lithograph of the Battle of Montmirail | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
Prussia Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Napoleon I | 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 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]