Battle of Brienne
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The Battle of Brienne saw an Imperial French army led by Emperor Napoleon attack Prussian and Russian forces commanded by Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. After heavy fighting tha
Napoleon was nearly taken by the Cossacks after the battle but was saved by French general Gaspard Gourgaud.
The battle
Gebhard von Blücher
Fabian Osten-Sacken
The 1814 campaign in north-east France was Napoleon's final campaign of the War of the Sixth Coalition. Following their victory at Leipzig in 1813, the Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and other German ar
Battle of Brienne
…Battle of Brienne Part of the Campaign of France of the Sixth Coalition Napoleon was nearly taken by the Cossacks after the battle but was saved by French general Gaspard Gourgaud. Date 29 January…
War of the 6th coalition 1814
Strategic situation in 1814
Württemberg dragoons at the battle of La Rothière, by Richard Knötel
The battle of Montmirail, by Marin-Lavigne.