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
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Graf, later elevated to Fürst von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. He earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against Napoleon at the Battl
Battle of Brienne
…Brienne (29 January 1814) 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 that went on into the night, the French seized a château, nearly capturing Blücher. However, the French were unable to dislodge…
Marschall Vorwärts by Emil Hünten (1863)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher in Bautzen by Bogdan Willewalde (1885)
Blücher and the Army of Silesia crossing the Rhine near to Kaub, onto the French territory; 1 January 1814. By Wilhelm Camphausen (1859).