Battle of Montereau
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The Battle of Montereau was fought during the War of the Sixth Coalition between an Imperial French army led by Emperor Napoleon and a corps of Austrians and Württembergers commanded by Crown Prince F
Battle of Montereau, 18 February 1814 by Jean-Charles Langlois (1840)
Prince Frederick William
Pierre Claude Pajol
Pajol leading the charge at Montereau.
Six Days' Campaign
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The Six Days' Campaign was a final series of victories by the forces of Napoleon I of France as the Sixth Coalition closed in on Paris. As was said by his contemporary enemy, the Austrian general Joha
Battle of Montereau
…were thrown into panic. Meanwhile, fleeing peasants reported that Paris would soon be attacked by 200,000 Cossacks. Following his successes in the Six Days' Campaign on 10–14 February 1814, Emperor Napoleon headed southward towards the Seine to stop Schwarzenberg's threat to Paris. Forces under Marshals Édouard…
Lithograph of the Battle of Montmirail