Episode 3 of 6

Battle of Brienne

When
29 January 1814
Where
Brienne
Part of
War of the Sixth Coalition: the 1814 campaign in France and the Adriatic

On 29 January 1814 Napoleon's French army attacked Prussian and Russian forces under Blücher at Brienne.

The Battle of 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. Leaving his brother Joseph Bonaparte in charge of the capital, Napoleon had departed from Paris and reached Châlons-sur-Marne on 26 January 1814.

Sources

  1. Battle of Brienne Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19

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