Episode 2 of 4

Battle of Mormant

When
17 February 1814
Where
Southeast of Paris
Part of
War of the Sixth Coalition: Napoleon's February–March 1814 campaign in France

Napoleon destroyed a Russian division near Mormant, southeast of Paris, on 17 February 1814.

The Battle of Mormant saw an Imperial French army under Napoleon fight a division of Russians under Count Peter Petrovich Pahlen. The engagement occurred near the town of Mormant, approximately 50 km southeast of Paris, resulting in the effective destruction of the Russian division.

Sources

  1. Battle of Mormant Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20

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