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War of the Sixth Coalition: the 1814 campaign in France and the Adriatic

When
1813–1814
Where
middle Rhine; Cattaro; Brienne; La Rothière; Champaubert; Châtillon-sur-Seine
Episodes
6

In the 1814 campaign in France, Allied armies crossed the Rhine and fought Napoleon at Brienne, La Rothière and Champaubert, the last opening the Six Days' Campaign. In the Adriatic, the siege of Cattaro ended with a French surrender in January 1814, and the Congress of Châtillon convened in February.

Episodes

  1. 14 October 1813 – 3 January 1814 · CattaroSiege of Cattaro

    The siege of Cattaro lasted from 14 October 1813 to 3 January 1814, ending with the French surrender.

  2. 1 January 1814 · middle RhineRhine Crossing

    Blücher's Army of Silesia crossed the middle Rhine on 1 January 1814, after Napoleon rejected the Frankfurt proposals.

  3. 29 January 1814 · BrienneBattle of Brienne

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

  4. 1 February 1814 · La RothièreBattle of La Rothière

    Coalition forces defeated Napoleon's army at La Rothière on 1 February 1814.

  5. 5 February – 5 March 1814 · Châtillon-sur-SeineCongress of Châtillon

    The Congress of Châtillon was a peace conference held from 5 February to 5 March 1814.

  6. 10 February 1814 · ChampaubertBattle of Champaubert

    The Battle of Champaubert on 10 February 1814 opened the Six Days' Campaign.

Background and detail

Background. By late 1813 the War of the Sixth Coalition was going badly for France. The Coalition allies—principally Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria—had offered peace in the November 1813 Frankfurt proposals. Napoleon did not accept the terms, and the allies crossed the Rhine into French territory on 1 January 1814.

Adriatic Campaign. Austria declared war on France in August 1813, and by the autumn the Royal Navy enjoyed unopposed domination over the Adriatic sea. During the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, the siege of Cattaro lasted from 14 October 1813 until the French surrendered on 3 January 1814.

Diplomacy. The Congress of Châtillon was a peace conference held at Châtillon-sur-Seine from 5 February to 5 March 1814. These negotiations influenced the subsequent Congress of Vienna, where the Coalition allies decided the future of Europe.

People involved

Sources

  1. Battle of La Rothière Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
  2. Battle of Brienne Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  3. Battle of Champaubert Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  4. Siege of Cattaro Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  5. Congress of Châtillon Wikipedia, revision of 2025-05-29
  6. Napoleon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  7. Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23

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