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Part of Napoleonic Wars

Battle of Brienne

January 29, 1814 · Battle of Brienne

Napoleon surprised Blücher at Brienne at the start of the campaign in France.

On the map Contemporaries

French Empire and allies

Coalition

France
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire
Napoleon military commander Michel Ney military commander Auguste de Marmont military commander Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno military commander
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher military commander Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken military commander Zahar Dimitrijevič Olsufjev military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 36,000
Casualties
c. 3,000
Strength
28,000–30,000c. 30,000
Casualties
3,000–4,000c. 3,000

Units

French army in the Campaign of France (1814)

Also involved 3