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Battle of Brienne

January 29, 1814 · Battle of Brienne

Part of Napoleonic Wars

Contemporaries On the map

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

Sides

French Empire and allies

France
Napoleon military commander Michel Ney military commander Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno military commander

Coalition

Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher military commander Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken military commander Zahar Dimitrijevič Olsufjev military commander

Also involved 2

Mikhail Miloradovich participant Dmitry Golitsyn participant