| Battle of Fère-Champenoise | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 French Empire |
 Austria Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Bavaria Württemberg | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Auguste Marmont Adolphe Mortier |
Karl Schwarzenberg Peter Wittgenstein Friedrich Kleist Karl von Wrede Crownprince William | ||||||
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| 20,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3,000-4,500, excluding deserters | 2,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Fère-Champenoise was fought on 25 March 1814, between France and armies of Russia and Prussia. The battleground was near the town Fère-Champenoise, 40 km southwest of Châlons-sur-Marne, Marne département. The French were led by Auguste Marmont, while the Coalition forces were led by Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg. Schwarzenberg was victorious.
See also[]
- Fershampenuaz, a village in Russia named in memory of the battle.
References and notes[]
Smith, Digby. "The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Databook". Greenhill Books, 1998
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Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 4°05′54″E / 48.75°N 4.0983°E
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