Modern era · 1814
Battle of Château-Thierry
The Battle of Château-Thierry (12 February 1814) saw the Imperial French army commanded by Emperor Napoleon attempt to destroy a Prussian corps led by Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg and an Imperial Russian corps under Fabian Wilhelm von Osten-Sacken. The two Allied corps managed to escape across the Marne River, but suffered considerably heavier losses than the pursuing French.
- When
- 12 Feb 1814
- Where
- Château-Thierry
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
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