Modern era · 1814
Battle of Paris
The Battle of Paris or the Storming of Paris (30–31 March 1814) saw the Allied forces of Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Württemberg attack Paris defended by troops of the First French Empire under Joseph Bonaparte. The French soldiers put up a stout resistance at the capital's eastern suburbs on 30 March but were steadily driven back by the overwhelmingly superior Allied forces.
- When
- 30 Mar 1814 – 31 Mar 1814
- Where
- Paris
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Wilhelm I1797 – 188819th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher1742 – 1819Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly1761 – 1818Baltic German general (1761-1818)
Before and after
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