Battle of Montmirail

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The Battle of Montmirail was a significant engagement during Napoleon’s 1814 campaign in France, where he achieved a notable victory against numerically superior Prussian and Russian forces.

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Battle of Montmirail canonical 10
Battle of Montmirail–Marchais 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Montmirail–Marchais ⓘ
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign French campaign of 1814 ⓘ
CoalitionCasualties approximately 4,000–5,000 ⓘ
CoalitionForceStrength approximately 18,000–25,000 soldiers ⓘ
coalitionSide Prussian and Russian forces ⓘ
commander Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken ⓘ
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ⓘ
Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
conflictOf War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 11 February 1814 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) ⓘ
Battle of Vauchamps ⓘ
FrenchCasualties approximately 2,000–3,000 ⓘ
FrenchCommander Marshal Auguste de Marmont ⓘ
Marshal Édouard Mortier ⓘ
linked to: Édouard Mortier

Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
FrenchForceStrength approximately 20,000–30,000 soldiers ⓘ
FrenchSide French Imperial forces ⓘ
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Grand Est region of France ⓘ
notableFeature French Imperial Guard played a key role in the attack ⓘ
Napoleon defeated separated Prussian and Russian corps in detail ⓘ
objective to prevent Coalition forces from uniting and advancing on Paris ⓘ
opponentCommander Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken ⓘ
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ⓘ
outcome Coalition forces forced to retreat ⓘ
partOf Napoleon’s 1814 campaign in France ⓘ
Six Days' Campaign ⓘ
place Montmirail, Marne, France ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Champaubert ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
significance considered one of Napoleon’s last tactical masterpieces ⓘ
helped temporarily halt the Coalition advance on Paris ⓘ
strategicContext Coalition armies were advancing toward Paris from the east ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic French forces attacked the exposed flank of the Coalition column ⓘ
Napoleon concentrated superior forces against isolated enemy corps ⓘ
terrain fought in winter conditions on rolling farmland and villages ⓘ
theatre French theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
timeOfDay main fighting occurred in the afternoon and evening ⓘ
year 1814 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French campaign of 1814 → hasBattle → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
Battle of Brienne (1814) → followedBy → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
Montmirail → namedAfter → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
subject linked to: tank "Montmirail"
Battle of Brienne → followedBy → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
Six Days’ Campaign → hasEngagement → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
Battle of Champaubert → followedBy → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) → precededBy → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
Battle of Vauchamps → precededBy → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
Battle of La Rothière → followedBy → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ
Battle of Montmirail → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Montmirail–Marchais ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Montmirail
Battle of La Rothière (1814) → followedBy → Battle of Montmirail ⓘ