Battle of Paris (1814)

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The Battle of Paris (1814) was the decisive engagement in which the Sixth Coalition captured the French capital, forcing Napoleon Bonaparte’s first abdication and effectively ending his rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Paris ⓘ
belligerent Austrian Empire ⓘ
French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
other states of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
campaign 1814 campaign in northeastern France ⓘ
CoalitionCommander Crown Prince Frederick William of Württemberg ⓘ
Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria ⓘ
Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
Prince Karl Philipp of Schwarzenberg ⓘ
Tsar Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
coalitionStrength approximately 100000–120000 troops ⓘ
consequence end of Napoleon I’s first reign ⓘ
first abdication of Napoleon I ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 1814-03-30 ⓘ
defensivePositions heights and fortifications around Paris, including Montmartre ⓘ
endDate 1814-03-31 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) ⓘ
first abdication of Napoleon I ⓘ
occupation of Paris by Coalition forces ⓘ
FrenchCommander Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ
Marshal Auguste de Marmont ⓘ
Marshal Édouard Mortier ⓘ
linked to: Édouard Mortier
FrenchStrength approximately 30000–40000 troops ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the collapse of Napoleonic rule in France in 1814 ⓘ
opened the way for the Bourbon Restoration ⓘ
locationNow Île-de-France region, France ⓘ
notableFeature first capture of Paris by foreign armies since the 15th century ⓘ
last major battle on French soil before Napoleon’s first abdication ⓘ
notableParticipant Napoleon I (indirectly, as overall French emperor and commander-in-chief) ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
opponent Sixth Coalition ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
place Paris ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube ⓘ
Six Days’ Campaign ⓘ
result capture of Paris by the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
decisive Coalition victory ⓘ
surrender capitulation of Paris authorities to Coalition forces ⓘ
tactic Coalition flanking movements and frontal assaults on Paris defenses ⓘ

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French campaign of 1814 → hasBattle → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ
Napoleon I abdication in 1814 → follows → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1814) → precededBy → Allied occupation of Paris in 1814 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Paris (1814)
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg → notableBattle → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ
Six Days’ Campaign → followedBy → Fall of Paris (1814) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Paris (1814)
Battle of Craonne → followedBy → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ
Battle of Laon (1814) → followedBy → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ
Battle of Fère-Champenoise → followedBy → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ
Peter Wittgenstein → notableBattle → Battle of Paris (1814) ⓘ
subject linked to: General Peter Wittgenstein