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Napoleon & Empire

Battle of Reims

Date and place

  • March 13th, 1814 at Reims, Champagne, northeast France

Involved forces

  • French army (10,000 men) under Emperor Napoleon I.  
  • Russian and Prussian army (15,000 men), under General Guillaume Emmanuel Guignard de Saint-Priest.  

Casualties and losses

  • French army: 700 men.  
  • Russian and Prussian army: 700 killed; 1,500 wounded; 2,500 prisoners; eleven cannons.  

Picture - "Entrance of Napoleon into Reims". Painted by Laurent Detouche.

Napoleonic Battles - Picture of the battle of Reims -

Map of the Campaign in northeast France in 1814  Display the map of the Campaign in northeast France in 1814

Photos Credits

 Photo of Lionel A. Bouchon Photos by Lionel A. Bouchon.
 Photo of Marie-Albe Grau Photos by Marie-Albe Grau.
 Photo of Floriane Grau Photos by Floriane Grau.
 Photo of Michèle Grau-Ghelardi Photos by Michèle Grau-Ghelardi.
 Photo of Didier Grau Photos by Didier Grau.
 Photo of various authors Photos made by people outside the Napoleon & Empire association.