Battle of Laon, 9-10 March, 1814

Date and place

March 9th to 10th, 1814 at Laon, Aisne, Picardy, northern France.

Involved forces

French army (37,000 men) under Emperor Napoleon the First.
Prussian and Russian army (90,000 men), under Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.

Casualties and losses

French army: 6,000 to 9,000 men and 45 cannons.
Allied army: less than 4,000 men.

Battle of Laon, 9-10 March, 1814 (detail)

"Napoleon and Marshal Ney after the Battle of Laon" (detail). Painted 1864 by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier.
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Aerial panorama of Laon battlefield

Photo credits

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

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