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Battle of La Rothière

Date and place

February 1st, 1814 at La Rothière, Aube, Champagne, France.

Involved forces

French army (32,000 men) under Emperor Napoleon the First.
Prussian army (170,000 men) under Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.

Casualties and losses

French army: 6 to 8,000 men killed, lost, injured or prisoners.
Allied army: 6 to 8,000 men killed, lost, injured.

Battle of La Rothière (detail)

"Battle of La Rothière" (detail). Engraved by François Pierdon after a drawing by Henri-Felix-Emmanuel Philippoteaux.
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