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Battle of La Rothière

Battle of La Rothière was a battle fought on 1 February 1814 at La Rothière, in what is now France. It was part of the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Coalition victory. Recorded strength: 78,000–123,000; 200 guns against 36,140–50,460; 128 guns.

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Charge des cavaliers wurtembourgeois à La Rothière, le 1er février 1814.
Charge des cavaliers wurtembourgeois à La Rothière, le 1er février 1814.. Richard Knötel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 February 1814
WhereLa Rothière, France48.346N, 4.558E
OutcomeCoalition victory
BelligerentsAustria; Bavaria; Prussia; Russia; WürttembergagainstFrance
Casualties and losses6,000–7,000and5,600–6,000, 50–73 guns
Part ofWar of the Sixth Coalition1813 to 1814

Where it sits in the War of the Sixth Coalition

Siege of Danzig, 1813Battle of Arnhem, 1813Siege of Erfurt, 1813Battle of Berlin (1813), 1813Battle of Möckern, 1813Battle of Lützen, 1813Battle of Halle, 1813Battle of Bautzen, 1813Battle of Reichenbach, 1813Battle of Haynau, 1813Battle of Halberstadt, 1813Battle of Luckau, 1813Battle of Großbeeren, 1813Battle of Dresden, 1813Battle of Katzbach, 1813Battle of Kulm, 1813Battle of Dennewitz, 1813Battle of Feistritz, 1813Siege of Magdeburg, 1813Battle of the Göhrde, 1813Göhrdeschlacht, 1813Battle of Altenburg, 1813Battle of Wartenburg, 1813Battle of Leipzig, 1813Battle of Hanau, 1813Siege of Venice, 1813Siege of Deventer, 1813Siege of Delfzijl, 1813Battle of Caldiero, 1813Siege of Mainz, 1813Battle of Boden, 1813Battle of Bornhöved, 1813Battle of Sehested, 1813Siege of Breda, 1813Battle of Mâcon, 1814Siege of Juliers, 1814Siege of Metz, 1814Battle of Hoogstraten, 1814Battle of Épinal, 1814First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Saint-Dizier (January 1814), 1814Battle of Brienne, 1814Battle of La Rothière, 1814Battle of Lesmont, 1814Battle of the Mincio River, 1814Battle of Champaubert, 1814Battle of Montmirail, 1814Battle of Château-Thierry, 1814Battle of Vauchamps, 1814Battle of Mormans, 1814Battle of Montereau, 1814Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes, 1814Battle of Saint-Julien, 1814Siege of Soissons, 1814Battle of Craonne, 1814Battle of Laon, 1814Battle of Reims, 1814Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 1814Battle of Limonest, 1814Battle of Fère-Champenoise, 1814Capture of La Spezia, 1814Battle of Lerici, 1814Battle of Saint-Dizier, 1814Siege of the Santa Maria Fortress, 1814Battle of Paris, 1814Battle of Courtrai, 1814Siege of Genoa, 1814Battle of Taro, 181418131814Battle of La Rothière, 1814
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Record

Date1 February 1814
PlaceLa Rothière, France
48.346N, 4.558E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength78,000–123,000; 200 guns36,140–50,460; 128 guns
Casualties and losses6,000–7,0005,600–6,000, 50–73 guns
Commanders
Battle of La RothièreBattle of La RothièreBattle of BrienneFirst Battle of Bar-sur-AubeBattle of Bar-sur-AubeBattle of LaubresselSiege of TroyesBattle of BrienneFirst Battle of Bar-sur-AubeSiege of TroyesSaarbrückenMetzNancyReimsDijonVersaillesAuxerreMelun100 km48.346N, 4.558E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: ALLIED ARMY OF SILESIADefender: FR ARMY
Strength110,00040,000
Casualties6,000 (5.5%)6,000 (15.0%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1087
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width4.8 km9.6 km
Attacker advanced1 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 140), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of La Rothière is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q568253, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of La Rothière, revision 1372459494, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.