Battle of Reims
Battle of Reims was a battle fought on 13 March 1814 at Reims, 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 – 12th; French victory – 13th.
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Fought 13 March 1814
Where Reims, France 49.263N, 4.035E
Outcome Coalition victory – 12th; French victory – 13th
Belligerents France against Russia; Prussia
Where it sits in the War of the Sixth Coalition Siege of Danzig, 1813 Battle of Arnhem, 1813 Siege of Erfurt, 1813 Battle of Berlin (1813), 1813 Battle of Möckern, 1813 Battle of Lützen, 1813 Battle of Halle, 1813 Battle of Bautzen, 1813 Battle of Reichenbach, 1813 Battle of Haynau, 1813 Battle of Halberstadt, 1813 Battle of Luckau, 1813 Battle of Großbeeren, 1813 Battle of Dresden, 1813 Battle of Katzbach, 1813 Battle of Kulm, 1813 Battle of Dennewitz, 1813 Battle of Feistritz, 1813 Siege of Magdeburg, 1813 Battle of the Göhrde, 1813 Göhrdeschlacht, 1813 Battle of Altenburg, 1813 Battle of Wartenburg, 1813 Battle of Leipzig, 1813 Battle of Hanau, 1813 Siege of Venice, 1813 Siege of Deventer, 1813 Siege of Delfzijl, 1813 Battle of Caldiero, 1813 Siege of Mainz, 1813 Battle of Boden, 1813 Battle of Bornhöved, 1813 Battle of Sehested, 1813 Siege of Breda, 1813 Battle of Mâcon, 1814 Siege of Juliers, 1814 Siege of Metz, 1814 Battle of Hoogstraten, 1814 Battle of Épinal, 1814 First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814 Battle of Saint-Dizier (January 1814), 1814 Battle of Brienne, 1814 Battle of La Rothière, 1814 Battle of Lesmont, 1814 Battle of the Mincio River, 1814 Battle of Champaubert, 1814 Battle of Montmirail, 1814 Battle of Château-Thierry, 1814 Battle of Vauchamps, 1814 Battle of Mormans, 1814 Battle of Montereau, 1814 Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814 Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes, 1814 Battle of Saint-Julien, 1814 Siege of Soissons, 1814 Battle of Craonne, 1814 Battle of Laon, 1814 Battle of Reims, 1814 Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 1814 Battle of Limonest, 1814 Battle of Fère-Champenoise, 1814 Capture of La Spezia, 1814 Battle of Lerici, 1814 Battle of Saint-Dizier, 1814 Siege of the Santa Maria Fortress, 1814 Battle of Paris, 1814 Battle of Courtrai, 1814 Siege of Genoa, 1814 Battle of Taro, 1814 1813 1814 Battle of Reims, 1814 69 placed engagements of the War of the Sixth Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 13 March 1814 Place Reims, France49.263N, 4.035E Kind Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic Strength 12 March: 3,000 to 4,000 of the National Guard; 13 March: 8,000–10,000 12 March: 13,400–15,000; 13 March: 11,800 to 14,600; Russia: 7,800–9,000; Prussia: 4,000–5,600 Casualties and losses 12 March: entire force; 13 March: 700 Commanders Guillaume Emmanuel Guignard, vicomte de Saint-Priest Georgi Emmanuel Friedrich von Jagow
Battle of Reims Battle of Reims Siege of Rheims Battle of Durocortorum Aerial combat of 5 October 1914 Third Battle of the Aisne Battle of Fismes and Fismette Battle of Durocortorum Third Battle of the Aisne Luxembourg Metz Charleroi Nancy Amiens Versailles Troyes Melun 100 km 49.263N, 4.035E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Reims 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 Q1051804 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Reims (1814) , revision 1370272852, 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.
