Curated playlist
1814 in France
- Battle of La RothièreNapoleon waited two days at Brienne, then lost the Battle of La Rothière in 1814. Historians still ask why he stayed.
- Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)About 400 Prussian soldiers fought to a bridge at Château-Thierry, only to find it destroyed.
- Battle of LaonA sick Prussian general with twice Napoleon's men still let him slip away at Laon.
- Battle of ChampaubertAt the Battle of Champaubert in 1814, a 19-year-old French conscript captured a senior Russian general.
- Battle of MontmirailOutnumbered nearly three to one, Napoleon attacked instead of defending. He struck at Montmirail in 1814.
- Battle of Reims (1814)At Reims in 1814, a general who doubted Napoleon was coming lost the city in one evening.
- Battle of Arcis-sur-AubeAt Arcis-sur-Aube in 1814, Napoleon's army climbed a ridge and met a far larger enemy. He had roughly 28,000 men.
- Battle of VauchampsAt Vauchamps, Blucher attacked a weak-looking French corps and met Napoleon. His army lost as many as 10,000 men.
- Battle of MormantRetreat orders reached a Russian commander too late at the Battle of Mormant. French infantry advanced at five.
- Battle of Saint-DizierNapoleon won the Battle of Saint-Dizier in 1814, and it helped lose him Paris.
- Six Days' CampaignNapoleon won four battles in six days in February 1814 with about 30,000 men.
- Battle of MontereauFrench cavalry seized two rigged bridges at Montereau before the fuses could be lit.
- Battle of CraonneAt the Battle of Craonne in 1814, Napoleon won but lost more men than the Russians he beat.
- Battle of BrienneAt the Battle of Brienne in 1814, 400 French soldiers nearly captured a Prussian field marshal.
- Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814)Britain refused to sign the 1814 Treaty of Fontainebleau that exiled Napoleon. Castlereagh saw Napoleon as a usurper.
- Campaign in north-east France (1814)Cossacks intercepted a letter to Empress Marie-Louise and ended Napoleon's last plan.
- Acte de déchéance de l'EmpereurNapoleon was voted off his throne by the Senate he had shaped. The law passed on the 2nd of April 1814.
- War of the Sixth CoalitionNapoleon's own marshals told him the war was over. Marshal Ney said the army would obey its chiefs.
- Battle of Paris (1814)Napoleon refused to fortify Paris in 1814, fearing walls would make him look weak.