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History of Aube

  • Battle of La RothièreNapoleon stood at the edge of disaster in November 1813. His army had just suffered a crushing defeat at Leipzig, forcing him to retreat across the Rhine…
  • Battle of Arcis-sur-AubeIn late February 1814, Napoleon discovered that the Allied armies of Schwarzenberg and Blücher had separated. Blücher's army was making a lunge at Paris with…
  • Battle of BrienneIn November 1813, the 70,000 French survivors of the disastrous German Campaign crossed to the west bank of the Rhine River.