The Battle of Fère-Champenoise was fought on March 25, 1814, between France

First French Empire

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 and armies of Russia

Russian Empire

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 and Prussia

Kingdom of Prussia

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. The battleground was near the town Fère-Champenoise

Fère-Champenoise

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, 40 km southwest of Châlons-sur-Marne, Marne

Marne

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 département. The French were led by Auguste Marmont

Auguste Marmont

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, while the Coalition forces were led by Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg. Schwarzenberg was victorious.

External links

• http://www.allempires.com/article/index.php?q=battle_la_fere_champenoise The battle of La Fère-Champenoise on allempires.com

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