Battle of Bar-sur-Aube

Battle of Bar-sur-Aube
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition
The painting shows the movement of the Bavarian foot soldiers in the meeting of Bar-sur-Aube.
Date 27 February 1814[1] Location Bar-sur-Aube, French Empire 48°16′N 04°43′E / 48.267°N 4.717°E / 48.267; 4.717 Result Coalition victory[1]
Belligerents
France	Austria Bavaria Russia
Commanders and leaders
Jacques MacDonald Nicolas Oudinot Étienne Maurice Gérard	Karl von Schwarzenberg Karl Philipp von Wrede Peter Wittgenstein
Strength
18,000–22,000[1] 60 guns	27,000[1]–30,000 70 guns
Casualties and losses
3,100[1] killed, wounded, or captured 2 guns lost	1,900[1] killed, wounded, or captured
class=notpageimage| Location within France

War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign in north-east France

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118miles

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Bar-sur-Aube

   

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The Battle of Bar-sur-Aube was fought on 27 February 1814, between the First French Empire and the Austrian Empire. French forces were led by Jacques MacDonald, while the Austrians and their Bavarian allies, forming the Army of Bohemia, were led by Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg. The Austrians were victorious.