Battle of La Rothière

Date and place

February 1st, 1814 at La Rothière, Aube, Champagne, France.

Involved forces

French army (32,000 men) under Emperor Napoleon the First.
Prussian army (170,000 men) under Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.

Casualties and losses

French army: 6 to 8,000 men killed, lost, injured or prisoners.
Allied army: 6 to 8,000 men killed, lost, injured.

Aerial panorama of La Rothière battlefield

Picture - "Battle of La Rothière". Engraved by François Pierdon after a drawing by Henri-Felix-Emmanuel Philippoteaux.

Napoleonic Battles - Picture of the battle of La Rothière -

Photos Credits

  Photos by Lionel A. Bouchon.
  Photos by Marie-Albe Grau.
  Photos by Floriane Grau.
  Photos by Michèle Grau-Ghelardi.
  Photos by Didier Grau.
  Photos made by people outside the Napoleon & Empire association.