Battle of Bar-sur-Aube | |||||||
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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. | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
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.