- Battle of Montmartre
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Montmartre
caption=
partof=theWar of the Sixth Coalition
campaign=
date=March 30 ,1814
place=Clichy andMontmartre inParis ,France
result=Coalition victory
combatant1=flagicon|France French Empire
combatant2=Sixth Coalition :
flagicon|Austrian Empire Austria
flagicon|Prussia|1803Kingdom of Prussia ,
flagicon|RussiaRussian Empire
commander1=Bon Adrien Jeannot de Moncey ,Auguste Marmont
commander2=flagicon|Austrian Empire Karl v. Schwarzenberg,
flagicon|Russia Tsar Alexander I,
flagicon|Prussia|1803 King Frederick William
strength1=23,000
strength2=107,000
casualties1=
casualties2=|The Battle of MontmartreChandler. p.286. Chandler recognizes this event as “Action of Montmartre.”] was fought on
March 30 ,1814 , between Allied forces and the forces of Napoleon's French Empire. The Allies were victorious, enteringParis , and as a result, Napoleon was soon forced to abdicate.Background
The two main Allied Armies linked up at
Meaux on 28th March 1814, the now 107,000Chandler. p.286.] strong Allied forces began to march on Paris. Only 23,000 troopsChandler. p.286.] and incomplete defences defended Paris from the Allies.Battle
The Allies approached Paris from the eastern and northern sides, Marshal Moncey commanding the National Guard made a stand at
Clichy , but his two Corps were beaten back at 4:00PM and retreated into the Belleville Heights, and the Suburb ofMontmartre . At the Suburb of Montmartre Marshal Marmont was in command, and the final action took place at 2:00AM on the 31st March.Conclusion
Following the final action Marmont opened negotiations with the Allies, which started a series of events leading to Napoleon's abdication. Napoleon was exiled to
Elba , but would return to France the next year, leading toSeventh Coalition .Footnotes
References
*Chandler, David. "Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars". Wordsworth editions, 1999.
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