Battle of Laon

Battle of Laon
	Part of the Campaign of France of the Sixth Coalition
	; Illustrations from the work: History of the Consulate and the Empire: continuation of the history of the French Revolution / by A. Thiers. - Barcelona: Montaner y Simón, 1879-
Date	9–10 March 1814
Location	Laon, France49°33′57″N 3°37′14″E / 49.5658°N 3.6206°E
Result	Coalition victory
Belligerents
France	Prussia,; Russia
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon I; Michel Ney; Auguste de Marmont	Gebhard von Blücher; August von Gneisenau; Friedrich von Bülow; Ferdinand von Wintzingerode
Strength
37,000–50,000	85,000–100,000
Casualties and losses
6,000–6,500	3,500–4,000
	Location within France

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

190km
118miles

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The Battle of Laon, fought on March 9–10, 1814, was a pivotal engagement during the waning months of the Napoleonic Wars. Blücher's Prusso-Russian force defeated French Emperor Napoleon at the town of Laon. Blücher, having approximately 50,000 more troops, acted cautiously, misguided by false information about 90,000 in the French ranks and being sick.