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29 January 1814 · The Campaign of France

Bataille de Brienne

Painting · Later depiction

Bataille de Brienne

Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort, c. 1850

The night battle of 29 January, fought around the château where Napoleon had studied as a boy.

Licence: Public domain
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Original file: 2,913 × 1,904 px
Credit: "Napoléon 1814 - La campagne de France", Jean Tranié et Juan-Carlos Carmigniani, 1989.

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Napoleonic Era

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