Battle of La Rothière (1 February 1814). Campaign of France. Sixth Coalition. The French army commanded by Napoleon was defeated by troops of the Coalition led by General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819). Napoleon, at the head of a Young Guard division, recaptures the hamlet of La Giberie. Drawing by Philippoteaux. Engraving by Dugon. "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1879.
Battle of La Rothière (1 February 1814). Campaign of France. Sixth Coalition. The French army commanded by Napoleon was defeated by troops of the Coalition led by General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819). Napoleon, at the head of a Young Guard division, recaptures the hamlet of La Giberie. Drawing by Philippoteaux. Engraving by Dugon. "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1879.