Six Days' Campaign

Six Days Campaign
	Part of the 1814 campaign in north-east France
	; Lithograph of the Battle of Montmirail
Date	10–15 February 1814
Location	Northeastern France
Result	French victory (see Analysis)
Belligerents
France	Prussia; Russia
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon I	Gebhard von Blücher
Strength
30,000 men	50,000–56,000 men
Casualties and losses
3,400 men	17,750 men (in battle); 28,500 (in all); 36 guns

The Six Days Campaign (10–15 February 1814) was a final series of victories by the forces of Napoleon I of France as the Sixth Coalition closed in on Paris.

The Six Days Campaign was fought from 10 February to 15 February during which time Napoleon inflicted four defeats on Blücher's Army of Silesia in the Battle of Champaubert, the Battle of Montmirail, the Battle of Château-Thierry, and the Battle of Vauchamps. Napoleon's 30,000-man army managed to inflict 17,750 casualties on Blücher's force of 50,000–56,000.

The advance of the Army of Bohemia under Prince Schwarzenberg toward Paris compelled Napoleon to abandon his pursuit of Blücher's army, which, though badly beaten, was soon replenished by the arrival of reinforcements. Five days after the defeat at Vauchamps, the Army of Silesia was back on the offensive.

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