4th March 1814 – Campaign Diary

Strategic Map
Wellington defeats Soult at St Jean and the French retreat towards Bayonne

First French and Prussian Army

Prussians cross the river Rhine again south of Dusseldorf

Their cavalry have also entered Elsdorf

The French continue to hold Neuss

They have also sent cavalry to monitor Elsdorf

  

Second French and Russian Army

10^th French corps have occupied Oppenheim.

Third French and Austrian Army

1^st Austrian corps halt when they sight 11^th and 23^rd French corps

15^th French corps advance towards Benfield

Fourth French and Bavarian Army

French concentrate to attack Atkirch

Fifth French and British Army

1^st British corps attack St Jean

British take the town and French retreat towards Bayonne

French lose 2000 infantry and 200 cavalry

British lose 1200 infantry

Sixth French and Spanish Army

Three Spanish corps attack two French corps at Le Boulou

Spanish win, French are lucky to escape back towards Perpignan

Spanish lose 400 infantry

French have no casualties