24th March 1814 – Campaign Diary

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Blucher defeats Macdonald at Hechtel
Third French and Austrian armies both reduce to four corps due to battle casualties
Both Sixth French and Spanish armies suffering heavy attrition casualties

First French and Prussian Army

Blucher won the main battle between Roermond and Hechtel

The French lost 4,500 and the Prussians 2,400.

The French retreated towards Hechtel

To the south 7^th French corps defeated 2^nd Prussian corps

The Prussians lost 1,200 and the French 400

Second French and Russian Army

Both Armies regroup after the battle of Bad Kreuznach

4^th and 5^th Russian corps have combined to form a larger 4^th corps

Two Russian corps have run out of supplies and suffer attrition casualties

2^nd French corps capture 10 days supplies when they occupy the town

Third French and Austrian Army

4^th and 5^th Austrian corps have combined for form a larger 4^th corps

21^st and 27^th French corps have combined for form a larger 21^st corps

Three Austrian corps out of supply and lose casualties to attrition

Fourth French and Bavarian Army

Both armies halt, resupply and reorganise

Fifth French and British Army

British move east and occupy Tolosa, Issau and Estella

French move north and advance towards Tolosa

Sixth French and Spanish Army

6 days supply were left in Arens when the Spanish retreated

French failed to garrison town and lost them all to local theft

Both armies have spent the day resting, resupplying and reinforcing

The Spanish have lost 800 men to attrition

The French have lost 1200 men to attrition