28th March 1814 – Campaign Diary

Campaign Map

Blucher is defeated in an encounter battle at Maastricht

Sacken defeats Victor at Bad Kreuznach and captures his supply depot

Schwarzenberg defeats Mortier in a surprise attack at Cirey

Marmont and Wrede race to occupy Rougemont

Wellington accepts defeat in the Tolosa campaign

Giron defeats Suchet in the second day of the battle of Matro

First French and Prussian Army

Encounter battle at Maastricht

4 Prussian corps - 11200 infantry, 1000 cavalry, 30 guns

7 French corps            - 13600 infantry, 1000 cavalry, 30 guns

Prussians lost and retreat towards Heerlen

Second French and Russian Army

Encounter battle at Bad Kreuznach

Russian - 39600 infantry, 4000 cavalry, 120 guns

French - 54400 infantry, 3900 cavalry, 120 guns

French lost and retreat towards Oberstein

Also abandon their supply depot at Bad Kreuznach

Third French and Austrian Army

Austrian surprise attack at Cirey

Austrian - 51600 infantry, 3900 cavalry, 120 guns

French - 55200 infantry, 4000 cavalry, 120 guns

French lose and retreat towards Blamont

Fourth French and Bavarian Army

Both armies race to occupy Rougemont

The leading cavalry  brigades fight an inconclusive melee there

But the leading corps arrive too late to fight a battle.

Fifth French and British Army

Wellington is forced to abandon Mondragon and retreat south

The French capture Mondragon and the main supply depot

Wellington is forced to accept defeat and the end of the Tolosa campaign

Fifth French and British Army

Wellington is forced to abandon Mondragon and retreat south

The French capture Mondragon and the main supply depot

Wellington is forced to accept defeat and the end of the Tolosa campaign