29th March 1814 – Campaign Diary

Campaign Map

Blucher retreats to the east bank of the river Maas to rally and resupply

Sacken occupies Bad Kreuznach and secures abandoned French supplies

Schwarzenberg enters Cirey and captures 9 days French supplies

Wrede wins battle of Rougemont

Wellington and Soult start Salvatiere phase of the campaign

Giron and  Suchet agree a short truce to rest and recover

First French and Prussian Army

7 French corps rally after battle

4 Prussian corps retreat to E02 after battle

All other corps halt and resupply

Second French and Russian Army

The Russians halt and regroup

They also secure the French supplies left at  Bad Kreuznach

The French rally and reorganise around Oberstein

Third French and Austrian Army

French retreat and regroup east of Blamont

Austrians regroup in and around Cirey

3 Austrian corps occupy Cirey and seize depot and nine days supplies

Fourth French and Bavarian Army

Encounter battle at Rougemont

Bavarian - 48,000 infantry, 3000 cavalry, 90 guns

French - 40,000 infantry, 3000 cavalry, 90 guns

Bavarians win and occupy Rougemont

Fifth French and British Army

Start positions of all corps for the Salvatiere Phase

Sixth French and Spanish Army

Both armies are exhausted after eleven days contact and two major battles.

They agree a cease fire to allow both armies to resupply and regroup.