26th March 1814 – Campaign Diary

Campaign Diary
Fourth French concede defeat and Bavarians win the Clerval phase of the campaign

First French and Prussian Army

Both armies rest, reorganise and resupply

Second French and Russian Army

Both Armies halt, resupply and regroup

French close depot at Simmern

Third French and Austrian Army

The Austrian Army has retreated to Molsheim to rally and reorganise

The French have move forward and occupied Cirey

They captured the Austrian depot together with five days supplies

Fourth French and Bavarian Army

Bavarians follow up their recent victory

They take Rougemont and the French depot there

The French are forced to continue their retreat

Marshal Marmont accepts defeat

Fifth French and British Army

French concentrate at Tolosa

British are still widely spread between Mondragon and Issau

23 corps moves forward, causing 1 corps to retreat to Mondragon

Sixth French and Spanish Army

French lose one days supplies when guerrillas cut road between Figueras and Gerona.   However the guerrillas suffer 20% casualties and scatter when attacked by 30^th corps.

French advance towards Vic.

26th March 1814 – End of Clerval Phase – Bavarian

The campaign objective was to take and hold the town of Clerval

14^th   March 1814       Start of campaign                                                       label 43

15^th March 1814         Battle of Clerval                                                        label 43          

21^st  March 1814         Battle of Ronchamp                                                  label 43

25^th  March 1814        Battle of Rougemont                                                  label 43           

26^th March 1814         Campaign ended in Bavarian victory                         label 43

The campaign was fought between 03 December 2013 and 08 April 2014