Battle of Montereau

Arc de Triomphe: MONTEREAU


February 18, 1814

The Austrian army under Marshal Schwarzenberg had begun to fall back after the defeat at Valjouan. Their rearguard took up a position at Montereau to cover the retreat when the French arrived in pursuit. Napoleon launched an attack on the town, and since the Austrians were backed up to the river their rearguard was unable to retreat once the French had seized the bridges.

Bibliography

• Chandler, David G. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1979.
• Smith, Digby. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill Books: 1998.

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