Battle of Paris (1814)

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Battle of Paris
Part of the Campaign of France of the Sixth Coalition
The defense of Clichy during the battle, painting by Horace Vernet (1820). In the centre, Marshal Moncey gives his orders to goldsmith Jean-Baptiste Odiot, colonel of the National Guard, for whom the painting was made.
Date 30–31 March 1814[1] Location Paris, France 48°51′24″N 2°21′06″E / 48.8566°N 2.3518°E / 48.8566; 2.3518 Result Coalition victory Territorial changes Redrawing of the map of Europe First Treaty of Paris Early stages of the Congress of Vienna
Belligerents
France	Russia Austria Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Bonaparte Auguste de Marmont  Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey Édouard Mortier	Alexander I Karl von Schwarzenberg Barclay de Tolly Frederick William III Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Louis Alexandre Langeron Ignaz Giulay
Strength
29,000–42,000[1]	Russia: 100,000 Austria: 15,000 Prussia: 40,000 Total: 100,000[1]–155,000
Casualties and losses
5,000–9,300[1] killed, wounded or captured	9,000[1]–18,000 killed, wounded or captured
class=notpageimage| Location within France

War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign in north-east France

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The Battle of Paris (or the Storming of Paris^[2]) was fought on 30–31 March 1814 between the Sixth Coalition, consisting of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, and the French Empire. After a day of fighting in the suburbs of Paris, the French surrendered on 31 March, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition and forcing Emperor Napoleon to abdicate and go into exile.