Battle of Lesmont

Battle of Lesmont
Part of the Campaign of France of the Sixth Coalition
Painting of the battle by Théodore Young, showing French sappers mining the first arch of the bridge and Lagrange's infantry repulsing Eugen's cavalry
Date 2 February 1814 Location Lesmont, French Empire 48°25′42″N 4°24′55″E / 48.4283°N 4.4153°E / 48.4283; 4.4153 Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Bavaria Russia
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Lagrange	Karl Philipp von Wrede Eugen of Württemberg
Strength
4,500 men[1]	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000 killed, wounded, or captured
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Campaign in north-east France

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The Battle of Lesmont was a battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition. It took place at Lesmont in Aube on 2 February 1814. A Coalition force of Russians and Bavarians under generals Eugen of Wurtemberg and Carl Philipp von Wrede was defeated by a French force under general Joseph Lagrange, which managed to destroy the town's bridge and prevent the Coalition force crossing the river Aube.