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 Empire48°25′42″N 4°24′55″E / 48.4283°N 4.4153°E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France	Bavaria; Russia
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Lagrange	Karl Philipp von Wrede; Eugen of Württemberg
Strength
4,500 men	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000 killed, wounded, or captured
	Location within France

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

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118miles

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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.