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War of the Sixth Coalition: At the Battle of Brienne, both sides' commanders, Napoleon and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, were nearly captured.
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War of the Sixth Coalition
1813–1814 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
In the War of the Sixth Coalition, sometimes known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation, a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Sardinia, and a number of German States defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba. After the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Brienne
1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
The Battle of Brienne saw an Imperial French army led by Emperor Napoleon attack Prussian and Russian forces commanded by Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. After heavy fighting that went on into the night, the French seized a château, nearly capturing…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Napoleon
French general and politician, Emperor of the French (r. 1804–1814, 1815)
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Graf (count), later elevated to Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. He earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)