ORDER OF BATTLE // February 28, 1814
Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 22,000–26,000 estimated
France
10,000–14,000
Medium-confidence figure
Prussia
12,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes, fought on 28 February 1814, was part of the broader Allied advance on Paris during the final weeks of the War of the Sixth Coalition. A French force of roughly 14,500 troops, including the Imperial Old Guard and commanded by Marshals Marmont and Mortier, attacked 12,000 Prussians and drove them northward along the west bank of the Ourcq river. Allied attempts to reverse the outcome failed: Kleist's Prussians could not push the French back, and Russian forces under Kaptzevich were unable to cross from the east to the west bank of the Ourcq. The engagement inflicted over 1,000 casualties on the Prussians and temporarily checked the Allied convergence in this sector northeast of Meaux, demonstrating that French forces, despite their deteriorating strategic position, retained the capacity to mount effective offensive action and disrupt coordinated Allied maneuver during the campaign for France.
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