Battle of Hoogstraten

Battle of Hoogstraten
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition

Medal made for the Congress of Vienna in October 1813, including the Battle of Hoogstraten
Date11 January 1814
Location
Hoogstraten, Deux-Nèthes, France (now Belgium)
51°24′N 4°46′E / 51.400°N 4.767°E / 51.400; 4.767
Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
French Empire Prussia
United Kingdom
Russia
Commanders and leaders
François Roguet Friedrich von Bülow
Thomas Graham
Ferdinand von Wintzingerode
Strength
10,000 12,000
Casualties and losses
300–747 killed or wounded
216–500 captured
465–500 killed or wounded
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign Low Countries 1814
50km
31miles
4
Courtrai
3
Bergen op Zoom
2
Antwerp
Hoogstraten
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The Battle of Hoogstraten was fought on 11 January 1814 between a French army, led by François Roguet, and a Russo-Prussian-British army, led by Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow. The battle, which ended in a Prussian victory, consisted of a series of engagements situated between Essen and Turnhout. The battle was named after Hoogstraten, the main town of the Kempen region.