Battle of Hoogstraten
| Battle of Hoogstraten | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
Medal made for the Congress of Vienna in October 1813, including the Battle of Hoogstraten | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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300–747 killed or wounded 216–500 captured | 465–500 killed or wounded | ||||||
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign Low Countries 1814
Campaign Low Countries 1814
The color black indicates the current battle.
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.