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
Date 11 January 1814[1] Location Hoogstraten, then part of the French Empire (now Belgium) 51°24′N 4°46′E / 51.400°N 4.767°E / 51.400; 4.767 Result Coalition victory[1]
Belligerents
French Empire	Prussia United Kingdom Russia
Commanders and leaders
François Roguet	Friedrich von Bülow Thomas Graham Ferdinand von Wintzingerode
Strength
10,000[1]	12,000[1]
Casualties and losses
300[1]-747 killed or wounded 216-500[1] captured	465-500 killed or wounded

War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign Low Countries 1814

50km
30miles

Courtrai

4

Bergen op Zoom

3

Antwerp

2

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.