While Marshal Davout negotiated a final armistice with Field Marshals Wellington (commander of the Anglo-Dutch army) and Blücher (commander of Prussian army), he ordered Exelmans to attack the Prussians at Versailles on 1 July 1815 to slow the Prussian advance and probably to show the coalition army commanders that the French army was still willing to fight if the terms of the armistice were not reasonable. Under attack the Prussians retreated from Versailles and headed east, but were blocked by the French at Vélizy. They failed to re-enter Versailles and headed for Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Their first squadron came under fire at the entrance of Rocquencourt and attempted to escape through the fields. They were forced into a small, narrow street in Le Chesnay and killed or captured; however,
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| - While Marshal Davout negotiated a final armistice with Field Marshals Wellington (commander of the Anglo-Dutch army) and Blücher (commander of Prussian army), he ordered Exelmans to attack the Prussians at Versailles on 1 July 1815 to slow the Prussian advance and probably to show the coalition army commanders that the French army was still willing to fight if the terms of the armistice were not reasonable. Under attack the Prussians retreated from Versailles and headed east, but were blocked by the French at Vélizy. They failed to re-enter Versailles and headed for Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Their first squadron came under fire at the entrance of Rocquencourt and attempted to escape through the fields. They were forced into a small, narrow street in Le Chesnay and killed or captured; however,
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| - Eston von Sohr
- Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans
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- Kingdom of Prussia
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| - Rocquencourt–Le Chesnay, France
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| - While Marshal Davout negotiated a final armistice with Field Marshals Wellington (commander of the Anglo-Dutch army) and Blücher (commander of Prussian army), he ordered Exelmans to attack the Prussians at Versailles on 1 July 1815 to slow the Prussian advance and probably to show the coalition army commanders that the French army was still willing to fight if the terms of the armistice were not reasonable. Under attack the Prussians retreated from Versailles and headed east, but were blocked by the French at Vélizy. They failed to re-enter Versailles and headed for Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Their first squadron came under fire at the entrance of Rocquencourt and attempted to escape through the fields. They were forced into a small, narrow street in Le Chesnay and killed or captured; however, the main body of the Prussian army succeeded in reaching Saint-Germain.
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