Arcis-sur-Aube

A small town in the French department of Aube; here a battle took place on March 20, 1814, between Napoleon and the allied forces under Prince Schwartzenberg. The battle, beginning with several skirmishes on the first day, and ending in a general engagement on the second day, when the French retreated over the Aube, was not in itself very important. But Napoleon now formed the plan of operating in the rear of the allies, and left the road to Paris open; a uming that they would not venture to proceed without attempting first to secure their rear. The allies marched, neverthele , on the capital, and thus decided the campaign.