Battles & Campaigns · 1814
Battle of Hoogstraten
Hoogstraten, Belgium
What happened
Prussian, British and Russian troops under Friedrich von Bülow, Thomas Graham and Ferdinand von Wintzingerode attacked a French force under François Roguet. The Allies were advancing on the great port of Antwerp. In a snowstorm they attacked a French line of villages, and Prussian troops took Hoogstraten in the afternoon. Roguet's men fell back toward Antwerp.
Why it matters
It opened the way for the Allies to move on Antwerp, an important French naval base.
What came next
The Allies besieged Antwerp, which held out until after Napoleon abdicated and was handed over in May 1814.
Did you know?
The fighting took place in a snowstorm.
Timeline
- 11 Jan 1814Battle of Hoogstraten.
- 14 Jan 1814Siege of Antwerp begins.
- 6 Apr 1814Napoleon abdicates.
- 4 May 1814French garrison leaves Antwerp.