Charles VII of France was crowned Change_of_leadership in Notre-Dame de Reims in 1429 , and from then a slow but steady reconquest of English-held French territories ensued Incident .

A German-held salient from Reims to Amiens had been formed Coming_to_be in 1914 , which menaced communications between Paris and northern France .

A reciprocal French advance eastwards in Artois could cut Removing the rail lines supplying the German armies between Arras and Reims .

The attacks would confront Hostile_encounter the German 6th Army with a joint offensive on a front eastwards into the Douai plain , where an advance of would cut the railways supplying the German armies as far south as Reims .

Fighting known as the Battle of the Observatories continued for local advantage all summer on the Chemin des Dames and along the Moronvilliers heights east of Reims .

Following the Battle Hostile_encounter of Reims , Julian 's forces pursued Self_motion several Germanic war Hostile_encounter bands through the Gallic countryside .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Reims ( 12–13 March Self_motion 1814 ) was fought Hostile_encounter at Reims , France between an Imperial French army commanded Control by Emperor Napoleon and a combined Cause_to_amalgamate Russian-Prussian corps led Causation by General Emmanuel de Saint-Priest .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Reims ( 12–13 March Self_motion 1814 ) was fought Hostile_encounter at Reims , France between an Imperial French army commanded Control by Emperor Napoleon and a combined Cause_to_amalgamate Russian-Prussian corps led Causation by General Emmanuel de Saint-Priest .

On the first day , Saint-Priest 's Russians and General Friedrich Wilhelm von Jagow 's Prussians easily captured Conquering Reims from its French National Guard garrison , capturing Arrest or killing Killing more than half of its defenders .