The siege of Danzig (16 January 1813 – 2 January 1814) was a siege of the city of Danzig during the War of the Sixth Coalition by Russian and Prussian forces[1] against Jean Rapp's permanent French garrison, which had been augmented by soldiers from the Grande Armée retreating from its Russian campaign.[2] The garrison included two crack divisions under Étienne Heudelet de Bierre and Charles Louis Dieudonné Grandjean plus whole units and stragglers that had lost contact with their units, all with their health and morale both weakened and most of their equipment lost and carrying their wounded. The siege was begun by cossacks under hetman Matvei Platov, then was continued mainly by infantry, mainly militiamen and irregulars. It lasted ended in a French surrender to Coalition forces.[3][4]
The Treaty of Tilsit of 1807 had made the city a Free City nominally under Prussian control.[2] It was sited at the mouth of the River Vistula and along the coast of the Baltic Sea and then had 60,000 inhabitants. It was also a major supply depot for Napoleon's force, with large quantities of food, munitions, forage, weapons, clothing and ammunition, and needed to be held by his forces to keep the Prussians neutral and avoid them defecting to the coalition (as they later did). He was also attempting to re-group an army in his rear in order to confront the Coalition, and so needed to guard the line of the Vistula by garrisoning Danzig, Thorn and Warsaw.[5][pages needed]
danzig (2001). . www.danzig.org. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
Marchangy, Louis Antoine François de (1815). The siege of Dantzic, in 1813. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
Further reading
Artois, Prosper Honoré d' (1813). Relation de la défense de Danzig en 1813 par le 10e Corps de l'Armée Française contre l'armée combinés russe et prussienne.
Hemmann, Thomas; Klöffler, Martin (2018). Der vergessene Befreiungskrieg - Belagerte Festungen zwischen Memel und Rhein in den Jahren 1813–1814 (in German). ISBN978-3-7448-6682-8.
Kiley, Kevin F. (1815). Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars: Artillery in Siege, Fortress, and Navy, 1792-1815.
Media related to Siege of Gdańsk (1813) at Wikimedia Commons
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siege, danzig, 1813, siege, danzig, january, 1813, january, 1814, siege, city, danzig, during, sixth, coalition, russian, prussian, forces, against, jean, rapp, permanent, french, garrison, which, been, augmented, soldiers, from, grande, armée, retreating, fro. The siege of Danzig 16 January 1813 2 January 1814 was a siege of the city of Danzig during the War of the Sixth Coalition by Russian and Prussian forces 1 against Jean Rapp s permanent French garrison which had been augmented by soldiers from the Grande Armee retreating from its Russian campaign 2 The garrison included two crack divisions under Etienne Heudelet de Bierre and Charles Louis Dieudonne Grandjean plus whole units and stragglers that had lost contact with their units all with their health and morale both weakened and most of their equipment lost and carrying their wounded The siege was begun by cossacks under hetman Matvei Platov then was continued mainly by infantry mainly militiamen and irregulars It lasted ended in a French surrender to Coalition forces 3 4 Siege of DanzigPart of the German campaign of the Sixth CoalitionDanzig Plan of the siege in 1813 Date16 January 1813 2 January 1814LocationDanzig Prussia54 22 00 N 18 38 00 E 54 366667 N 18 633333 E 54 366667 18 633333ResultPrussian Russian victoryBelligerentsFrench EmpireConfederation of the Rhine Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of SaxonyPrussia Russian EmpireCommanders and leadersJean Rapp Etienne Heudelet Charles GrandjeanDuke of Wurttemberg Matvei Platov Fedor LevisaStrength35 934 including 6 000 sick and wounded and 2 600 cavalry73 000Casualties and losses35 9345 000 killed wounded or capturedclass notpageimage Location within Europe War of the Sixth Coalition German campaign Interactive fullscreen map current battle Napoleon in command Napoleon not in command Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBackground EditThe Treaty of Tilsit of 1807 had made the city a Free City nominally under Prussian control 2 It was sited at the mouth of the River Vistula and along the coast of the Baltic Sea and then had 60 000 inhabitants It was also a major supply depot for Napoleon s force with large quantities of food munitions forage weapons clothing and ammunition and needed to be held by his forces to keep the Prussians neutral and avoid them defecting to the coalition as they later did He was also attempting to re group an army in his rear in order to confront the Coalition and so needed to guard the line of the Vistula by garrisoning Danzig Thorn and Warsaw 5 pages needed See also Edit War portalSieges of Danzig Siege of Danzig 1807 Notes Edit danzig 2001 p 3 a b danzig 2001 p 17 Marchangy 1815 p 73 danzig 2001 pp 28 29 danzig 2001 References Editdanzig 2001 Danzig Report 112 July August September 2001 www danzig org Archived from the original on 5 April 2018 Retrieved 3 June 2021 Marchangy Louis Antoine Francois de 1815 The siege of Dantzic in 1813 Retrieved 3 June 2021 Further reading EditArtois Prosper Honore d 1813 Relation de la defense de Danzig en 1813 par le 10e Corps de l Armee Francaise contre l armee combines russe et prussienne Hemmann Thomas Kloffler Martin 2018 Der vergessene Befreiungskrieg Belagerte Festungen zwischen Memel und Rhein in den Jahren 1813 1814 in German ISBN 978 3 7448 6682 8 Kiley Kevin F 1815 Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars Artillery in Siege Fortress and Navy 1792 1815 The Siege of Dantzic in 1813 at the Internet ArchiveExternal links Edit Media related to Siege of Gdansk 1813 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siege of Danzig 1813 amp oldid 1099279028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
