Siege of Dresden (1813)

Siege of Dresden (1813)
Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition
Date10 October 1813 – 11 November 1813
Location
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
51°03′00″N 13°44′24″E / 51.05000°N 13.74000°E / 51.05000; 13.74000
Result Austro-Russian victory
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire  Austria
Russian Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr Austrian Empire Johann von Klenau
Russian Empire Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy
Casualties and losses
35,000 captured
Siege of Dresden (1813) is located in Europe
Siege of Dresden (1813)
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The siege of Dresden was a siege during the German campaign of 1813 of the War of the Sixth Coalition.

Background

After the Battle of Dresden, Napoleon had ordered Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr, commanding XIV Corps, to garrison Dresden.

Siege

After the French defeat at the Battle of Leipzig the garrison of Dresden was cut off and eventually besieged by the Russian Corps commanded by Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy which was joined on 26 October by the Austrian IV Corps commanded by Johann von Klenau .

Surrender

Saint-Cyr surrendered to Klenau on 11 November 1813. Alongside Saint-Cyr; 11 Divisional Generals, 19 Brigade Generals, 1,759 officers and 33,744 men were captured as well as 94 guns.[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ britannica 2021.
  2. ^ Rickard 2017.
  3. ^ Nafziger 1996.

References

  • britannica (2021). "Battle of Dresden". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  • Rickard, J. (2017). "Siege of Dresden (10 October-11 November 1813)". Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
  • Nafziger, George F. (1996). Napoleon at Leipzig The Battle of Nations. Warwick, England: Helion. ISBN 978-1-912390-11-3.


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