Siege of Graudenz

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Siege of Graudenz
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition
Karte der Blokade und Belagerung der Festung Graudenz.jpg
Date22 January[1] – 11 December 1807
Location
Graudenz, Prussia
53°29′33″N 18°46′34″E / 53.49250°N 18.77611°E / 53.49250; 18.77611
Result Prussian victory[1]
Belligerents

First French Empire French Empire

 Kingdom of Prussia
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Marie François Rouyer
First French Empire Claude Victor-Perrin
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Electorate of Saxony 		Kingdom of Prussia Wilhelm René de l'Homme de Courbière
Strength
variable
7,000[1]		 4,500[1]-5,709 men[2]
Casualties and losses
761 dead
88 captured
53 missing
826 deserted
[2]
War of the Fourth Coalition
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⬤ current battle
⬤ Napoleon not in command
⬤ Napoleon in command

The Siege of Graudenz was a siege during the Napoleonic Wars between 22 January and 11 December, 1807. As part of the War of the Fourth Coalition the Prussian fortress at Graudenz in West Prussia was besieged by forces of the French Empire and its allies. The garrison, commanded by General Wilhelm René de l'Homme de Courbière, withheld blockade and siege for some 11 months, long past the formal Peace of Tilsit. The French abandoned the siege after the borders between Prussia and the new Duchy of Warsaw were defined; Graudenz staying a Prussian possession until after World War I.

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Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d Bodart 1908, p. 385.
  2. ^ a b Fischer 1907, p. 54.

References[]

  • Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905) (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  • Fischer, Paul (1907). Feste Graudienz 1807 unter Gouverneur de Courbiere - Geschichte der Blockade und Belagerung (PDF) (in German). Graudenz: Verlag Arnold Kriedte.
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