Siege of Dresden (1813)
| Siege of Dresden (1813) | |||||||
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| Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
 Battle of Dresden, 26 August 1813 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 French Empire |
 Austria Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr |
Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 35,000 captured | |||||||
  Location within Europe | |||||||
The siege of Dresden was a siege during the German campaign of 1813 of the War of the Sixth Coalition.
Background
After the
.Siege
After the French defeat at the
Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy which was joined on the 26th October by the Austrian IV Corps commanded by Johann von Klenau
.
Surrender
Saint-Cyr surrendered to Klenau on the 11th 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
References
- britannica (2021). "Battle of Dresden". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- Rickard, J. (2017). "Siege of Dresden (10 October-11 November 1813)". Archived from the original on 2021-06-20.
- Nafziger, George F. (1996). Napoleon at Leipzig The Battle of Nations. Warwick, England: Helion. ISBN 978-1-912390-11-3.
External links
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