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Siege of Dresden (1813)

Coordinates: 51°03′00″N 13°44′24″E / 51.05000°N 13.74000°E / 51.05000; 13.74000
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Siege of Dresden (1813)
Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition

Battle of Dresden, 26 August 1813
Date10 October 1813 -11 November 1813
Location51°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)
Location within Europe

The siege of Dresden was a siege during the German campaign of 1813 of the War of the Sixth Coalition.

Background

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

Siege

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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 the 26th October by the Austrian IV Corps commanded by Johann von Klenau .

Surrender

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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

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References

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  • 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.
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