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Danzig
Battle Name : Danzig
Date(s) : 16 January 1813 - 29 November 1813
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Leipzig Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for Prussians & Russians over French & Allied Garrison
Type of battle : Land, Seige
Summary
This important city port had been blockaded for almost a year. The Prusso-Russian figures refer to those present at the final capitulation; during the course of the siege their numbers had been as low as 15,000. An Anglo-Russian flotilla blockaded the seaward side of the port. Total casualties for the Prusso-Russians are not known. The French suffered 6,000 killed a further 6,000 sick, and 8,000 deserters, the remainder were captured.
Location
A major city port [now Gdansk] on the Baltic Sea. (Poland)
Casualty figures
French & Allied Garrison
- Number engaged :
- 36,000
- Casualties :
- 36,000 (100.00%)
Prussians & Russians
- Number engaged :
- 40,000
- Casualties :
- n/a
