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1813 siege during the War of the Sixth Coalition

Siege of Dresden (1813)

Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition

Date	10 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

French Empire

Austria

Russian Empire

Commanders and leaders

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Johann von Klenau

Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy

Casualties and losses

35,000 captured

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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.

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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