Siege of Danzig (1807)

Siege of Danzig
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition

"Panoramic view of the siege of Danzig by French forces in 1807" painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort
Date19 March – 24 May 1807
Location
Danzig, Prussia (present-day Gdańsk, Poland)
54°22′00″N 18°38′00″E / 54.366667°N 18.633333°E / 54.366667; 18.633333
Result French-allied victory
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire
Duchy of Warsaw Polish Legions
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Saxony Kingdom of Saxony
Grand Duchy of Baden Duchy of Baden
Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire Russian Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom (naval)
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire François Joseph Lefebvre
Duchy of Warsaw Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
Kingdom of Prussia Friedrich Kalckreuth
Russian Empire Nikolay Kamensky
Strength
39,000[1]
100 heavy guns & mortars[2]
16,000
(siege)[1]
8,000 Russians[1]
(reinforcements)
Casualties and losses
6,000[1]
(siege)[3]
400[1]
(relief attempt)
10,000[1]
(siege)
1,500[4][1]
(relief attempt)
Map
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125miles
Friedland
27
Battle of Friedland on 14 June 1807
26
Battle of Heilsberg on 10 June 1807
25
Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen from 5 to 6 June 1807
24
Great Sortie of Stralsund from 1 to 3 April 1807
23
22
Siege of Kolberg (1807) from 20 March to 2 July 1807
21
Battle of Ostrołęka (1807) on 16 February 1807
Eylau
20
Battle of Eylau from 7 to 8 February 1807
19
Battle of Allenstein on 3 February 1807
18
Battle of Mohrungen on 25 January 1807
17
Siege of Graudenz from 22 January to 11 December 1807
16
Battle of Pułtusk (1806) on 26 December 1806
15
Battle of Golymin on 26 December 1806
14
Battle of Czarnowo on 23 December 1806
13
Siege of Hamelin from 7 to 22 November 1806
12
Battle of Lübeck on 6 November 1806
11
Battle of Waren-Nossentin on 1 November 1806
10
Capitulation of Stettin from 29 to 30 October 1806
9
Capitulation of Pasewalk on 29 October 1806
8
Battle of Prenzlau on 28 October 1806
Berlin
7
Fall of Berlin (1806) on 27 October 1806
6
Siege of Magdeburg (1806) from 25 October to 8 November 1806
5
Battle of Halle on 17 October 1806
4
Capitulation of Erfurt on 16 October 1806
Jena–Auerstedt
3
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt on 14 October 1806
2
Battle of Saalfeld on 10 October 1806
1
Battle of Schleiz on 9 October 1806
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The siege of Danzig (19 March – 24 May 1807) was the French encirclement and capture of Danzig during the War of the Fourth Coalition. On 19 March 1807, around 27,000 French troops under Marshal Lefebvre besieged around 14,400 Prussian troops under Marshal Kalckreuth garrisoning the city of Danzig.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Clodfelter 2017, p. 152.
  2. ^ a b Rothenberg G. E. The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon. Indiana University Press, 1978. P. 219
  3. ^ Summerville C. Napoleon's Polish Gamble: Eylau & Friedland 1807. Pen and Sword, 2005. P. 106
  4. ^ Summerville C. Napoleon's Polish Gamble: Eylau & Friedland 1807. Pen and Sword, 2005. P. 104