Siege of Dresden (1813)

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Siege of Dresden (1813)
Part of the German campaign of the Sixth Coalition
Date10 October 1813 – 11 November 1813
Location 51°03′00″N13°44′24″E / 51.05000°N 13.74000°E / 51.05000; 13.74000
Result Austro-Russian victory
Belligerents
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg French Empire Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Johann von Klenau
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy
Casualties and losses
35,000 captured
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Location within Europe

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

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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. [1] [2] [3]

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