Modern era · 1807

Siege of Danzig

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.

Siege of Danzig
Siege of Danzig · Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
19 Mar 1807 – 2 May 1807
Where
Gdańsk
Era
Modern

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