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Siege of Graudenz
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition
Karte der Blokade und Belagerung der Festung Graudenz.jpg
Map of the siege of Graudenz in 1807
Date 22 January – 11 December 1807
Location
Graudenz, Prussia
53°29′33″N 18°46′34″E / 53.49250°N 18.77611°E / 53.49250; 18.77611
Result Prussian victory
Belligerents

First French Empire French Empire

 Kingdom of Prussia
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Marie François Rouyer
First French Empire Claude Victor-Perrin
Grand Duchy of Hesse Johann Georg Schäffer von Bernstein
Electorate of Saxony Georg Friedrich August von Polenz
Kingdom of Prussia Wilhelm René de l'Homme de Courbière
Strength
variable
7,000
4,500-5,709 men
Casualties and losses
761 dead
88 captured
53 missing
826 deserted

The siege of Graudenz was a siege during the Napoleonic Wars between 22 January and 11 December, 1807. As part of the War of the Fourth Coalition the Prussian fortress at Graudenz in West Prussia was besieged by forces of the French Empire and its allies. The garrison, commanded by General Wilhelm René de l'Homme de Courbière, withheld blockade and siege for some 11 months, long past the formal Peace of Tilsit. The French abandoned the siege after the borders between Prussia and the new Duchy of Warsaw were defined; Graudenz staying a Prussian possession until after World War I.

See also

  • Battle of Grudziądz
  • Battle of Grudziądz (1659)
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