Siege of Graudenz facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Siege of Graudenz |
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Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition | |||||||
Map of the siege of Graudenz in 1807 |
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of Prussia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marie François Rouyer Claude Victor-Perrin Johann Georg Schäffer von Bernstein Georg Friedrich August von Polenz |
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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