List of battles of the War of the Sixth Coalition facts for kids
The War of the Sixth Coalition (from March 3, 1813, to May 30, 1814) was a huge conflict where many European countries teamed up against Napoleon Bonaparte and his First French Empire. This war was a major part of the Napoleonic Wars, which reshaped Europe.
This article lists the important battles and sieges that happened during this war. These events took place across several different areas, including:
- The German campaign of 1813, fought in what is now Germany.
- The campaign in north-east France, right in Napoleon's home country.
- The Campaign in south-west France, which was the final part of the long Peninsular War.
- The Illyrian campaign, part of a bigger fight in the Adriatic Sea.
- The Italian campaign, fought in Italy.
- The Low Countries campaign, in areas like modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands.
Key Battles of the Sixth Coalition War
This table lists some of the most important battles and sieges that happened during the War of the Sixth Coalition. You'll see who fought, where, and what the outcome was.
Date | Battle Name | Location / Campaign | Napoleon's Forces | Coalition Forces | Outcome |
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16 January 1813 – 2 January 1814 | Siege of Danzig (1813) | German Campaign | France, Confederation of the Rhine, Bavaria, Saxony | Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
5 April 1813 | Battle of Möckern | German Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
2 May 1813 | Battle of Lützen (1813) | German Campaign | France, Italy, Grand Duchy of Hesse | Prussia, Russia | French costly victory |
20–21 May 1813 | Battle of Bautzen (1813) | German Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | French costly victory |
26 May 1813 | Battle of Haynau | German Campaign | France | Prussia | Coalition victory |
4 June 1813 | Battle of Luckau | German Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
23 August 1813 | Battle of Großbeeren | German Campaign | France, Saxony | Prussia, Russia, Sweden | Coalition victory |
26 August 1813 | Battle of the Katzbach | German Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
26–27 August 1813 | Battle of Dresden | German Campaign | France, Saxony | Austria, Prussia, Russia | French victory |
27 August 1813 | Battle of Hagelberg | German Campaign | France, Saxony, Westphalia | Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
29–30 August 1813 | Battle of Kulm | German Campaign | France | Austria, Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
6 September 1813 | Battle of Dennewitz | German Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia, Sweden | Coalition victory |
16 September 1813 | Battle of the Göhrde | German Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia, Great Britain | Coalition victory |
17 September 1813 | Second Battle of Kulm | German Campaign | France | Austria, Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
28 September 1813 | Battle of Altenburg | German Campaign | France, Grand Duchy of Baden | Austria, Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
29 September 1813 | Combat of Rosslau | German Campaign | France | Sweden | Coalition victory |
3 October 1813 | Battle of Wartenburg | German Campaign | France | Prussia | Coalition victory |
10 October – 11 November 1813 | Siege of Dresden (1813) | German Campaign | France | Austria, Russia | Coalition victory |
16–19 October 1813 | Battle of Leipzig | German Campaign | France, Baden, Duchy of Warsaw, Italy, Naples, Saxony, Württemberg | Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Saxony, Württemberg | Coalition key victory |
18 October 1813 – 10 January 1814 | Siege of Torgau | German Campaign | France | Prussia | Coalition victory |
30–31 October 1813 | Battle of Hanau | German Campaign | France | Bavaria, Austria | French victory |
7 December 1813 | Battle of Bornhöved (1813) | German Campaign | Denmark–Norway | Sweden | Coalition victory |
10 December 1813 | Battle of Sehested | German Campaign | Denmark–Norway | Russia, Prussia, Great Britain, Hanover, Mecklenburg-Schwerin | French victory |
24 December 1813 – 12 May 1814 | Siege of Hamburg | German Campaign | France | Russia | Indecisive |
3 January – 4 May 1814 | Siege of Mainz (1814) | German Campaign | France | Russia, Grand Duchy of Berg, Duchy of Nassau | Indecisive |
17 January – 10 April 1814 | Siege of Metz (1814) | North-East France Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia, Electorate of Hesse | French victory |
24 January 1814 | First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Württemberg | Indecisive |
29 January 1814 | Battle of Brienne | North-East France Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | French victory |
1 February 1814 | Battle of La Rothière | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Prussia, Russia, Bavaria, Württemberg | Coalition victory |
2 February 1814 | Battle of Lesmont | North-East France Campaign | France | Russia, Bavaria | French victory |
10 February 1814 | Battle of Champaubert | North-East France Campaign | France | Russia | French victory |
11 February 1814 | Battle of Montmirail | North-East France Campaign | France | Russia, Prussia | French victory |
12 February 1814 | Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) | North-East France Campaign | France | Russia, Prussia | French victory |
14 February 1814 | Battle of Vauchamps | North-East France Campaign | France | Russia, Prussia | French victory |
17 February 1814 | Battle of Mormant | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Russia, Bavaria | French victory |
18 February 1814 | Battle of Montereau | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Württemberg | French victory |
27 February 1814 | Battle of Bar-sur-Aube | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Russia, Bavaria | Coalition victory |
28 February – 1 March 1814 | Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes | North-East France Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | French victory |
1 March 1814 | Battle of Saint-Julien (1814) | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria | Coalition victory |
3 March 1814 | Battle of Laubressel | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Prussia, Russia, Bavaria, Württemberg | Coalition victory |
7 March 1814 | Battle of Craonne | North-East France Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | French victory |
9–10 March 1814 | Battle of Laon | North-East France Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | Coalition victory |
11 March 1814 | Battle of Mâcon (1814) | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria | Coalition victory |
12–13 March 1814 | Battle of Reims (1814) | North-East France Campaign | France | Prussia, Russia | French victory |
20 March 1814 | Battle of Limonest | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Grand Duchy of Hesse | Coalition victory |
20–21 March 1814 | Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Russia, Bavaria, Württemberg | Coalition victory |
25 March 1814 | Battle of Fère-Champenoise | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Prussia, Russia, Württemberg | Coalition victory |
26 March 1814 | Battle of Saint-Dizier | North-East France Campaign | France | Russia | French victory |
30–31 March 1814 | Battle of Paris (1814) | North-East France Campaign | France | Austria, Prussia, Russia | Coalition key victory (led to the Treaty of Fontainebleau) |
7 October 1813 | Battle of the Bidassoa | South-West France Campaign | France | Great Britain, Portugal, Spain | Coalition victory |
10 November 1813 | Battle of Nivelle | South-West France Campaign | France | Great Britain, Portugal, Spain | Coalition victory |
9–13 December 1813 | Battle of the Nive | South-West France Campaign | France | Great Britain, Portugal, Spain | Coalition victory |
15 February 1814 | Battle of Garris | South-West France Campaign | France | Great Britain, Portugal, Spain | Coalition victory |
27 February 1814 | Battle of Orthez | South-West France Campaign | France | Great Britain, Portugal, Spain | Coalition victory |
10 April 1814 | Battle of Toulouse (1814) | South-West France Campaign | France | Great Britain, Spain, Portugal | Indecisive |
14 April 1814 | Battle of Bayonne | South-West France Campaign | France | Great Britain, Portugal, Spain | Coalition victory |
7 September 1813 | Battle of Lippa | Illyrian Campaign | France, Italy | Austria | Coalition victory |
22 November – 5 December 1813 | Siege of Zara (1813) | Illyrian Campaign | France, Italy | Great Britain, Austria | Coalition victory |
14 October 1813 – 3 January 1814 | Siege of Cattaro | Illyrian Campaign | France | Great Britain, Montenegro, Kingdom of Sicily | Coalition victory |
19–27 January 1814 | Siege of Ragusa | Illyrian Campaign | France | Great Britain, Austria, Republic of Ragusa | Coalition victory |
6 September 1813 | Battle of Feistritz | Italian Campaign | France | Austria | French victory |
15 November 1813 | Battle of Caldiero (1813) | Italian Campaign | France | Austria | French victory |
8 February 1814 | Battle of the Mincio River (1814) | Italian Campaign | France, Italy | Austria | Indecisive |
13–18 April 1814 | Siege of Genoa (1814) | Italian Campaign | France | Great Britain, Kingdom of Sicily, Genoese militia, Kingdom of Sardinia | Coalition victory |
13 November 1813 – 23 May 1814 | Siege of Delfzijl (1813–1814) | Low Countries Campaign | France | Prussia, United Netherlands | Coalition victory |
17 November 1813 – 12 May 1814 | Siege of Naarden (1813–1814) | Low Countries Campaign | France | United Netherlands, Russia | Coalition victory |
24 November 1813 | Battle of Woerden | Low Countries Campaign | France, Prussian Regiment | United Netherlands, Orange Guard | French victory |
30 November 1813 | Battle of Arnhem (1813) | Low Countries Campaign | France | Prussia | Coalition victory |
19–22 December 1813 | Siege of Breda (1813) | Low Countries Campaign | France | Russia, United Netherlands, Prussia | Coalition victory |
11 January 1814 | Battle of Hoogstraten | Low Countries Campaign | France | Prussia, Great Britain, Russia | Coalition victory |
14 January – 4 May 1814 | Siege of Antwerp (1814) | Low Countries Campaign | France | Prussia, Great Britain | Coalition victory |
Late January – 5 May 1814 | Blockade of Maastricht (1814) | Low Countries Campaign | France | Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden–Norway, Great Britain, United Netherlands | Coalition victory |
8 March 1814 | Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1814) | Low Countries Campaign | France | Great Britain | French victory |
31 March 1814 | Battle of Courtrai (1814) | Low Countries Campaign | France | Saxony, Prussia | French victory |
See also
- List of battles of the War of the First Coalition
- List of battles of the War of the Second Coalition
- List of battles of the War of the Third Coalition
- List of battles of the War of the Fourth Coalition
- List of battles of the War of the Fifth Coalition
- List of battles of the Hundred Days (War of the Seventh Coalition)
- List of battles of the French invasion of Russia
Sources
(dbnl.org e-book)
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