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Siege of Berlin

France · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1811–1813Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1811

Napoleon I29 October 1811

Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon threatens to invade Berlin if Prussia makes an alliance with Russia

1813

Napoleon I1813

Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Marshal Nicolas Oudinot fails to capture Berlin with his army of 120,000 and Napoleon is forced to withdraw westwards due to the threat to the north, crossing the Elbe in late September and organizing his forces around Leipzig

Nicolas Oudinot1813

Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Marshal Nicolas Oudinot fails to capture Berlin with his army of 120,000 and Napoleon is forced to withdraw westwards due to the threat to the north, crossing the Elbe in late September and organizing his forces around Leipzig

Names involved

Napoleon INicolas Oudinot

Provenance

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