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Siege of Berlin

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

4Records
1811–1813Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1811

Frederick William III29 October 1811

Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

1813

Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr23 August 1813

Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Oudinot at Gross Beeren & Klein Beeren halting the French march on Berlin

Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr6 September 1813

Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Ney at Dennewitz during his march on Berlin

Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von FreiherrSeptember 1813

Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Bavaria withdraws from the war & German states waver in their support of the French

Names involved

Frederick William IIIFriedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr

Provenance

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