11 January 1813Alliance Murat and the AlliesMurat
Murat deserts Napoleon for the Allies
Historical records for France in 1813, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Murat deserts Napoleon for the Allies
Murat deserts Napoleon for the Allies
Pius VII signs a concordat with Napoleon
1st day of the siege of Torgau
Prussia declares war on France
The Confederation dissolves after Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig. Reinforcements fail to arrive & the Saxons change sides. Napoleon flees into the city having lost 60,000 men
The fall of Torgau
Wishes to inflict a defeat on Prussia for deserting his cause. Follows Napoleon's capture of Dresden
Helps Napoleon defeat a combinec force of Prussians & Russians
Helps Napoleon defeat a combinec force of Prussians & Russians
Wittgenstein is allowed to retreat because of Neys late attack. The Russians & Prussians are driven from the east bank of the Spree. The French lose 25,000 to the Allies 11,000. Napoleon's Army of 110,000 defeat the Allied Army of 73,000. Napoleon breaks through Wittgensteins centre. A technical victory because Wittgenstein retreats into Silesia
1st day of the siege of Hamburg
The armistice of Pleischwitz
The French evacuate Madrid
Joseph blows up Burgos while retreating from Wellingtons forces
Establishes a 3 line defensive formation of 57,000 behind the River Zadorra
The French are defeated by Wellington & Joseph is forced to retreat over the Pyrenees. The decisive victory by Wellington in the Peninsular War
Wellington forces the French across the Pyrenees. Manages to get 55,000 French back into France over the Pyrenees
1st day of the siege of Pamplona
1st day of the siege of San Sebastian
Failure to storm San Sebastian
1st day of Wellingtons siege of San Sebastian
Austria declares war on France
Suchet evacuates Tarragona
The French lose 10,000 & the Allies 38,000. French victory against the Prussians & Russians
San Sebastian falls
Advances into Silesia to engage Blucher but Blucher retreats
Attempts to capture Berlin but is defeated
1st day of the 2nd siege of Torgau
Blucher defeats Bertrand
Bavaria leaves the Rhine Confederation & joins the Alliance against France
This record states: In total, the French have around 190,000 soldiers and the Allies almost 330,000 with both sides having significant artillery, there were over two and a half thousand pieces of ordnance on the field.
This record states: The Battle beginswith an attack by 78,000 Allied troops from the south and 54,000 from the north, with Napoleon using the bulk of his army in the south.
This record states: The allied offensives achieve little and are soon forced back, but Napoleon's outnumbered forces are unable to break the allied lines, resulting in a hard fought stalemate.
Blucher gains ground in the North but is stopped short of blocking the French retreat route, a number of Saxon and Wurttemberger units defect to the Coalition
The 6th Coalition is arranged with Field Marshal Blucher (Prussian) & Crown Prince Carl Johan of Sweden to the north, Generals Barclay De Tolly, Bennigsen (Russian) & Prince von Hessen-Homburg (Austrian) to the south & Gyulay (Austrian) to the north
The Allies launch a huge assault from all sides, in over nine hours of fighting, in which both sides suffer heavy casualties, the French troops prevent a breakthrough but are slowly forced back towards Leipzig
Bavaria joins the Allies
Saxony joins the Allies
During the fighting, 5,400 Saxons of Jean Reyniers VII Corps defect to the Allies, Napoleon sees that the battle is a lost cause and on the night of the 18th-19th he begins to withdraw the majority of his army across the river Elster
During the fighting, 5,400 Saxons of Jean Reyniers VII Corps defect to the Allies, Napoleon sees that the battle is a lost cause and on the night of the 18th-19th he begins to withdraw the majority of his army across the river Elster
Retreats from Leipzig & battles through an Austrian-Bavarian force
Napoleon arranges his army around Leipzig, but concentrates his force from Taucha through St”tteritz (where Napoleon placed his command), The Prussians advance from Wartenberg, the Austrians & Russians from Dresden & the Swedish force from the north. Defeated by the 4th Coalition
The French surrender the city of Danzig to Russians
The French surrender the city of Danzig to Russians
Appointed Colonel General of the Imperial Guard
Appointed Colonel General of the Imperial Guard
Appointed Governor of Catalania, November
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
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
June, succesfully releives the siege of Tarragona
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