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Fall of Berlin

Fall of Berlin was a siege conducted in 1806 at Berlin, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Berlin. The recorded result: French victory.

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Einzug Napoleons an der Spitze seiner Truppen durch das Brandenburger Tor, nach der siegreichen Schlacht bei Jena und Auerstedt. Berlin, 27. Oktober 1806.
Einzug Napoleons an der Spitze seiner Truppen durch das Brandenburger Tor, nach der siegreichen Schlacht bei Jena und Auerstedt. Berlin, 27. Oktober 1806.. Charles Meynier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1806
WhereBerlin, Germany52.517N, 13.383E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFirst French EmpireagainstKingdom of Prussia

Record

Date1806 (year precision)
to 1806
PlaceBerlin, Germany
52.517N, 13.383E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Commanders
Fall of BerlinFall of BerlinBattle of BerlinBattle in BerlinRaid on Berlin1757 Berlin raidBattle of GroßbeerenBattle of GroßbeerenLeipzigSzczecinMagdeburgPotsdamZielona GóraCottbusSchwerin100 km52.517N, 13.383E
Placed at Berlin; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1806

Fall of Berlin is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q65079568, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Fall of Berlin (1806), revision 1370617710, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.