siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Hameln
Siege of Hameln was a siege conducted on 7 November 1806 at Hamelin, in what is now Germany. The recorded result: Franco-Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 6,000; 12 cannons against 10,000; 175 cannons.
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Record
| Date | 7 November 1806 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Hamelin, Germany 52.103N, 9.360E | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Franco-Dutch victory | |
| Belligerents | French Empire; Kingdom of Holland | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Commanders | Édouard Mortier; Jean Savary; Jean Dumonceau | Karl von Lecoq |
| Strength | 6,000; 12 cannons | 10,000; 175 cannons |
| Casualties and losses | Minor | 600 captured de facto; 10,000 capitulated (9,400 escaped); 175 guns |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Hastenbeck 1757, 4.6 km
- Battle of Oldendorf 1633, 10 km
- Battle of Süntel AD 782, 12 km
- Battle of Idistaviso AD 16, 25 km
- Battle of Vlotho 1638, 36 km
Elsewhere in 1806
- Battle of Jena–Auerstedt Germany
- Battle of Lübeck Germany
- Battle of Pułtusk Poland
- Battle of Saalfeld Germany
- Battle of Mišar Serbia
Siege of Hameln is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510073, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Hamelin, revision 1370741766, 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.