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Siege of Magdeburg

Siege of Magdeburg was a siege conducted in 1806 at Magdeburg, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 16,000–25,000 men against 24,000–25,000 men; 700 artillery pieces.

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Painting of the Siege of Magdeburg
Painting of the Siege of Magdeburg. Théophile Vauchelet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1806
WhereMagdeburg, Germany52.133N, 11.617E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstKingdom of Prussia
Casualties and lossesLightandEntire garrison and 20 generals POW; 54 flags, 700 artillery captured
Part ofWar of the Fourth Coalition1806 to 1807

Where it sits in the War of the Fourth Coalition

Siege of Magdeburg, 1806Battle of Schleiz, 1806Battle of Saalfeld, 1806Battle of Auerstädt, 1806Capitulation of Erfurt, 1806Battle of Halle, 1806Battle of Prenzlau, 1806Capitulation of Pasewalk, 1806Battle of Waren-Nossentin, 1806Battle of Lübeck, 1806Battle of Czarnowo, 1806Battle of Pułtusk, 1806Siege of Graudenz, 1807Battle of Mohrungen, 1807Battle of Allenstein, 1807Battle of Ostrołęka, 1807Siege of Kolberg, 1807Siege of Danzig, 1807Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen, 1807Battle of Heilsberg, 1807Battle of Friedland, 180718061807Siege of Magdeburg, 1806
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Record

Date1806 (year precision)
to 11 November 1806
PlaceMagdeburg, Germany
52.133N, 11.617E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Territorial changeCapitulation of the Prussian garrison: capture of Prussia's second-largest city on 11 November 1806
Strength16,000–25,000 men24,000–25,000 men; 700 artillery pieces
Casualties and lossesLightEntire garrison and 20 generals POW; 54 flags, 700 artillery captured
Commanders
  • Franz Kasimir von Kleist
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1631 and 1813.

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Elsewhere in 1806

Siege of Magdeburg 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 Q3485939, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Magdeburg (1806), revision 1370743157, 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.