siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Mainz
Siege of Mainz was a siege conducted on 21 November 1813 at Mainz, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Inconclusive (see Aftermath). Recorded strength: 31,000; 46 guns against 30,000.
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Record
| Date | 21 November 1813 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Mainz, Germany 50.000N, 8.267E | |
| Part of | War of the Sixth Coalition (1813 to 1814) | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Inconclusive (see Aftermath) | |
| Belligerents | France | Russia; Berg; Nassau |
| Commanders | Charles Morand; Armand Charles Guilleminot; Jean-Baptiste Pierre de Semellé | Louis Alexandre de Langeron; Ernest III |
| Strength | 31,000; 46 guns | 30,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 19,000 | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Mainz 1793, 0.3 km
- Siege of Mainz 1792, 0.3 km
- Battle of Mainz 1794, 0.3 km
- Siege of Mainz 1689, 0.3 km
- Battle of Höchst 1795, 23 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Caldiero 15 November 1813
- After: Battle of Bornhöved 7 December 1813
- All 53 engagements of War of the Sixth Coalition
Elsewhere in 1813
- Battle of Vitoria Spain
- Battle of the Thames Canada
- Battle of Lake Erie Canada
- Battle of Mecca Saudi Arabia
- Battle of San Lorenzo Argentina
Siege of Mainz 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 Q17310485, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mainz (1814), revision 1370743175, 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.