siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Riga
Siege of Riga was a siege conducted in July 1812 at Riga, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the French invasion of Russia. The recorded result: Anglo-Russian victory. Recorded strength: 31,000 men and 130 siege guns against 27,000.
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Record
| Date | July 1812 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Riga, Latvia 56.947N, 24.107E | |
| Part of | French invasion of Russia (1812) | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Anglo-Russian victory | |
| Belligerents | French Empire; Kingdom of Prussia | Russian Empire; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Commanders | Jacques MacDonald; Julius von Grawert; Ludwig von Yorck | Magnus Gustav von Essen; Thomas Byam Martin |
| Strength | 31,000 men and 130 siege guns | 27,000 |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Riga 1700, same recorded site
- Siege of Riga 1709, same recorded site
- Siege of Riga 1700, same recorded site
- Siege of Riga 1656, 0.2 km
- Crossing of the Düna 1701, 4.7 km
In the same war
- Before: Battles of Vilnius (1812) 28 June 1812
- After: Battle of Mir 9 July 1812
- All 21 engagements of French invasion of Russia
Elsewhere in 1812
- Battle of Salamanca Spain
- Battle of Queenston Heights Canada
- Siege of Badajoz Spain
- Battle of Pirano Croatia
- Battle of Aslanduz Iran
Siege of Riga is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 39 in present-day Latvia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510345, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Riga (1812), revision 1376613747, 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.