Siege of Breda
Siege of Breda was a siege conducted on 19 December 1813 at Breda, in what is now Netherlands; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Coalition victory.
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Fought 19 December 1813 lasted 3 days
Where Breda, Netherlands 51.583N, 4.783E
Outcome Coalition victory
Belligerents First French Empire against Sixth Coalition: Russian Empire; United Netherlands; Kingdom of Prussia
Where it sits in the War of the Sixth Coalition German campaign of 1813, 1813 Siege of Danzig, 1813 Battle of Arnhem, 1813 Siege of Erfurt, 1813 Battle of Berlin (1813), 1813 Battle of Möckern, 1813 Battle of Lützen, 1813 Battle of Halle, 1813 Battle of Bautzen, 1813 Battle of Reichenbach, 1813 Battle of Haynau, 1813 Battle of Halberstadt, 1813 Battle of Luckau, 1813 Italian campaign, 1813 Battle of Großbeeren, 1813 Battle of Dresden, 1813 Battle of Katzbach, 1813 Battle of Kulm, 1813 Battle of Dennewitz, 1813 Battle of Feistritz, 1813 Siege of Magdeburg, 1813 Battle of the Göhrde, 1813 Göhrdeschlacht, 1813 Battle of Altenburg, 1813 Raid at Altenburg, 1813 Battle of Wartenburg, 1813 Battle of Leipzig, 1813 Battle of Hanau, 1813 Siege of Venice, 1813 Siege of Deventer, 1813 Siege of Delfzijl, 1813 Battle of Caldiero, 1813 Siege of Mainz, 1813 Battle of Boden, 1813 Battle of Bornhöved, 1813 Battle of Sehested, 1813 Siege of Breda, 1813 Battle of Mâcon, 1814 Siege of Juliers, 1814 Siege of Metz, 1814 Battle of Hoogstraten, 1814 Battle of Épinal, 1814 First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814 Battle of Saint-Dizier (January 1814), 1814 Battle of Brienne, 1814 Battle of La Rothière, 1814 Battle of Lesmont, 1814 Battle of the Mincio River, 1814 Battle of Champaubert, 1814 Battle of Montmirail, 1814 Battle of Château-Thierry, 1814 Battle of Vauchamps, 1814 Battle of Mormans, 1814 Battle of Montereau, 1814 Battle of Bar-sur-Aube, 1814 Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes, 1814 1814 campaign in France, 1814 Battle of Saint-Julien, 1814 Siege of Soissons, 1814 Battle of Craonne, 1814 Battle of Laon, 1814 Battle of Reims, 1814 Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 1814 Battle of Limonest, 1814 Battle of Fère-Champenoise, 1814 Capture of La Spezia, 1814 Battle of Lerici, 1814 Battle of Saint-Dizier, 1814 Siege of the Santa Maria Fortress, 1814 Battle of Paris, 1814 Battle of Courtrai, 1814 Siege of Genoa, 1814 Battle of Taro, 1814 1813 1814 Siege of Breda, 1813 73 placed engagements of the War of the Sixth Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 19 December 1813to 22 December 1813 Place Breda, Netherlands51.583N, 4.783E Kind Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic Strength 12,000 infantry; 26 cannons Phaffs' Infantry Regiment - 400; Breda militia - 500; 1,200 infantry; 4 cannons; 2 squadrons hussars; 170 hussars; From 20 December; 9 cannons Commanders
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Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1577 and 1813.
Siege of Breda is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 277 in present-day Netherlands.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q13437106 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Breda (1813) , revision 1377845446, 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.
