Battle of Dennewitz
Battle of Dennewitz was a battle fought on 6 September 1813 at Berlin, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Coalition victory. Recorded strength: 80,000–85,000 (in the area); 50,000 (in battle); 150 guns against 70,000 (in the area); 45,000–60,000 (in battle); 200 guns.
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Battle of Dennewitz, with Prince Charles (XIV) John in the middle. Painting by Alexander Wetterling.. Nationalmuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 6 September 1813
Where Berlin, Germany 51.967N, 13.000E
Outcome Coalition victory
Belligerents Kingdom of Prussia; Russian Empire; Sweden against France; Württemberg
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 Battle of Dennewitz, 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 6 September 1813 Place Berlin, Germany51.967N, 13.000E Kind Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic Strength 80,000–85,000 (in the area); 50,000 (in battle); 150 guns 70,000 (in the area); 45,000–60,000 (in battle); 200 guns Casualties and losses 9,700–11,000; Details: 9,000 killed or wounded; 2,000 captured 20,000–23,215; 53 guns; Details: 10,000 killed or wounded; 13,500 captured Commanders Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien Charles XIV John
Battle of Dennewitz Battle of Dennewitz Battle of Jüterbog Siege of Wittemberg Battle of Torgau Battle of Ciani Siege of Torgau Siege of Wittemberg Battle of Torgau Battle of Ciani Siege of Torgau Berlin Dresden Leipzig Magdeburg Potsdam Jena Chemnitz Braunschweig 100 km 51.967N, 13.000E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Dennewitz is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q647827 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dennewitz , revision 1370109631, 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.
