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Siege of Hamburg

Siege of Hamburg was a siege conducted in December 1813 at Hamburg, in what is now Germany; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 initially (25,000 men later left for France) against 56,000; 120,000 at the time of January 1814.

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FoughtDecember 1813ran into the following year
WhereHamburg, Germany53.550N, 10.000E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses6,000 killed or woundedand6,000 killed or wounded

Record

DateDecember 1813 (month precision)
to May 1814
PlaceHamburg, Germany
53.550N, 10.000E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength40,000 initially (25,000 men later left for France)56,000; 120,000 at the time of January 1814
Casualties and losses6,000 killed or wounded6,000 killed or wounded
Commanders
Siege of HamburgSiege of HamburgSiege of HamburgBombing of Hamburg in World War IISiege of StadeBattle of LüneburgBattle of StellauSiege of HamburgSiege of StadeBattle of LüneburgBattle of StellauBremenHanoverKielRostockOldenburg100 km53.550N, 10.000E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1686 and 1943.

Elsewhere in 1813

Siege of Hamburg 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 Q7510071, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Hamburg, revision 1371009014, 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.