Convention of Tauroggen

When

30 Dec 1812

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

55.25° N, 22.28° E

Description

Armistice during the Napoleonic Wars

1812 armistice between Prussia and Russia

The Convention of Tauroggen was an armistice signed 30 December 1812 at Tauragė between General Ludwig Yorck on behalf of his Prussian troops and General Hans Karl von Diebitsch of the Imperial Russian Army. Yorck's act is traditionally considered a turning point of Prussian history, triggering an insurgency against Napoleon in the Rheinbund.

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