What the records say
- When
- 1 Jan 1814 – 2 May 1814
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 47.24° N, 6.02° E
- Description
- siege during the War of the Sixth Coalition
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Besançon (1814)
Siege during the War of the Sixth Coalition
The siege of Besançon was an event during the War of the Sixth Coalition, which occurred in 1814 in Besançon (Franche-Comté), France. The First French Empire, commanded by Napoleon I, engaged in battles with a number of European powers in the early 1800s.
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