Siege of Metz

When

3 Jan 1814 – 10 Apr 1814

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

49.12° N, 6.18° E

Description

1814 siege during the War of the Sixth Coalition

1814 siege during the War of the Sixth Coalition

The siege of Metz was a blockade of the French city of Metz during the War of the Sixth Coalition at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It pitted French forces under General of Division (GD) Pierre François Joseph Durutte against Prussian soldiers under Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Russian cavalry under Nikolay Borozdin, Russian troops under Dimitri Mikhailovich Youzefovitch, and Hessian soldiers under von Müller.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Sixth Coalition – Siege of Metz: Allied armies lay siege to the French city and fortress of Metz”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du siège de Metz ; les forces coalisées lèvent le siège le 10 avril, sans prendre la ville”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “в ходе Войны шестой коалиции началась осада Меца”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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