This is a list of sieges, land and naval battles of the War of the Sixth Coalition (3 March 1813 – 30 May 1814). It includes:
- the German campaign of 1813;
- the campaign in north-east France;
- the Campaign in south-west France (final stage of the Peninsular War);
- the Illyrian campaign, part of the wider Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814;
- the Italian campaign (6 September 1813 – 18 April 1814); and
- the Low Countries campaign (12 November 1813[1] – 12 May 1814).
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Low Countries campaign of 1813–14
Low Countries campaign of 1813–14
See also
- List of battles of the War of the First Coalition
- List of battles of the War of the Second Coalition
- List of battles of the War of the Third Coalition
- List of battles of the War of the Fourth Coalition
- List of battles of the War of the Fifth Coalition
- List of battles of the Hundred Days (War of the Seventh Coalition)
- List of battles of the French invasion of Russia
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Saxony and Württemberg defected to the allies on 18 October.
- ↑ By the Treaty of Ried of 8 October 1813 with Austria, Bavaria left the Confederation of the Rhine to join the Sixth Coalition. On 14 October, Bavaria declared war on Napoleon's French Empire after 12 years of Franco-Bavarian alliance.
- ↑ The Prussian Regiment consisted of mostly Prussian prisoners of war turned into soldiers in French service. During the War of the Sixth Coalition, they defended the Low Countries departments of the French Empire against Coalition forces and Dutch rebels.[2]
- ↑ The Orange Guard of The Hague was established on 20 November 1813 from Dutch militiamen serving in the French National Guard garrisoned at The Hague; as such, they were engaged in mutiny against the French Imperial government.[3]
References
- ↑ Kossmann 1986, p. 95.
- 1 2 Dempsey 2016, p. 293.
- 1 2 3 4 Pawly 2012, p. 5.
Sources
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- Dempsey, Guy (2016). Napoleon's Mercenaries: Foreign Units of the French Army Under the Consulate and Empire, 1799 to 1814. Pen and Sword. p. 352. ISBN 9781784380199. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- Kossmann, Ernst Heinrich (1986). De Lage Landen 1780–1980 (2 delen). Amsterdam: Agon. p. 478. ISBN 90-5157-043-0. Retrieved 24 November 2022. (dbnl.org e-book)
- Pawly, Ronald (2012). Wellington's Dutch Allies 1815. Oxford: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 4–6. ISBN 9781780965628. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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