List of battles of the War of the Sixth Coalition

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:
German campaign of 1813

200km
125miles

19

18

17

Leipzig

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Napoleon in command

Napoleon not in command

War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign in north-east France

200km
125miles

Paris

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

Bar-sur-Aube

1

Napoleon in command

Napoleon not in command

Peninsular War:
Campaign in south-west France

50km
30miles

Bayonne

7

Toulouse

6

5

4

3

2

Bidassoa

1

War of the Sixth Coalition:
Low Countries campaign of 1813–14

50km
30miles

Courtrai

4

Bergen op Zoom

3

Antwerp

2

Hoogstraten

1

Date	Battle	Front	French forces	Coalition forces	Notes
16 January 1813 – 2 January 1814	Siege of Danzig (1813)	German	First French Empire Confederation of the Rhine Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of Saxony	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
5 April 1813	Battle of Möckern	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
2 May 1813	Battle of Lützen (1813)	German	First French Empire Napoleonic Italy Gr. Duchy of Hesse	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	French costly victory
20–21 May 1813	Battle of Bautzen (1813)	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	French costly victory
26 May 1813	Battle of Haynau	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia	Coalition victory
4 June 1813	Battle of Luckau	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
23 August 1813	Battle of Großbeeren	German	First French Empire Kingdom of Saxony	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire Kingdom of Sweden	Coalition victory
26 August 1813	Battle of the Katzbach	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
26–27 August 1813	Battle of Dresden	German	First French Empire Kingdom of Saxony	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	French victory
27 August 1813	Battle of Hagelberg	German	First French Empire Kingdom of Saxony Kingdom of Westphalia	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
29–30 August 1813	Battle of Kulm	German	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
6 September 1813	Battle of Dennewitz	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire Kingdom of Sweden	Coalition victory
16 September 1813	Battle of the Göhrde	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire United Kingdom	Coalition victory
17 September 1813	Second Battle of Kulm	German	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
28 September 1813	Battle of Altenburg	German	First French Empire Gr. Duchy of Baden	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
29 September 1813	Combat of Rosslau	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Sweden	Coalition victory
3 October 1813	Battle of Wartenburg	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia	Coalition victory
10 October – 11 November 1813	Siege of Dresden (1813)	German	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Russian Empire	Coalition victory
16–19 October 1813	Battle of Leipzig	German	First French Empire Gr. Duchy of Baden Duchy of Warsaw Napoleonic Italy Napoleonic Naples Kingdom of Saxony^[a] K. of Württemberg^[a]	Russian Empire Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Sweden Mecklenburg-Schwerin Kingdom of Saxony^[a] K. of Württemberg^[a]	Coalition key victory
18 October 1813 – 10 January 1814	Siege of Torgau	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia	Coalition victory
30–31 October 1813	Battle of Hanau	German	First French Empire	Kingdom of Bavaria^[b] Austrian Empire	French victory
7 December 1813	Battle of Bornhöved (1813)	German	Denmark–Norway	Kingdom of Sweden	Coalition victory
10 December 1813	Battle of Sehested	German	Denmark–Norway	Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia United Kingdom Electorate of Hanover Mecklenburg-Schwerin	French victory
24 December 1813 – 12 May 1814	Siege of Hamburg	German	First French Empire	Russian Empire	Indecisive
3 January – 4 May 1814	Siege of Mainz (1814)	German	First French Empire	Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Berg Duchy of Nassau	Indecisive
17 January – 10 April 1814	Siege of Metz (1814)	NE France	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire Electorate of Hesse	French victory
24 January 1814	First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire K. of Württemberg	Indecisive
29 January 1814	Battle of Brienne	NE France	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	French victory
1 February 1814	Battle of La Rothière	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire Kingdom of Bavaria K. of Württemberg	Coalition victory
2 February 1814	Battle of Lesmont	NE France	First French Empire	Russian Empire Kingdom of Bavaria	French victory
10 February 1814	Battle of Champaubert	NE France Six Days'	First French Empire	Russian Empire	French victory
11 February 1814	Battle of Montmirail	NE France Six Days'	First French Empire	Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia	French victory
12 February 1814	Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)	NE France Six Days'	First French Empire	Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia	French victory
14 February 1814	Battle of Vauchamps	NE France Six Days'	First French Empire	Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia	French victory
17 February 1814	Battle of Mormant	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Russian Empire Kingdom of Bavaria	French victory
18 February 1814	Battle of Montereau	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire K. of Württemberg	French victory
27 February 1814	Battle of Bar-sur-Aube	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Russian Empire Kingdom of Bavaria	Coalition victory
28 February – 1 March 1814	Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes	NE France	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	French victory
1 March 1814	Battle of Saint-Julien (1814)	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire	Coalition victory
3 March 1814	Battle of Laubressel	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire Kingdom of Bavaria K. of Württemberg	Coalition victory
7 March 1814	Battle of Craonne	NE France	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	French victory
9–10 March 1814	Battle of Laon	NE France	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition victory
11 March 1814	Battle of Mâcon (1814)	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire	Coalition victory
12–13 March 1814	Battle of Reims (1814)	NE France	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	French victory
20 March 1814	Battle of Limonest	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Gr. Duchy of Hesse	Coalition victory
20–21 March 1814	Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Russian Empire Kingdom of Bavaria K. of Württemberg	Coalition victory
25 March 1814	Battle of Fère-Champenoise	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire K. of Württemberg	Coalition victory
26 March 1814	Battle of Saint-Dizier	NE France	First French Empire	Russian Empire	French victory
30–31 March 1814	Battle of Paris (1814)	NE France	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire	Coalition key victory Treaty of Fontainebleau
7 October 1813	Battle of the Bidassoa	SW France Peninsular	First French Empire	United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal Restoration Spain	Coalition victory
10 November 1813	Battle of Nivelle	SW France Peninsular	First French Empire	United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal Restoration Spain	Coalition victory
9–13 December 1813	Battle of the Nive	SW France Peninsular	First French Empire	United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal Restoration Spain	Coalition victory
15 February 1814	Battle of Garris	SW France Peninsular	First French Empire	United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal Restoration Spain	Coalition victory
27 February 1814	Battle of Orthez	SW France Peninsular	First French Empire	United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal Restoration Spain	Coalition victory
10 April 1814	Battle of Toulouse (1814)	SW France Peninsular	First French Empire	United Kingdom Restoration Spain Kingdom of Portugal	Indecisive
14 April 1814	Battle of Bayonne	SW France Peninsular	First French Empire	United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal Restoration Spain	Coalition victory
7 September 1813	Battle of Lippa	Illyrian Adriatic	First French Empire Napoleonic Italy	Austrian Empire	Coalition victory
22 November – 5 December 1813	Siege of Zara (1813)	Illyrian Adriatic	First French Empire Napoleonic Italy	United Kingdom Austrian Empire	Coalition victory
14 October 1813 – 3 January 1814	Siege of Cattaro	Illyrian Adriatic	First French Empire	United Kingdom P.B. of Montenegro Kingdom of Sicily	Coalition victory
19–27 January 1814	Siege of Ragusa	Illyrian Adriatic	First French Empire	United Kingdom Austrian Empire Republic of Ragusa	Coalition victory
6 September 1813	Battle of Feistritz	Italian	First French Empire	Austrian Empire	French victory
15 November 1813	Battle of Caldiero (1813)	Italian	First French Empire	Austrian Empire	French victory
8 February 1814	Battle of the Mincio River (1814)	Italian	First French Empire Napoleonic Italy	Austrian Empire	Indecisive
13–18 April 1814	Siege of Genoa (1814)	Italian	First French Empire	United Kingdom Kingdom of Sicily Genoese militia Kingdom of Sardinia	Coalition victory
13 November 1813 – 23 May 1814	Siege of Delfzijl (1813–1814) [nl; de; fr]	Low Countries	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia Triumvirate of 1813 United Netherlands	Coalition victory
17 November 1813 – 12 May 1814	Siege of Naarden (1813–1814)	Low Countries	First French Empire	Triumvirate of 1813 United Netherlands Russian Empire	Coalition victory
24 November 1813	Battle of Woerden [nl]^[2]^[3]	Low Countries	First French Empire Prussian Regiment^[c]	Triumvirate of 1813^[3] Hague Orange Guard^[d]	French victory^[3]
30 November 1813	Battle of Arnhem (1813)	Low Countries	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia	Coalition victory
19–22 December 1813	Siege of Breda (1813)	Low Countries	First French Empire	Russian Empire United Netherlands Kingdom of Prussia	Coalition victory
11 January 1814	Battle of Hoogstraten	Low Countries	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia United Kingdom Russian Empire	Coalition victory
14 January – 4 May 1814	Siege of Antwerp (1814)	Low Countries	First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia United Kingdom	Coalition victory
Late January – 5 May 1814	Blockade of Maastricht (1814)	Low Countries	First French Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire Sweden–Norway United Kingdom United Netherlands	Coalition victory
8 March 1814	Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1814)	Low Countries	First French Empire	United Kingdom	French victory
31 March 1814	Battle of Courtrai (1814)	Low Countries	First French Empire	Kingdom of Saxony Kingdom of Prussia	French victory

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ ^a ^b Dempsey 2016, p. 293.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pawly 2012, p. 5.

Sources

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.

[defection-2] Saxony and Württemberg defected to the allies on 18 October.

[3] 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.

[6] 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]

[Oranje-Garde-7] 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]

[FOOTNOTEKossmann198695-1] Kossmann 1986, p. 95.

[FOOTNOTEDempsey2016293-4] Dempsey 2016, p. 293.

[FOOTNOTEPawly20125-5] Pawly 2012, p. 5.

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