Blockade of Maastricht (1814)

Blockade of Maastricht (1814)
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition
Date18 January – 5 May 1814
Location
Maastricht, Meuse-Inférieure, France (present-day Netherlands)
Result

Inconclusive

  • French troops evacuate Maastricht after Napoleon's abdication
Belligerents
 France  Austria
 Prussia
Russia
Sweden
 United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Hugues Victoire Merle Crown Prince Charles John
Carl Henrik Anckarsvärd

The Blockade of Maastricht of 1814 was a military blockade of the then French fortified city Maastricht by the allied troops led by General Bernadotte. The blockade took place from late January to early May 1814 during the War of the Sixth Coalition between France and the other European powers, ending on 5 May of that year with the capitulation of Maastricht and the departure of the French.

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