Siege of Antwerp (1814)
| Siege of Antwerp | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
The Allies Taking Possession of Antwerp in 1814 by Mathieu Ignace van Brée, c. 1814-1820 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France |
United Kingdom Prussia Sweden Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lazare Carnot |
Thomas Graham Friedrich von Bülow | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 |
Jan–Feb: 8,000 Mar–May: 5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign Low Countries 1814
Campaign Low Countries 1814
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The siege of Antwerp took place from 14 January 1814 to 4 May 1814, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Led by Governor Lazare Carnot, Antwerp, then a French city, resisted an Allied siege until Napoleon's abdication and the signing of an armistice.