Siege of Danzig (1807)

Siege of Danzig
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition

"Panoramic view of the siege of Danzig by French forces in 1807" painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort
Date19 March – 24 May 1807
Location
Danzig, Prussia (present-day Gdańsk, Poland)
54°22′00″N 18°38′00″E / 54.366667°N 18.633333°E / 54.366667; 18.633333
Result French-allied victory
Belligerents
French Empire
Polish Legions
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Saxony
Duchy of Baden
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire
United Kingdom (naval)
Commanders and leaders
François Joseph Lefebvre
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
Friedrich Kalckreuth
Nikolay Kamensky
Strength
39,000
100 heavy guns & mortars
16,000
(siege)
8,000 Russians
(reinforcements)
Casualties and losses
6,000
(siege)
400
(relief attempt)
10,000
(siege)
1,500
(relief attempt)
170km
106miles
27
Friedland
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
Eylau
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
Berlin
6
5
4
3
Jena–Auerstedt
2
1
 current battle
 Napoleon not in command
 Napoleon in command

The siege of Danzig (19 March – 24 May 1807) was the French encirclement and capture of Danzig during the War of the Fourth Coalition. On 19 March 1807, around 27,000 French troops under Marshal Lefebvre besieged around 14,400 Prussian troops under Marshal Kalckreuth garrisoning the city of Danzig.