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Siege of Besançon

Siege of Besançon was a siege conducted in 1814 at Besançon, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Besançon. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought1814
WhereBesançon, France47.242N, 6.021E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsAustrian EmpireagainstFirst French Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand242 killed; >500 wounded; 80 captured

Record

Date1814 (year precision)
to 1814
PlaceBesançon, France
47.242N, 6.021E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Casualties and lossesUnknown242 killed; >500 wounded; 80 captured
Commanders
  • Alois von und zu Liechtenstein (1780–1833)
  • Jacob François Marulaz
  • Gabriel Laffaille
Siege of BesançonSiege of BesançonSiege of BesançonBattle of BesançonBattle of DournonSiege of Sainte-AnneFight at PesmesBattle of DournonSiege of Sainte-AnneFight at PesmesGenevaBaselLausanneFreiburgLuzernMulhouseTroyesRoanne100 km47.242N, 6.021E
Placed at Besançon; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1814

Siege of Besançon is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113840937, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Besançon (1814), revision 1370739562, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.