Campaigns, Battles and Events of the Napoleonic Wars, 1805–1815

The burning of Moscow, 14. – 18. September 1812, eventually forces Napoleon to retreat, because his Grande Armée cannot take winter quarters here.

Third Coalition War against France 1805

11 April 1805 – Treaty of British-Russian Alliance
6 October 1805 – Capture of the bridge at Donauwörth, Germany
7 October 1805 – Engagement at Wertingen (Bavaria), Germany
7 October 1805 – Capture of the bridge at Lech, Germany
8 October 1805 – Engagement at Wertingen (Bavaria), Germany
9 October 1805 – French occupation of Augsburg, Germany
9 October 1805 – Crossing of the Danube at Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
9 October 1805 – Engagement at Günzburg (Bavaria), Germany
11 October 1805 – Engagement at Haslach-Jungingen (Ulm, Swabia), Germany
11 October 1805 – Engagement at Landsberg am Lech
12 October 1805 – French occupation of Munich
12 October 1805 – Capture of the bridge at Elchingen
13 October 1805 – Engagement at Langenau (Württemberg)
14 October 1805 – Engagement at Elchingen (Oberelchingen, Bavaria), Germany
15 October 1805 – Engagement at Haag (Oberbayern)
15 October 1805 – Engagement at Wasserburg am Inn
15 October 1805 – Capture of Memmingen
16 October 1805 – Engagement at Michelsberg (Ulm, Swabia), Germany
17 October 1805 – Battle of Ulm (Swabia), Germany
18 October 1805 – Engagement at Nördlingen
20 October 1805 – Feldmarschall Mack’s Capitulation at Ulm, Germany
21 October 1805 – Battle of Trafalger
21 October 1805 – Engagement at Nuremberg
26 October 1805 – Crossing of the Isar
27 October 1805 – Crossing of the Inn
28 October 1805 – Engagement at Mühledorf am Inn
30 October 1805 – French occupation of Salzburg
30 October 1805 – French occupation of the town and citadel of Braunau am Inn
30 October 1805 – Caldiero (Verona), Italy
1 November 1805 – Engagement at Lambach
2 November 1805 – Capture of Wels, Austria
2 November 1805 – Capture of Linz, Austria
3 November 1805 – Treaty of Potsdam, between Prussia, Russia and Austria
3 November 1805 – Crossing of the Traun, Austria
3 November 1805 – Crossing of the Enns, Austria
4 November 1805 – Capture of Steyr, Austria
5 November 1805 – Amstetten, Austria
7 November 1805 – Engagement at Freystadt
7 November 1805 – Engagement at Mauthausen, Austria
8 November 1805 – Engagement at Mariazell, Austria
9 November 1805 – Capture of fort Porta Claudia at Scharnitz
9 November 1805 – French occupation of Insbruck
11 November 1805 – Engagement at Loiben and Dürnstein, Austria
13 November 1805 – French Occupation of Vienna, Austria
14 November 1805 – Capitulation of the city and fortress Kufstein
14 November 1805 – Capture of Stockerau
16 November 1805 – French occupation of Pressburg
16 November 1805 – Engagement at Hollabrunn and Schöngrabern, Austria
16 November 1805 – Capture of Brixen
17 November 1805 – Capture of Znaim
18 November 1805 – Engagement at Brünn (Brno)
20 November 1805 – Engagement at Olmütz (Olomouc)
23 November 1805 – Capture of Briesen
28 November 1805 – Capture of Iglau (Jihlava)
2 December 1805 – Battle of Austerlitz (Moravia), Slavkova, Czech Republik
15 December 1805 – Treaty of Schönbrunn, between Prussia and France
26 December 1805 – Peace Treaty of Preßburg, between Austria and France

Fourth Coalition War against France 1806–1807

15 March 1806 – Establishment of the Grand Duchy of Cleve-Berg
4 July 1806 – Battle of Maida (Calabria), Italy
17 July 1806 – Establishment of the Confederation of the Rhine
6 August 1806 – End of the Holy Roman Empire
8 October 1806 – Engagement at Saalburg / Saale (Thuringia)
9 October 1806 – Prussian Declaration of War against France
9 October 1806 – Engagement at Schleiz (Thuringia), Germany
10 October 1806 – Engagement at Saalfeld (Thuringia), Germany
14 October 1806 – Battle of Jena and Auerstedt (Thuringia), Germany
16 October 1806 – Engagement at Greußen (Thuringia), Germany
17 October 1806 – Engagement at Nordhausen (Thuringia), Germany
17 October 1806 – Engagement at Halle (Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
26 October 1806 – Engagement at Altenzaun (Magdeburg), Germany
26 October 1806 – Engagement at Zehdenick (Brandenburg), Germany
27 October 1806 – French Occupation of Berlin, Germany
27 October 1806 – Engagement at Boitzenburg in der Uckermark (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany
28 October 1806 – Engagement at Prenzlau (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany
29 October 1806 – Capitulation of Stettin (Pomerania), Poland
1 November 1806 – Engagement at Waren und Nossentin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany
6 November 1806 – Engagement at Lübeck, Germany
7 November 1806 – Engagement at Ratekau (Schleswig-Holstein), Germany
8 November 1806 – Capitulation of Magdeburg (Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
21 November 1806 – Continental System initiated by Napoleon
24 December 1806 – Czarnovo, Poland
26 December 1806 – Battle of Pultusk, Poland
26 December 1806 – Engagement at Golymin, Poland
5 January 1807 – Capitulation of Breslau (Silesia), Poland
22 January – 9 July 1807 – Siege of Graudenz (West Prussia), Poland
25 January 1807 – Engagement at Mohrungen (East Prussia), Poland
1 February 1807 – Engagement at Passenheim (East Prussia), Poland
2 February 1807 – Engagement at Allenstein (East Prussia), Poland
3 February 1807 – Engagement at Bergfriede (East Prussia), Poland
5 February 1807 – Engagement at Waltersdorf (East Prussia), Poland
6 February 1807 – Engagement at Wolfsdorf, Opeln, Heilsberg, and Hof, Poland
7-8 February 1807 – Battle of Preußisch-Eylau (East Prussia), Russia
8 February 1807 – Engagement at Pompicken (East Prussia), Russia
1 April – 26 May 1807 – Siege and Capture of Danzig (Gdańsk), Poland
26 April – 2 July 1807 – Siege of Kolberg (Pomerania), Poland
10 June 1807 – Engagement at Heilsberg (East Prussia), Russia
14 June 1807 – Battle of Friedland (East Prussia), Poland
7 July 1807 – Peace Treaty of Tilsit, between Russia and France
9 July 1807 – Prussian Submission
16 August – 7 September 1807 – Copenhagen, Denmark
31 August 1807 – Heligoland (North Sea), Germany
27 December 1807 – Engagement at Soldau, Poland

Austrian Uprising against France 1809

8 April 1809 – Tyrolean Uprising
10 April 1809 – Engagement at Ladritscher Brücke across the Eisack (Franzensfeste, Tirol)
11 April 1809 – Engagement at Venzone, Italy
11–13 April 1809 – First Battle on Berg Isel (Innsbruck, Tyrol), Austria
12 April 1809 – Engagement at Sterzing (Vipiteno), Italy
15 April 1809 – Engagement at Podenone, Italy
16 April 1809 – Battle of Sacile, Italy
19 April 1809 – Engagement at Raszyn, Poland
19 April 1809 – Engagement at Dünzling, Teugn, and Hausen (Bavaria), Germany
20 April 1809 – Battle of Abensberg (Bavaria), Germany
21 April 1809 – Engagement at Landshut (Bavaria), Germany
21-22 April 1809 – Trient, Italy
22 April 1809 – Battle of Eckmühl (Bavaria), Germany
23 April 1809 – Ratisbon (Bavaria), Germany
24 April 1809 – Engagement at Volano, Italy
30 April 1809 – Engagement at Castelcassino, Italy
8 May 1809 – Battle at the Piave, Italy
11 May 1809 – Engagement at San Daniele del Friuli, Italy
12 May 1809 – Engagement at Venzone, Italy
13 May 1809 – Engagement at Wörgl, Austria
13 May 1809 – French Occupation of Vienna, Austria
17 May 1809 – Engagement at Linz, Austria
18 May 1809 – Engagement at Malborghet, and Predil, Italy
21-22 May 1809 – Battle of Aspern-Essling (Vienna), Austria
25-29 May 1809 – Second Battle on Berg Isel (Innsbruck, Tyrol), Austria
4 June – 4 July 1809 – Bombardment of Preßburg (Bratislava), Slovak Republik
12 June 1809 – Assault of Sandomierz (Vistula), Poland
14 June 1809 – Battle of Raab, Hungary
6 July 1809 – Battle of Wagram, Austria
7 July 1809 – Engagement at Korneuburg, Austria
10 July 1809 – Engagement at Schöngraben, Austria
11 July 1809 – Engagement at Znaim, Czech Republik
12 July 1809 – Armistice of Znaim, between Austria and France
4-8 August 1809 – Engagement at Brixen, Italy
8 August 1809 – Engagement at Lavis, Italy
13 August 1809 – Third Battle on Berg Isel (Innsbruck, Tyrol), Austria
3 October 1809 – Engagement at Hallein an der Salzach (Salzburg), Austria
14 October 1809 – Peace Treaty of Schönbrunn, between Austria and France
1-4 November 1809 – Fourth and Fifth Battle on Berg Isel (Innsbruck, Tyrol), Austria
20 February 1810 – Andreas Hofer executed at Mantua, Italy

Uprisings in Northern Germany 1809

28 April 1809 – Schill’s Freikorps marches from Berlin to the Elbe
5 May 1809 – Engagement at Dodendorf (Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
24 May 1809 – Engagement at Ribnitz-Damgarten (Mecklenburg), Germany
25 May 1809 – Schill’s Freicorps occupies Stralsund (Pomerania), Germany
31 May 1809 – Destruction of Schill’s Freicorps at Stralsund (Pomerania), Germany
29 July 1809 – Engagement at Halberstadt (Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
16 September 1809 – 11 Officers of Schill’s Freicorps executed at Wesel

French Invasion of Russia 1812

24 February 1812 – Franco-Prussian Alliance
28 June 1812 – Siege of Wilna, Livonia
8 July 1812 – Occupation of Minsk, Belorussia
23 July 1812 – Engagement at Mogilev, Russia
25-26 July 1812 – Engagement at Ostrowno, Belorussia
28 July 1812 – Occupation of Witebsk, Lithuania
30 July 1812 – Engagement at Kljastizy, Belorussia
1 August 1812 – Engagement at Kljastizy, Belorussia
12 August 1812 – Engagement at Gorodeczno and Podubnie, Belorussia
14 August 1812 – Battle of Krasnoye, Russia
17 August 1812 – Battle of Smolensk, Russia
17–18 August 1812 – Battle of Polotsk, Belorussia
19 August 1812 – Engagement at Valutino, Russia
5 September 1812 – Engagement at Schewardino, Russia
7 September 1812 – Battle of Borodino, Russia
14 September 1812 – French Occupation of Moscow, Russia
15–18 September 1812 – Fire of Moscow, Russia
27 September – 2 October 1812 – Battle of Bauske (Kurland), Livonia
18 October 1812 – Engagement at Tarutino (Black Sea), Russia
18 October 1812 – Engagement at Winkovo, Russia
18 October 1812 – Battle of Polotsk, Belorussia
19 October 1812 – Napoleon withdraws from Moscow, Russia
24 October 1812 – Battle of Maloyaroslavets, Russia
3 November 1812 – Battle of Viasma, Russia
9 November 1812 – Engagement at Ljadovo, Duchovtchina, and Dorogobucz, Russia
14 November 1812 – Engagement at Smoljany and Wolkowysk, Russia
16 November 1812 – Engagement at Wolkowysk, Russia
17 November 1812 – Battle of Krasnoye, Russia
26-28 November 1812 – Crossing of and Battle at the Beresina, Belorussia
4 December 1812 – Engagement at Wileika, Belorussia
5 December 1812 – Napoleon parts from the Grande Armée at Smorgon, Belorussia
26 December 1812 – Engagement at Piktupönen, Lithuania
30 December 1812 – Treaty of Tauroggen,
between Prussian General Yorck and Russian General von Diebitsch

Wars of Liberation 1813–1815

January – 29 November 1813 – Siege of Danzig (East Prussia), Poland
22 January 1813 – Prussian Court moves to Breslau (Silesia), Poland
23 January 1813 – Uprising at Solingen (Nordrhein Westfalen), Germany
8 February 1813 – Capitulation of Pillau (East Prussia), Russia
12 February 1813 – Mobilization of Prussian troops in Pomerania and Silesia
24 February 1813 – Popular Uprising in Hamburg, Germany
28 February 1813 – Treaty of Kalisch, between Prussia and Russia
16 March 1813 – Prussian Declaration of War against France
29 March 1813 – Treaty of Breslau, between Prussia and Russia
2 April 1813 – Engagement at Lüneburg (Niedersachsen), Germany
5 April 1813 – Engagement at Möckern (Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
17 April 1813 – Liberation of Celle (Niedersachsen), Germany
19 April 1813 – Assault on Spandau (Berlin), Germany
27 April 1813 – Capture of Spandau (Berlin), Germany
28 April 1813 – Engagement at Halle (Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
1 May 1813 – Engagement at Rippach (Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
2 May 1813 – Battle of Großgörschen (Lützen, Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
5 May 1813 – Engagement at Gersdorf (Saxony), Germany
18 May 1813 – Swedish Forces land at Stralsund (Vorpommern), Germany
19 May 1813 – Engagement at Königswartha and Weiß (Saxony), Germany
20-21 May 1813 – Battle of Bautzen (Saxony), Germany
26 May 1813 – Cavalry Engagement at Haynau (Liegnitz, Silesia), Poland
27 May 1813 – Engagement at Goldberg (Liegnitz, Silesia), Poland
27 May 1813 – Engagement at Hoyerswerda (Saxony), Germany
4 June 1813 – Engagement at Luckau (Brandenburg), Germany
4 June – 12 August 1813 – Armistice of Pläswitz (Breslau, Silesia), Poland
17 June 1813 – Ambush at Kitzen (Leipzig), Saxony
27 June 1813 – Treaty of Reichenbach, between Austria and the Allies
11 August 1813 – Austrian Declaration of War against France
19 August 1813 – Engagement at Plagwitz and Siebeneichen (Liegnitz, Silesia), Poland
21 August 1813 – Engagement at Plagwitz, Löwenberg and Bunzlau (Liegnitz, Silesia), Poland
22 August 1813 – Battle at the Katzbach (Silesia), Poland
23 August 1813 – Engagement at Goldberg (Liegnitz, Silesia), Poland
23 August 1813 – Battle of Großbeeren (Neubrandenburg), Germany
26 August 1813 – Engagement at Gadebusch (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany
26 August 1813 – Battle at the Katzbach (Silesia), Poland
26-27 August 1813 – Battle of Dresden (Saxony), Germany
27 August 1813 – Engagement at Hagelberg (Brandenburg), Germany
27 August 1813 – Engagement at Leitskau/Lübnitz (Dresden, Saxony), Germany
27 August 1813 – Engagement at Goldberg (Liegnitz, Silesia), Poland
29 August 1813 – Engagement at Plagwitz and Löwenberg (Liegnitz, Silesia), Poland
30 August 1813 – Battle of Kulm and Nollendorf (Bohemia), Czech Republik
5 September 1813 – Engagement at Zahna (Brandenburg), Germany
6 September 1813 – Battle of Dennewitz (Neubrandenburg), Germany
16 September 1813 – Engagement at the Göhrde (Lüneburg), Germany
16 September 1813 – Engagement on Teplitzer Straße (Bohemia), Czech Republik
22 September 1813 – Engagement at Bischofswerda (Saxony), Germany
25 September 1813 – Liberation of Braunschweig (Niedersachsen), Germany
3 October 1813 – Engagement at Wartenburg (Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany
8 October 1813 – Treaty of Ried, between Austria and Bavaria
9 October 1813 – Engagement at Düben (Saxony), Germany
14 October 1813 – Cavalry Engagement at Liebertwolkwitz (Leipzig, Saxony), Germany
16 and 18–19 October 1813 – Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig (Saxony), Germany
30-31 October 1813 – Battle of Hanau (Hesse), Germany
1 November 1813 – Napoleon withdraws across the Rhine at Kastel (Mainz), Germany
9 November 1813 – Engagement at Hochheim am Rhein (Hesse), Germany
11 November 1813 – Capitulation of Dresden (Saxony), Germany
November 1813 – Allied Army of the North enters Holland
30 November 1813 – Capitulation of Stettin (Pomerania), Poland
21-31 December 1813 – Allied Main Army crosses the Upper Rhine
- 3 Austrian Corps, Russian & Prussian Guards at Schaffhausen, Laufenberg, and Basel.
- Bavarian Corps at Hüningen Bridgehead (Huningue), North Alsace
- Russian Corps Wittgenstein and Baden Troops at Straßburg, Alsace
30 December 1813 – Capitulation of Danzig (Gdańsk), Poland
1 January 1814 – Russian Corps Sacken crosses the Rhine at Mannheim (Baden), Germany
1 January 1814 – Russian Corps St Priest crosses the Rhine at Ehrenbreitstein (Koblenz), Germany
1-5 January 1814 – Blücher’s Silesian Army crosses the Rhine at Kaub (Palatinate)
14 January 1814 – Prussian Capture of Hertogenbosch (North Brabant), Holland
29 January 1814 – Battle of Brienne-le-Château (Aube), France
1 February 1814 – Battle of La Rothière (Lorraine), France
10 February 1814 – Engagement at Champaubert (Marne), France
11 February 1814 – Battle of Montmirail (Marne), France
17 February 1814 – Mortmant (Aube), France
17 February 1814 – Engagement at Montereau, Donnemarie, and Provins (Aube), France
18 February 1814 – Battle of Montereau (Aube), France
27 February 1814 – Battle of Bar-sur-Aube (Aube), France
7 March 1814 – Battle of Craonne (Aisne), France
9 March 1814 – Battle of Laon (Aisne), France
13 March 1814 – Engagement at Reims (Champagne), France
20-21 March 1814 – Engagement at Arcis-sur-Aube (Marne), France
25 March 1814 – Engagement at Le Fere Champenoise (Aube), France
30-31 March 1814 – Allied Occupation of Paris, France
14 April 1814 – Surrender of the French Fortress of Huningue (Hüningen), Upper Alsace
30 May 1814 – First Peace Treaty of Paris
1 March 1815 – Napoleon lands at Cannes, France
20 March 1815 – Napoleon enters Paris, France
12 April 1815 – Engagement at Ferrara, Italy
2-3 May 1815 – Battle of Tolentino, Italy
16 June 1815 – Battle of Ligny, Belgium
16 June 1815 – Battle of Quatre Bras, Belgium
18 June 1815 – Battle of Waterloo, Belgium
18–19 June 1815 – Engagement at Wavre, Belgium
29 June – 7 July 1815 – Allied Siege and Occupation of Paris, France
26 August 1815 – Austrian Capture and Reduction of the Fortress of Huningue (Hüningen), Upper Alsace

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