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Siege of Kolberg (1807)
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The siege of Kolberg took place from March to 2 July 1807 during the War of the Fourth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. An army of the First French Empire and several foreign troops of France b
Former battle memorial with statues of Joachim Nettelbeck [de] and Gneisenau in Kolberg
Former battle memorial with statues of Joachim Nettelbeck [de] and Gneisenau in Kolberg
Kingdom of Prussia, 1806
Kingdom of Prussia, 1806
Antoni Paweł Sułkowski
Antoni Paweł Sułkowski
Emergency issue currency for the siege of Kolberg – 2 groschen
Emergency issue currency for the siege of Kolberg – 2 groschen
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
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August Wilhelm Antonius Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau was a Prussian field marshal. He was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation.
Siege of Kolberg (1807)
…from Italy, succeeded in encircling Kolberg by mid-March. Napoleon put the siege force under the command of Loison; Frederick William III entrusted Gneisenau with the defense. In early April, the siege forces were for a short time commanded by Mortier, who had marched a large force from besieged Swedish…
Gneisenau by George Dawe, 1818
Gneisenau by George Dawe, 1818
Statue of Gneisenau, Unter den Linden, Berlin by Christian Daniel Rauch
Statue of Gneisenau, Unter den Linden, Berlin by Christian Daniel Rauch