Siege of Metz (1814)

The siege of Metz (17 January – 10 April 1814) was a siege of the French city of Metz during the War of the Sixth Coalition at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It pitted French forces under General Pierre François Joseph Durutte against Prussian, Russian and Hessian troops commanded by the Russian General Dimitri Mikhailovich Youzefovitch. The allied force began the siege on 17 January 1814 and eventually lifted it on 10 April the same year, without having taken the city.

For the same city's sieges, see Siege of Metz.

Siege of Metz (1814)
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition

The optical telegraph line Metz–Mainz 1813-1814
Date3 January – 10 April 1814
Location
Metz, French Empire
49°07′13″N 06°10′40″E
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire Prussia
Russian Empire
Electorate of Hesse
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Durutte Otto von Pirch
Dimitri Youzefovitch
Strength
8,200 Unknown
Location within Europe
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