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Siege of Breda | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
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12,000 infantry 26 cannons |
![]() Regiment of Phaff - 400 Breda militia - 500 ![]() 1,200 infantry 4 cannons 2 squadrons hussars ![]() From 20 December ![]() | ||||||
Location within Netherlands |
The siege of Breda took place from 19 to 22 December 1813[citation needed] and was a small yet important engagement between French and allied troops in the Liberation Wars. Breda was abandoned by its garrison early in December and occupied by a Russian force. With Breda being the strategic link between the French garrisons of Gorinchem and Antwerp, and to hold control over the main road between Breda and Antwerp, the French began a counterattack. Meanwhile, Allied reinforcements were underway. After a scramble for the town and a three-day siege, the French withdrew back to Antwerp, and Breda became a distribution point for Allied troops and supplies.