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Siege of Riga (1812)

July 24 – December 18, 1812 · Siege of Riga (1812)

Part of French invasion of Russia

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Macdonald's X Corps, mostly Prussian, blockaded Riga without taking it.

Sides

Coalition

United Kingdom
Russian Empire
Magnus Gustav von Essen military commander Philip Osipovich Paulucci military commander Ivan Fyodorovich Emme military commander

French Empire and allies

France
Kingdom of Prussia
Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre Macdonald military commander Julius von Grawert military commander Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg military commander