Siege of Luxembourg (1815)

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The Siege of Luxembourg (1815) was a late Napoleonic-era military operation in which Coalition forces blockaded and pressured the French-held fortress city of Luxembourg following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
siege
after Napoleon’s abdication
aftermath Luxembourg became a federal fortress of the German Confederation
Luxembourg fortress transferred to control of the German Confederation
combatant Coalition forces
French Empire
linked to: First French Empire

Netherlands
Prussia
conflict Napoleonic Wars
endTime 1815
followed Battle of Waterloo
hasCause defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo
historicalPeriod late Napoleonic era
locatedIn Fortress of Luxembourg
linked to: Luxembourg fortress

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
linked to: Luxembourg

Luxembourg City
method artillery pressure
blockade
objective capture of Luxembourg fortress
expulsion of French forces from Luxembourg
partOf Allied occupation of France and border fortresses
War of the Seventh Coalition
relatedTo Congress of Vienna
Fortress of Luxembourg
linked to: Luxembourg fortress

Luxembourg in the Napoleonic Wars
result Coalition victory
surrender of French garrison
significance ended French military presence in Luxembourg fortress
startTime 1815

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War of the Seventh Coalition hasPart Siege of Luxembourg (1815)
Siege of Luxembourg (1815) aftermath Luxembourg fortress transferred to control of the German Confederation
linked to: Siege of Luxembourg (1815)
Siege of Luxembourg (1815) relatedTo Luxembourg in the Napoleonic Wars
linked to: Siege of Luxembourg (1815)