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Capitulation at Antwerp

Name: Capitulation at Antwerp
Start: 1814-05-04
Location: Antwerp

When: 4 May 1814
Where: Antwerp
Part of: Treaty of Fontainebleau, Napoleon's abdication and the Bourbon Restoration in France

The Siege of Antwerp ended in a French capitulation on 4 May 1814, closing the campaign's sieges.

The siege lasted from 14 January to 4 May 1814. Antwerp was a major base for the French Imperial Navy. The French capitulation on 4 May 1814 marked the end of the siege during the War of the Sixth Coalition.

Sources

Siege of Antwerp (1814) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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