Siege of Riga (1812)
The Siege of Riga was a military operation undertaken by the Grande Armée during the French invasion of Russia in July 1812.
The siege was led by Marshal Jacques MacDonald, with a force of 30,000 men, facing Russian defenders under command of Ivan Fyodorovich Emme.[1] The French were unable to take the city.
References
- ↑ A. M. Gorshman. "ЭММЕ, Иван Федорович, генерал-лейтенант." In N. Mikhailovka, ed. Словарь русских генералов, участников боевых действий против армии Наполеона Бонапарта в 1812—1815 гг., vol. 7, pp. 626–627. Russian Archives, 1996. (in Russian)
Further reading
- The Commodore by C.S. Forester includes a fictional account of the siege.
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